Off to see the doctor, etc.
14 February 2018 | Paradise Village, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Bill/sunny and warm
It's now Monday after a relatively quiet weekend. Being on "A" dock puts us closer to the big resort with all it's hotels and the activities that they have for people that are staying here. We think it's a "time share" type of resort as just about all the people that are staying here are our age or older. As it was in Huatulco and Zuhuatanejo, we are part of the "retired" crowd seeing many people our age or older. We've not seen to many younger people since we've been here. As we've traveled the world, we are used to seeing lots of much younger people in the places we've stopped but being Mexico and so close to the US and Canada, it's seems to be "the" place for many older people to take vacations. The marina we are tied to is just about full, a big improvement since we were here in 2011. We're considering keeping Zephyr here over the Summer as the rates are lower and the chances of getting nailed by a hurricane much lower than farther up the Sea of Cortez. We just have to make the decision as to what to do. Summers down here can be unmercifully hot where your air conditioner is your best friend.
It took a few days but I think Tracy has come down with her own cold. She's running just a bit of a fever and it resting in the stern cabin. I, meanwhile am sleeping in the main salon on one of the settees. I'm carrying tissues where ever I go and a bandana to cough into instead of spreading more germs every where we go. Hand sanitizers are also part of everyday life. While Tracy has avoided just about everything I've touched, the tight confinement of being on a boat make it pretty much a certainty that she will get it though she didn't get my last cold.
I'm now set to give a talk to fellow cruisers next Monday about our circumnavigation. What we took, what we wished we'd taken, checking in and out of countries, etc. I've got two hours so theres going to be a bunch packed in the talk.
Our neighbors took off two days ago to do some sailing and have just returned. Bad thing is that they still have to pay for their slip so it will be there for them when they return. Meanwhile, we are plugged into shore power, water and even cable tv(watching the olymics). I watching "Curling" as I'm typing this.
It's now Wednesday and our neighbors came back yesterday. Short trip out to have some fun.
Yesterday, Tracy was feeling so bad that we went up to the doctors office that the resort has(lots of old people in the place) and got checked out. She's got a respiratory infection of sorts and will be on meds for a while(along with me). She didn't catch what I have so at least I don't feel guilty about giving what I have to her. She got it on her own. Meanwhile we both sit here and cough and hack and go through tissue like it's going out of style.
We're set to give a talk next Sunday to other cruisers about our passage, especially about getting from here to Tahiti. We've got two hours to do it in and after that, we'll have to schedule another talk. Lots of ground to cover plus the question and answer period that will come after it. Not sure we can do it in just two hours as I've put together some pictures to show as well. It should be fun. We at least have a few days to recover.
As for todays picture, until we are well, it's about all we are up to but at least the olympics are on. While most channels are in Spanish, we have found some in English. Glad the marina gives us free cable.