La Cruz de Huanacaxtle Part 1

 Well, we've finally arrived at La Cruz on the eve of Christmas, the 24th, and resting comfortably at anchor just outside the marina.  Once again, we had virtually no wind, so sails didn't get deployed with the exception of our trusty "windbreak" sail (stay sail) just to make us more visible and to minimize the port-to-starboard rocking caused by the swells.  Unfortunately, son Steve had to depart from us, as his vacation time was coming to an end.  We did manage to get him out in the town of La Cruz and a bus trip to Puerta Vallerta for a quick afternoon of eating and walking around the skyscraper hotels forming a continuous wall along the sea shore.  On the 29th, we took a taxi to the airport, had lunch, and wished Steve a safe flight home to the Baltimore, MD area.  We, of course, had to get through the "empty nest" syndrome....

Arriving at La Cruz

The anchorage area just outside entrance to the marina

Our first sunset in Bandaras Bay

The La Cruz Yacht Club and marina

Steve telling his dad how things are done in this town

Leaving the YC and heading into town (Hal & Steve)

The main bus stop for La Cruz

The highway towards Busceria & Pto Vallarta

Walking around the town of La Cruz

Steve complying with the request on the sticky note

The age old question presents itself

This is how you spell Bucerias
as we took a tour of the market

And the Tequilla Store

Approaching the church in Bucerias

Posing with Marilyn

Steve displaying his adroit handling of the dinghy

Where's the Iguana?

Some more La Cruze 

Lunch in La Cruz at La Glorieta de Enrique

Enrique's

Enrique's

The way to the gate from the dinghy dock

Time to get a cab and head for the airport

Waiting to check in his baggage, Steve bid us farewell....

We got back to Shakedown and started making real plans relating to things that needed to get accomplished prior to our planned crossing to French Polynesia this coming March.

Contemplating the next steps.....