leaving zihautanejo on jan. 30 '10

i finally got my turk's head ankle bracelet

this was my view last sunday.  jim and i tried to figure out how to weave the turk's head knot around my ankle and he was patient enough to finally get it done

our favorite hang out is cafe marina where we ate many breakfasts

when the internet connection was lousy at the computer store we moved over to garraboa restaurant.  my chiliquiles breakfast was great and they were very accommodating, allowing us to sit and email pretty much all day

one evening we decided to sit and watch the women's volleyball game at the basketball court which is down the street from cafe marina

when we were out making water a couple days ago one of the cruise ships was coming into the bay.  a few days ago there were 2 cruise ships in at the same time

the motor has arrived. we're provisioned and we're ready to leave zihautanejo this afternoon. yesterday we dealt with offloading the broken motor and spent sunset time on s/v Blue Bottle talking about what to expect in Central America and heading over to Ecuador. the more we hear the more excited we get about all the interesting places to visit along the coast.

the bay here is beginning to fill up with boats for sailfest which starts this coming tuesday. we're sorry to miss out on the fun but we've spent way too much time here which will affect our stops further south. this morning we had a few sprinkles and there's rain predicted today with increased winds, but right now i see blue sky. a good time to leave.

although internet connections are spotty, we do enjoy hearing from you.  we like to know what you're thinking, what's keeping you busy and anything else you'd like to share with us.  feel free to drop us an email.  linda can be reached at lindapowers.007@gmail.com and jim can be reached at jamesafair@aol.com.