We had another leisurely morning. Rick actually shaved for the first time in two weeks. Also Rick’s Laundry Service was once again open for business. Eventually we decided it was time to move. Rick tried to start the motor and the battery was dead. He tried turning off everything that draws current and still no luck. He ended up calling the charter company and they told him to switch the batteries so the house and starting battery were in parallel . That gave us enough juice to get going. We motored to the island of Ko Wai and into the northern harbor.
After anchoring we relaxed and let the motor run to make sure the batteries were fully charged. While we were doing that several boats pulled in and unloaded a herd of snorkelers. After we were comfortable that the batteries were charged and that our anchor was holding we loaded all of our snorkel gear into the dinghy and went “around the corner” to a beautiful deserted beach. We snorkeled from the beach. I have been having trouble with my snorkel because it seems to leak water in through the baffle so I didn’t snorkel for every long. After Rick finished snorkeling we came back to the boat and I tried swimming around the boat with Rick’s snorkel. Much better. I think it’s time for a new snorkel.
We relaxed for the rest of the afternoon watching boats filled with snorkelers come and go. Originally we were going to go to the resort on shore for dinner but it looked uninspiring so we had dinner on the boat. I went to bed early (8:30) because I hadn’t had a nap all day!