Leaving Zihuatanejho

March 14, 2010
Ok, here’s the deal: We just had to replace the starter to the boat (we are unsure as to why it blew up…lots of smoke)and Steve had a great time interacting with the locals to achieve this mechanical event. Currently, Steve is in a tizzy because he can’t find the valve tool extractor for the dingy. Yep, you guessed it, another leak in Amy. This time the floor board broke too. It is very mysterious as to how the damage continues to happen, but it certainly is a reoccurring theme that sucks a lot of energy from Steve (me too, as I have to live with him). He already has tore the entire boat apart three times and this means that everything is tossed around, sticky, dirty, unorganized and need I say, he is grumpy . I have tried to tell him that it will appear when he no longer is looking for it but ohhhhhhhhhhhh noooooooooo, he has a much greater time being totally consumed by its disappearance. Thus, the past nearly 24 hours have been miserable. Thank goodness Amy is on board because we just laugh, make jokes and try to guide him. His power is diminished considerable with two women underfoot. Amy arrived on Tuesday (the 9th) and her friend Tom will arrive this afternoon. The plan is to head north to Manzanillo on Tuesday the 16th. Our goal is first and foremost to have fun. We plan on stopping at a couple of good surfing beaches as Tom is a surfer. We will drop anchor, toddle around while the kids are shark bait, and then continue cruising once they are exhausted (if they survive). I must express how many comments and concerns I’ve received over various forms of communication regarding the Cocodrilos…its true folks, they are around but appear not to like humans as food…thank fully. We are still swimming daily probably a mile or more in open water. We love it! We plan on anchoring 14 hours after departure in a lovely bay called Caleta de Campos. This is one of our favorite villages and the one that Maryjo and Bill share great stories about cheap five star housing, crazy locals, tortillarias and great ice cream. Our next idea is to check out Maruata which is about 40 miles north of Caleta. This is the bay that gave me the creeps (unwarranted per Steve) coming down and we never explored the village so we look forward to doing this with Amy and Tom. Maruata is probably one of the most beautiful bays I’ve seen although I’ve declared this about many, many bays on this journey. Amy and Tom leave the boat on the 23rd in Manzanillo and Ali and Daniel (my daughter and her boyfriend) will board the same day. We are on our way home, see you April first! Favorite saying: “Dorkwadd”