We did not have our family down for the holiday weekend but we did get to spend the afternoon with a wonderful group of cruising friends. Gily and John Foy hosted twenty cruisers to the most amazing turkey dinner. They did all the cooking and we brought wine and sailing stories. Rog was given the enviable job of testing both the BBQ turkey and the oven roasted one. He couldn't decide which one he liked better so Renee finally had to separate him from the platter!
Gilly was still smiling after a very long day in the kitchen. Notice the heaping platter of turkey, we went through all that!
John was busy getting caught up with friends from the 2007 Ha Ha. We were one of the few friends that had not come down on that Ha Ha. Jake of the sailing vessel Jake has become my mentor for the single side band.
Richard had volunteered to do the dishes knowing full well that Gilly's dishwasher was on the fritz and he made good on his promise. He even did all the pots and pans. He can come to dinner on my boat any time he wants.
Saturday we finally got Di's Dream off the dock after three failed attempts. We had planned on sailing last weekend but Rog irritated his back to the extent that he was down for two complete days. Next attempt to go out was on Tuesday, however after a quick game of tennis, quick because he sprained his ankle big time, so that day we stayed tied to the docks. Finally on Saturday we took off for the short sail over to La Cruz. It is only 5 miles so it really was a short sail.
We did have one little hic up as we were trying to leave the dock, no bow thruster! Rog has grown to love that little toy and was really disappointed when he didn't hear that garbage disposal sound coming from the bow. Being a little creative he was able to use a wire to jump start the thruster. We were off.
Our good friend Captain Rob out on the docks to give us a proper send off. Last year Rob had been on the beautiful 1956 90 ft Rhodes motor sailer Sea Diamond. After spending the summer in the Med as her captain he is now on the 165ft power boat Piano Bar.
We finished Saturday with a party at Mike's North Sails Loft. It was a gathering to kick off the racing season here on Banderas Bay. Wednesday we will start the three day Banderas Bay Blast with a quick run over to La Cruz from Paradise Village. We hope to have a full crew of guys so that Di can spend that time shopping or at the spa with girlfriends. We will report how that turns out.
Sunday we spent the morning at the La Cruz Farmers Market however those pictures did not turn out so well. Just means we will have to go back this weekend so we can share all the wonderful crafts and delicious delicacies available for purchase.
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