Red Boat in a Red Tide - La Cruz

Our internet on the boat hasn't been working very well, so here is a quickie post from Philo's Cruiser Bar in La Cruz. We are using their internet and enjoying a couple of cold beers.

It's hard to believe we have been anchored out in La Cruz for a week! We love the privacy of anchoring out and you can't beat the price (free!) but it can be a little inconvenient not to have immediate shore access. Plus, the last few nights have been quite rolly with waves slapping against the hull, so sleeping with ear plugs is a must.

After anchoring last week our first order of business was to get our dinghy assembled (for the first time ever) and to deploy the outboard. The dinghy took most of one day, and the next day the goal was to hoist the outboard out of its hidey hole and get it set up. Of course we waited for a breezy morning with winds about 18 knots and lots of lumpy wind chop to try this exercise. Plus, there was some sort of stupid part on the outboard that prevented Tom from getting the outboard on properly. So we aborted, whipped out our laptops that had the Yamaha Manual downloaded on them, and figured out it was a useless "carrying bar" that was causing all the trouble. Luckily by the time we figured this out the winds had died and the water was flat.


Tom's maiden voyage on our dinghy. "Cinnabon"??

Now we have our lifeline to shore and today I received my Dinghy 101 instruction, started the darn thing and drove us to the La Cruz dinghy dock. Apparently dinghies get names just like boats do. What should we name our dinghy? Any ideas?

A few days ago a thick Red Tide swept into Banderas Bay, pretty much buggering up our watermaking capabilities. I took a shower at Philo's Bar today, I was that desperate. 

Red boat on a Red Tide

Market day in La Cruz

Windjammer, our Aussie pals Ashley and Cathie whom we met in Ensenada, anchored next to us a couple of days ago. I challenged them to show up in time for breakfast and they arrived at 11:30 a.m! It's fun to see them again. Of course I had a full breakfast ready because I just knew they would rise to the occasion. Oh, and did I mention they had sailed directly from La Paz, 400 miles to the north, to meet the Breakfast Challenge?





Now we are trying to decide if we should sign up for the Banderas Bay Regatta next week, racing Cinnabar in her current loaded down, pigged out, cruiser condition. Stay tuned...