Hi folks! A little update on my foot, the majority if spines have dissolved, there is a couple spots yet but we have vinegar and a something to put it in so I can soak. They don’t seem to be causing any issues. I will clean it regularly and do the soaks while I’m here. I also put antibiotic ointment on it. I don’t think I need to take the oral med just yet. If I see any signs of infection I will.
More sad news, the SD card in my GoPro is having some issues so our snorkel trip today has no pictures. We did see a lot of fish though. We went to the West Bay and snorkeled for a bit. The water was really nice. There was a current of cold water and one of warm water as we were right at the south end of the island. Some places it was cold and you could see the water shimmer where they mixed. It probably was a little short but I did try out the new fins in the ocean. I didn’t seem to notice any issues with the width of the blades, in the pool I did hit them together some. They do make it easier to keep up with Emily since I don’t use my arms normally because of the GoPro. It’s a big difference in speed if I have fins and use my arms. These are a bit stiff. I feel it in my ankles and calves. I will use dive shop fins tomorrow, they will be longer and more flexible. The longer ones will give even better propulsion in the water. I would have gotten longer ones but for traveling the way we do I need them to fit in my suitcase. They are much better quality than the last ones I tried.
So here’s pictures of the pool here we get to use. It is probably the best one so far. And it’s not cold. These are from yesterday. Emily did go swim for a bit after dinner. I started getting stuff rounded up for tomorrow and started my post.
Before I forget, a little update on my boat project. I will have to sand and repaint it after I get back from vacation. The motor should be running like a top though, I went and picked it up a couple weeks ago after taking it to a mechanic to look at those carbs. As suspected the lower carburetor was not functioning. So the bottom cylinder was not getting gas and the middle only half. He did do a compression test on it and all three cylinders were at the top end of the range. Everything has been set on the motor and all electrical stuff was tested and I already replaced most of it. He was able to find the one part that I had trouble getting a new one last fall. I’m going to test it out after I get home and see how she does.
We used the scooter a bit today, it was nice not needing to walk the hot gravel road to our condo. I don’t mind the main road, it’s more interesting and smoother. Where we are staying is basically at the end of the main drag, everyone seems to us the gravel to do a 3 point turnaround at. We haven’t ventured further down yet but I suspect there’s not much to do there. The main drag is fairly long and it’s mostly restaurants, bars or restaurant and bar establishments. There are also dive shops, they become more densely located on the northern end of the road. There are a few small grocery stores and I’ve seen a few souvenir shops. We are surprised there are not more of those. They also have the people who walk around with shirts, bracelets, carved rock items, fruit and offering massages and hair braids. There are not many currently but I suspect there are more during high season. I have only seem a few tour operators.
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With it being low season some of the bars do not have many patrons, last night was interesting to see all the places still open for just a couple people and the music going like it was a full house.
Overall we had a good day. We got our laundry done and back, had good food at lunch and dinner, snorkeled and had some time just to relax. With the late night last night it’s going to be early tonight. I have dives scheduled for tomorrow. I did change the SD card in my GoPro and it seems to be working. It is the old card but it says it has two hours left on it. Hopefully I will get some good pictures.
Traveling with Emily! 