Signed up and paid $75 for a week. Harriet, the manager, remembered us. She advised us to move to a slip closer in, so we'd have better protection from the wind. We agreed to do so.
Took a bus downtown to the MTA terminal so we could get Senior ID cards. The regular busfare here is $1.25, but with a Senior ID it's only 45 cents. Some of the drivers insist on seeing the card, and some don't. We didn't get cards last August, so sometimes we had to pay full fare. This time, we wanted to get the cards first thing. We were afraid they might just take our application and mail us the cards in a month or something, but to our pleased surprise, they took our pictures and issued the cards on the spot. And there wasn't even any charge! We picked up a bunch of schedules while we were there, too.
Walked a couple of blocks to the waterfront and ate lunch. Then we walked around to the marine electronics store on the point to see if they carried the ProWatt 800 inverter. They didn't, but while we were there, we inquired about forward-looking sonars. They have the new one that's made in England and that we had been wanting ever since we first read about it in Latitude 38. It shows you what's in front of the boat, up to 90 feet or more. It would keep us from hitting submerged rocks, going aground in the ICW, and crashing into reefs. If we'd had one last summer, we wouldn't have landed on those cement blocks in Wilmington. Only trouble is, it's designed for flat-
bottomed power boats, not for sailboats. It would work, but not as well. We're going to look around and see if we can find anything better.
Reached Linda and Gina on the phone. They're very busy this week, so I'll try phoning again Friday evening. Tried to call Dave again, but he wasn't in.
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