Joanne visited me for two weeks in Puerto Vallarta and Tracy visited me in Mazatlan. Joyce flew back to California from Zihuatanejo so I am alone again here in La Paz but I have good friends here whom I haven't seen in four years. Robin and I caught up on what she has been doing as did Doug and I. As always, I am having a great time here. The food is great, the people are friendly and there is always something happening to keep one entertained.
I am setting sail again this coming Monday and visiting islands along the way as I sail north to Puerto Escondido where I will leave my boat for a couple of months while visiting cruising friends in Manchester, England. I am also visiting places in Scotland and Ireland while I am in that part of the world. To answer some of you that are wondering, No I am not taking the boat. I am flying.
That is all of the news for now so let's move onto some photos and stories.
Joanne and I took a tour inland to a small village that was one of the earlier colonial villages in Mexico. It prospered when the silver mines were operating but the mines have been closed since the revolution and most inhabitants there have gone. This is a photo of a bridge that is built over a deep gorge.
It took most of the day, on dangerous roads, to move across before the opening of the bridge.
One stop was at a tequila distillery. This was a family owned business. The amount of tequila shipped from here was small but very good quality.
The best tequila is made from Blue Agave.
As always, I need to take photos of tropical flowers.
These are the other tourist along on the tour.
Joanne wanted to have her photo taken with this sign.
This is the alter at the church in town. As always, these churches are beautiful.
Joanne looking good.
Yet another.
I didn't take any photos around Puerto Vallarta as it is mostly condos and hotels where tourists from mostly Canada come to spend the winter.
Sorry Tracy, I can't find the photos I took while you were in Mazatlan. I will add them to my next blog if I can find them. These are some of the photos I took while sailing to Bahia de Muertos. This means Bay of the Dead when translated to english .
This bird is a boobie. No that is not a nickname. They have to be one of the stupidest birds in the world. This dude decided to land on my boat to rest.
A friend seeing him on my boat decided to join him. I think I understood the second bird saying to his buddy, "good idea mate".
The next morning, this ugly boobie was taking a rest but wouldn't move when I tried chasing him away. I walked up to him and actually petted him. He didn't care or try to defend himself. I almost had to pick him up and throw him off.
The beginning of another beautiful sunset. I am still waiting to observe the green flash.
These are fishermen several miles off shore trying to catch their daily supply of fish to sell and feed their family. They are out here every day from sun up to late in the afternoon.
Would you believe that the great white fisherman finally caught and brought aboard my FIRST Dorado or Mahi Mahi. My foot in the photo will give readers an idea of its size. He was a young bull less that 3 feet long. I have no idea what he weighed but he put up a good fight.
The meat is one of the better tasting fish.
I should be under one of these shades while a beautiful young woman brings me a cold beer that I drink while she is massaging my feet. This is a beach not far from the marina in La Paz.
The future in sailing is here. These two sticks act as sails along with sails that we are familiar with. A go fast boat.
Now here is a boat from the past. Robin traded an old pickup for this boat that sank during a hurricane. She planted it in the ground on property she bought and uses it as a cabin. This is the front door into the boat.
This is the boat from afar. She has a great view in the background of the channel between Muertos and La Paz.
This is her view.
Teach the small children to throw their garbage into the can and they scold their parents when they see them throw the garbage on the street. Soon everyone is using garbage cans and the environment is cleaner around the towns and highways.
These are a few photos of sculptures along the malecon in La Paz. A malecon is a walkway along the waterfront which exists in many cities.
That is it for this posting. The next blog will be photos that I have taken in Europe. I will be taking the ferry between Scotland and Ireland so there will be some photo shots of water.
Until next time, be safe out there.
