Sunday is a day of rest so no chores. There was a cruiser swap meet where I tried to sell a flourescent light fixture, bulbs and mounts. These are the same items I tried to sell at the swap meet in San Diego. Rich bought a vise that articulates in multiple angles. I still have my light fixture and stuff until the next swap meet.
Afterwards we went to a presentation on a cruising rally to El Salvador. We are not interested in this for 2012 but maybe for 2013. We will do more investigating before we commit to this but I may be a good way to go from Mexico to Costa Rico instead going non-stop or multiple days at sea.
The rest of the day was spent reading and relaxing. Rich also took a siesta.
The package of mail we had sent from the US got stuck in Tijuana. It contained refills of some of Rich's medications. This is not allowed. So I talked to UPS and they are sending it back to Seattle and we will have it sent to Sarah to sort. No sure what we will have to do to get Rich's meds but I am sure we figure something out.
Rich was able to talk to Dave Stearns over the weekend and get some tips as well as the web sites for our hydraulics system. He checked the fittins and got more air out of the system, neought that he had to put in at least a quart of more hydraulic fluid. He also changed the oil in the engine and the water maker. I have started cleaning stainless again. It is a never ending job but at least there is a breeze in the afternoon and afterwards we may take showers here at the marina.
Tuesday morning we walked up to the Port Capitan to change our crew list from 3 when we were on the Baja Ha-Ha with Dan to only 2, just Rich and I. The walk was a lot longer than it seemed on the map but good exercise. Rich's foot and knee are doing better so we try not to push it.
This moring we had breakfast with Reg and Phoebe. They are heading out to the islands for a bit. We will try and join them on Friday. After a provisioning trip to the Mega we left the marina and headed out the channel to check the autopilot. It is working great! We were unable to check it under sail as the winds were light, less than 5 knots, but it worked fine in the other navigation modes. We still need to check the autopilot motor brushes and perhaps order spares.
We returned to the harbor and now we are anchored across from the marina. As the tide goes in and out, the current changes and we do the "La Paz waltz" as all the boats at anchor change direction, regardless of the wind, which is thankfully low at this point.
Tomorrow we will attend the cruiser Thanksgiving dinner put on by the cruiser club of La Paz. Everyone brings a dish and the cost is $20 pesos per person. Such a deal.
We would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!
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