2019 – 2020 Season 1 – Make Me Laugh Again

La Paz, December 15 – 21, 2020

We are in the marina, walking every day, taking care of stuff on the boat. We have gotten some good beer (Baja Brewing Scorpion) and see a fairly subdued La Paz. Covid has certainly impacted the economy. We have done some Christmas shopping, and work on the boat. We participate in the La Paz Cruisers Net most mornings, (8 am on VHF ch 22a) weather, tides, and local information. We are flying back to Tijuana on Monday 12/21 and walking across the border to visit relatives in California. We return on Jan 2, 2021.

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Posted by BajaInsider on December 19, 2020

Face Coverings Now the LAW in BCS

Wearing a Mask and observing health protocoles is the LAW in BCS.

Effective December 18, 2020 until further notice, wearing a face mask covering is now the law, in simple terms anywhere outside the door of your home. In all locations, in your car, out in the street and of course, in all establishments. you are required to observe social distancing, mask use and gathering limitations. A 36-hour jail stay and a fine of $8600MN if you do not use face masks or do not respect protocols including gatherings and social distancing, that says new law published in the Official Gazette.

AGREEMENT TO DISCOVER NEW SANITARY MEASURES ADOPTED BY THE STATE HEALTH SAFETY COMMITTEE, TO CONTROL, MITIGATE AND PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN THE STATE

FIRST ARTICLE. “The purpose of this Agreement is to establish as a priority measure of prevention and care for public health, the mandatory use of a mask as well as other measures to prevent the transmission and risks of contagion of the COVID-19 disease, until the State Committee of Sagunidad en Salud officially declares the conclusion of the health emergency of the SARS CoV2 virus (COVID-19)

SECOND ARTICLE.- The use of face masks is mandatory for all people who are in the territory of the State of Baja California Sur on roads and public spaces or for common use, inside establishments either for trade, industry or Services, Centers of work of any branch, shopping centers, considered essential or non-essential, as well as for users, operators and drivers of the passenger transport service in any modality.

You may argue the constitutionality of mask wearing in your home country, but here and Baja California Sur, Mexico City and some other Mexican States it is the law. If you are here on a visa, tourist, temporary or permanent

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June 13 – 23, 2020 Puerto Peñasco; on the hard last day in Puerto Peñasco

We have been getting up with the sun, which means no latter than about 6:30 or so. We wander down from the upstairs bedroom and I start the coffee, then we read or do Facebook for awhile. Eventually we have breakfast and do our devotions. Some days we have gone to doctors appointments, or the Chiropractor for me. We usually have gotten to the boat for at least part of the day.

We found a place and got haircuts, and have had a chance to walk around town for a bit. This is a pretty nice place, but if you get into the area where it is sort of like the US the restaurants are expensive, not like we have been used to further south.

We finished getting the boat ready for us to not be here for 6 months or so yesterday. Today they shrink wrapped the boat, and we gave away the last of the extra food that we had. It has been a pretty big job getting rid of stuff that should not be left on the boat in the heat for the summer.

In any case, I don’t plan to continue writing in this blog for the summer, and will start again when we get back to the boat in the fall.

We do have room for guests, if anyone is interested in visiting and spending a week or so with us, drop us a line and we will coordinate. What you have to do/have is you need a passport and will need to be able to get to where we are when you are going to be down. When we know what time frame you are thinking about we can let you know where we expect to be so that you can make your travel arrangements.

This is what it looks like in shrink wrap. Side view

Shrink wrap. The wrap keeps the dust and things off the boat. It does not cover the solar panels, so they keep the batteries charged. The dinghy did not get inside the wrap, but it has a cover on it. We are parked next to a big boat that blocks the afternoon sun which helps to keep the temperature down some as does the white of the shrink wrap.

June 12, 2020 Puerto Peñasco; on the hard (Friday get together)

We got up slowly, I went downstairs to allow Renee’ to sleep as long as possible, with the pain she was not sleeping well. Eventually we got around and had breakfast and did our devotions. Then I went to the boat and back and forth bringing stuff back to the apartment. I got a ride to the Autozone to get gas cans for the outboard. I also got shore power onto the boat so that I could pickle the water maker, that is another thing done, one step closer to being done.

At 6 pm, we joined the other boaters in the yard for a cocktail hour. There were 14 of us there, one is about 2 or 3 years old, nine guys and four women. We talked and eventually started to return to our boats, and apartments.

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June 11, 2020 Puerto Peñasco; on the hard (Renee’ gets a broken wrist)

We got checked into our apartment, very nice! Two bedrooms, two bathrooms, A/C, and a pool! All within about a 5 minute walk of the boatyard. The beds are, of course, hard. So, we sleep in the apartment, get up and have breakfast and do our devotions, then go to the boat and get stuff done.

Renee’ has had a sore right shoulder for a couple of days now, it is similar to a few years ago when she had a calcium deposit in the joint. It really gets in the way, she doesn’t sleep well, and it limits what she can do.

We have gotten the new cushions made for the boat, they are thicker than the old ones. In any case things are getting done. The boat has been moved a couple of times now, but I believe it is in the final location for the duration.

Around 2:30 in the afternoon, we noted that it was the heat of the day, and the yard shuts down at 3, so we decided to go back to the apartment and get in the pool. By 3 pm, we were standing by the pool and went to take a shower before getting in. Renee’ went first and when she stepped out of the outdoor shower, she slipped on the tile, landing on her but and left hand. She heard the bone break and that was when I turned around and asked if she was ok. She said no, I went to the office to see if I could get help (after making sure she was as comfortable as she could be. I did not find anyone at the office, so I called the office number and they called the medics.

We got a ride to the urgent care in an ambulance and while there she got X-rays for her shoulder and her arm. (She had been to the doctor about the shoulder the day before and was scheduled to get X-rays on Saturday and a return visit to the doctor on Monday. That got changed and will see the doctor on Saturday now. Somewhere in the fall etc, the problem with the right shoulder when away.

Renee’ getting an X-ray of her shoulder which was hurting before the fall. I am not too worried about her not having any shielding, but the doctor behind her….

This was the X-ray to verify that the wrist was set correctly. Note the X-ray tech is the only one wearing the shield.

June 10, 2020 Puerto Peñasco; on the hard

We woke up to the sound of scraping, they were starting the process of cleaning the bottom of the boat. Eventually we got up and had breakfast followed by devotions. Then a rough plan for the day.

We communicated with the people who have the apartment we are renting and got checked in. VERY nice, 3 blocks from the yard, AC, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. A kitchen and a a garage (not that we need that).

We have found some work that we need to do on the bottom of the boat (cleaning). I think I found why the anchor wash down pump does not always work (barnacles). We got started taking things off the boat. There is a long list of things we have to do to leave the boat here on the hard. The sails have to come down, get folded and put inside. The water maker has to get pickled (that takes shore power) the holding tank has to get pumped out, and stuff has to come off the boat. I am really glad we have a wagon to haul stuff between the boat and the apartment. We plan to rent a car to get stuff to the border and then rent another car and take stuff to Kansas where the truck and trailer are.

Renee’ has been having issues with her shoulder for about a week now. The last time it was like this, there was a calcium deposit in the shoulder joint, and after x-rays the doctor grabbed her arm and swung it up. While this “fixed” the problem it was a horrible bed side manner. She will be going to a doctor here tomorrow.