Peggy & Pat's Sailing Adventures
After a few great days in Paradise Village we went back to the La Cruz Anchorage. La Cruz has a great community of cruisers and stores where you can get supplies, spares and boating equipment. On March 15 we took a walk through the neighboring town of Bucerias. It is a nice beach front town with some huge new resort
Continue readingBack to the La Cruz Anchorage and a walk in Bucerias
We spent several days in Paradise Village in Nuevo Vallarta, just north of Puerto Vallarta. The marina is in great condition and the staff are wonderful to work with. And we had the use of all the amenities at the beautiful Paradise Village Resort! Due to Covid, the place was probably only 25% full. Smaller crowds are nice when trying
On March 12 we went to the Botanical Gardens, southwest of Puerto Vallarta. A $25 Uber to get there, but worth it!Their mission: “To create Mexico´s foremost botanical garden for the propagation, study, discovery, conservation, and display of Mexican native plants for the enjoyment of Puerto Vallarta´s residents and our visitors.” They pack a LOT into a place that is
While staying in Paradise Village we went to see the Puerto Vallarta Malecon, a beautiful pedestrian walk-way along the water. There are great restaurants, cafes and shops, along with the great views of the water that you’d expect. Every minute or so, you come upon a sculpture that really adds to the experience. Some are beautiful mythological creatures and some
Our quick trip to San Diego and back went well. We had time to see Peggy’s mom (she is vaccinated now as well) and take care of other business. Now we are both fully vaccinated! 🙂 Soon after returning to La Cruz, we put the boat on the hard at the La Cruz Boat Yard. We repaired the bow damage,
On May 2 we took a day trip to Tequila with our friends, Kim & Jamie from ‘Amazing Grace III’. We rented a car and drove 3+ hours through winding mountainous roads with great views of the countryside.Most towns here have a ‘name sculpture’ and Tequila is no exception. There is a nice old town area with cobblestone streets and
After a couple days on anchor, we moved into the La Cruz marina. It is nice to be able to walk to shore, use on-shore showers, etc. And we are meeting many other boaters in the marina. Weather is great – lows in the mid 60s, highs in the high 70s with an afternoon breeze. Water temp is 74 to
We pulled anchor in beautiful Chacala just before 8am. There was little wind so we motored away, heading for Banderas Bay. On the way we saw dozens of humpback whales. All was going great until about 2pm when we were already in Banderas Bay, about 3 miles from our anchorage. Then we hit something hard. Peggy and I were both at
We were told that the Jungle Tour in San Blas was a “must do” activity. So we did. And they were right. We went with Kim & Jamie from Amazing Grace III and Eric & Kimberly from Gladiator. We found the tour location easily and started up river with Jose, our guide. His english is good and he had a
Leaving Isla Isabela we had very little wind in the morning so we started out motoring, but by mid-day we had 8 to 12 knots of following wind so we raised the asym spinnaker. The seas were very smooth and we had several hours of great downwind sailing. We saw at least a dozen humpback whales and a couple put
Continue readingThe Bells of San Blas are no more, but the town is still worth a visit