Missing the boat

My apologies, for not posting updates lately. Karin and I have both been working, and figuring out our strategy to get back on the boat. There are many things to decide. The house, the plane, the boat, they all have their own sets of variables, and directions we could steer. We agreed that a water maker, radar, and A/C are priorities; then we get to the and's...a storm sail, and  a new outboard, and, another anchor, and new cushions, and.... and....!
We're hoping to spend more time on the boat in Sept. and try to leave sometime in Oct.
 I miss the boat!
We'll get some photo's posted as the projects begin, and I'll try to give a weekly update.

Unloading the boat

Having our days off together is a rarity, so, yesterday, we took the opportunity to go for an overnight stay on the boat! Aside from someone swerving into our lane, we had a an easy drive down to Rocky Point.
When we got to the boat, all was well, except for all of the guano!

Karin and I decided to open the hatches, and let it air out a little, while we went to Mary's, for a shrimp cocktail, two tacos, and the obligatory Margarita!
                              The Malecon is really nice, with an impressive statue of a shrimper.

The sun was just beginning to fade, as we started unloading things from the boat, and into the car. Fortunately, it was high tide, so getting up the ramp to the parking lot wasn't too bad. It took us about four or five trips, but, we managed to empty the V berth, gather lots of canned goods, clothes, and kitchen utensils.

Of course, we had stuff everywhere!

The night cooled down a little, and we had a chance to reflect on our trip. What a great experience, and now, we're ready to do it again; but, the Pacific will be more challenging than anything we've faced so far.

The next morning... we finished loading, payed our slip fees, and headed out. 

Two of our favorite restaurants were closed, so we stopped at a roadside taco stand. Our Spanish needs a lot of work; we couldn't seem to communicate that we wanted orange juice?! I can say jugo naranja, but the girl just had a blank stare, we gave up and had some beef soup (birria).

Time to get on the road and back to Arizona.