We had a really rough night after we left Progreso. The waves were huge and our engine stopped working twice, putting John in a panic state. He was frantically checking oil filters, and fuel hoses. Just when we were ready to raise sails (which wouldn't be fun at all to do in the dark, without working engine, and with big waves--you better don't fall into the water in situation like that), John noticed that the manual fuel pump is stuck, indicating that the hose leading to it is clogged.
We took the pump out and John cleared the hoses. We didn't have any more problems with the engine after that.
Following day was pretty uneventful. The wind shifted to the West so we raised the sails. I had fun reefing the main sail in the waves, it's an adrenaline rush (don't worry mom, I was very careful, had my harness on and all).
Slowly but unsurely, as John says, we arrived to Isla Mujeres this morning around 8:00 am. We quickly refueled and left at 9:00. I am bummed that we couldn't stay longer, at least to have a decent breakfast there. Isla Mujers looks like a really fun place--a Mediterranean village with Mexican flavor.
The reason we didn't want to stay longer was that we were afraid that they would require us to register with Mexican immigration, which normally takes a whole day and who knows how long would it take on the Christmas day.
We are headed South now, our next destination is San Pedro, Belize.
2 comments:
Igor, I'm the "mutha" of captain Pig. Isn't he the cutest little punk cowboy captain with a cat? It's good to know you've "got their backs," i.e.,Brady, Tanya, and God. Keep 'em safe! And hey, love your blog!!
Igor, been wondering about the cat for a few days now, good to know he is still on the boat!
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