The Interpretation Center
22 May 2008 | San Cristobal
Randy
Projects. We have some projects. When you live on a boat, something is always broken. You just can't fix things fast enough. The sea is a tough environment for anything but I think many marine venders just don't have a clue how tough. If you wanted to you could create things that would last much longer than most marine products do. In particular electrical components often are not properly protected against corrosion.
Our largest immediate concern is that our Spectra water maker (1.5 years new) has just gone on the fritz. This is an important piece of gear for folks getting ready to leave for the South Pacific! We have 360 gallons of water tankage and will go regardless but it sure would be more convenient with the use of the water maker that we paid $15,000 to have installed. From what I can tell there is an electrical problem within the pressure pump assembly. So I will be tearing that apart shortly. We have a list of other things to attend to but these are more routine and can be easily dealt with given local resources. If we need parts for the Spectra it will probably have to wait until we reach Tahiti.
We visited the Interpretation Center today. It is basically a visitors center for San Cristobal. The buildings are beautiful and set back into a park area with very natural surroundings. It provides a nice historic overview of the islands. There is a collage along the way set right on a beautiful beach. Local folks can take courses here and many international students come to take a 3 month program.
We have yet to find a place that is what I would actually call "good", to eat. The Mockingbird caf� has good brownies, great fresh juices and yummy fresh home made French Fries (papas fritas) but no real main courses other than a mediocre burger. I have been enjoying their grilled cheeses but the rest of the crew doesn't consider this a proper meal. It is still our favorite hang out.