What can I say? It is HOT.

February 25, 2015

It is awhile since I have blogged.  I will go back about a week.
Last Thursday Bob's daughter Holly and husband Clayton arrived for a week's vacation.  They are staying at a resort in Ixtapa...they are loving it.
On Saturday they came to Zihua and we took the boat over to Isla Ixtapa...their hotel has a view of the island.  While Clayton and Bob went diving off the boat, Holly and I sunned ourselves.  Holly does not feel the heat (just like her dear old Dad) whereas I suffer.  After an hour or so we all jumped in the dinghy (tight fit for 4) and went to have lunch.  Holly and Clayton had drinks served in pineapples ...very beautiful.  All I can say about the food was that it was there...yucky food but we were not sick from it!!
Saturday night turned into a lot of rolling motion on the boat so we headed back to Zihua early.  Across from where we normally anchor is a lovely beach called Playa La Ropa.  The view from the boat was lovely...cleaner water than at the municipal beach but we rolled even worse..much worse than at Isla Ixtapa.  All of us got very little sleep.
Early Monday morning Bob cleaned the bottom of the boat and replaced the zinc...then we left for our former anchoring spot.  No rolling...wonderful!!
On Monday we met Holly and Clayton to spend the afternoon with them.  The afternoon was spent at a restaurant called La Perla.  Looking out from the beach to the bay was much nicer than the reverse!
Excellent food and we all enjoyed our meals.
 It was a hot day and we were stuck in traffic on our  way back.  Both Patches and I were suffering greatly from the heat.  On the boat, a lot of water was consumed and  we all had an early night and a great sleep.
Yesterday was the hottest day that I have experienced in a long time.  It was 34C but the humidity was low....a saving grace.  The heat exhausts me and I find I can fall asleep even when the temperature is still 29C.  Last night it stayed at 29C until about 4 am.  Today we are only at 29C at the heat of the day.  How I long for my cool Patzcuaro home!!
No photos I am afraid as Bob forgot his camera and I forgot to remind him!!

Not much new

Here are some photos that Bob took during his trip from Mazatlan to Zihuatanejo, January 2015.

Colima Volcano erupting as Bob was sailing by.

Dolphins playing around the boat.

Caleta de Campos

More dolphins

The past few days have been cloudy but when I see that it is -40C in Manitoba, a little bit of cloud and some sprinkles of rain are minor weather issues.
Yesterday we were going to have coffee (cold cappuccino), and had just sat down when Will and Margaret strolled up to our table.  We spent a pleasant time talking about various topics ...it is always great to meet someone from our 'old hometown'.
Other than some winds and sprinkles of rain, our dinghy trips have been good.  Bob does not understand from 'his lofty perch' how I always manage to get my shorts wet when we are going to shore.  Needless to say it is all about short legs versus long legs.
Patches is the only one that has suffered a bit on a dinghy landing. I no longer have him on his leash while we are in the dinghy.  It is much easier for me to stand up and get out when he is not hitched to me.  SO...This morning as we were pulling the dinghy in, he, Patches the unleashed, decided to jump out of the dinghy, and at the same time a wave came in..not big but enough to wash over him.  He spent the next hour coughing and snorting,   trying to get rid of the salt water up his nose.  We will see if this changes his behaviour.
I shall report back!!

Zihuatanejo

Bob and I both arrived in Zihua last Sunday. 
My drive from Patzcuaro was a very nice drive...I left home at 7 am and arrived here before 11 am.  I had enough time to get settled in the hotel and have lunch when Bob called....about 2 pm.
The first few days here weather wise were wonderful....low humidity but today it was back to normal.  That means I am sitting here sweating as I type!!
Our days are very mellow...up at about 7 to have coffee...into town by dinghy and so far no mishaps.
Lots of seafood meals..yummy.
Today we went to an Italian restaurant and had fresh pasta....very nice but very expensive by our standards. We both prefer seafood when at the sea.
Yesterday we had one of those strange things happen...we were about to get into the dinghy when a man approached us and said something like ..It is you.   And there stood a man ..Bill Toews from Winnipeg whom we had met at Grindstone...he has a cottage there and I met him through the art club.  We had a great chat and today I am still amazed that we were in the same place at the same time.
I promise photos when I am not so sweaty!

Heading for Caleta de Campos, Michoacan

Here it is February already!!  This morning Bob left Maruata heading for Caleta de Campos.  After leaving Barra de Navidad, he anchored at Manzanillo, Cabeza Negra and then Maruata.  Depending on how rolly Caleta is, he will stay there for the afternoon or if it not too bad, he will stay overnight.
From Caleta he will go to Isla Ixtapa and then finally anchor In Zihuatenejo Bay. The trip from Caleta to Zihua is about 70 miles so it is somewhat of an overnight-er.  I don't know how Bob is going to do that stretch.  People leave Caleta at 3 am to get into Zihua in the daylight.  We shall see.
The last few days I have been busy getting ready to leave.  The bills are paid and I have reliable people looking after the house.
Patches and I will leave for Zihua tomorrow morning.  We have a hotel booked for a couple of nights.  That way Bob can have a real shower when he arrives in Zihua.
I can't post photos or any information about this trip as Bob has not had access to email since Manzanillo....and he has the photos of the trip which I will post sometime in the future.
My next blog will be from Zihuatenejo
This morning in Patzcuaro it was 3C and in Zihua it was 25C!!   I am looking forward to seeing Bob but the heat is another thing entirely.