Posted in Underway on Nov 26th, 2006 1 Comment »
22 November 2006
Puerto Vallarta is a large town seemingly centered on the tourist industry. Beach front hotels are everywhere. There is a great bus system throughout the area and lots of shopping and restaurants. We found the Sam’s and Walmart’s (they seem to be everywhere) so we’re restocked with the necessities. We have yet to [...]
Posted in Underway on Nov 26th, 2006 No Comments »
17 November – 1700 hours
Well for the first time in 2 weeks writing this update I’m NOT on the 12-4 watch…so I probably won’t be as lucid. And yes, I’m enjoying a Martini with Roger – something I tend NOT to do while we’re underway.
We had a very nice and quiet trip from Mazatlan [...]
Posted in Underway on Nov 17th, 2006 No Comments »
16 November 2006 0030 hours
Lat N22.07 Lon W105.55
Well that plan to leave Mazatlan didn’t quite work out exactly as anticipated - I know that’s a shock to all of you. While we listened to the local cruiser net that morning - this is very common in all these cruising havens. Everybody gets on [...]
Posted in Underway on Nov 14th, 2006 No Comments »
12 November 2006 0230 hours
Latitude 34 19N Longitude 107 17 W
I came off watch at 0400 hours on Friday the 9th and went to sleep but was awoken at 0530 to the sound of something hard sliding on deck right above me. I instantly knew it was the bucket filled with water we left [...]
Posted in Underway on Nov 14th, 2006 No Comments »
9 November 0100 hours
N 23 35.145 W110 45.800
You could put a small Navy in Bahia Santa Maria! It’s huge with very adequate anchoring areas in 20 - 30 feet of water. We found a nice secluded place for Cutthroat and had the anchor placed and secure just before dark set upon [...]
