Almost Ready!

We just finished cocktails celebrating the last coat of anti-foul paint, the end of the paint brushes and rollers full of blue, and the arrival of our new strut, which appears to be perfect. YAHOO!  Marisol is a little studette, full of courage and tenacity, and because of her, all of our stuff finally was released by customs at a reasonable price to be paid soon.  We ended the day by riding our bikes into La Libertad, going from store to store, gathering metal for new surfboard brackets and screws for our new thru hulls and screens which mount on the outside, giving us better protection against the debris which can get sucked into the boat.

Upon return, we rode over to the gym/pool area, played some energetic competitive pingpong, went for a swim, took showers with Yacht Club supplied towels, and rode back during sunset with a cool breeze cooling us down.  Not too shabby of a life for living "on the hard."  Life could be so much harder!   Sidewinder will be brought back to a sense of normalcy tomorrow; the plumbing will be completed, the inside of her will be cleaned with vinegar and lemon oil, and all the tool boxes will be put away in whatever way David feels is best at the moment. The last major hurdle will be the installation of the new strut and prop. We are so looking forward to getting back onto the water and onward with our adventure, with our new extended visas, but we will truly miss the facilities (the likes of which we won't see again until New Zealand), the special people we have met, and, of course, the pussy cat friends (too bad David just can't relate).  We hope all is well at home. Love to all.