Still lovin' La Paz but leaving soon for the Islands

Tuesday 4/13/2010

We rode bikes all day hard. After riding clear-through town to the far side Through the crazy up and down streets running errands, Scott Tried to take me on a trail up a ravine But After going back and forth across the sandy vs. Nearly falling and rocky wash it twice the blistering heat of mid-day, finally I Was So hot, sweaty and worn out and Surrendered That I Told him I must turn back. We Were Only 1 / 3 of the Long Way There. I hate to be a wimp But with the heat, the large rocks and hard to peddle in sand, I Gave Up. Anyway, we got a lot of Exercise Our Uncle Tom this and rode bikes as well running errands yesterday. It was fun, me not Uncle Tom Completing the hard core adventure Ravine trail up the desert, Which started on a gravel road-through the city dump. Interesting, Even Did it stink, maybe not enough moisture eh? Hee hee.

At night we hear the weirdest noises in the water on the Outside of Our boat. It Must Be Some Kind of fish or something, it makes a weird humming / croaking noise type. I'll try to record it and post on the site. It would be cool to find out what it is, if Anyone knows !!!!!

Also, we've HAD What I believe someone said shrimps are That little tap on the Outside of the boat at night. Maybe They Are eating stuff off it? I do not know. Interesting little phenomenons here in the ocean.

Wednesday 4/14/2010

Had Shannon try to mail me by Fed - Ex my eye contacts and Customs Rejected them. It is so hard to get some done around here and Things Not Either cheap, They charge you. Scott HAD Our wind generator Repair and We Were not supposed to pay Customs on it as it wasn't purchase And We had it on boat When We Entered Mexico But we got whacked us 150 dollars for it. We are fighting this, still do not know if we'll get it back yet. YIKES. Some Things are so frustrating to deal with. Oh well, that's how it is eh?

We Spent one night in the Marina so we wash the boat Could good (Which is liken to a semi truck When washing), and the dinghy (Which is liken to a small boat, Obviously When cleaning), washed off the solar panels etc. It is amazing how the boat gets dirty. Of course it does help That There Is Virtually NO RAIN here, Which is too bad. It would help rinse off the salt and dirt Once in awhile and would be so welcome and cool it down as well. Also We totally filled up with water tanks and Our Our batteries charged using shore power, took long showers in Their showers etc. It Was Only 37 dollars and we sure got Our money's worth. We made it in and out of the marina ok, Which Always Our worries me with windage on the boat and the wind blows That gets pretty strong around here There are totally weird and currents too.

Thursday 4/15/2010
Scott needed a break today so I ran into town to check on why with TelCel Suddenly Our internet will not work. Another Had to pay 500 pesos, something about sending the text message Not Have to send you to them After you pay it on the right date, so it negated it. You Have to Pay, Then wait til it dies, Then send them a text message That says BAT30 and Then wait for Their reply (Which is in Spanish and I do not understand) and Then You Can use it supposedly. This has Happened twice and Other People Have Problems Too. And you can not prepay for like a year, month by month only and you Have to monthly send the message and get the reply. You Have to Pay in person at a store, Which When you are in a remote place isn't possible. It sucks But There Is is the best. UGH, I took in All Our old sailing etc. HAD read magazines as we got them all and cut out What we wanted, so I took to the Club Cruceros here at Marina de La Paz for the book swap them if Anyone Wants. We Had a ton, so nice to get them out of here, Our boat must be 40 lbs. lighter !!!!!

I Came back and Scott Was happily reading one of historical books, It Was Cute.

I started sewing a canvas cover for Our buoys, this helps them Protect Against UV damage and grime as well. I'm using when i made from Scraps Our dodger covers / windows. See pics of them! Buoy Turned out nice cover too, see pic!

I started on two canvas bags That will hopefully carry 2 bike tires each, we sail When we take the tires off the bikes and stow the main part on the ceiling. This will keep dirt from getting off Any throw the Into the boat etc. Protect and should help the tires and spokes from damage Also, much NICER for stowing them.


Friday 4/16/2010
Today I finished canvas pull the bike / wheel storage bags, see pic! Also I'm going to make covers for Our 5 gallon fuel jugs, and Then make a shoe holder for Our bedroom, new winch covers, Also storage pockets for Our dodger to clean up the clutter That We get up there (tie down ropes for mainsail, binoculars, handheld gps, drinks, magazines, books, sunglasses, hats, etc. etc.) CAN NOT WAIT. It will be so stylin '. Also We secured the bottoms of All Our curtains in Our Living (Living room area on the boat). This helper keep the sun (as in HEAT!) Helper out and really cool it down inside. What a difference, plus it looks so much better, Partially Because the windows That Some of the curtains are on are slanted, Not Perfectly vertical. What a huge improvement. Yeah!

Saturday, April 17, 2010
Scott dropped off the laundry and took trash. Later I went back in to fill up a couple 5 gallon jugs with drinking water and pick up Our laundry all fresh and clean. We Were listening to the morning net and a guy off of a boat call Seascape Passed away, Linny Was His Spouse I guess. I think I met them But am not sure. It is sad, I feel bad for her. Not sure But think I might Have Had a heart attack and They Could Not resuscitate him. We must be Grateful every day We Have Our loved ones. This morning I cut out pieces for the dodger organizer pockets I'm going to make. This took a long time. Then I vacuum all the boat again and put away laundry and put away the sewing and am playing on the computer now taking the rest of the afternoon off. Scott installed a fan system to push / suck hot air out of the engine to help keep it cool as this summer will be boiling hot down here in the Sea of Cortez we here. Scott got a face mask

Sunday, April 18, 2010
Ate breakfast, coffee HAD, how we love Our Coffee!
We Both Tried to call everyone, Not Always the best connection.
I wrote stories and read Scott. Perfect Sunday, can not wait to watch the sunset with Scott.

We've Given ourselves the luxury of a shower every day, to shower on a boat is Malthus:
You Have to use as little water as possible. This Means you turn on the water and get wet, turn off the water and soap up, turn on the water and rise off. That's it. No Lingering, daydreaming or savoring the hot (May Not be it hot, It Could Be cold, or boiling, or if you are lucky just right) water. But at least you feel clean and refreshed. Oh la la, I love a good shower Even if it's short and cold.

Blessings Family and Friends, we sure love you guys!