MAY 9.....Another great Looper Rendezvous .....met some wonderful folks that we hope to play with as we make our way North...they mostly headed that direction and we returned to AYB for that empellor housing repair....serious laundry ...and re-stocking at the local grocery store.... All accomplished with minimal stress. There was a rather long moment of angst when the mechanic discovered that the part they ordered didn't fit....but, miracle of miracles, they located one at the West Marine store and had it installed a couple hours later. We walked a mile to the store and schelped that load back in our handy-dandy wheely cart. Thank goodness for rotisserie chicken and sides...early bedtime and we are outta here tomorrow....pump out, fuel, and auto pilot re-set in the morning.