A new day on our journey arose and it is a gray and mellow day. Our dolphin friends came to say hello and drifted in the river while feeding on some local goodies. Since the area is known for shrimping, I could easily connect those two. Whatever the reason, I am grateful for their presence!
Just as it started to rain easily we were informed that it is time to move the boat towards the lift which is to lift the boat out of the water so that our damage can be assessed.
We ball anxiously awaited the moment of truth and stood around while the mechanics diligently worked in removing the props which to the naked eye looked actually ok.
The GM Ernie took us for a tour of this fascinating state of the art yard which he proudly displayed and did not spare any areas from viewing. Their spray booth is a huge hanger in which some spectacular sized pleasure ships are getting their paint jobs of top quality.
There are individual buildings in which different boat craftsmen ships are house and performed. From very defined wood works to all mechanical work, to disassembly to reassembly of all the intricate parts of a boat and in particular of a mega yachts. As we learned, they all get carefully labeled and properly wrapped and stored while the yacht is being worked on. It most certainly is a very impressive facility and a good kept secret in the boating/yachting industry it seems like.

Their clientele is of some serious monetary funds and as he explained there are those that like to display their beautiful mega yachts and there are those that like to keep their privacy.
Upon our return we found out what the damage to our vessel is. Our port side shaft slightly bent at the tip from what could be determined right on the spot. It needs to be brought to a special shop where they will bring it back to its original position so that there is no vibration on the boat. From what I understand vibration comes from imbalance in any systems and with time can and does create more issues. Alas, it needs to be fixed and realigned. Eric made arrangements for this to be done in an impeditive manner so that by Saturday the boat could be put back into water.
May all of this come true and may our remaining part of the journey be smooth and uneventful but actually pleasant!
Through the rest of this week and the duration of the repair we are moving into the Hyatt and our Capt. Oscar is flying home to tend to his fatherly duties.