Wow, sorry for dropping off the face of the earth since...errr... November, but just did not have the inspiration... Here's the short version: We kept heading South until the weather got warm, which was Banderas Bay where we spent Christmas and New Years. We enjoyed wonderful visits by family and friends and 2 months in the Barra De Navidad area before heading back to La Cruz. We even got to visit New Zealand for Lewis and Alyssa's birthday, where we were joined by Megan and Anthony as well. The 6 of us enjoyed the Bay of Islands on sv Levana and did an adventurous 50 mile "coast to coast" bike ride across the North Island.

Which takes us to today and the changed world we live in.

Here's the current situation down here in Mexico.... We are hunkering down in Marina La Cruz in Banderas Bay, near Puerto Vallarta. As the U.S./Mexican Border was closed for most non-commercial traffic today, we will likely be here for some time. We have full fuel tanks, a working water maker, solar panels and 60 days of food aboard in case we need to leave, but so far, Mexico is handling the situation well. Rina went to the store this morning and there were no empty shelves. Most of the Gringo tourists have left so hoarding has not been a problem. The closest virus case is 100 miles away in Guadalahara but Rina and I are taking all precautions to seclude ourselves and keep healthy. We know that virus testing here is even more behind than in the U.S.

We will continue to monitor the situation here and in the U.S. and our plan is once the situation stabilizes in California we will make our way back up to San Diego. That could be 4 weeks or 4 months.... we just don't know. If the situation in Mexico degrades, we are prepared to head out to Sea and find a safe and secluded anchorage somewhere to ride it out.

Stay safe,

allan and rina