At 7 p.m. we tuned into the evening net on the single side band radio and went to grab the microphone to check in and let our friends that might be listening that we were in radio contact. Yikes!!! The microphone was missing! After a thorough search of the boat we concluded that we left it at home on a shelf in the garage. We had taken the radio home so Roy could clean and test the tuner. We had several thoughts: contact friends that might still be in San Diego to ask them to pick one up for as at the ham radio outlet. Another was to ask people here in La Paz if anyone had a spare microphone for our particular radio, and also to contact the local single side band radio dealer to ask if they have one in stock. After many emails and phone calls to various venders in the U.S. to inquire about someone sending one to us, we learned that the local shop has a similar one in stock.
Friends Bob and Lynda from Tahoma are going to the store to buy it for us -- and they'll drive out to a small beachside restaurant near where we are anchored to bring it to us. We often remark how wonderful our cruising friends are -- they even go way out of their way to help friends whenever they can. This is but one of many stories that cruisers have about similar situations.
~~~ Marlene and Roy ~~_/) ~~
