Palma Real Manzanillo

... got some variable winds and proceeded to sail in at around a knot or two. Who says you can't anchor under sail, that's exactly what we did back outside Las Hadas. Thank god I speak spanish fairly well because having to talk to a mechanic in spanish is much harder than just shooting the breeze with people. Turns out our intake valves are shot. I hope that's all thats wrong with the motor ...

... line running from a compressor over to the diver. Not only were there divers to watch for but because of holding pens for shellfish which are on shallow shoals all over the lagoon the channel which goes into the lagoon was EXTREMELY shallow and narrow. We actually touched keel to sand at one point, really, really shallow and narrow ...

... I got some surf in and Helen did a whole lot of relaxing. Our room was literally on the sand. We occasionally had high winds due to a local weather phenomena that happens that time of year. We were only here two full days in this quaint little town but it was long enough for Helen to kick my butt in some pool and take a nap at a table in a bar where we were watching a band. She even forgot I bought her flowers. Some good deeds never go unpunished.

... contact with his fin and broke the fin and broke the plug in his board leaving him a bunged up board and foot. Thanks to the shaper it was back to normal and good to go for the next day except Josh did not heal as fast and was done for a couple of days. Along with the good surf we had some good company as well. We met some very nice sisters from the tecoman congregation, Connie,Arcadia,Chely, and ...

... have spent more time in analyzing the situation and recognizing that women need to feel needed and adored. Upon hearing that Barbara of course gave me a look that only a woman can give. Have I learned the lesson? No, it is hard to beat the gene pool that governs ones behaviour, n'est-ce pas? The village of Melaque is nice enough but there is nothing to really grab the visitor. On our walk about town we stopped in at the Coldwell Banker Bienes ...

... for being the last state in Mexico before Guatemala. We couldn't wait to get there but in the mean time there were many more beautiful destinations to visit including that of the nearby town of Melaque. --------------------------------------- ----------------------- For e-mail that will not appear on website : travelswithlobo@yahoo.com --------------------------------------- ------------------------ Coming Soon: Melaque - Some Expats Prefer to Stay Here

... She expressed frustration with the level of cleanliness in Barra de Navidad as she repeatedly cleans up in front of her café. She is encouraged that her neighbours are starting to take notice and are cleaning up as well. (By the way, I still stand by my above comments that Barra was one of the cleanest places we visited.)Her kids go to a private international school in Manzanillo, 45 minutes away ...

... new destination as an opportunity for finding something new, having the potential of being surprised, or a possibility of finding the destination that would put an stop to the endless search for that elusive goal which does not exist - the perfect place. Yes, it may not exist but the process of trying to find it certainly is a worthwhile endeavour. As the bus wound its way south through Puerto Vallarta we saw more of a beautiful ...

... before me. It turned out that the couple nearest the entrance, were in fact not a couple, and before I knew it, the middle-aged woman was all of a sudden sitting next to me, buying me another (non Bohemia) beer. And the grinning 4 toothed bow-legs was pouring me another shot of ron anejo. I glanced over toward mr "slumped over the bar" who was now being assisted out of the premises and decided the safest move was to leave ...

... and Mexicans. This city has a great night life and total Americana where the Dollar is accepted at most tourist areas. I kinda like the change of scenery. I stayed at a "hostel dormitory", first in Mexico for me. I meet some cool fellow travellers. We went for a drink at the fancy district of Vallarta. My budget won't allow a long stay, so me and Dutch were headed to the next beach stop somewhere down the coast, next day perhaps.