Motor is in

Well after we got the old motor out we had to wait for the new Yanmar motor to turn up. We had to wait almost a week to get the new motor trucked up from Newcastle. We had time to kill so we went for a drive to Bundaberg with a friend so he could get stuff out of a storage shed and we took our old motor down to the storage shed so we can use it on the farm when we get back home to maybe drive a pump. We hired a mini bus and had organized a trailer to bring the stuff back in. We left early we were all in the bus by 3am we stopped a few times on the way down. We tried to stay in a caravan park near Bundaberg where the turtles come on the beach but they did not allow dogs so we stayed in Burnett Heads in the tents. Our friend camped in the bus in the night while we had a bit of a camping break. We were gone from the boat for 3 days in total which was a good break from the boat and helped to stop us going stir crazy waiting for the new motor to arrive.
We got back and returned the bus and went shopping for Amy’s birthday present and some special treats for her birthday the next day. Amy has been excited about her birthday for the past few months so this was a great time.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMY, she was very excited and had fun opening her presents and having bits of paper everywhere. We went and saw the movie Shrek 3 in the morning. Then we went up the park for a few hours, the ABC was also having a 75th Birthday so there was some entertainment on in the park. We then had a birthday party for her with balloons, streamers and party poppers. We had her birthday cake and sang Happy Birthday to her a few times. She had a great day it was funny watching her tell everyone it was her birthday and now she is 14 instead of 4.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY IAN, he did really well for his birthday his new motor was delivered in the afternoon. The kids all sang and gave Ian his presents in the morning and I cooked him bacon and eggs for breakfast. We then went up town for a walk and had some morning tea. Then it was the waiting game for the motor. It didn’t take him long to unwrap his new toy. Ian didn’t want a cake so Kathleen went and bought a heap of iced donuts and snakes and arranged them on a plate with 39 candles all around.

Well the new motor went in without and major problems from the time we lowered it into position everything pretty much lined up. It was great that everything just went so well with nothing much to cause stress. The new motor is a much quieter than the old one and much cleaner. We are currently at Magnetic Island again giving the new motor a run in. The motor has been working wonderfully and we are very happy with it, lets hope it continues like this.