We are back floating in the water and things are getting put back together well. Yesterday we got the watermaker up and running and filled up our 120 gallons of tankage, got things a bit more put away and organized and made a trip into Loreto. Today we have our new sports car running. The dingy we brought back down with us got put together and the engine put on so now we don't have to bum rides back and forth to the dock. So far, and dare I say it, things are all going well.

The day we were put back in the water was one of the hottest of the season, we were told. It was about 97 or so and in the yard away from the water our thermometer read as shown above 102 and 96 inside. We didn't get launched until about 5pm so it was good and hot and of course we had been sitting here all day waiting for our turn. Once back in the water and a trip to the closed fuel dock to hose down we motored out to a buoy next to our friends on Rocinante and settled in with a stiff drink! There wasn't a whisper of wind and this was our fist night sleeping with out air conditioning so boy we knew we were in for a hot night. We weren't disappointed either!

Yesterday, Sunday we wanted to take advantage of having the car still and go into Loreto for their Sunday market and get some veggies. We took Larry and Vickie from Rocinante with us and had a nice time; it was their first time into Loreto. We got some excellent avocados and potatoes. We were anxious however to get back to the boat and get our watermaker fired up. Being this was the first time we pickled it we weren't sure what to expect. Back in Puerto Escondido a nice breeze was blowing and the temperature had cooled off to a respectable 88 degrees. Since the engine has to run while making water we thought this was perfect. 6 hours later we had the system de-pickled and our water tanks full. The wind was still blowing so outside it was 85 degrees and inside it was 85 also, very tolerable. A nice side effect was that the batteries were nice and topped off. Oh and our fridge and freezer were back up to operating temperatures and the first batch of ice cubes were in!

Today, Monday, we are refreshed after a fairly decent night sleep, we got the dingy put together, the engine on and I mopped the floors, have the forward head operational again (we had stored the dingy engine and wheels in there). We're going to make one more shopping trip in to Loreto for about 2 weeks worth of fruits and veggies as well as some meat, in case we don't catch fish. Tomorrow we return the rental car and become full time cruisers again.