Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Oh the Joy of a Hot Shower!
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| showering at anchor |
After 8 days on the water, a hot shower is something special - you
dream of hot water flowing freely - and consistently - drenching your body in clean.
We’re super conscientious about water consumption and a shower is a luxury. We also swim and wash our hair in the sea - fish swimming around you and the taste of salt on your tongue. However, nothing beats a shower where the water flows, hot and steamy and you can let it run. And you don’t have to worry about being bit in the butt by a fish.
Our salt water-friendly Savon du Mer (soap of the sea) works pretty well. You jump in the sea (or like me, you tiptoe in via the ladder) , soap up and get a bit of a fresh water rinse – standing on deck with the solar shower hanging from the forward staysail. No worries, no class. You’re celebrating clean. We also sport an on board shower that rocks (as far
as showers we’ve seen on other boats).
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| avoiding the nets of huge shrimper boats en route |
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| Dolphins swimming alongside Pura Vida - very cool! |
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| Enjoying dinner with good friends in Puerto Vallarta |
Now we are in La Paz, the moon is ¾ and filling the night
sky with light. The marina is
filled with sailboat anchor lights, solar lights and the occasional dock light.
The palm trees disappear into the night sky after magical sunsets of ice cream
colors.
We leave La Paz this morning for islands north with
anchorages that are quiet and remote. We wonder if we’ll be boarded by the
Mexican park patrol looking for park permits. The Mexican government
is sold out so you can’t get one, but you're expected to have one anyway. It’s a great thing they are
protecting the islands around La Paz, and we'd be glad to buy one if they were available.
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| Sunset colors astound |
We walked the malecon to meet friends north of the city for
a dinner – 2 mile walk along the most incredible boulevard - walkers, runners, street vendors, lovers,
bikes, and tykes. All are enjoying the magic that is La Paz.
Ice cream stores abound and we enjoy a midday ice cream to
break the high 80s heat. A walk along the malecon, venturing to back streets
filled with street vendors, treacherous sidewalks and the mixed bag of a
Mexican street - closed stores, small
shops, graffiti, a potato chip vendor, a hot dog vendor. You watch every step
you take, I tripped on 2 small sidewalk steps even while watching.
Our boat is safe in Marina La Paz – we waited a few days in
the anchorage to get a slip. It’s great to get into the marina to wash the
boat, clean the salt off, take on fresh water, fuel and provision for the
next destinations. Mike fixes a hole in the dinghy – our mode of transportation
while at anchor, so that’s very important to us.
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| Ready for our ATV ride in the dusty mountains |
Good friends from Vancouver WA visited over their spring
break – we explored La Cruz, Puerto Vallarta, Bucerias, Las Varas and Chacala.
One highlight was an amazing 11 zipline day trip in the mountains east of PV. Starts
with 2 hours on ATV, then zipline down the mountains, followed by a mule
ride and tequila experience - tasting various tequilas and learning the process.
We’ve added 2 new albums to our photo gallery:
Tony & Michelle’s visit
https://picasaweb.google.com/100074699878222670561/TonyMichelleVisitApril?authuser=0&feat=directlink
La Cruz to La Paz
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