Saturday, January 16, 2010

Paradise in Paradise

We got back into La Cruz, out of water, and in need of showers desperatly. Man that shower was the sweetest, its the hot water/shampoo combo. We had bad news when we tryed running the watermaker in Yelapa, a leak a bad one. Well another poject day on the horizon. We bought 5 gal of drinking water at a beach resturant, every one uses them, std in all stores, usually $2.What an amazing time with Victor we really took in a lot of sights. We travelled by bus up to Salyletta on sunday and really enjoyed walking around town. Excellent capacinos at a $1.50, had one of the nicest meals overlooking the village square. The bus ride back wasn't as crouded as the trip up, mose of us stood part way, Nikita and Noah with boogie boards in hand. They both got some nice rides in the surf, a big surf town if you don't know. On the way home the bus pulls over on the side, 90 to nothing in 200 meters, "La cruz Gringos" got dropped off on the side of the road, in the dark. We expected to go to Bucarias where we needed to catch another bus back up, we walked down the exit ramp, with the help of the Mexican man with us, he told us to stand under the street lamp, next to his house, and sure as heck a bus stops,$ .60 we got dropped at the hwy on the masin street leading to La Cruz, 6 blocks through town and we were home, piece of cake.All with surf boards in tow.We checked into the best marina in the area,well run, attacked to the Paradise village hotels/complex. Our slip comes with full privaliges to all the grounds. 4 pools, bars, some of the best beach in Nievo vallarta. If thats not enough, they got caged tigers, talking parrots, a full american style mall, complete with Mcdonals, Subway and Dominos pizza etc. etc.We took Victor to the airport on tuesday, sad to see him leave.
 Mishack is next door at Nievo marina, and the kids have been enjoying the pools, along with new friends Quail Chan, three kids on board. Our other friends Whacha gonna do, still in La Cruz, have family over and will be moving over to paradise next week.As we get ready to leave, other friends Vento arrive, we have one brief evening together. We are provisioning again getting ready to head further south. Word has it that some bad weather is headed this way end of next week, we need a safe anchorage by Thursday. we  are Hoping Tanacatita, in 4 days.With our Watermaker fixed , food on board, motor products bought, we are feeling ready to move on. After all, one can only take so much paradise.
                                                               Gypsywind signing off