8 Mar 2013 We watched our cargo boat being unloaded all day Wednesday and then all day yesterday until about 4 pm - still no word about batteries. Carla had been out twice to to the freighter with no joy. So Dave went off to find her again and see what could be done. Phone calls were no good, so it was the 2 of them into a water taxi and out again. It took some doing - a harangue from Carla, and another from the boatman and a disappearing $20 from Dave's pocket, but just as the sun was going down the taxi turned up with 6 lovely new batteries. They have been unpacked, fondly adored, and are now ready to be installed.
Diesel has been promised for this morning. Water should be arriving soon - more jerrycans needed despite the 9 buckets of rain water I have put in over the last 2 days. An indirect comment on the weather, hot steamy and rainy! I might even get ashore for the internet as I have been confined to the boat in case the batteries arrived while Dave was off on a mission or two ashore.
[Editor's note: Jen and Dave did get ashore, and were able to Skype with the Editor, albeit briefly!]
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