Sorry..no photos as they take to long to load.. When I am in Patzcuaro I will post photos.
Yesterday we welcomed in the New Year in a different style...one I am sure that we will remember and not want to repeat on any day of the year.
Our head (read toilet) had been acting up.....so Bob decided that he would 'take a look' . That started yesterday morning at about 10 am and when the 'smoke' or whatever you want to call it cleared, Bob emerged at 6 pm!! Yes he spent his day in various contortionist positions as he removed hoses, valves and that is enough information...you can guess the rest. Most of the day, I saw only his feet as most the work (other than cleaning hoses) had to be done with his lying on his belly or back in a space that is the size of an oven. Now we wonder how the toilet worked at all as some of the hoses appeared to be totally clogged while others were about 90% clogged. This is probably the first time since we have owned the boat that the head is working correctly..but how would we know?
In my last blog I intimated that the hard jobs were done. Famous last works...mine were done but not so for Bob. The guy who waxes the boat could not do it so Bob spent 2 days waxing. He did that working my the dinghy.
But there were good times. On Christmas Eve we went to Cal and Judy's condo. (friends from Grindstone, our former home in Manitoba). The meal was wonderful. After the meal we tried our hand at Christmas carols..with Cal on guitar. "The Twelve Days of Christmas" saw us bogged down at about day 4...then we could not longer sing(doubtful that we could before) because of laughing.
Corinne and Brian hosted us on Christmas Day...another meal that few restaurants could best. I do love turkey! Lucky us.
After being so royally entertained by our friends, we hosted on the boat...sort of ?? The 6 of us enjoyed champagne and orange juice accompanied by a cheese plate. Then we went to a local restaurant for lunch...back to the boat for fruit salad and cookies. I had planned to cook on the boat but, after eating at Dock 7, I decided that a meal there would make my life much easier. And it is difficult to have 6 people for a meal on the boat.
New Year's Eve was spent quietly. Of course we did meet with the dock 6 people for our daily safety meeting...then we went to a restaurant ..Docck 7 for a meal. The meal was excellent..clam chowder, shrimp and creme brulee for dessert. I lost the battle to stay awake for midnight but I did wake up to welcome in the New Year.
On Sunday we leave for Patzcuaro with a stop in Guadalajara. Bob will return to Maz by bus and head south. He plans a leisurely trip arrving in Zihuatanejo in early February or whenever. Patches and I will meet him there and spend a month or so on the boat.
Our best wishes to all of you for a happy and prosperous 2015.
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