We had a great sail up to Zihuatanejo and are currently anchored right off the beach in the main bay. Zihuatanejo (called "Zihuat" by all the yachties) is a fun-packed, vibrant tourist town. It is filled with restaurants, bars, and little shops, all of which attract the many gringos running around with their sunburned noses and white feet. Today a large Carnival cruise ship pulled into the bay and dropped off what seemed like 50,000 of them. To make matters even crazier, today is a Mexican holiday, so town was absolutely jammed. Chris and Julie bit the bullet and took off first thing this morning in search of the turkey, and came back victorious! They hit the jackpot at the large grocery store and stocked up on the many goodies needed for our turkey dinner. As I have mentioned before we do things "properly" aboard Cisnecito, and Thanksgiving dinner will follow suite. There were a few items we could not secure here in town, so Chris' parents are bringing down the rest, including truffles from Slovenia! Dinner will obviously be first-class, which I am greatly excited about. In fact, I just might even put on a pair of shoes for the event.

While Chris and Julie shopped in the morning, I cleaned and polished the barbeque (dirty job!) and brightened up some of the stainless and chrome down below. Cisnecito shines beautifully and glistens in the bright Mexican sun. Just before lunch I picked up Chris, Julie, and the hoards of groceries with the dingy and got back to the boat in time for a Torta, which is my new favorite lunchtime specialty (ham, local cheese, tomato, peppers, onion, and avocado on a fresh roll). This afternoon the three of us marched over to the local market and picked up fresh fruits, vegetables, and tortillas.

Tomorrow we will do some last minute cleaning in the morning, wash the boat down with fresh water, and wait for Dick and Susie to arrive. The plan is to head out to an offshore island about 10 miles from here, and hopefully find a cozy anchorage to celebrate our Thanksgiving dinner.