It is amazing how many part time cruisers have shown up here at the marina over the past two weeks. The morning net has almost 40 boats checking in as of today and everyday that number is growing. After a quite summer with only 4 or 5 boats that were occupied it really is a bit overwhelming at times....a sure sign it is time to get back out on anchor where life is a bit slower.
The weather for the past 4-6 weeks has been amazing. Low to mid 80's everyday with warm ocean breezes and mid 60's at night for perfect sleeping weather. We have unhooked the ACs as there is no need for them and our days have been spent outside installing the new systems and detailing the boat which is no small job but well worth the effort as the boat is looking great. We have saved quite a bit of money doing the work ourselves so that is a added bonus.
It is nice to see Chrokeva coming back to cruising shape. She now has her sails back on and everything seems to be working perfectly so with any luck we will be leaving Marina Mazatlan sometime between the 10th and 15th of this month where we will be on anchor at the Old Harbor waiting for our good friends Rob and Kat to come down from San Diego. Besides being excited to see them they are bringing with them a new sail track for Chrokeva which we will try to install before leaving Mazatlan (it should make pulling up and dropping the main much easier).
Well as Captain Ron says...."if anything is going to happen it is going to happen out there"....so more on our progress later.
