It's been a busy few days since being the La Ceiba Shipyard. So far, we've managed to get three thru-hulls changed and Michael managed to remove the propeller, shaft, and then got the old cutlass bearing off and the new one installed. By managing to do it himself, we saved some boat dollars and time. The yard is closed on weekends so no work gets done by the staff. We now have the hull sanded, washed, primed and one coat of bottom paint on. We thought we'd put on another coat this weekend, but the weather has been too lousy – lots of rainy bouts. The paint costs so much, we don't want to get a coat on just to have it wash off into the mud. We still need to get a little fiberglass work done – but that's scheduled for first thing Monday morning. Then we have to prime and paint that area.
Life in the yard continues to be "interesting." The roaming herd of animals is quite funny. The giant bull paid Barbara a visit while she was doing dishes. Daniel, the guy in charge of the animals, is obviously quite bored. He's been hanging out by our boat quite a bit. He speaks no English, so its good for our Spanish. He just sits and watches Michael do projects like remove the prop, shaft and cutlass. He's helpful and pleasant.
On Saturday morning, we had an in-town adventure. We hired Javier, a driver, to take us to town for propane, gasoline, groceries, oil and grease and some paint rollers and brushes. A rat trap was also on our list (preventative – no problemo yet!) We ended up going all over the place and it was an interesting day.
We came back and had to load everything on board – up that ladder. It, of course, was raining. But all was good.
We seem to be on schedule with the projects and so, keeping our fingers crossed, we should be out of here by Thursday. Weather may be a factor as the next few days are supposed to be pretty crappy.
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