Post Lightning Strike, the UNTHINKABLE happens!

After.our 58 foot catamaran was struck by lightning, which was the most terrifying experience of our lives, we were safe, but stranded in Turks and Caicos. Which isn't such a bad place to be stranded =) We Celebrated Aria's third birthday on the boat in the marina. This was the first birthday for any of my kids that I didn't have a proper birthday party. It was just the five of us. She had fun and loved her cupcakes and gifts, but it broke my heart. Probably just because of the circumstances and the stress of the situation, but still, broke my heart! We rented a car and did exploring on the island, found a really nice restaurant with amazing sushi, went to the beach, went for lots of walks around the marina, studied jelly fish, took showers every night which was nice and refreshing, did some laundry and school work, Ana flew home, Scotty Boy flew in with parts to get the engines started! I flew home with the kids, his sister Christi and Tom flew back to TCI (Lots of flying happened!) and when the engines were finally running, the new Sea Dog crew set sail for Ft Lauderdale, with only an iPad and iPhones for navigating. They had no working instruments, which makes for a dangerous passage. Did I mention it was storm season? After making it back to Florida safely, Sea Dog had to be towed into Port Everglades, and down the Dania Beach Canal. There were no throttle controls at the helm, it could be adjusted in the engine room, but there was no way to navigate a busy port with heavy boat traffic, turns, or docking, without a throttle. She had to be towed s second time into her permanent parking spot several days later. That is when the unthinkable happens. We were in disbelief. It felt like we were hit in our hearts and souls. Then we drove five of the longest, most quiet hours we had ever driven. Cannot believe this happened again...