A great way to do laundry!

Normally when we're in Mexico we get our laundry done at a "lavanderia". It's usually relatively inexpensive. You simply drop off your clothes, they weigh them, and the price is based on what your dirty laundry weighs. If I remember correctly, prices are usually between 10 and 13 pesos per kg, and your clothes are washed, dried, and folded and you pick them up fresh and clean later that day or the next morning. Normally, our total cost is between $5 and $10 CAD depending on how much stuff we have.

It's a great way to do the laundry! However, where we are parked up just now there is no lavanderia within walking distance.

And so, we need to use our RV Mobile washer. We had bought this unit from Amazon last year and it works really well.



Yes, this video shows Ruth doing her laundry, however I also use it to do my laundry. We each wash our own dirty laundry.

It's a neat design...as you push up and down on the plunger, the water is forced through the clothing. It even makes the sounds of an actual washing machine.

You can only do a few pieces at a time, but it doesn't take very long at all, and it gives your arms a bit of exercise. And most importantly, it actually does a good job!

RV Mobile Hand Operated Washing Machine

Puttered around a bit yesterday afternoon. I needed to check the water level of the batteries. Two of them are under the steps, and two of them are in the storage compartment right beside the steps. I noticed right away that one of the connections at one of the terminals was very corroded and I had only cleaned them just before we left to come south in early October.

The batteries that are in the storage compartment have never had any corrosion on the terminals, but the ones located under the steps do require cleaning every now and again. But this one terminal was covered in crap. I should have taken a picture.

I went to scrap some of it off, and the cable broke right off with very little effort on my part! I boiled up some water and poured the hot water over the batteries. That gets the crap off really well. Cleaned the terminals, topped the cells up with some distilled water, and now ready to go.

Except...I need a new cable. It's just the short connecting cable that connects the positive and negative between the two 6 volt batteries to make them 12 volts. I'll probably have to get one made at a shop in town.

I think what happened is that the cable was obviously weak in that area and not making a good connection. Bad connections will often attract more corrosion, and I guess this was really bad.

We normally operate 4 six volt batteries, so our system is temporarily down to 2 of them. Not a problem, and we still have enough battery power for our needs.

Love the view from under our awning!

Played a few games of backgammon yesterday afternoon. We have running totals of both backgammon and yahtzee that we start January 1st of each year. I'm winning in both games so far, but there is still almost two weeks to go and Ruth is not far behind me. She could easily catch up! In Backgammon, I'm winning 59 to 48. And in Yahtzee, she's only behind me by 281 points. It's going to be close!

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