Bilge Pump Blues

Yesterday which was Monday we revisited the Captain of the Port to get our papers that take us to Ixtapa. There is a protocol here...some people ignore it but we chose to go by the rules...it is a small thing to do really.
Bob bought some parts to make the Canadian Tire sump pump work more efficiently. It seems to get something caught in its craw and it pretends to pump, but really it only makes a noise. Then Bob slaps around and works again.
The rest of the day we spent preparing for our leaving on Tuesday.
Our departure from Barra went well. I did the little steering that was needed when Bob took up the anchor. The anchor and chain were covered in slime and who knows what...pretty yucky stuff. Then we were off down the channel and out to sea. We had watched several boats ground as they had steered out of the channel...we were hoping that we would not make the same mistake and we didnt.
Our trip today took about 5 hr. We only went about 25 miles but the getting in and out of a port takes the time. Every new anchorage is a new experience.
At this moment we are anchored outside the hotel where the movie "10" was filmed. We will visit the hotel tomorrow as we are told that we can buy a day pass that allows us to use their facilities. Yes I will be taking photos.
Now about the bilge pump blues. I mentioned that Bob had bought some new part to make the sump pump (now a bilge pump) work more efficiently or work. Just after we had anchored I came below to hear a funny noise. Hey Bob says I..there is a weird noise down here. Bob comes below and says "PUMP" and indeed it was pumping but part of the new part had broken so it was pumping water around in a circle...luckily it wasnt pumping water in from outside is all I can say.
Other than that our sail (actually motor) today went without a hitch. With a ssil up it was smooth. Patches and I dozed while Bob enjoyed himself immensely.
We will stay here tomorrow night too as by the time Bob goes bilge pumping shopping tomorrow most of the day will be shot. He also wants to do a complete inspection of the steering etc before we take the much longer trip to Caleta de Campos.
Tomorrow I will have the latest scoop on Las Hadas, the hotel where 10 was filmed.