Time flies and stays still on the Rio at the same time. Days go by quick because they’re short. Nights tend to drag on cause they’re long, especially when the weather sucks.
The past week or so, we’ve had some DREADFUL rain. The river started rising like it did over the summer, when several marinas got flooded. Luckily, the rain stopped in earnest soon enough for the river to go back down a bit. Hopefully, we’ve seen the worst of it for a little while.
Been making lots of progress on Andiamo, despite all this. Thanks to Paul and Linda, I got my sails that I had shipped to La Ceiba about a week ago. So once Luigi gives them all a good once over, they’ll be in business. A few hardware and engine issues to deal with (nothing major), and Andiamo will be good to go. Still shooting to get out of here within the next 2-3 weeks. Can’t WAIT!
Sjelle has been working on getting her boat wrapped up. She’s trying to sell it off as quickly as possible. She’s selling certain parts here and there, and that’s giving her a little bit of a cash flow, so that’s good.
Halloween was great! Had a great party at the Sundog Cafe (aka “The Dead Dog Cafe” for that particular eve). Sjelle came up with a funky mummy costume, and I was a “Space Cowboy”. Both very easy costumes to make. Sjelle’s consisted of cutting an old white cotton sheet into strips and wrapping herself up in them. Everything stayed on thanks to the help of a glue gun.
My costume consisted of an old navy flightsuit I “procured” during my navy days, accompanied by a straw cowboy hat, I got at a bar in Guatemala City, and voila! Space Cowboy rides again. Hey, you work with what ya got, ya know what I’m sayin?
The party was quite the event, considering it was pretty much the only event going. A good, well-costumed crowd showed up and there was much celebration. A certain mummy perhaps celebrated a little too much and ended up paying later. But despite that, it was quite fun to watch, let me say.
Anyways, that’s pretty much all that’s happened. The Rio continues to empty out as the cruisers (at least the ones that sail their boats) work their way back into the blue yonder. Can’t wait to do it too!
To be continued…