Our First Week With the Red Witch

After our positive day on Monday, September 30th, with getting the boat moved into the work yard, Jason ended up getting sick on Tuesday.  Then Falcon and I followed on Wednesday, and although we did go to the boat on and off to do a few things, it was not until the following Monday, October 7th, that we were all feeling better. 
While we were sick, the heat and humidity were hard to deal with, and it was frustrating trying to get some stuff done on the boat while also trying to get better.  We had booked an Air BNB for the first five days of our time in Mexico with the idea that we would get enough done on the boat in that time that we would be happy to move on board.  With us being sick, we did not get nearly as much done as we had hoped for, so we extended our time in an Air BNB by three nights.  Although we were not able to book the same place, we were lucky enough to be able to simply move to another place in the same building, so that when we checked out in the morning we were able to leave our bags by the door, and the cleaning person moved them over to the other apartment for us so that they were there when we arrived to check in later in the day.  It worked out well. 
With the daytime temperatures up in the high 30s and the humidity making it a "feels like" temperature of 45 degrees, we decided that in order to be comfortable while working on the boat, as well as to be able to move on board, we would buy a small air conditioner.  Purchasing an air conditioner ended up being quite a lot cheaper than staying at an Air BNB, and it made our projects on board much more tolerable. 

 

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  1. ColleenNovember 23, 2024 at 3:18 PM

    Sorry to hear that you were all sick. Makes for a rough few days. Glad you are better.❤️

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  2. AnonymousNovember 27, 2024 at 8:45 AM

    It's all uphill from here! And, my has little Falcon grown :-)

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