We are still here at Marina Quinched. Shortly after arriving on Saturday night our heater stopped working. Oh no, again? On Sunday, Rich took it apart and tried to figure out what was going wrong but still unable to get it started. On Monday we were able to hire Patricio the taxi driver to take us into Castro for a stop at the bank, the supermarket and the gas station. Even though Monday was a holiday here in Chile (not sure which one), the store was open so we bought some fresh items and a few other things plus at stop to fill 3 jerry jugs and back to the boat. Rich called the heater guys on Monday afternoon and they gave some good advice which Rich was able to implement today and now the heater is working again. Apparently some oil and water got into the exhaust tubing and was plugging things up (my non technical explanation). Not sure how this happened but hopefully it will not happen again.
Of course now that we have been delayed the winds have switched from the north to the south. This means that crossing Golfo de Corcovado would be with wind over tide or not a good thing. So we might go to Estero Huildad, where we stopped earlier this year and spend the night and assess the situation and decide whether to go south or to go east and then south.
Today I walked over and gave our condolences to Valeska, William's widow. We are all sad that William is gone. Marina Quinched was so much William. His sons Alan, Mark and Jan are working hard to understand all that William did and they hope to keep the marina going which would be great for the cruiser community. For foreign cruisers like us, having a facility like Marina Quinched and someone like William who is able to assist with paperwork such as zarpe, temporary import permits and extending visa, as well as being bilingual is so helpful and appreciated.
We will update the blog and let you know where we are. This may be our last wifi for a while.
Cheers,
Elaine and Rich
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