Back in La Cruz

For all those inquiring minds who want to know...yep...we made it to La Cruz. Actually, after waiting 4 days in Chamela we left again and had a wonderful sail all the way here. The seas stayed 2-4 feet and the wind never got over 18 knots so we averaged over 6 knots of boat speed. After 20 hours we arrived at 5:30 am and between the overcast and the lack of a moon it was like being inside a black bag. The only safe choice was to motor out into the Bay and come back when it was light...so that is what we did.
Even in the short time we have been away from La Cruz, things have been changing. The beautiful Primavera trees are in full bloom all over town. Charlie's Place has closed down for good. The marina has many more boats in residence.
We started the procedure to renew our FM3's so we should have them in two weeks (at least that is what the guy at Immigration said). In the meantime, we have two whole weeks with NO big projects to do! Chris can rest his knee. We can socialize with friends. Linde & I can burn ourselves out on Baja Rummy. We can read, eat out, take naps and just plain be as lazy as we want. Ahhhh....
Today was market day in the park and that is always lots of fun. We began the day by having breakfast at the Huanacaxtle Bar & Grill. Breakfast is coffee, orange juice, sweet rolls, fresh fruit, eggs, beans and your choice of ham, sausage or chorizo. All that for the astounding price of 49 pesos (that would be less than $4 US). In addition, there was a great trio playing while we ate. Don't you just love Mexico?
After filling our bellies we took a tour of a house that is for sale that we have been eying for months. I was a bit disappointed at the inside (which was quite spartan) and the price was very high ($300,000 US...reduced from $500,000 US) given the fact that there will be high-rise condos built between the house and the marina in the next couple years. Still it has a great area on top of the garage that would make a wonderful palapa room.
Onward to the market which seems to grow every week and today it was more crowded than I have seen it. Here you can get everything from hot tamales to jewelry...flip flops to Huichol artwork...clothing to pottery. I made Chris wander past most of the tables but all I ended up buying was a loaf of fresh baked Italian bread and a container of home made Tzatziki. I might have purchased a new rug for the boat or some pretty earrings but there were so many people that I was feeling a little claustrophobic.
So...here we are back on the boat relaxing again. Chris is laying down, reading and staying off his knee. As soon as I finish this blog entry I plan to open a cold one and settle myself in the cockpit with my book. Tomorrow will be a big day. We are going to Puerto Vallarta to do a bit of shopping and, who knows, maybe we'll manage to get those haircuts we've been putting off. In the meantime, relaxation is the word of the day on "Faith".