As we were flying into Puerto Vallarta, Lee and I realized that we have had to get out of bed before 4:00am 3 days out of the past 6 days to catch a flight somewhere. Yikes. Time to go back to cruising!

Thankfully the customs light at the airport signaled green for us. We brought back a bunch of food and gear from the states that I’m sure would have been questioned. Our scheduled arrival time was 4:15 pm and we were already in a taxi headed to La Cruz by 4:30. I guess the time to fly into PV is Sunday afternoon.

We stayed the night at Philo’s bar since Sirocco is still on the hard (up on stands in a boatyard). Philo’s is closed on Sundays so it was a quiet evening. Getting all our gear to the boatyard the next morning was quite an event. We had two large rolling duffels, a new icemaker, a box of canned food, another duffel bag and a backpack. Butch, the local diesel mechanic saw us struggling down the cobblestone streets and gave us a ride in his pickup truck. The yard didn’t splash Sirocco until around 11:00am so we ended up a little behind schedule and couldn’t provision because the refrigerator wasn’t cooled down enough. Our refrigeration was turned off for the 3 weeks we were gone since it runs on 110 shore power or is engine driven. But our 12 volt freezer was on and the quart of ice cream and bag of ice we left was still frozen! And they hadn’t melted at any time. Unbelievable. The boat wasn’t plugged in or anything. The solar panels alone were keeping the freezer going.

Bob Ray arrived at around 4:00pm and after we worked a little on the boat (she was really dirty from the yard), we went to Anna Bananas for Meatloaf Monday and the great classic rock bank Pacific Rock Company. As we were sitting down at our table I was reading the wall where everyone leaves their signature and saw the following entry: 2006 Obsession Les y Juan C-39. Now who could that be I wonder?

We slept in on Tuesday but when we heard the weather report, we decided to go ahead and sail north to Chacala. The weather looks good for the next few days so we want to take advantage of it. I ran into town to get some food and other supplies while Lee and Bob got the boat ready. We left the dock at 11:00am and are currently 10 miles from Chacala. We’re making great time, must be the new fast bottom. We’re not sure if we will stay in Chacala for one night or two. After Chacala we will head straight for Mazatlan, 144 miles north.