I am told there are 2 seasons in El Salvador; the Dry and the Wet. Upon our arrival, we really began to understand wet. We spent the first couple of days in a hotel at the Marina hoping to make the transition from land to boat a little easier. On our first day our toilet flooded the entire room, soaking all our luggage while we were enjoying our selves at the beach. We had not unpacked yet, did I mention we had 500 pounds of luggage? It contained mostly marine electronics so we were pretty freaked out about possible damage. Lucky we fared well, the only damage was a microphone and school text book that some how disappeared in the clean up process.
At first the rain came in fits and starts, mainly in the evening accompanied by thunder and lots of lightning. Then it really got wet just as if someone turned on a shower. This down pour lasted lasted for 6 days...my job was now is mold control.
Here I am wiping off the mildew...vinegar and bleach are my weapons of choice
I purchased an airconditioner in San Salvador - Which changed our lives. Josee and I had been suffering from strange looking rashes due to the moisture. All of our clothing and bedding was damp dispite repeated efforts of drying. The air conditioner sucked out most of the moisture and we dried up the rest using drying crystals and fans. By clearing out all wet material off the boat and ventalation we are dryer. The trick is not to let any wet stuff stay in the boat.
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