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Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2023 17:52:00 GMT
Coconuts
Don't open coconuts floating on the water....
Today Sam and I undertook to open one of the coconuts we found floating on
the water. We could hear the liquid inside and figured it was good.
After much fighting with it we got it opened. It was not as easy as in
Belize with a machette. After getting the husk off I hit it with a large
screwdriver several times till it cracked open. NASTY! all cottage
cheese like and nasty smelling. Note to self: Coconuts floating in the
mangroves could be years old.
The last week was fairly slow. Several of our friends have left to go
north and we will miss them till next season. I have picked up playing
corn hole and I'm trying to be less of a hermit.
We are trying to plan the next month and our hope is to be in Oriental by
the middle of July. It is beginning to look like that is possible. The
engine is coming along and we take the head to the machine shop tomorrow
morning. The exhaust is being worked on and is going to be expensive but
at least it will be complete. I have been working on other small projects
like re-setting the front hatch and getting bolts and fittings together to
mount the ladder on the starboard side as well as the port. In doing that
we found that the starboard side stantions are bent. That is why it
doesn't fit correctly. But I put an offset at the top bolt using a 1/2
inch drive 15mm socket. It looks like it was designed that way and works.
Eventually we will need to heat up and re-bend those stantions straight.
Mom's wrist is improving every day now and she can get on the boat by
herself again. Hannah is stocking up and preparing for the trip north and
we are trying to keep everything ship shape even though it appears that we
are going to be here or another month.
We're becoming fairly worried about storms and hurricane season. The
locals say we should not worry so much. hmmmmm