Sailing on Starshine

Vessel Name: Starshine
Vessel Make/Model: Outbound 44
Hailing Port: San Francisco, CA
Crew: Pat and Melodie Williams
About: We have been "working the plan" since 2004 when Pat began taking sailing lessons. That lead to a few sailing vacations on sailboats. Melodie took some classes too. We purchased our boat in 2011.
27 February 2019 | Alameda California
26 February 2019 | Mazatlan to San Francisco
26 February 2019 | Mazatlan Sinaloa Mexico
01 May 2018 | El Cid - Mazatlan
09 April 2018 | Marina Mazatlan
07 March 2018 | La Cruz de Huanacaxtle
23 January 2018 | La Cruz de Huanacaxtle
04 December 2017 | La Cruz de Huanacaxtle
24 October 2017 | Oakland, CA
04 September 2017 | South Lake Tahoe CA
04 September 2017 | Culver OR
04 September 2017 | Culver OR
04 September 2017 | Redmond Oregon
17 July 2017 | Polson Montana
31 May 2017 | Our new Camper in Ira Texas
04 May 2017 | Nuevo Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit Mexico
04 April 2017 | La Cruz Anchorage
12 March 2017 | Chamela Bay
12 March 2017 | Tenicatita Bay
18 February 2017 | La Cruz de Huanacaxtle
Recent Blog Posts
27 February 2019 | Alameda California

Goodbye Starshine

Melodie and I have accepted an offer on Starshine. We close escrow on March 8, 2019.

26 February 2019 | Mazatlan to San Francisco

The Baja Bash

Preparing for the Baja Bash (the trip north from Mexico to California). They call it “The Bash” because the prevailing winds and waves are from the northwest. So you are basically going uphill (if that makes any sense).

26 February 2019 | Mazatlan Sinaloa Mexico

Summer 2018

As many of you who have followed our blog over the last four years you’ll note that I have not given it any attention since last spring. So let me fill in the blanks.

01 May 2018 | El Cid - Mazatlan

Marina El Cid - Mazatlan

Today is Tuesday May 1, 2018.

09 April 2018 | Marina Mazatlan

Marina Mazatlan

Today is Monday April 9, 2018.

07 March 2018 | La Cruz de Huanacaxtle

Leaving Banderas Bay

Today is Wednesday March 7, 2018.

Paradise Village

09 December 2014 | Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico
Pat
We've been at Paradise Village in Nuevo Vallarta for a week now. Most people have heard of Puerto Vallarta, the large city just to our south. Nuevo Vallarta is a suburb just to the north. It's a lot like Kaanapali outside Lahina on Maui, lots of big resorts outside of town. Staying in the marina here gives us access to the hotel pool and other amenities.

We took a dingy ride up the canal that the marina is located on. We saw a crocodile on the trip. There isn't anything in the photo to judge size, but that one is a baby, only about 24 inches long.

We took the bus into town for only $15 pesos each, that's just over one US Dollar. We went shopping at COSCTO. It looks exactly like the ones in the US. They had many of the brands you find at home, plus some exotic ones. We stocked up on a few treats, like chocolate covered pomegranate balls. We had trouble finding the right bus to get back to the marina. We ended up taking a $50 peso cab ride back to the bus terminal. The cab driver offered to take us to the marina for $240 pesos. By the time we got out of the cab, he'd dropped his price to $200 pesos, but he still could not beat the $15 peso bus ride.

We also took the bus to the old part of the city. We walked around and looked at the tourist shops. I went into a Tequila Store and asked about a bottle of tequila. The salesman was happy to teach us about the various grades of tequila. I was about to buy a bottle when he saw I had taken a $100 peso bill from my wallet. He said no, it wasn't $100 pesos a bottle, it was $100 dollars US! I apologized for the misunderstanding, but I was not in the market for a $100 USD bottle of liquor.
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