SV Sine Timore: No progress

Sunday, April 5, 2015

No progress

Quepos, Costa Rica

Predictably, our vital oil cooler part has not yet arrived. Apparently it did not leave Miami until Monday, which would normally mean we would see it on Thursday, however because Holy Week (Semana Santa) was this week, everything shuts down from Thursday until the next Monday - no one could possibly expect anyone to do anything during that time period. So we are again playing the waiting game...

The beach, at low tide

One good thing about being stuck here is that we are managing to avoid a late-season bout of strong Papagayo winds - they have been blowing hard the entire time we have been here and are not expected to let up for another week or more. You can see the current forecast on the accompanying picture - we are located at that little blue dot, while the strong winds are depicted just some 100 miles or so to the north, coming across Lake Nicaragua. It is possible that the timing might work out well for us after all.

Meanwhile we fill our time taking short walks and reading and watching movies and such. The Marina has been very busy all week, with music or movies on their big outdoor screen most every night. Lots of people on the big party boats during the day too. Today, Sunday, the town of Quepos is very tranquil - just a few restaurants and bars open for business (and one very nicely air-conditioned ice cream shop).

Party boat, complete with water slides

Yesterday, much to our surprise, another cruising yacht arrived - our friends Wally and Lori on the sailing vessel Stella Blue, here for a couple of days. They are also making their way to El Salvador - no doubt they will be there long before us. It was sure nice to talk to some fellow cruisers for a change, and get caught up on the status of some of our other friends, most of whom seem to have been hanging around Panama City lately.