Thursday, January 14, 2010

outboard ordeal in zihautanejo




we've gotten comfortable here, as you can tell


the fish market in front of where we eat breakfast at cafe marina

we're still in zihuatanejo. it's the saga of the outboard motor. we thought it was fixed in barra but when we tried to use it after arriving here jan. 4 we got about 2 feet from the boat and it quit. so we took it in to a local guy who worked on it. got it back, used it once, and it quit AGAIN.  we debated chucking it overboard for a mooring, but have decided to go to plan B. we're going to buy what the mexicans use, a yamaha 2 stroke. but it's complicated, takes time to order and receive so we're here for another 5 days or so.

we love zihuat. more to come about our time here but for now i just wanted to make an initial entry to update the blog. internet is not easy. i have to put my computer in a drybag and kayak to shore then walk to the store to buy time for hookup.

more to come.

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