October 31, 2020-Lock Down-Wings Style

wingssail images-fredrick roswold Locked Down (bolted down) Water Tank 

Today is Halloween but we are not going trick or treating. Even going to the La Cruz Inn to give out candy to the cute local kids who come by in their costumes didn’t tempt us. Too many people, mostly strangers, too close together. We’ll do some social things from time to time, but trick or treat isn’t one of them this year. But we have been busy. We have been wrapping up a lot of projects on Wings (and some on the car as well). One Wings project which we started in Feb but never finished was the water tank project. We did take out the old tanks and get new ones made and installed. However we never finished securing the new tanks.

Previously the water tanks were fibreglassed into Wings’ hull and removing them meant grinding out the fiberglass tabs holding the tanks. A few years back we ground out the glass and removed the port side tank to get it re-welded. When we put it back in we used bolts instead of fiberglass tabs. The starboard tank was still glassed in until Feb when we ground it out too. When we put the tanks back in we didn’t want to use fiberglass again. To properly retain it after reinstallation we needed some bolts and plates of metal which had to be made. That part of the project we put off.

So for eight months that tank was just sitting there half secured.This week we finally finished the lockdown (bolt down) of the starboard tank.

So that project is off the list.

Fred & Judy, SV Wings, La Cruz

October 16, 2020-Three Legged Gecko

wingssail images-fredrick roswold Gecko Looks for BBQ Sauce 

There is a gecko in this photo, can you find it? 

When we last shared our gecko storywith you our big geckpo pet was eating a banana on our chart table. Cheeky little devil! But after that night the gecko disappeared, maybe forever! We were so sad. We wondered if it was just carbo loading before a long walkabout. 

However, since then another gecko has showed up. This one is “suction cup challenged”. It has only three feet. Its right rear leg has no foot. How can a gecko climb around with one foot missing?? 

This gecko is smaller and lighter skinned. It has appeared all over our boat. Apparently having only three legs does not prevent it from going where it wants. 

I once watched it creep along the bottom of some teak trim from one side of the boat to the other. The Gecko Highway! 

This is a favorite route for geckos to get from port to starboard. They all go that way when crossing across the salon. But how can one hang upside down and go along with only three feet? Magic Gecko! 

Once it jumped down from the ladder ONTO THE CORK OF OUR WINE BOTTLE! Geez Gecko, You are sort of cheeky. 

But when we got close it ran down and went behind the table leaf. 

Last night’s appearance really shocked me. 

I went outside to BBQ some pork and the three legged gecko showed up my cooking table which is really a solar panel.

This little three legged gecko was clearly sniffing around my bowl of BBQ sauce. I touched my finger in the bowl of BBQ sauce and then dropped some on the solar panel. The gecko then came over and licked the BBQ sauce. It likes it! I got my Redmi phone out and shot some clips. It was a game. When I got close for the shot it ran out of view. When I backed off it came back. 

I was worried when it ran off the side of the solar panel; what if it falls into the water? But three legs or no, it seemed quite capable . 

When I finished my cooking it sort of followed me into the cabin, like a puppy, but stopping just outside the door. 

I don’t know when or where it will show up next, but nothing will surprise me, and I am looking forward to it, because I like this little guy. 

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Fred & Judy, SV Wings, La Cruz

Oct 4, 2020-October Restart

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Taco Sunday

Covid-19 isn't over in Mexico, not by a long shot. But the people here, like everywhere I suppose, have grown weary of the precautions. So they are sliding. 

What it means is that La Cruz is going through a restart. Restaurants are re-opening. Bars too. 

We now begin to hear live music around town. 

And the streets are filling up with people again. No Masks, no distancing. It's not the same in the major stores. The regulations are being followed there, but in the local shops...not really. 

The silly thing is that the danger of catching Covid here is just as bad as it was in May, worse maybe. 

People are still getting sick, still dying. But the population has just decided to take the risk. 

We've been going out occasionally the whole time, since we got back from our cruise. Shopping once a week, and we've had a couple of nice meals at La Pesca too. 

Today we decided we wanted Tacos. It was Taco Sunday we heard. So we went to Tacos On The Street. Prime Rib tacos Mexican style. 

We got a table on the side walk. It was good. 

So maybe there is a restart of life in Mexico this October. We hope it does not end tragically. 

 Fred & Judy, SV Wings, La Cruz

wingssail images-fredrick roswold Taco Sunday