Generator Update 2
13 March 2017 | West End Roatan, Honduras
Susan / sunny, 84 degrees F
To complete generator testing Jerry needs fuel hose and various fittings. Some shops are closed on Saturday (7th Day Adventists), others are closed Sunday so our first opportunity to catch all shops open is this morning.
While Jerry goes to Parkers (French Harbour), Ace Hardware (French Harbour), the water-sports / chandlery at Mega Plaza, and an automotive tienda to purchase what he needs, I grocery shop at Plaza Mar & Eldon’s near Coxen Hole. When Jerry grocery shops with me it’s an as-quick-as-you-can affair; he hates to grocery shop. Today I can take my time. In fact if I take a couple of hours, he’ll likely be back in the Coxen Hole area and we can share a collective taxi back to the West End.
I comparison shop and validate the best prices for liquor in the area is at Plaza Mar; they also have a wider selection of snacks / chips / cookies. Eldon’s has the better selection of meats and other items on my list. I make the Plaza Mar purchases first then head down the hill to Eldon’s. I’m still pushing the cart around - finding this, so needing that; can’t find a base ingrediant, so putting back associated ones, back & forth through the store - when Jerry calls to say he’s found everything he needs. Just the in-stock-today cold & frozen stuff is left on my list so he takes a taxi and meets me @ Eldon’s as I’m checking-out. Good thing as 4 hands are needed for the bags plus a case of beer.
First generator test is fuel in & out of the jerry jug, bypassing everything. The generator runs flawlessly for an hour. Jerry turns it off. We have a baseline.
Next test: plumbed directly to the port fuel tank. 1 hour, no problems.
It’s now close to happy hour, Trish & Tom will be arriving soon so Jerry shuts things down, cleans up a bit. More mañana.