Find Anthem Near Mega-Yacht "Georgia"

13 October 2011

After Sunday and Fiji Day Monday, began tedious efforts to heal boat. Exhaust parts ostensibly en route from New Zealand. Decision on voltage regulator to be made AM. Honda generator to begin fourth day of diagnostic review. And this little piggy bank cried wee, wee, wee all the way home. If life were easy, everybody would want to do it.

Hoping to bail out of here coming Monday or Tuesday toward Mamanucas and Musket Cove for diving and anything else, anything at all.

14 October 2011

Regulator to possibly show up this afternoon (cannibalized from new boat for replacement later). Honda is under advanced deconstruction. Broken ball valve handle (was this ever mentioned?) is in final stage of fabrication.

After three trips in as many days to Nadi (pronounced Nandi - d is nd, b is mb, g is ng, q is ngg (??), c is th and the English did that for them(??)) and one time on to Lautoka in under-sprung buses over truly miserable roads, Jan & I are concerned about scoliosis, hemorrhoids and advanced shell shock. See example on Youtube.

Have attempted without success to find spark plug feeler gauge in several auto parts stores (an inordinate number exist in Nadi). Was finally told by a very East Indian salesman that "when we need to adjust the gap we just buy a new one". Ah, that would probably work.

Jack