Feels like home

Showers and internet today - first time in over two weeks. The shower was bliss; the Internet, not so much. At least it's free and reasonably functional as long as you confine your work to the "Mariner's Lounge".

When we were ready to return to the boat the wind was up and the seas were pitching. We had to get back though, so we headed out into it against our better judgment. I managed to get us back without capsizing the dinghy, but we were all soaked to the bone in sea water. So much for the fresh water shower.

The watermaker failed again. Same symptoms, different cause. This time the feed pump wasn't running. I traced the problem to a loose wire. I can wiggle the connector to make it work. Sigh. At lest I know what the problem is. That or I'm like the chipmunk that lifts his tail and an acorn drops in front of him, so he keeps lifting his tail expecting the same result.

We made a provisioning run into Loredo today, fourteen miles. $25 each way for a taxi, $35 to rent a car for the day. No busses. We opted for the car rental. Afternoon winds were similar to yesterday so rather than being treated to another seawater shower we paid a water taxi to ferry us back to the boat. It was $5 well spent. We were carrying too much cargo for the dinghy anyway. We are well stocked with fresh produce.

Kay talked to someone that has been getting out here every year for ages and she said they have never before seen it so cold and windy. I've been wondering about that. This just doesn't feel like Mexico.

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