Still in Mazatlan
27 February 2013 | Marina Mazatlan
Capt. Crabby
Well, here it is almost March, and we’re still in Mazatlan. Of course, there are worse places we could be. First our friends Frank and Stefanie on Endless Summer, who were bringing some important stuff for us, were delayed almost 2 weeks. Then, I discovered that in order for my satellite phone to work, they have to send me a new SIM card. The company that provides the service is in Canada, and cannot ship to Mexico, so I had to have it shipped to my daughter who will ship it here. It was supposed to arrive at my daughter’s last week. Of course, it didn’t, and when I called the company Monday, they said, “Oh, sorry, we forgot to ship it”. Now supposedly, it’s on its way, but who knows how long it’ll take.
Also, the weather here has been lousy. It’s been chilly and windy and the sailing conditions aren’t great. The harbor entrance has been closed a lot due to bad weather. We actually had to turn our electric heater on last night and this AM!
Anyhow, we’re still having fun. Last night we went to Bruja for lobster with Frank and Stefanie, Phoebe and Reg from Three Sheets, Paddy and Diane from The Islander and Ron and Maryanne Lucas from Teacapan. For 220 pesos (about $17.00) you get two whole lobster tails with all the trimmings as well as salad and after-dinner drinks. Also, the drinks were 2 for 1. The lobster was great.
We’ve got the boat ready to go and want to head down to La Cruz, but with the lousy weather, we’re now considering a trip to Guadalajara next week, in hopes that the weather will improve by the time we return.
Anyhow, Mexico is still great, and we’re having fun and catching up on a lot of little projects that we’ve been putting off. The boat has never been better. We got a new dinghy cover, fixed the broken shower, installed a new 30 amp battery charger, remodeled the galley and lots of little annoying items.
Hopefully, by early March we’ll have more exciting news to report.
The crew of the Marsha Dee