Back at Gulfito
Its not as hot now thank god. Michel has managed to get a lot of stuff done while we were away. We have our ham radio hooked up and can emailnow The rudder is repaired along with beefing up the archway. Lori and Lionel sold us their outboard and it is so great having a motor that starts---with the added bonus of an electric start. We are ready to sail again. But the girls are flying home tomorrow.
We arrange a cab to take us to San Josee which is 6-7 hours away and costs 220 for the cab. We drive through the mountains and follow huge volcanic ridges winding our way to a summit over 3000 feet. We stop for lunch at a Tico cafeteria and watch the hummingbirds feed from the feeders they placed around the windows. The hummingbirds are larger than the rufus hummingbirds we have at home. It is a cool 15 degrees and the girls started to complain…just wait till you hit 7-10 at home girls! Get used to it.
We overnight and leave to the airport at 4 am. We were surprised to see Dee Dee from New Moon (the Catamaran we met in Panama) They had hit a submerged log in Los Suenos, Costa Rica and were stuck waiting to repair an engine. Never a dull moment in a cruisers life. It is important to note that logs are virtually non existent in Central American waters. I think I may of seen 3 in my entire journey so far. One of those trees thought to be a coconut palm tree ended up being a whale shark.
When we observe chunks of wood floating on the water toped with birds they usually end up being either harmless chunks of Styrofoam or sea turtles.
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