Since we have been back on the boat, here in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, it has been a very busy time with many small and large projects on the boat. We had new parts we had brought back from the States to install, and things to fix that had broken while we were away, as well as the to-do list we had put aside while we were away.
We had a leader for the jib halyard made by a rigger here, which Larry installed. We found it before we unfurled the jib (thankfully) before we set sail from Margarita to Puerto La Cruz in February. A trip up the mast is much easier on a calm day in the marina. And it's quite a view from up there.
Larry dove on the boat and scraped four months of growth away, which was less than we had thought it might be. All of the through- hulls and the speedo had new residents which needed to be dislodged, too.
We had two workers, Jose and Luis, on the boat to sand all the bright work in preparation for new coats of sealant. They were great workers and it was the first time someone else had done all that sanding!
We have been finding time for some fun too; here we are with our friends Sylvia and Peter from Great Britain, having dinner at a Chinese restaurant down on Paseo Colon, after looking at all the small vendors and sights on the walkway by the waterfront in downtown Puerto La Cruz.