hi everyone, we are still in San Carlos, getting work done on the boat. Right now, Kerry is on a road trip to find the welder to finish the dinghy davit system. It is all welded and here, but the welder has to come to attach it to the boat. Thank goodness for our friend, Jesus, who is helping us and interpreting for us. Oh well, it will get done eventually.
It seems that our batteries are a little flat as they will not start the boat unless it is plugged in. Not sure what that is about but we will be looking into that before we venture too far. We went out to commission our autopilot the other day and to do a little sailing. When we shut the engine off, it would not restart, so Kerry cleaned the battery posts and the connections, which seemed to do the trick. We had the generator going so between the two things, we got the boat going and made it back to the marina under power. I was able to sail for a bit while Kerry cleaned the battery posts. Light winds, so it was a nice sail - i would have preferred different circumstances, but at least we got to sail :)
We went out fishing a couple of days ago and caught some nice Panama Graysby's. The last ones caught were by Kerry. He knew he had a hit, so he was reeling it in. As it got closer to the dinghy, we realized he had caught two fish - one on each treble hook. Unfortunately we did not have the camera, so you will just have to take our word for it that it is not a fish tale! :)
The temperature has been in the mid 30's here and with the humidity, we are sweating constantly. I never understood when people said the humidity made such a difference, but now I do. I am just dripping as I sit here and type this. Oh well,, at least we are avoiding the cold back home.
Guess I better get to work cleaning the stainless steel stanchions.
Take care and play!
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
We made it!
Hello everyone, we made it to San Carlos, Mexico on Monday, October 3, 2011. For Kerry's birthday on the 4th, we sent strolling on the beach with the warm water lapping at our ankles and the temperature already in the high 20's at 7:00 am. I know, boo hoo :) Anyway, let me tell you of our adventures far.
We left Athabasca on the 26th of September, went to visit family on the way out of Alberta and left Alberta on the 28th. We chose to go a different route this year and drove through Zion National Park in Utah. WOW! is all I can say. If you ever get the chance to drive through there, it is well worth it. pictures below.
Next we drove through Sedona, Arizona, and it is everything they say it is! The drive from Flagstaff is interesting and drops a few thousand feet, but the energy is incredible! We never stopped in Sedona for very long, but I could feel the energy as we entered the area. It is very strong and very peaceful. We will spend more time the next time we visit.
Our plan was then to drive to the Grand Canyon, but God had other plans for us as there was several thunder storms all around us and at the Canyon. We hope to catch it in the spring.
We traveled on to Tucson the next day and stayed with a friend we met last year. We had a great time in Tucson seeing the sites and just having a relaxing day. The temperatures were quite warm though. As we were heading to San Carlos, the temperature hit 107 degrees farenheit - picture below. We definitely felt the heat.
Talking about the heat, we went for breakfast yesterday in Macdonalds in Guaymas and when we came out, it was so humid and hot that my glasses fogged up! I have never experienced that except in the cold winter months at home when we came inside the house. Crazy!
The last two days have been spent working on the boat, getting it ready for it's launch into the water on friday. It is so exciting to be back down here and preparing the boat. It is hard to wait until friday to get it in to the water!
We decided to stay at a local apartment/condo place called Gringo Pete's. it is quite nice, reasonably priced and has an incredible view of San Francisco Bay - picture below.
My arms are tired from sanding the boat today, so that is all for now. Hope everyone is well and happy.
Okay, that is all the pictures for today. Download time is pretty slow. More later :)
We left Athabasca on the 26th of September, went to visit family on the way out of Alberta and left Alberta on the 28th. We chose to go a different route this year and drove through Zion National Park in Utah. WOW! is all I can say. If you ever get the chance to drive through there, it is well worth it. pictures below.
Next we drove through Sedona, Arizona, and it is everything they say it is! The drive from Flagstaff is interesting and drops a few thousand feet, but the energy is incredible! We never stopped in Sedona for very long, but I could feel the energy as we entered the area. It is very strong and very peaceful. We will spend more time the next time we visit.
Our plan was then to drive to the Grand Canyon, but God had other plans for us as there was several thunder storms all around us and at the Canyon. We hope to catch it in the spring.
We traveled on to Tucson the next day and stayed with a friend we met last year. We had a great time in Tucson seeing the sites and just having a relaxing day. The temperatures were quite warm though. As we were heading to San Carlos, the temperature hit 107 degrees farenheit - picture below. We definitely felt the heat.
Talking about the heat, we went for breakfast yesterday in Macdonalds in Guaymas and when we came out, it was so humid and hot that my glasses fogged up! I have never experienced that except in the cold winter months at home when we came inside the house. Crazy!
The last two days have been spent working on the boat, getting it ready for it's launch into the water on friday. It is so exciting to be back down here and preparing the boat. It is hard to wait until friday to get it in to the water!
We decided to stay at a local apartment/condo place called Gringo Pete's. it is quite nice, reasonably priced and has an incredible view of San Francisco Bay - picture below.
My arms are tired from sanding the boat today, so that is all for now. Hope everyone is well and happy.
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