January 29 and 30, 2011
Here we are still in Barra De Navidad. Yesterday Bob reinstalled the cylinder and it looks as if the steering problem is fixed. Today he fine-tuned the steering. It makes an awful grinding noise but we hope that is just the new cylinder and once it is broken in it will quit its groaning.
The other day we had breakfast with friends that we had met in Patzcuaro. Yesterday they came and had drinks on the boat with us. Of course in the afternoon the winds started to blow, in fact the worst we have seen since we have been here, and they were topping out when Mary and Tommy arrived. No problem as they tied up to our boat and we spent a pleasant time together.
This morning (Sunday) while Bob worked on the steering I went into Barra and did some restocking just in case all is well and we can continue to Caleta and then to Ixtapa.
This afternoon we took the dinghy to Maria’s restaurant and had a wonderful meal. Bob had octopus as usual and I had dorado fish filets. Both were excellent.
The weather is getting hotter every day. In the morning I still put on a light jacket but by 8 am that is no longer needed. This afternoon it has been HOT but low humidity so it is very comfortable.
Tomorrow we will go to the Port Captain and get our papers for leaving here. The plan is to go to Manzanillo, which should take about 4 hr and stop there, overnight. Bob will buy another bilge pump and if the steering is okay we will head for Caleta de Campos on Wednesday.
What will tomorrow bring? Sailing involves a lot of planning without any security that any of your plans will come to fruition. But I guess that is life in general.
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