Suzi: Still in LaCruz

We are not leaving until Tuesday; lots of stuff to still do, like fitting the bikes somewhere with the boards and the dinghy. David and I are so mystified by this battery stuff and all of the things we have tried have failed so far, except, when we test our battery banks, they are equally being used by the electrical system. But the monitor reads that we are drawing all of our energy from one battery bank. Sounds like the monitor, but we ( I'm just hovering and being head nurse) took that apart, reset it, and it still reacts the same way. Phew! Our VHF radio transmits but does not receive messages. David went up the mast yesterday, cleaned the top radio antenna and connection hoping that was the problem, but we tried again this morning and can hear nothing. We will check out today with the Port Captain but will not leave until these issues are resolved. We had a great evening last night and successfully took Jerry and Jane out to dinner. Sharon and John, from the cat Sunsation, also went with his to a restaurant called Xocolatl (Chocolate) which had fabulous food and a wonderful view overlooking La Cruz and Banderas Bay and we walked. Fun times in between this crazy boat work are a must. Our prop is getting fixed (temporary) today and our backup old prop does work, but we still need to buy a new prop.