Russ tore the boat apart and installed all parts. The engine is running about 10 degrees hotter than he would like. So now he is off to get antifreeze. With antifreeze in the engine still runs a little hot. It is now Dec 17th and our 10 day stay has been great. We have met new friends and shopped a lot. I am taking back up beading. I am in the process of learning how to make beaded barrettes thanks to Diana. Phyllis (Apolima) and I made trips to Walmart, Soriana, City Club. We even drove over to Cabo San Lucas to pick up her husband Gary. It was an early morning departure for the 2-3 hour drive. We drove through Todos Santos which looked like a cute little town and arrived in Cabo San Lucas with enough time to go to Soriana and Costco before picking Gary up. It's good to see Gary again. We had great conversation on the drive back. It was dinner time by the time we arrived in La Paz and we called Russ to come up and join us for dinner. We ate at "Chilpitino" (not sure of the spelling) the wings place just below Papa's and Beer restaurant. They have great wings. The last day here I spent the morning with Diana learning how to do the barrettes and then went to the SASS (Sister Acquiring Sea Skills) meeting where about 15 or more women showed up and the topic was "Any question or concern you may have". The major concern express was "What would you do if something happened to your husband and are you capable of getting the boat to port". This is always a topic up for discussion among women sailors. The answer is: TO BE CROSSED TRAIN AND TO PRACTICE.

The other concern that came up is what kind of paper work is needed to take control of the boat to prove you are co-captain or co-owner in order to do what needs to be done to get the boat back to its home port.

If you can not prove that you are the co-captain or co-owner of the boat Mexico will confiscate the boat until you can prove otherwise. They say that a power of attorney may or may not work in Mexico. We did not get a real answer for this other than: MAKE SURE YOU ARE LISTED AS CO-CAPTAIN or CO-OWNER on all the paper work. IE... Crew list, Documentation, Title, Registration. When you check in to every port make sure you are listed as Co-Captain or Co-Owner.

Now that I have beat that to death we can move on to the rest of the day. Russ brought the fur kids (puppies) in and we leisurely walked to the bank then up a couple of blocks to the fabric store and on our way back to the Ice Cream store I found a place to purchase base coat finger nail polish. The Ice Cream was excellent, now we are on our way over to Banditos to have a chimichanga with Gary and Phyllis (Apolima). A great time was had by all. Back home and watched a movie.