We began theday working on the kaput refrigerator and we think (keeping all digits crossed)Norm has it fixed! He found the manual,read up on it (propane refer), then took my toothbrush and super cleaned a tiny screen over the top of the burner flame. Then he leveled it to the finest degree in both directions, and it seems to be working, albeit, not getting cold enough to make ice yet. My teeth, on the other hand, taste like soot. HaHa
Next we tookthe pooches for a tromp around the property. Check out our boots! They’re the best for slogging around in the rainforest since it rains every night and the ground stays pretty mushy. Also,I don’t think a fer de lance could bite through the rubber.
Next we took Crickett out for another gentle ride. We’re still logging her first 10 hours onthe new engine. She’s still not running all the rmp’s she’s supposed to, butshe sounds better. We rode out to Landfall, the sailboat in our keep, and spent two hours taking turns pumping out the bilge with a foot pump. Tomorrow we’re hoping to MacGyver something to cover her her front hatch as that’s where she’staking on water with every rain. The secondthing we did was begin to clean. I won’t get in to what sad condition she is in;only say that she’s been without sailors too long in an extremely humidclimate. We’ll be scrubbing on her our entire three month stay, I’m certain. It’s very sad to see her in such a state.
We’re settling into a nice rhythm: work in the morning; read, rest and relax in theafternoon. Life is good. No, life is grand!
Joy, Peace& Love from the Jungle,
Norm &Nancy
Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” – Miriam Beard
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