Since its Sunday and Marty may actually be taking a break from this board (if such a thing is possible!) here is Episode 22....Arrival should be Monday afternoon. Anybody in San Pedro now who wants to come to the customs clearance arrival dock (supposedly near the Belize Yacht Club) and cheer, feel free! You can phone me at 226-3592 and I'll give you the current ETA but we expect them to arrive around 3 or 4 PM. After clearance, Xaloc will dock at the Sol Caribe dive shop dock (Eduardo Brown's place).
Here's #22:XALOC CHRONICLES
Episode 22 - "REALLY almost there!"
June 22-23 Cozumel to Majawal
Saturday morning, Xaloc departs Cozumel at around 6 AM. A half hour out,
another fan belt bites the dust; Izzy whips out one of the spares and puts it
on. As Xaloc moves Southwest towards the mainland, weather picks up and
thunde, wind gusts and lightning make its now predictable appearance. The
second small sail is the next to go; but the mainsail is in good shape and
should get Xaloc home.
Oops! It looks like one of the water tanks got contaminated with sea
water.....well, there's plenty of water in the other tank...err...scratch that
idea! The other tank seems to be contaminated too! Luckily there are two
large water bottles still full, so there should be plenty of drinking water for
the crew until they get to the next port town. Right about now, the captain
wishes he had listened to his wife and taken the extra time to finish
installing the water maker! But if the weather continues in its present vein,
there will be plenty of rainwater to drink. Xaloc progresses about 80 miles
before anchoring for the night.
Sunday morning, the crew departs about 6 AM. The marine head is now added to
the "it don't work" list. Izzy guesses that this problem, like the
refrigerator failure, is the result of the flooding. Shit happens! Xaloc
passes the Chinchorro Reef; based on advice from Eduardo, Izzy decides to pull
into Majawal to pick up water and some provisions to supplement the fish caught
today. On the way in, the wind vane finally comes off and lands on deck near
Izzy's head.
The plan is to leave at dawn. Xaclak is about 35 miles away and from there,
its another 25 or so miles to San Pedro. It looks like Xaloc will be pulling
into San Pedro just in time to catch the customs agent before he closes up for
the day, probably around 3-4 PM. Izzy promises to call a couple of hours
before anticipated arrival time, and we will caravan out to the clear in dock
to greet captain and crew with well deserved cheers.
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