Again we woke up late, 7:40. It is interesting in that it was still not very light. Listened to the net had breakfast and read the Bible for the day. Then got in the dinghy and went ashore. We caught the bus and headed to Walmart looking for a coffee mug to replace the last one I lost. When we got out of the bus we had to walk past an Autozone and since we also need speaker wire we thought what the heck. I found the wire for the speakers. But No luck on the mug. The guy at Autozone suggest a particular place for the other wire I need (5 conductor instrument wire), that was a short walk away, but by this time we were late to look at a dehumidifier another boater was selling, so we took an Uber to Paradise Village.
At Paradise Village, we went to the M/V Context and spent an hour or so talking to John and Jan who recently came up from Panama on their Hampton 558. So, we got some current info about the canal and also a dehumidifier to leave on the boat for the summer. Afterwards we went to lunch and then an Uber to “NRGTICO” the company that we were suggested to check for the wire I needed, and yes they had it, and they also have 420 watt solar panels that are about a 1/2” wider than the panels we have now. I may have to go forward with these to bring our solar energy up from 470 watts to 820 watts. We had a clear day today, and our batteries were at 62% when we left the boat this morning and 67% when we got back at dusk. In other words they keep up with demand during the day but don’t really help with the overnight drain.
We then took the Uber back to La Cruz and hung out in the park for a bit, and heard a horse go by, and finally figured out that the La Cruz Inn had a horse and rope show going on, so we went over there and got a drink and watched the show.
I had a phone call so we sat in the park again for awhile and then out to dinner at an Italian restaurant with a guitarist, quite good too (both the food and the music). Finally headed back to the boat so we could get there before dark as we did not bring a flashlight. Put the dinghy away, started the generator and got showers.
