more updates in addition to yesterday

Brett discovered that the battery cable had unattached itself from the altenator. We were relieved to find the altenator was not damaged. He quickly reattached the cable. The belt was also loose so he ran to the auto parts store and got a new belt that fit perfectly. It was nice to have such an inexpensive repair once again.

We got the rest of our mail already yesterday so we'll be heading out tomorrow morning. To our greatest surprise, Brett received his passport! It had arrived to Serendipity after we left so it was forwarded to our Post Office box. Then Mom, called us and let us know there was an official envelope for Brett in the mail. So we had her open it and it was his passport!! So we had her mail it to us. We had run into snags with the passport and had given up on the idea but now we both have our passports in our hand and our world of cruising has opened up a lot for us. We are actually anxious to cruise South and around the canal and back up to Oregon.

I rode my bike to Walmart today. It was raining and a very long ride. The traffic here in Houma is thick and there are no margins or bike paths. Not even cross walk signs! So it was pretty hairy riding in the rain to the stores. When I approached Walmart, I noticed Michaels across the street. So I HAD to make a pit stop to the store I'd been dying to visit for a month now. It was an answer to prayer really. I had discovered my clay I had was too hard for me to condition so I was able to pick up the softer clay as well as some more jewelry supplies.

I spent four hours out on the town. I found Brett standing at the edge of the docks waiting for me anxiously to get home.

Then we walked here to the Coffee Zone for more great coffee and a sandwich.