pizza and crocs in ixtapa

yes they really do have crocs swimming in here - jim saw one

what a great pizza rustica - pear and gorgonzola - yum!

here we sit, jim and i, side by side in a computer store in zihautanejo. our backs ache but our emails are almost caught up. outside i see pale blue skies with scattered clouds. we both wish we were back at the boat lounging and read. but we're not.

i'm waiting for him to finish his emailing and then we're going out for lunch. while i'm waiting i thought i'd post some pictures of our quick trip to ixtapa a couple days ago. we needed to get out of the bay here in zihaut. to make water, and the only fuel dock is next door in ixtapa. since we've been anchored in zihaut. since jan. 4 we decided it would be a good idea to spend the night in the marina and get the boat cleaned AND have showers. i don't know who needed a bath more, the boat or us. we needed waders to get through the guano on deck - really. we seem to be the pit stop for all boobies and pelicans in the area. it was wonderful to have some local guys clean the boat. they even came over to zihaut. yesterday to clean the boat bottom which had a healthy crop of barnacles growing in nutrient-rich bay water. they had to come over to zihaut. after we reanchored because crocodiles roam the marina in ixtapa. in fact jim saw a big one while he was cleaning the dinghy. sorry, no picture of him (the croc not jim).

we also had a couple of great meals while we were there.

once again we ran into friends who arrived in the marina just before us. margie and bob on a boat with no name came over at sunset. just as bob was unpacking margarita fixings we were attacked by a swarm of relentless mosquitoes that drove us down below. the down side of living in the tropics. we had good food and conversation way into the night.