November 26, 2019 La Cruz Social Events

The busy social life we fall into each year in La Cruz is in full swing.

Of course we’ll be sailing a lot now that sailing season is here and have already started that, and there is pool Volley Ball, and Mexican train Dominos. More on these later.

But there are also the adhoc events.

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Fred Finds a Halloween Mask

It seems like a while ago, but it was only last month, we dressed up and went to the Halloween Party at the Tree House Bar. The costumes were not prize winners but scary enough.

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Run! Judy, Run!

And Sunday Market has started, which is always a combination social scene and shopping trip, (if you can get out of bed early enough on Sunday Morning).

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Meeting Friends at the Market

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Mexican Fishermen Harvest Shark Fins

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Dona Marie

Then there are always opportunities to take a land trip or two. We drove with Deborah to Tepic. She had business at the couthouse there and we just wanted a ride.

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Road Trip to Tepic

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Later on we’ll have photos of the sailing, volley ball, dominos,

AND reports from the busy Music Scene, which is always fun in La Cruz

Fred & Judy, SV Wings

November 20, 2019-Racing Season is Upon Us Again

Racing season is just kicking off here in Mexico; the temps are coming down from barely tolerable to wonderful and the air-conditioner is about to be stowed. We've taken the solar panels and the last load of cruising equipment to the storage locker, loaded the racing sails and bent on the carbon main. The big Bruce anchors and the chain are in the dockbox. The diver has cleaned the bottom again and tomorrow he'll wax the topsides (but that's just for looks).
 
One by one the crew have drifted back into town and stopped by to check in, and they each inspected the results of our summer's work. I have to say it's generally nods of approval I see as they stand on the dock and stroke their chins scanning the new hardware, running rigging, and fresh deck paint.
 
We've tested everything that can be tested, even the new navigator has been doing his navigation exercises with the tablet computer. Now we just need to get out of the berth and shake out the cobwebs.
 
Weds we'll put on supplies of beer and water and see if this ole' girl can still go.

Yahoo, it's sailing season again in Mexico

Fred & Judy, SV Wings