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.
I can’t wait to show Rusty his new air conditioned digs with his own garden. I hope it lives up to billing.
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Man that sucks. Good luck finding a nice apartment!
it's sunny--it's charging so press on!
That is the plan but we can’t until the second alternator stops making horrid grinding noises when we run the engine. Once that is fixed ( and it’s brand new) we’re thinking of going to Bolivia and coming back when the charging parts arrive for the shore power.
As the manager of the computer programmers in the bank. I taught everyone that not only do you check the changes you put in the program, but you also check that the old stuff still works like it did before you made your changes. It appears that your guys checked their work but didn't check the old stuff to see if it was still working.
The only positive is that we don’t have to go back to the guy that screwed it up, Alessandro’s electrician to repair the damage.
Brazilians will make you their friends and then rob you blind.
I think that’s a little harsh in this case. Alessandro’s work has been excellent. The electrician he hired screwed up and the mechanic, well mechanics don’t seem
To be able to get it right first time.its a pain.
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