George installed the new battery switch that disconnects the engine battery from the relay. Now the microwave is back in business. Yay! He installed the switch near the relay on a wall under the nav table. Since he didn’t have the proper tools for the job (hole cutter or multi-tool) he thought it might take a long time. In fact it took just three hours. We both think it looks great. We tested it with the microwave by turning the switch to off and watching the engine battery voltage while we ran the microwave. No change. The voltage dropped when we turned the switch back on and ran the microwave. I am optimistic that we will be able to remember to turn it off and on while running the microwave since it is close to other switches we have to turn on to run the microwave. Of course, it is cloudy today and we aren’t getting much solar power so we probably won’t use it until the sun shines again. Even so, I am very grateful to have the option. We plan to replace the engine battery and relay when we return to the states. We hope the switch will protect the engine battery until then. 
Yesterday morning we went snorkeling and tested the Up-n-Out ladder. It worked well both for getting in and out of the water. The snorkeling here is the not best we have seen in the Bahamas but it was actually better than we expected. The water is somewhat cloudy due to fine silt on the bottom. Nevertheless, we found a moderate-sized reef and saw quite a few fish, some we haven’t seen before.
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