Human Sweatball

Santa Rosalia is becoming a bit "intense" now that the temperature is at 90*+ and the humidity has climbed to 72+. Hurricane Andres, which never came close to this area, may have had some affect on the humidity, but it has long since dissipated and gone away. So what's with the stifling heat!!???? Picture this: Sweat pouring from places you never knew you owned, hair matted from exhaustion and exertion, oscillating fan barely comforting your humidity woes, water pouring out faster from your pores than you can consume it, shade becoming your BEST friend, nakedness desperately desired but ALAS kids are around, exercise OUT OF THE QUESTION!!!!! This is all beginning at 8:00 in the MORNING!
 
Jim and I decided that we would ready the boat for a quick 6 mile trip out to Isla San Marcos for some cooler temps, snorkeling in clean water, sea breeze, and change of pace. We turn on our Perkins diesel and noticed immediately that something is wrong with the quarter berth seacock... the little valve thing that keeps water flowing into the engine to keep it cool. Jim tweaked it to no avail until finally the handle broke off. The sea cock had seized and wasn't allowing enough water through. As Jim is working he morphs into a human puddle... sweat is pouring off his face so profusely that he can't see what he's doing. He's sliding around making huge suction sounds as he raises his torso off the sole. The best thing that I can do right now? Send the kids off the boat to play and stay out of his way! Fricatives are flying out of his mouth like vicious winged monkeys! I realize that now is NOT the time to be critical.

Because my husband is a genius, he solves the problem... he finds a ferretería (hardware store), purchases a part that is similar and replaces the worn out piece. Now, it's later in the afternoon than we had hoped so we've decided to venture out to Sweet pea Cove tomorrow... which happens to now be today. We are ALL definitely ready to go snorkeling in the cool bay there. So, hasta luego!