Dead Battery

We were ready to go and then…the engine wouldn’t start!!  After Randy checked various things and spoke to a mechanic, we called a marina which was directly across from us – less than ¼ mile so very convenient. They sent a couple of guys to jump the battery but that didn’t work so they towed us in.  Luckily for us, this was a large marina with many mechanics and they sent someone right over and he found there was a breaker switch in the engine room that had tripped.  No charge and less than an hour delay and we were on our way.  We have found people at the marinas to be very helpful and accommodating and hope the NC marinas treat our visitors as well.  It was a dreary rainy day spent inside the cabin .  I  had started feeling sick during the night with a sore throat and went back to bed most of the morning and  then felt better and Randy took a nap while I drove the boat.  It’s so well marked and slow speed so I feel very comfortable driving and he actually trusted me with the Loon. We left Destin at 10:30 a.m. and traveled 7 hours and cruised 52 miles. We arrived at St. Andrews Marina in Panama City FL.  We went to a local oyster bar restaurant that was great.  You will see from the picture that we are meeting some interesting characters.  I went back to the boat to go to bed and Randy had a drink on a 50' yacht with some guys he had met (imagine that?).  It’s a small world as they knew Betty Lou Walston from Wilson.