Stuck again

At least this time we are stuck in a modern well equipped marina here in Monterrey. It is a treat to have clean docks, hot showers, and a town with real stores. Upon approaching the marina there is a very narrow area that appears almost too tight to navigate through. When we reached this point, to our consternation, there were two little dinks sailing around circles, bouncing off of the pilings, precariously close to capsizing in the middle of this very narrow spot. One even hung the top of its mast under the pier. I thought for sure they would capsize, but miraculously they escaped the piers clutches. We proceeded through as soon as they cleared the area. Actually it was quite entertaining. It is nice to not be the brunt of the laughter for once. I'm sure our time will come again soon though. With this in mind, we somewhat stifled our laugh.

We were going to leave yesterday, but were once again thwarted by the weather. Next Monday looks good at present. Hopefully it will stay that way and we can get on with it. If so, our next stop will be Ventura and then Catalina. My daughter will join us in Ventura for the final legs to San Diego, as she wants to spend some time with us in Catalina.

Steve came over yesterday and checked out our electrical for us. He fixed several possible causes of our electrical maladies. We are keeping our fingers crossed. I'm sure it will be okay, as Steve is a shipwright and has plenty of expertise in such matters. He will be returning today to help fix the water maker. When working properly it is supposed to put out 20 gal an hour. This will be advantageous to other cruisers as well, as we hear water is sometimes hard to come by in the Sea of Cortez. Yes, we share!

Yesterday I replaced the control line on the jib and both sheets. Judy will whip the ends today. Shure am glad we bought a lot of extra double braid poly on e-bay to take with. I had to purchase the 3/8" control line from West Marine at 96 cents a foot. This was the third time I have replaced it. The first was due to wear.The second was due to operator error (mine). The third was due to changing the rout/#coils and moving the clutch back to a more convenient place in the cockpit. This time I made it extra long. I hope this was the last time as it's getting rather expensive.

Judy & Lodie went exploring yesterday. She said she had a great time and really likes Lodie. I'm glad she has some female company, ladies seem to need female companionship, or they get cranky! Men don't need any such trivialities, we're cranky all the time/on demand?