Just as we were casting off for the final leg of our cruise the engine controls failed to respond. I thought it was a shifting or transmission problem but it turned out that we have a broken throttle cable. It could have happened at a worse place since we are at a full-service marina and a mechanic took a look at it almost right away. They ordered a replacement cable which should be delivered Friday morning. Consequently we have an unscheduled lazy day off. We could have put the bike together and gone for a bike ride since Anna Maria and Bradenton Beach are good places to ride, but it rained most of the day. That also was uncheduled as it was not supposed to rain until Friday. The big event of the day was walking a couple of blocks in light rain to lunch at a very good Caribbean restaurant. Other than that we killed time reading, doing puzzles, and napping. Whenever we get home we will arrive well rested.
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