Journal May 6, 2010
Well, Jim went back down to Mexico . . . and the boat. He left here on April the 16th and he is still gone. On the way back he stopped to say, “hello” to Russ and Isabel and their new baby, Mary Faith. Then he stopped again to say, “hello” to Ron and Susanna, who have decided to tie the knot. When he got down to La Paz he met a couple who were on the way back up to Santa Rosalia for the wedding, so he decided to go to the wedding to. He turned around and went back up to Santa Rosalia and attended the wedding. That must have been a lot of fun.
I hear from him almost every day, but that isn’t as good as being there. While we have had rain, rain, and more rain here, he has been down in La Paz basking in the sun. Well, that is only true if you can bask in temperatures of 100+. He took the head off the motor and had the guys in the shop fix up the new (used) head so it matched the old one. Then he put the new head on the engine. But there was a problem because they didn’t make the new head match exactly. They left a plug in the head that is not compatible with the water tank he needs to connect. Now he is fighting to get the wrong plug (with pipe attached) out so that he can replace it with the original. He is also trying to get his visa renewed and he needs to get the car relicensed for another year, if that is needed in Mexico. He hasn’t found anyone who could tell him what is required for the car.
I stayed here because I need to keep the job I have. I also have grandkids that need my attention right now. We all know that family comes first and playing comes after the work is done so here I sit and there he goes, off to play.
He doesn’t feel like he is playing. He is quite discouraged and ready to come home. But he hasn’t finished what he went for, so he has to stay till he is done. It is nice that he can call me and talk to me every day. At least I know what is going on and I know that he is safe and probably having fun, even if he is discouraged from time to time.