When waiting for weather we have to be very patient and at the moment that is what we are doing. The wind has been blowing from the southwest for over a week and looks set to continue as the SW monsoon lets us know it is well and truly here. But... at least the sun is mostly shining and the rain we had for a few days has cleared up. In fact, the occluded front which sits across Taiwan and this island chain seems to 
have finally moved north, taking the rain with it. Last year when we arrived in Japan, the word was that you watched that front and then followed it north as it took the rain with it. This year we had to pass south through it but in reality it has not been that bad. The first typhoon of the season seemed to kick it out of the way and then it just came back for a little bit after the second typhoon and has since moved away. Needless to say that now as the wind blows strongly and steadily from the SW it is bringing the oppressive heat and humidity of the tropics with it - the Kuroshio Current does the same thing - and life aboard can be pretty uncomfortable.
have finally moved north, taking the rain with it. Last year when we arrived in Japan, the word was that you watched that front and then followed it north as it took the rain with it. This year we had to pass south through it but in reality it has not been that bad. The first typhoon of the season seemed to kick it out of the way and then it just came back for a little bit after the second typhoon and has since moved away. Needless to say that now as the wind blows strongly and steadily from the SW it is bringing the oppressive heat and humidity of the tropics with it - the Kuroshio Current does the same thing - and life aboard can be pretty uncomfortable. Yesterday, though, we were fortunate to have someone come and connect us up to power with a step-up transformer to convert the 100V to 220V. So now we can have our 240V fans running all day and night. They certainly make sleeping a lot easier.
We managed to fit in a fair bit of sight seeing last year when in Ginowan so have not really done a lot this year. We did go for a drive around the southern end of the island with our friends Mark and Deb from Sun Wah, ending up in Kokusai Street for some wine tasting and a quick flit through the covered market area.
While we had the rain Jon decided to rewire the engine electrics. We have been having a problem with the engine not starting first go or even at all. When it didn't start we had to start the generator to up the voltage to get it to start. We didn't think this was very satisfactory at all and rather than try and trace where the voltage drop was occurring Jon pulled all the wiring from the start box back to the engine and replaced it all. Not difficult just a bit time consuming but once it was all connected up the old engine roared into life first press of the button and continues to do so.
For any interested bird watchers out there here are the male and female Rock Thrush which keep us entertained with their songs all day as they flit about the rock walls and the boat rigging.
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