Category: 2025-01 (January)

Up at 6:30, It was pretty rolly overnight, so not great sleep, we were visited by whales around 1:30 breeching and blowing near us, almost long enough for me to get up and see what was going on. Breakfast and the net, we are supposed to go to Paradise village today.
We got underway by about 9 am, out more than 3 miles and dumped the holding tank, then into Paradise Village. We had lunch, then washed the boat. Took a break and made a grocery run. We have been working on finding a place to store some of our stuff for the week we will have guests. We thought we had it worked out with our friends Bob and Iris Ranger from church. They have a house in Bucerias, but a week or so ago they got a ticket and their license plate was taken. So no vehicle to move our stuff to their house. We have talked to many other boaters and friends here about storing the stuff. Part of the problem is we are in Paradise Village now, and at the end of the week (right before we fly we will be in La Cruz these two marinas are about 10 miles apart, and no one has a car. The taxis are typically very small, and the stuff we are storing is large bags (a spinnaker, the canopy and toe rail covers, a very large suitcase, and a dehumidifier). We asked our friends Norm and Janice (from Canada) who have a boat and a truck to help and will be moving our stuff to Bob and Iris’s with a hope that they will get their license plate back by next week to help move the stuff back.
We went out to dinner with Norm and Janice, the fajitas were excellent, and Reneé had clam chowder (she said it tasted pretty good) unfortunately probably bad clams as she threw it up in the middle of the night.

Up at 6:30, breakfast, the net, etc. at lunch Reneé believes she broke a tooth. So, we found a dentist, called and got an appointment for 4pm and she wrapped up the granola she was making and we headed in about 2:15. This includes the time to get the dinghy down and run into the marina. We of course were early at about 3:20 after stopping at the bank.
So, yes she has a cracked tooth. Monday she will be back, they will take the pieces out, possibly do a root canal and put a temporary seal of some sort on it. We will be back in Savannah in two weeks, she has an appointment on 2/17 for the next step.
Back to the boat, put the dinghy away and dinner (soft food) then lazy evening and bed. Pretty rolly on the boat.

No pictures today.

 

Up at 7 am, listened to the net, had breakfast, did our bible reading, and got organized. Reneé is going to a get together at Iris and Bob’s and we are taking the laundry in to get washed and folded.
A week’s worth of laundry for us cost about 370 pesos ($18). We debated waiting until Saturday when we will be in Paradise Village, but it would be about $12 more for the same service, and we have to bring the soap.
This meant we get the dinghy down and outboard mounted, then load all the laundry and cart into it, then head into the dock. This all took about 45 minutes to an hour. Then walk to the laundry. At this point Reneé walked up to the bus stop and I took the cart back to the dinghy and back to the boat. I was working on my lunch at 1150. So, the morning activity from time we were done with breakfast until I was back on the boat was about 2 1/2 hours. Of course, I have to mention, I dropped my reading glasses between the dinghy and the dock. We haven’t been back to the boat a month and two pair down. One I sat on, the other went swimming.
After lunch I went through the forward starboard space. This is behind the settee, and down. It has the most expensive spare parts. The value I put down is my estimate of what they are worth.

Auto pilot stuff ($3000)
– [ ] Auto pilot head
– [ ] Auto pilot parts
– [ ] Auto pilot computer
– [ ] Auto pilot motor

Engine and generator stuff ($500)
– [ ] Generator water pump
– [ ] Generator voltage regulator
– [ ] Generator fuel pumps
– [ ] Water pumps impellers and gaskets eng and generator

Pumps ($1500)
– [ ] Air conditioning sea water
– [ ] Bilge (and switch)
– [ ] Wash down and parts
– [ ] Fresh Water
– [ ] Shower drain
– [ ] Macerator

Refrigerator/freezer ($300)
– [ ] Refrigerator/freezer door struts
– [ ] Compressor Controllers
– [ ] Display controls

Other stuff ($200)
– [ ] GPS antenna RayMarine
– [ ] air conditioning controller (salon only)

Now, I am back to just working on getting better. I will meet Reneé at the laundry at 5.
On the way into the marina, I saw a whale, so I stopped my dinghy, got out my phone and took a video of it. Unfortunately, the site I use for the blog doesn’t do video well. So, it’s on facebook. If you don’t see it and want to, send me a message, I will send it to you separately.
We were early for the laundry, so we sat in the park for about 15 minutes. Got the laundry and then back to the boat.
After cleaning up, and putting away we had dinner and showers then watched a movie.
The base for the movie was very good, THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE, but 1/2 the actors phoned in their parts, or were just stereotypical cardboard cutouts. The CG was way below expectations. Etc. this movie was basically THE basis of all the James Bond books and movies. Ian Fleming was one of the characters, and he based James on the leader of the rest of the cast. The potential for a really good movie was there and thrown away. IMDB score 6.8 so, maybe it’s just me.
Finally bed.

Went to bed at 8:30 pm, awake at 9:30, 10:30, 11:30, 2:00, 4:00 and 5:30. Then slept until almost 8 am. Yeah, I am not taking that stuff again.
Reneé is pretty much done with her cold. I spent the day doing as little as possible.

 

Reneé was up about 6:30, I slept in until 8:20 and we think we are both feeling better. We listened to the net at 8:30.
We spent the day doing a whole bunch of nothing.
The generic NyQuil wasn’t what I was looking for. Pretty fitful sleep, awake pretty often. I looked up the ingredients for what we got at the pharmacy. The pharmacist was correct this was exactly the same as ZzzNyQuil, not the old fashioned stuff. It’s supposed to cause drowsiness, and work on the symptoms. I will try again.

We went into town, did some shopping and had lunch, then back to the boat. Sometimes physical exercise helps me feel better, but not this time.