Happy New Year

Here we are still in Tenacatita, and today the sun is shining.  Paradise lost its glow the past 2 days as we have had alot of rain during that time.
There was quite a flurry of excitement in the anchorage just before the New Year.  A snake was found on a boat, and before it was  seen in the galley,  the owner of the boat stepped on it, and of course was bitten.  Lucky for him it was not a killer type of snake.  So,  after that I insisted that we close the hatches when we left the boat.  The night after we heard this news I kept waking and hearing sounds...what kind of a sound would a snake make  climbing the anchor chain?  Bob says that it would make no sound!!  Thank you Bob.
New Years Eve was a very different experience.  A progressive meal was the order of the evening.  Appetizers were on 1 boat, and there we brought in the New Year at 6 pm, but midnight Greenwich time.  Then on to another boat for the main meal.  The last stop was for dessert.  During the first 2 stops, it was pouring rain!!  Can you imagine 21 people on these boats?  Our boat is comfortable with 2, crowded with 4...you get the idea.
We were home at about 9 but we did not make it up for midnight.  I thought the fireworks would wake me, but not!  There could have been many snakes climbing our anchor chain and I would have been oblivious!
Yesterday it rained all day.  Bob took the dog to shore when the rain abated, but other than that we were on board.  I read most of the day.  We collected enough rain water to fill our camp shower bag.  Yipee  rain water to wash my hair.
With no sun to power us, we had to start the motor to charge all our gadgets.  This morning our solar panels are soaking up the rays, as are we.
Today we will lunch on shore rain or shine.  One day cooped up is quite enough. Strange how the boat shrinks in size after about a day.  And of course everything feels damp. 
Happy New Year to all of you.