One thing we've learned on this trip is that you have to be flexible. We had every intention of moving on today, but when John went into the engine room this morning to do his engine room check, he noticed a bolt laying on the floor. After looking around a bit, he figured out that it had broken off of the shaft. It went through the shaft and held it onto the transmission flange. So, this marina is closed on Tuesdays and John went online to see if he could find a car parts or hardware store close enough to walk to. He found a car parts store and called them to see if they had the type and size bolt and nut to fix the boat. They did and John asked them how far away they were from Westerly Marina. The guy said less than a mile, but it's all uphill. John told him we came by boat and did not have access to a car. He said he'd send his worker down to the marina with the bolt right away. When John asked what we owed him, he said, "Nothing". I immediately walked up to the parking lot and just as I entered the lot, the delivery guy pulled in. John and I gave him $5 just because he was so nice. The bad part of this story is that John did not have the proper tools on board to do the repair and so, we are here another night and the marina owners told us they would do the work tomorrow. It's always something. I think it is really a good thing that John noticed the bolt on the floor and figured out where it came from.
These are a few more pictures from yesterday when we came through New York City:
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