Luggage Arrived!

Gotta love El Salvador, they can’t open Alex’s toolbox because there is a lock on it, so instead of cutting it off they ask that he opens it for them. So he tells them the combination over the phone, and they open it up and ship it to the hotel. Honestly, these people are rad, the customs agents are so patient, try having that done in the States! Anyway, all the luggage has safely arrived, now Alex can get to work.
There was work waiting for him when he arrived, he’d been emailed by this lovely couple from Edmonton who decided to travel the world by sailboat after practicing for a bit in Europe. Ok, so they had practiced three years ago, and after teaching English in Japan decided to buy a sailboat in Mexico and sail down to Costa Rica. After 42 days at sea--sunburned and seasick--black smoke was being emitted from the motor, so they wisely pulled into El Salvador. But a gentle pull-in wasn't in the cards. As most sailors know, visiting Bahia Del Sol means crossing a sandbar that can easily roll a boat over if not timed/guided properly. So most sailors wait for a guide to take them in. Which they did, but the ponga flipped during the process leaving them free floating in the middle of the waves with a very questionable motor until someone else could be sent to help. Luckily no one was hurt. Anyway, this story doesn't make crossing the bar seem like a fun process. I've done it before, back in February when Alex and I sailed from Costa Rica to El Salvador in two weeks (not recommended), and Alex has done it many more times than that, but it is still a nerve-wracking process. Anyway, Alex went to their boat and thoroughly checked it out and there was nothing wrong. This has happened before, where Alex will just look at an engine and it decides to fix itself. Magic.