Tim, the magician -- er, mechanic -- arrived around noon on Wednesday to have a look at the port engine. He was a very cheery British guy with a wry sense of humor. He and Kevin got straight to work taking the engine apart. Sure enough, he confirmed that Kevin was right about which part had failed. It was a rubber vibration damper that absorbs vibrations in the transmission and it had shredded in two. Unfortunately the new one that we ordered in December still hasn't shipped from Sweden yet, so we were worried that we would have to keep limping along for several more weeks. Tim, however, was not deterred. He made a few phone calls and managed to find the last one on the island. Within an hour he had it installed and Kevin fired up the engine and was able to test out forward and reverse gear...SUCCESS! We were so ecstatic that we actually opened a bottle of champagne that we were saving for our wedding anniversary a day early. It was the best possible anniversary present we could have received (Thanks, Tim!).
Thursday was our wedding anniversary and we decided to take one of Tim's recommendations and head over to Brandywine Bay Restaurant. It was a beautiful spot, very romantic, and very quiet. I mean really quiet, as in there was only one other couple dining the whole evening. As a result the service was impeccable, since there were two servers working. Dinner was very good...beef carpaccio, lamb ravioli, roast duck and chocolate mousse for dessert. It was pricey, but delicious.
So today we will check out of the marina (with both engines running, hooray!) and our plan is to head over to Cooper Island to do some scuba diving.
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