Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Puerto Vallarta arrival

This is not your local Safeway!!
Sunset at PV the day of arrival

Leaving Muertos for Mazatlan--good bye for now


Today is Tuesday a day off to clean and ready the boat for the Banderas Bay Bash. After the overnight from El Cid and a night out on the hook in front of Frank’s place in La Cruz a good fresh water bath is in order. The Bash is a three leg cruisers rally for charities starting in PV going to La Cruz for the night to party at the new Marina. We have heard a lot about the new sky lounge above the restaurant and of course music at Philos. From la Cruz a 2 hour sail to Punta Mita for a night of fun and celebration, Then to end it all we sail back to PV all a down wind spinnaker trip that should be a blast!

The Bay is full of sea life as we saw numerous whales breaching on the way in from Mazatlan right off the point, but just shortly after that the rod and reel start to sing….fish on????? Not really….A hungry gull saw our lure, hit it and took off with it!!! Not a pretty sight with wings a flapping madly so I quickly cut the line and he flew off with some new jewelry on its lower lip.

Time to write has been scarce and the sunrises and sunsets during the passages have been spectacular. The nature in the sea where the desert meets the sea is a sight to behold.

Di and I are looking forward to R+R after the Bash in the Bay. The resort here at Paradise Village is full and we are so blessed to have met so many new and old friends here. Anyone who is looking for a great spot to veg out and unwind should consider this place. It may not quite be a breathtaking as be Barra Navidad at the Grand Isle but what else on this planet is? It is really nicely maintained and in short proximity to the airport and all the spots anyone could want just a short bus or cab ride away.

Anyway, Di has her cheek healing up much better now and is the best crew and mate one could ever ask for. Everything is fun and exciting and time is flying by so quickly. It won’t be long and we will be focusing on our return in February so we can get ready for the spring show and all the folks who will have the chance to outfit the boat to take them on their adventures.

Feel free to email us back with any questions on gear, provisioning or any other thoughts and we will be able to respond quickly as we are now hooked up to email for the month of December here in Paradise Village.

Keep the pointy end forward and the water on the outside!

Rog and Di

1 comment:

Linda Richards said...

Hey you two! We are enjoying your blog immensely and can't wait to do it all ourselves next yr. Enjoy the Bash!

Linda
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