Make Me Laugh Again

Up about 7, breakfast, the net, bible reading and aqua aerobics. After lunch, I took a nap and Reneé tried. Then I took the bus to Home Depot and got some spray adhesive to glue the insulation back in place in the engine room.

The big event for the day was joining the other cruisers in going out for dinner to Pancho’s Taco’s. There was a total of 15 of us, 13 in a van and two that drove over (they had other stuff to do so they took their car). The taco’s were among the best I have had here in Mexico!
When we came back we all went over to S/V Ohana, Dave and Michele’s boat. It is a pretty big catamaran. They are “newbies” to cruising. This is their first cruising boat, and it was purchased (used) this year. They have been out for a few day sails with it, but mostly it has been getting the boat ready and learning the boat. They are going to the anchorage this week. The boat is a 4 cabin model that a previous owner had removed the holding tank on the port side and both of those two heads. So, they have two heads and one holding tank all on the stud side. That would be Ok except they have another couple that will be joining them for extended cruising. The plan is to put a composting head in on the port side.

Back to our boat, showers and bed by 10 pm.

No pictures today

The coffee pot started our day and our confusion. Our phones said it was 6 am, the pot thought it was 7 am. Eventually we figured out that there was a time change, and our phones updated automatically. We got up at 7 (by our phones) and had breakfast and off to the bus to get to church, then lunch at Brenda’s, followed by a ride most of the way back to the boat. We had a short bus ride and naps.

We did an evening dinghy cruise with some other cruisers, then back to the boat, dinner, showers and bed.

No pictures today

Today is my Birthday!

Up at 7, breakfast and bible reading before the net, after that we put up the mainsail, which is the last of the rigging stuff on deck. Our to do list is getting much shorter.

Showers are next then up to the mall at noon to join the other cruisers for a trip into Puerto Vallarta for tacos and tequila tasting.

We rode the bus downtown, then walked a few blocks to get to the fish toco stand that Val and Larry had recommended. They lived in “The Zona Romantica” for a few years. From there we walked down Isla Cuela to Oscar’s for the tequila tasting. We had a very good time, and I drank way too much as did Reneé. From there apparently we walked to Los Muertos brewery, at least that is where some of the pictures were taken. Finally after a cab ride back on the boat and bed.

 

Up at 7ish, breakfast the net and bible reading. This morning we will defrost the fridge, the only thing on the schedule is perhaps get the sails up, and a load of laundry.

So, by 4 ish, the load of laundry has been folded, we made it to aqua aerobics, the stay sail and Jib are up, tomorrow morning we will do the main sail. Reneé baked a load of very tasty bread, and we are going to the pool

No pictures today

Up at 7 am a couple of loads of laundry, breakfast, bible reading done, defrosted the freezer and cleaned the strainer for the air conditioning. John Pounder was here and hooked up the temperature switch for the fan for the solar charge controllers. He did not have the wire for the stereo speakers, so that project is on hold. Reneé was trying to figure out how to get her fishing poles mounted under the new solar panels, everything was going well, until she dropped her pole into the water. She tried with a boat hook to see if she could snag it, but was unsuccessful. John was leaving at that point and suggested using a treble hook with a weight to drag across the area and see if she could get it that way. About 15 minutes later she was successful!

We have permission from a friend who has a boat here, on B dock who won’t be on their boat during the month of November and has given permission for us to store 3 bags of stuff on their boat, our spinnaker, canopy and teak covers. It took both of us and a dock cart and our wagon to move these to the other boat, but that got done today as well. On the way back Reneé stopped at the store.

So, today we have accomplished quite a bit, 3 loads of laundry, defrosted the freezer, filing the water tank, temperature control installed on solar panel controllers, “stuff” put away, lists updated, and stuff done!

Tonight is the pot luck, Robert has made spaghetti with home made sauce, Reneé is making a salad and cookies

Again, there were about 20-30 of us there. Then back to the boat, showers and a card game then bed.