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Windlass Problems

When we hoisted the anchor leaving Bahia Chemala, our windlass (the motor that lifts the anchor) was acting up. It…

Bahia Tenacatita

We were here last year for a couple of weeks before we went further south, then stopped again on our…

Bahia Chamela Evening

We are sitting in the cockpit, sipping an orange liquor. The full moon is rising, and it is beautiful. I…

Bahia Chamela

We were a three-boat flotilla. Our fourth buddy boat left earlier in the day. YO-D-YO was accompanied by Restless Soul…

Thank You, La Cruz

We had a wonderful time in La Cruz. We met up with new friends and reconnected with friends from last…

Happy New Year!

We had a great time with friends in La Cruz at The Tree House restaurant. Our table of eight compressed…

Connected. Starlink!

Starlink is kind of a miracle here in boater land. There were a dozen Starlink boxes in the office waiting…

New to Us Washer Dryer

Well, maybe not new and modern, but it works without electricity! Just good old-fashioned elbow grease. The blue thing is…

Christmas in Puerto Vallarta

We had a different Christmas this year. While our friends and families were freezing and snowbound, we enjoyed the sun.…

Back to La Cruz

We left Marina Vallarta behind and headed back to La Cruz. There were three cruise ships in PV, and the…

Puerta Vallarta visit

We spent a week in Marina Vallarta mostly as a provisioning stop. After checking in with the marina and port…

Christmas Season in La Cruz

Christmas is right around the corner and the festivities are everwhere. The other night watching Las Posadas. This celebrates Mary…

La Cruz

We really like La Cruz. It is a small town with wonderful restaurants and people. We keep meeting up with…

Checked-in at La Cruz

We’ve landed. We visited the harbormaster. We checked-in with the port captain. Dave is enjoying a cold Noche Bueno cervesa…

Isla Isabelita

Blue footed boobies.  They’re real! We anchored on the east side of Isla Isabel but a little bit south of…

Mazatlan Food and Fun

We had some fantastic meals while we were in Mazatlan.  We also met some wonderful people.