May 01-02, 2001 -- Our Last Days in Salinas

May 1-2, 2001 -- Our Last Days in Salinas Today was another waiting day. We didn't do much other than wait for packages. Finally, our inverter came. We tried to give the UPS guy the one that needed to be shipped back. However, UPS will not pick up unless they have prior authorization. When we tried to get the authorization, UPS refused to accept our request because we were shipping the old inverter back using Xantrex's UPS account number. They told us that Xantrex would have to call. We got fed up and shipped it via Fed Ex. They were extremely courteous and accepted the pick up call. Mike installed the inverter while I handled the shipping. When I returned to the boat, we had a fully functional inverter! On May 2, I went to Fajardo with Coos (Short for something) and Martha from Orca and Mickey from Beaujolais. We went to the West Marine and the grocery store. Then, since Coos is former military, we went to Roosevelt Roads to the PX, then Coos and Martha went to the Commisary while Mickey and I stayed in the car. After we got back to Salinas, we moved the boat out to the staging area at the entrance to Salinas. We were staging to head for Punta Patilla.