Varnishing while house sitting in Bucerias- continued .....2014

7/29/2014 We are in Bucerias, Banderas Bay house sitting and our boat "s\v Elegant'sea" is in Opequimar , Puerto Vallarta getting a bottom job.
After another round of sanding with #320 this time and we varnished with satin, the second and last coat.

Drinking glasses up-grade at Costco - 2014

End of June 2014 - Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico 
We stopped at Costco to get some new yellow rags and also (does this not always happen) found something we could use. Some new plastic glasses. 

Varnishing while house sitting in Bucerias- continued .....2014

6/29/2014 We are in Bucerias, Banderas Bay house sitting and our boat "s\v Elegant'sea" is in Opequimar , Puerto Vallarta getting a bottom job.
Lots of cleaning with TSP and sanding etc getting ready for the varnishing using satian.

Varnishing while house sitting in Bucerias- continued .....

6/24/2014 We are in Bucerias, Banderas Bay house sitting and our boat "s\v Elegant'sea" is in Opequimar , Puerto Vallarta getting a bottom job.

The hinges to the settee louvered door were in real bad shape. 
Lots of rust and the finish was coming off.

Venting - The Wire - WiFi thewirieap 2014

Summer June 6, 2014 - Currently in Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico
We did this last month.

The empty box that is sealed when closed and the two electrical components (router and WiFi card - thewirieap) give off heat, never mind the sun beating on the box.
Drilling a couple 7/8 holes. I think I used a 7/8 hole saw anyway.
The new router and same WiFi card.
Holes with sun screen as screens for now as it was all we had. Will keep the bees out etc.
This has been working fine but time will tell. We actually get better WiFi speed by connecting to the source directly from our PC than we do connecting to "The Wire" (thewirieap). If we were farther away from the source then this would be he way to go I guess.

Varnishing galley drawers and other doors while house sitting in Bucerias MX - 2014

s\v Elegant'sea is currently in Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico
 6/14/2014 We are house sitting in Bucerias  MX .
Lots of sanding etc.

Engine raw-water thru-hull valve replacement - 2014

Beginning of June 2014 - Currently in Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico

We had Jack, a good mechanic here, come over and advise us on a fresh water wash-down for our Beta Marine 38 hp diesel motor. He gave us some good suggestions which we will follow.

IMSS - New PT for my compressed nerve - 2014

June 1, 2014 - Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico


Took this picture and am writing this blog entry at the pool with my new Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 tablet.

After our last visit with the doctor we got the results of my KMG nerve test. Now the doctor said bicycling was no longer a good idea. I have a nerve that is pinched in my lower back and in my groin. The new treatment is for walking in the pool and a bunch of exercises to do twice a day. Also ten more days of PT at the IMSS clinic. So what the heck, there are four pools here in Puerto Vallarta and so I kinda like this one :)

Samsung our Galaxy Tab 3 is working great - 2014

June 2014 Currently in Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico
OK I am liking the ease of use with this Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 tablet. It Iis serving it's purpose by being light weight and compact in size!