Sail Cutthroat

Sorry for the huge time delay in updating the blog, but life on dry land has definitely gotten in the way. All is well with us. We survived our very first summer in Florida – no hurricanes or heat stroke. Actually it has been quite nice. We did spend a good bit of time travelling, [...]

1 December 2006 Since Monday morning when Carol and Pat returned to Tampa, we have spent the week cleaning the boat up, discovering the local area, and basically not doing much at all. Wednesday we took the buses to old town. We walked along the boardwalk – PV is really a beautiful town especially along [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]