It was a rest day today, so that means boat projects. Kay and I were tasked with cleaning the bilge. Rover has a lot more bilge than Quijote does. Apparently a (hawse pipe) cap was left off that seals the port where the anchor chain comes in and out near the bow and it let sea water into the boat when waves crashed over the bow. That water found its way into the (bilge) bottom of the boat. So first we had to hand pump and wipe the bilge dry, then fill it with fresh water, then pump and wipe it dry again. It was a fair amount of work.
Kay and I also made tacos for dinner tonight. They turned out well considering we don't have cheddar. Mexicans use a cheese like cheddar called wahaka, probably spelled something like Juahaca. It doesn't have a lot of flavor, but does better in the heat than cheddar does. It's kind of ironic considering how much cheddar a Mexican restaurant in the States must go through.
While we were doing all that, Eric and Linda were busy beavers knocking items off their check list: cleaning the cockpit, making yogurt, weather forecasting etc, etc.
It was a busy rest day.
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