The marina is located fairly proximate to a busy road. It can be noisy at times because of all the honking. The locals use the horn as a form of communication. Mostly, they honk to say hello. Because the island has a relatively small population of about a hundred thousand, everyone seems to know each other – which means there… Read more →
After getting back to the marina, Anna Marie and I were able to successfully repair the domestic water pump. It took me about four hours and four gallons of sweat to remove the pump, install the new brushes, and re-install it. After taking off the pump cover, I realized that I could have changed the brushes without removing the pump… Read more →
I’d say it was more of a glow than a “flash”, actually. If you’ve never heard of this flashing business, let me enlighten (geeky pun intended). There’s something called the “green flash” which is an optical phenomenon that occurs at the tail end of a sunset just as the sun slips below the horizon. Supposedly it can be seen in… Read more →