On the boat again....December 18, 2014

Yesterday we arrived in Mazatlan.  This is my first time on the boat since March.  Bob usually comes to Mazatlan about every 6 weeks, but because he was doing some work on the house, he has not been here for over 2 months....and the boat shows it.  The birds have had a field day doing their best to start a guano operation on the deck.  For the past 3 hr Bob has been cleaning the exterior.
The interior needed a lot of work too.  Last night we kicked a path to the sofas and that was about as much as we could move around below deck.  After spending  2 hr cleaning, I have done as much as I can.  When Bob finishes cleaning the decks etc, sails can be moved out which will give us some badly needed space.  But, I can say that the interior is clean!!  Smells good, too!!  Another hour organizing, and it will be ship shape.
After carrying stuff to the boat yesterday, we spent the  evening with 2 couples from our former neighbourhood...Grindstone Park in Manitoba.  Good food, lots of wine, etc and many laughs.....as we caught up on each others news.
 This past month has been a month of time with friends from Manitoba as another couple spent about 2 weeks with us.  That was a fun time for us taking them around our town and its environs.  It is refreshing to see our home turf through a new set of eyes.
Our itinerary for the next few months is:  here in Mazatlan until early January, and then we go back to Patzcuaro.  Bob will return by bus and head south, stopping in all his favourite places...Chacala, La Cruz, Tenacatita, Barra de Navidad and finally will anchor in Zihuatenejo Bay.  When he arrived in Zihua, Patches and I will drive to Zihua and join Bob on the boat for 6 weeks or so.  We will spend the time there getting to know the Zihua area (in terms of sailing).
Sometime in March I will be going to Nicaragua. As I am going with a native Nicaraguan, I will have my own tour guide.  Yipee!  Bob and Patches will be spending that time on the boat.  After my return from Nicaragua, I will return to Zihua, pick up Patches and head back to Patzcuaro while Bob heads back to Mazatlan.