Ft. Pierce, FL
27.28.139N
80.19.509W

Today was spent running errands. Scott and Heather from Scott Free had been loaned a car from some of their friends in the area and offered to let me tag along as they did their errands. I was able to stock up on fresh fruits and vegetables and some items at West Marine. When we returned, we shared a nice lunch at the restaurant and learned from Dale that the mechanic believed we needed a larger pully on our alternator. Dale had also torn the windless apart and felt that we needed a spacer to push the gears a little closer together. From my ride around town, I knew that we were within walking distance of the West Marine and could shop for the needed parts fairly quickly. We'll take a little walk tomorrow.

Right now we are enjoying a beautiful sunset in which the clouds divide the sky into layers of color. Below the clouds, the sky is a true blue; above the clouds, the sky is lavender. Dale just called me to join him in the cockpit saying that the evening's entertainment had started. Which means that the anchorage is starting to fill up with other boats . . . and anchoring, of course, is a spectator sport.