Author: Scott
We woke up early to meet John for another session of diesel surgery. John brought along a magnetic metal probe and we commenced the search for the MIA engine parts. Today was a new day and with it came some real progress in the mechanical solutions department. John determined our engine assistants in Turtle Bay were not only unsuccessful in machining the missing part for our water pump, but they had actually installed it upside-down, so apparently our cooling system was never working at all since Turtle Bay. After countless trips back and forth between Tournesol and Western Grace with our extremely heavy battery and with the determination of a dog with a bone, John soon had warm water flowing from our boat and a functional cooling system, our wheel had been fixed, and all that stood in our way was the faulty regulator.
It is important to mention here just what kind of person John is. Throughout the distress of our engine problems John would say “Just don’t despair, this is the cruising life and this is all part of it. When you can help someone else out, lend a hand”. John also wanted to be captured in our journal as a person who believes deeply in god and wants others to know that when he turned his troubles over to the lord, his life greatly improved. Although our religious beliefs may differ, John is a great example of how you can glean so much from the wide diversity of those who are out cruising the world in their sailboats.
With our boat almost in tact we made plans to completely splurge in Cabo. We had leaned that Abe and Amy were fighting the temptations of Ruth Chris Steak House, and it was decided we should all sink our teeth into a big fat juicy steak. We are learning that cruising is a series of extremes. There is beauty, excitement, unforeseen calamities, and the complete bliss of eating a steak served with au gratin potatoes and asparagus with hollandaise sauce! We could not remember a meal that taste so good. We have sailed over a thousand miles, faced and overcome challenges, and as we sat there with new friends, dining on our delectable meal, the stresses from our trip melted into the satisfaction of accomplishment and the thrill of the adventure.
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