We started the day again with the complimentary breakfast at Precious Garden Resort and Hotel. This time we also had them make us take-out bagged lunches consisting of club sandwiches, fruits, and snacks. We left there about 7:00am and stopped at the nearby Central Convenience (2C) store and loaded up on ice for the cooler before heading to Holiday Oceanview Marina.
We parked our Ford Ranger Truck right besides Indra again. Even though it was still early morning we noticed some activity at the marina seawall entrance. True to the word given by the Holiday Oceanview Marina management construction of the guard shack for the Philippine Army contingent assigned to the marina for security protection was underway.
We went aboard Indra and open all the windows and hatches to provide some air flow. Marilyn and Mary Ann had the task of continuing to go through all the stuff in the main cabin area. I opened up the floor board in front of the v-berth area. This area was full of old useless paint cans, varnish, rags, and other junk - this was all bagged up and carted off to the dumpster. This area had wire runs, depth and speed sensor, and a small holding tank in it - took many pictures.
The main wood beam that supports the mast was visible here and appeared to be still in acceptable shape. To the left of the wood beam is a plastic container that holds overflow fuel from the diesel heater; directly in front is the small holding tank.
After scrapping and cleaning the bottom of this area, the original permanent marking of the USCG COD numbers 600692 was clearly visible.
We checked all the thru hulls and sensors on the exterior of the hull. Mary Ann used a chisel to pop off little barnacles stiil attached to the hull.
Loosened the two bolts on the aft main zinc in an attempt to remove it - discovered the bolts were too long to be removed since they hit the rudder. This meant the rudder would need to be removed to change this zinc - this installation could not have been well thought out or designed - it would be changed.
Mary Ann hinted that she wanted to go swimming at the beach at Precious Garden Resort and Hotel, so we called it quits around 15:00pm and headed back to the hotel. At the beach area I found my spot to contemplate the day's activities, while Marilyn used her cell phone to capture some pictures and videos of Mary Ann swimming.
After the frolic in the water, Mary Ann took a shower in the hotel room and we had dinner again in the Precious Garden Resort restaurant. Back in the hotel room, I downloaded pictures and recharged the batteries on the cameras and cell phones. It was kinda strange, but it appeared we were probably the only guests staying at the hotel.
