Manzanillo and Ixtapa

I am going to see if this works. The further south I go the harder it is to finda working internet with enough speed to post photos.

I am currently in Ixtapa. This is a tourist are with many hotels and condos. The marina is expensive so my stay here will be short. Oriol, my crew mate, and I are resting before our next long sailing leg which will take us to Acapulco. We should be out of Mexico in no more than two weeks is the weather holds. Then we will be at anchor enjoying and visiting a new country which is El Salvador. The anchorage will be in the Bay of the sun.

Knowing that I like adventures her is a photo taking at the docks in the Ixtapa Marina where I am now at. There are two lessons that I have learned here will walking the docks. Carry dead chickens so you can make it to high ground. If a crocodile gives you a look, throw him a chicken and move on. Hopefully you don't run out of chickens before you reach the top of the docks. The second lesson is do not allow small children or animals to walk the docks alone. Crocodiles have bad eye sight and is they see something small on the dock they think it is a chicken or a turkey. They especially enjoy turkeys.



















Well this is not going to working. The site I am using is too slow. I promise to add photos and their stories as soon as I find a reliable network.

I the mean time I continue to enjoy this life style, the people I meet and the experience of the new and different cultures. Central America will be much different and will be South America when I touch soil there. I am still planning on going through the Panama Canal which should happen this fall but plan are said to be written in sand at low tide. That is what is nice about retirement, you don't have to plan. Just go with the flow.

The boat continues to test my ability to fix stuff and so far I have been up to the challenge because the problems have been small ones even though it sometimes takes a while to find the source.

I am sorry but that is all I have for now. Until later be safe out there.