We're back online again. With the grandsons here, we've been so busy we haven't had time to update the blog.

The trip inland was great. we spent a night in Guadalajara and Colima with side trips to Telaquepaque and Comela. Lee has learned to drive like the locals which means passing on double solid lines and on bridges. The roads here aren't too bad but expensive.

I hope everyone had a festive New Year's celebration. The resort put together a disco that was attended by only about 40 people. They also had an incredible fireworks display right on the beach. We were about 20 feet from the launch site. The fireworks lasted about 8 minutes and we had all kinds of ash on the boat the next morning.

We did a fishing charter with the boys but didn't have any luck. Not even a hit. We decided sailboats are much better fishing vessels. The boys had a great time here. I think they adjusted the carburetor on the outboard. It flies now. The other day we were at the dock waiting for the water taxi and we saw a dinghy planing across the lagoon. Lee said wow, look how fast they are going and as they got closer we noticed it was ours! I guess boys will be boys.

We ran into Romeo who used to work with Steve Barry. He is a chef aboard a 100 foot yacht called Besame. Small world.

We just left Barra Navidad this morning and plan to go directly to Banderas Bay. The weather forecasters are puzzled by the models which show a possible tropical disturbance later this week off of Socorro Island. They all say this is very unusual for this time of year. The winds are forecasted light and from the south and seas are flat so we want to make the most distance north we can. The boys are taking a bus to Puerto Vallarta today and will spend the night and fly home tomorrow.

We have spotted 2 whales already this morning so are watching closely. Wind is 10-12 knots apparent and we are averaging 7.2 knots under sail. Just caught a small tuna after only 2 hours at sea. Life is good!

PS. Just caught another fish, just 20 minutes later!