01-24, Tues. to 01-29, Sun, La Cruz

Another week in paradise! La Cruz is such a lovely anchorage and the surrounding areas of the Banderas Bay are great! Although, we have yet to venture out too much yet. This week the town of Bucerias was hosting a festival in which the fishermen get their pangas blessed for the season (similar to our Opening Day on the Bay). Dick got some pics of their decorated pangas as they sped past us on their way to Bucerias.

We spent most of this week continuing to sample the restaurants around town. The German restaurant in town, “The Black Forest”, had a “Beerfest” night with special items on the menu, so we went there that night. The food was terrific. We are going to have to go back for dessert though, as we didn’t have enough room to fit it in. (We also went back t6 the “Brittania”for Sheppard’s Pie and checked out the “Octopuss’s Garden , owned bt a Brirish couple who sailed in twenty years ago and never left – D).We also spent a few evenings checking out the local music scene. (Tami’s starting to make some connections into the local music scene – D)

Dick took a trip to the big chandlery in the area, Zaragosa Marine, in Nuevo Vallarta, which is on the way to PV, but didn’t find anything he needed at this time. (Once again we’re getting to the point of at least partially mastering the local bus system, a must if you want to avoid the expensive taxi’s – D)

We took a short trip over to Bucerias yesterday, which is next door to La Cruz (after a cruiser’s swap meet at which I did find a few useful items – D). It is a small bayside town on the beach. It is far more commercially tourist than La Cruz. They had restaurants on the beach with a lot of the roving vendors bothering you. We walked the streets which were lined with touristy shops and vendors trying to get you to walk in. In that respect it was kind of like being in Cabo, but smaller. We were told to go to the town square and get tacos from the street taco stands, especially the ones who make their own tortillas. So, we did!!! Very good advice!! They were super yummy! We also each got an ice cream cone at the corner shop. Nice trip and a nice way to end the week. (Last night was beautiful night in the anchorage, calm, flat and mild temperatures – lazy night to end a relaxing week – D)

Last but not least, we got some laundry and provisioning done.

This week we are planning to visit more surrounding towns. (And maybe sail over to Yelapa for a day or so – D)