We got news back that our gear box is OK. Phew! We could have just put it back in and waited to see if it ever caused us problems but we knew that we would always worry about the next time it could happen if we didn't know for sure. The gear box will hopefully be put back in early next week and we will then get back in the water and be on our way north shortly thereafter!
While we have been waiting we have made the most of our time on the hard and gotten a lot done: