Self Steering, the Monitor Windvane; 2/19/2014

We have arrived. After 4000 miles of hand steering ( when we make Ixtapa), we will have our Monitor set up. Ironically, the day after we left Barre de Navidad, we heard about a Monitor windvane available on another boat in the lagoon at Barre. We jumped on it! and got a good deal.

Before we got it on board. it took a fair amount of logistics to make the deal. First, I took a bus for about an hour, for roughly three dollars, then walked about 10 min. to the Sandbar, where Mitch picked me up with the dinghy. 10 minutes to his boat; cursory inspection, 

Paypal transaction, 2 minutes, done!

Today Karin and I did the same routine, he delivered it to the Sandbar, and we met Mario, who agreed to takes us all the way to our dinghy for $30. It was totally worth it.

The drive between Santiago, and Barre de Navidad was beautiful, Karin took some great photo's!

A guy playing guitar at  a bus stop, then a family of three on a motorcycle, there's a four year old in between them!

Old Mexico is still here.... I think there are many things, that really haven't changed for centuries. 

The family is the center of the the culture, then religion, then  work, then government.

Enough philosophy... heading for Ixtapa soon. Maybe Sunday or Mon.

While we've been at anchor, several small shoals of fish come by. eating these neon blue things, maybe baby squid? Then the Jack Cravalles come in to feed. And, a pair of dolphins played under our boat for 5 minutes, driving Jack crazy!

The sunrise that started this day!