Forced relaxation in La Cruz

Marina Riviera Nayarit, La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Nayarit, Mexico

Nothing ever happens in a hurry when you are talking about boats.  Oddly enough, it was not the radar that held us up - Peter (the electronic fixit guy) had it solved in no time at all, even coming into his office on a Saturday to work on it.  Not only did he find the problem but he actually had the part (an errant circuit board) in stock - working like new now!

The headsail, on the other hand, proved more troublesome.   It was not only the webbing on the head of the sail that needed repair, but also the same situation on the clew, and the UV strip needed restitching as well.  Still not really a big job but Mike (the sail guru) is not one of the best time managers around, tending to react to everybody’s requests simultaneously, achieving very little on any given project.  Our sail was promised for “tomorrow” pretty much every day for the last two weeks.  But staying a couple of weeks here is not exactly a hardship.

We have had the time to explore some more of La Cruz, Bucerias and Puerto Vallarta, as well as a surprisingly enjoyable evening in the nearby town of Punta de Mita.  Great food at lots of great eateries, and some entertainment thrown in for good measure.  All in all, a place you could get sucked into staying for an extended amount of time.

Puerto Vallarta

La Cruz

The sail loft

Punta de Mita

Of course, we still have a long way to go to get to San Carlos and we need to get moving again.  We got our sail back today and I should have it back on it’s furler tomorrow morning (the wind here in the afternoon makes it awkward for dealing with sails).  Tentatively we are scheduled to leave here next Tuesday - my weather app tells me there will be a reasonable break in the NW winds for the couple of days it will take us to get to Mazatlán.

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