Out sailing and spotting a Humpback Whale. This one wasn’t very dramatic, but we have seen a few skyhopping away on the horizon, too small to photograph, but with dramatic splashes when them come down. The visibility of the town in the background is about average. There’s a lot of haze.
There a a number of things we like about La Cruz. We spent about a month or so here last year and we’ll probably end up spending about a month here this year. The marina is a good place for boat projects. The Sunday Market is back in a new location, the fish market is still amazing, the vegan ice cream shop still has twofer Tuesdays and we’ve been able to pick up on Spanish language lessons with Ana.
Boat project time. Our wooden dinghy was starting to show some wear, so the (back to front) seat, oars, emergency paddle and daggerboard plug all got multiple coats of varnish. On the right, Bill is looking at the seat wearing his new Tribu shirt with the Sunday Market behind him.
The La Cruz Sunday Market has a little bit of everything: arts and crafts, clothing, jewelry, a food court, produce and cheese, and live performers. It’s bigger than the Paradise Village market and has fewer stalls selling mass produced items. Because of Covid, the market in La Cruz moved to the breakwater and it stretches all the way around. In case you’re ever down here for the market, the Baklava stand has awesome baklava.Bill and Malu from Tribu MensWear. She makes and sells our favorite Mexican shirts. Bill is showing off his new one.
We’ve had a pretty mellow stay here. The schedule, such as it is pretty open. Sunday market. Tuesdays and Thursdays we go to Spanish classes. This year we’re sitting in on both the intermediate and the beginner and are slowly improving. Wednesdays we take Gypsy out into the anchorage do run the Amigo net. There are fewer masts out there to interfere with our radio signal propagation. Then we go sailing and run the water maker. On Thursdays we head out so Bill can be the net controller for the Sonrisa Ham net, and head back into the marina to get to Spanish class on time. The rest of the week is spent on boat projects, walking into town for groceries, doing laundry.
Life raft demonstration. Holding the tether is Mike from PV Sailing/North Sails.
Banderas Bay is a big jumping off spot for sailors heading to the South Pacific, Panama or Hawaii. Especially in January and February, there are free lectures and classes that Mike and his partner Cat coordinate or lead. The life raft demo was one of them. This was one of those sessions that had useful, practical info that we hope we never have to use.
Jumping rays! They will fling themselves out of the water, flap their wings, slap back down, and do it again. Sometimes there will be six to eight in a group popping up like popcorn. We think these are Mobulas, but they could be Eagle Rays.
Baklava in Mex. Globalableazation (sp) at its best!!! I still remember my first bit only 50 years ago! Just about to get our 2cd shot!!!! It’s lawn mowing time up here! Most folk double masking. Stay safe!
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Baklava in Mex. Globalableazation (sp) at its best!!! I still remember my first bit only 50 years ago! Just about to get our 2cd shot!!!! It’s lawn mowing time up here! Most folk double masking. Stay safe!
Respectfully, Charles Needles
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More interesting pictures and news. Love to hear! Thanks for sharing the goodies!
love, Mom
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