JAN 5, Wednesday, Mazatlan; hot & sunny/cloudy
We spent the morning just doing little things around the campsite and I got our propane tank filled. A truck full of vegetables came into the campground but we didn’t buy anything. After lunch, we all went for a walk on the beach then came home and got ready to go to San Bartolo campground to meet another couple, Brian and Sandy, friends of Al and Brenda. We took the bus to get there, had happy hour with them then walked to a local restaurant named “Fat Fish” where we had ribs larger than our plates and they were delicious!
We took a pulmonia (small trucks with seats in the back, which are local taxis) back to our site. We called it quit for the night.
JAN 6, Thursday, Carbon Monoxide incident
Six am and I am up and about. Both carbon monoxide alarms went off this morning. Thinking it was the propane, I investigated both tanks and turned off the one I filled yesterday. Upon checking around the other side, I heard a noise from the battery compartment and when I opened it, I found both batteries emitting fumes and just fizzing like crazy so I turned off the power to them, disconnected the power cord then took the connections off them. Val and Tucker came out of the rig of course so that we could air it out. After an hour, Dave took both batteries out with a rope and we put them across the street in an empty lot. When I checked them later, both were completely dry. Blake, our neighbour, came over and checked the system and the batteries. He found one that was no good anymore. He suggested a store near the marina and when I went over, I got two deep cycle batteries for $115, each. I also called a mobile RV Repairman (Canadian) and he will be over tomorrow to check the whole system.
Blake and I put the new batteries in the compartment and hooked them up. When I turned the battery switch on, the converter began humming as it should and Blake checked the batteries and found that they were climbing in voltage and the amps were way over so we switch them off. I suspect a faulty converter!???
Louise and Dave went to check for a room to rent nearby and a couple of possibility. Happy hour at Al and Brenda then home for supper and a relaxing evening.
JAN 7, Friday, cloudy
The technician came out around 10 am and confirmed that it was the converter that caused all the problems and the batteries to boil. Now we have to order a new one from the States and have it shipped down here. Dave lent me his charger and we hooked it up to keep the batteries healthy and charged up.
In the afternoon, Louise and Dave had to go shopping so we went with them. We made a stop at Walmart then Home Depot. From here, we went back to our area and stopped at a local pub for a beer and snack. Afterwards, we went to another hotel looking for a place to rent for their daughter coming out at the end of the month. We came home just in time for happy hour with Al and Brenda.
JAN 8, Saturday, to Stone Island
We took the bus to Stone Island ferry this morning and had a marvellous visit. The bus ride took us through City Centro and we drove by the market. We took a small ferry/boat ride across to the Peninsula which they call “Isla de la Piedra” (Stone Island). We walked the beach and stopped at a small local restaurant where we had breakfast. Val and Louise had a following of Mexican about a mile thick. They ended buying a couple of skirts, a bear with fish in its mouth, a hat for Al and Brenda. We also found a Geo-Cache nearby, signed our name to it and took a “travel bug”. Afterwards, we walked over to the RV Park and looked around and talked to a few people then we walked into the village and back to the ferry. When I got home, I realized that I had lost my GPS and since it was too late to go back, I decided to go in the morning.
JAN 9, Sunday, Back to Stone Island.
I drove back to the ferry and across to the restaurant we had a beer yesterday and looked around and asked the owner but no luck. So back to Las Jaibas(pronounce LASS HI-BASS)...how disappointing! Dave came with me for the ride.
The day was spent relaxing and doing little things around the site. We did go out with Dave and Louise to reserve the room for their daughter and husband then we drove to find drinking water but, being Sunday, it was closed. We also found a place where we can put our kayaks in the Estuary. We went to see a RV park near ours but on the beach and found it very small and tight. Happy hour called us back. The evening was quite cool today!
I have uploaded more pictures to folder # 70
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