We're still docked in Marina Riviera Nayarit, still working our way through our To-Do list, still having fun with old and new friends, still excited about heading for Polynesia in the next few weeks.


Another La Paz sunset

Because I'm assuming that you don't really want to see photos of boat parts and the interiors of grocery stores, I've sprinkled in some photos from our recent excursions in the Sea of Cortez.



Here are some of the tasks we've gotten done, since arriving in La Cruz:

-we've had SCOOTS' rigging washed, in preparation for having it inspected later this week


How Mexicans ask visitors not to use the bathroom on their beach

-removed the stanchion that was bent by our dinghy in the Norther (which required Eric to disassemble the ceiling and part of the wall in our forward cabin to reach the bolts),sent it to the machinist for repair, then reinstalled the beautiful, straight stanchion


The bent stanchion

-we've also had her deck and hull washed and waxed, a spa treatment she rightly deserves


Van among the boulders

-two trips to the Mega supermarket and one trip to Costco, with the resulting chaos and Tetrisification of the purchased items. (And we're not done buying stuff yet...)


Kayak on the beach

-First World Internet tasks and phone calls to the US
-multiple visits to local chandleries for boat parts


Van and red rocks

-Eric took the boom off our mast and had the gooseneck and boom vang (boom to mast connection piece) machined by a local machinist; then we reinstalled the newly-fixed pieces.


Ensenada Grande beach

-we collected a bunch of items that we could part with, toted them to the biweekly swap meet at the marina, and sold most of them (hooray, more volume for food!)
-one 40 peso haircut (I'll probably get mine this week)


Eric on the rock "stairs"

-Eric spliced a new halyard for our spinnaker and went up the mast to install it, and started the process of installing a new halyard for our mainsail


Van and Eric at the top of the bouldering hike

-Eric helped organize a radio net for the Pacific Puddle Jumpers, so we can keep in touch with each other while we're out there on the ocean


A rocky beach waaaaay down there

But it's not been all work. We have been very good at knocking off at sunset and spending time with friends every evening. I haven't cooked dinner even once, since we've been here....

Still to do...
-have SCOOTS' bottom scrubbed
-keep an eye on the weather (as always!) to decide when to leave
-buy more supplies and figure out where to put them
-get my haircut
-rigging inspection
-officially check out of Mexico
-leave for the Marquesas!