(posted 03/05/24)
Well, the time zones got us again. We knew we were east of Puerto Peñasco (mountain time), and that the the time zone for Santa Rosalia was Mountain but we have been in the Pacific time zone. Last night that’s what time we were on when we went to bed. Of course, this morning our phones connected to the internet and we changed zones. Yes, we had been on the internet before bed, checking weather etc., Oh well it was dark when we got up.
No wind while heading south. Maybe a slight breeze. The weather prediction says we might get about 10 knots mid day.
The rest of the trip was pretty uneventful, and we were able to get into our slip pretty easily. After we tried up, Reneé checked us in while I got shore power on, first time since we got to Puerto Peñasco in December 2022. After that, we put the laundry in the cart and went off to find a laundry. The nearby one is closed so it was at the west side of town, the price is up, 80 pesos per token at the marina (2 tokens per load wash and dry) at the laundry it was 3 loads were 120 pesos, 1 load was 180 peso, but they do the washing and fold the clothes. Current rate is 17 pesos to the dollar. So, 160 pesos $9.40, 120 pesos $7.05, and 180 pesos $10.58. Yes, we do have a washing machine on the boat, but the water is not free, either we fill the water tank from the dock via the water maker on board, or we fill it at sea. If we do it at sea we have to run the generator, 33 gallons of water takes an hour of generator time at about 1 gallon of diesel per hour (27.5 pesos per liter or 104.5 pesos per gallon (3.8 liters per gallon) or $6.14 per gallon, and since the fuel dock is closed, we have to lug the 5 gallon jerry cans to refuel. A gallon of water costs about 18.6 cents and it takes about 10 gallons and they are small loads so this would have been between 8 and 10 loads in our machine. At 8 loads 80 gallons of water that would have been $14.88 for the water, and almost 3 hours of run time on the generator.
We walked to the laundry, and the one we had used before is closed (as in out of business). On the walk we found out that there is a new brewery here in the marina and they have a stout. We had popcorn and peanut butter and jam sandwiches for dinner. Then showers, I apparently did not wait long enough for hot water, so I took my shower on the boat.
