Up at 7:30 or so, breakfast and the net then off to aqua aerobics. I got a call from the contract company for Calloway in Missouri, the numbers are good, and I will be going back to work there starting January 3rd.
Today, I attempted to rebuild the forward vacu-flush pump. Discovering that I was missing a few parts. So, it runs “frequently”. The parts are available here in Mexico, but much more expensive here than in the states. Two O-rings at $28 in the US are $38 here, and the piston which is $95 in the US is $130 here. I am expecting to have it fail again during the year of no use in 2023, so I don’t think I will fix this until we get back in January 2024. So that adds to the list for repair then.
Up late, almost 8 am. Breakfast the net and bible reading. Then off to the store for supplies. While we were out we got carnitas to go at a little shop near Chedraui where we stopped for beer. Then back for lunch.
We went to the other end of the marina, which is about a half hour walk past the mall. This walk should be about 20 minutes, but the state has closed all public boat ramps, which means the gates to that section of the dock are locked and we have to walk around. No one is exactly sure why this happened, but the suspicion is some one is looking for more money.In any case, when we got there we noted that all the boat from A dock have been moved. Everyone is adding lines and checking stuff on deck and around their boats to prepare for the hurricane. Which as of just now when I checked is going to go north of us.
We talked to Jeff (my nephew who is in prison) and my mother in California. Then off to the pool with the other cruisers. Reneé made refried beans today. We will have dinner and hang out on the boat tonight. Depending on the weather tomorrow we might not go to church, we will see in the morning.
This is A dock in preparation for the hurricane, all the boats have been moved somewhere elseOur NEW (to us) toaster
Up at 7 am, breakfast and the net, then bible reading. Today we have generator work scheduled. Storm (soon to be a hurricane) Rosalyn is headed our way, faster than expected so should be here tomorrow. Roughly 6 hours earlier than previously expected.
By 3:30 this afternoon, our generator was fixed!!! For all the details, check the blog entry GENERATOR SAGA. We went to the pool to celebrate, then back for dinner and a movie. Showers and bed.
Up at about 7:30. Breakfast and the net. Bible reading after that.
We are getting reports of an earthquake in Panama and a hurricane expected in the next couple of days.
I have been communicating with Richard’s guys (generator repair) and John Pounder (rewire of stereo and XM). The generator repair is scheduled for tomorrow, and the stereo work on Tuesday (as always plans are written in the sand at low tide).
We have a load of laundry in the washer and Reneé is making bread today. There is a presentation today at 4 pm dealing with weather for the summer and especially the hurricane. Danny and Robin (SV All Set For Now), are due at 5:30 and will go with us to the potluck at 6 pm. At this point I would say a pretty busy day for us.
Danny and Robin backed out today, they have stuff to do getting ready for the hurricane. We filled the water tank. Reneé made a load of bread. I cleaned the bilge. So, what that means, outside temp is 97°F and 56% humidity, with the hatches open and AC off (it’s AC or water maker not both) it is 94°F and 60% humidity. We will be done soon and get the AC back.
By 3:45, the water tank was full, 143 gallons of 2 ppm water added to top off our 260 gallon tank. Just a bit more than 4 hours start to finish. We got the AC on, and relaxed for a couple of hours then went to the potluck. A major topic of discussion was the approaching hurricane. It is tracking for Puerto Vallarta, and is expected late Saturday/early Sunday morning.
Distance to Panama, where the earth quake wasHurricane Forecast 3 days outThe tropical depression today 10-20-22
Up at 7 am, breakfast the net, and off to catch the bus. Today the traffic was terrible, our driver for the first half decided to take a short cut and saved about 20 minutes. We were still late. The Bible study was led by a YWAM representative. The study was the second lesson of three on the book of Philemon, it’s a very short book, with only 1 chapter and only 25 verses.
After the study, we walked to Brenda’s restaurant for lunch then to Bob and Iris’s for the pool party.
Finally back to the boat by 4pm, where we did nothing for the rest of the day. Showers then bed.
