We ran out of power!

Sure enough, exactly as forecast, we woke up to clouds and cooler temperatures. What a relief.

Only problem is the clouds. We had been parked in the shade during the 40C+ temperatures for the three days before, and with those temperatures our 12 volt fridge runs non stop. It keeps things cold at that temperature, but it works pretty much non stop to do so.

But it also means that we're not getting any solar power into the batteries. I had used the portable panel to get some in there, but with the fridge running continuously I knew it wasn't going to be enough.

So in the morning, we moved Igor up to the big grassy field from the shady spot where he had been parked. Again though, with the clouds he wasn't getting much power.

It didn't help that I watched the Blue Jays game using our Starlink!

We went for a walk to check out some more swimming holes in the area.

With the cooler temperatures, there were definitely fewer people in the water.

As the sun was going down, I was keeping an eye on the voltage of our batteries. By the time they get down to 12.6, lithium batteries will drop to nothing in no time. So at that level, I shut everything down, including our fridge. Fortunately, with the cooler temperatures it would be okay overnight.

This Monday morning, we are going into town to get some laundry and groceries done, then moving over to park at Puetnte de Dios (another waterfall) for a night or two.

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Record low deal on this DOKIO 100 Watt Portable Solar Panel. This is the one that we have. It consistently puts our 6 amps under full sun. Very pleased with it.

And in Canada...

The same solar panel in also a good deal at Amazon.ca in Canada.