Settling In

We have to wait three weeks for parts to arrive. We are going to look at an apartment to get out of the 100 degree heat. 

Besides the climate we are both incandescent at having to stop after a thousand miles. Rationally speaking who cares, a month more or a month less but we are missing life on the road and meeting people and seeing things. 

To cut the whining short I’ll leave it at that and get back into the details when we can get out of this murderous heat. It’s so hot I have to put my phone and a power pack in the fridge to charge the device. 

The 860 watt solar panels have put out 50 amps an hour in the middle of the day. 

Chris checking the shore power connection and the charger. 

The 3000 watt inverter and 125 amp charger in one huge block. The charger has failed and I suspect in Brasilia they hooked it up incorrectly and screwed us up. Also the second layer storage is making strange noises so I’ll have Chris check that out. Nothing can get done right the first time it seems.  

The workshop. Inside is a broken Swiss Citroen van whose main computer has failed such that it may have to be shipped back to Europe for repairs. They drove Canada to Alaska to here but won’t get to see Patagonia. 

Loki doesn’t mind the heat as much as we do.  

The fridges in the common areas are monkey proofed: 

I can’t wait to show Rusty his new air conditioned digs with his own garden. I hope it lives up to billing.