Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico
My ace repair guy, Henry, has let me down. It seems the extent of the problem is much worse than he anticipated (what a surprise), so now we have had to make a slight change of plans.
I have contacted the work yard in San Carlos and they are anxious to see the boat, more out of their anticipated windfall of expensive repair work to be done than any altruistic motives, I suspect. I have instructed Henry to just finish off repairs to the most egregious blisters, a lot of which has already started, then give the bottom a single coat of anti fouling paint. We will then endeavour to get the boat to San Carlos, where they will strip off the paint and do their evaluation. Sigh!
With any luck, the boat will be back in the water early next week. Then we just have to start our leisurely journey from the furthest south port in Mexico to what is almost the furthest north port, about 1500 nautical miles via the shortest route possible. Since we had already planned to go a lot of this distance this year anyway, it is not quite as bad as it sounds. We still intend to make the usual stops along the way and try to enjoy the rest of the cruising season. Most likely we will be in the Sea of Cortes by sometime in April.
Meanwhile we are not really doing much, spending our time reading, watching TV, exploring a bit of Tapachula, making regular trips to the marina to see the progress on the boat, etc. etc. etc. Yesterday, in the company of some cruising friends who arrived from El Salvador a couple of days ago, we had lunch at our local Toks restaurant and treated ourselves to a movie (the Black Panther). All in all, life could be worse.
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