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Keith’s Perspective on La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Puerto Vallarta and Bahia de Navidad/Le point de vue de Keith sur La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Puerto Vallarta and Bahia de Navidad

This week was the best one so far. On Saturday, we walked around Puerto Vallarta. We were going to eat at a place that had really good tacos al pastor, but it was closed. Instead, we ate at a market. … Continue reading

Keith’s Perspective on Week 2/Le point de vue de Keith sur la deuxième semaine

This week was pretty good. Saturday continued to have good seas, but Sunday and Monday had rougher seas. Me and Mom didn’t mind, but dad seemed a bit sick.  Cette semaine était plutôt bonne. Samedi, la mer était calme, mais … Continue reading

Adios Bahia de Navidad

continued from yesterday… walk over to Colimilla for lunch. This time, once we exited the gated community, we made our first left hand turn and walked back down the hill. Our destination was a waterfront restaurant named Colimilla that claimed … Continue reading

The Grand Bay Hotel

The sunrise on Friday, December 20 was muted by clouds. After schoolwork, morning chores, and a visit from the French baker, we went to pool for a few hours.  In the early afternoon, the company that handles a lot of … Continue reading

Barra de Navidad and Colimilla

Sunrise on Thursday, December 19 Reports were that, while the water here at the marina was clean, the salinity could vary, so sometimes it wasn’t drinkable. This morning, Eric tested the water and was excited that the salinity was low … Continue reading

Welcome (Back) to Bahia de Navidad, Jalisco, Mexico

Our last sunrise in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle. on Tuesday, December 17 Eric checked out with the port captain and the marina office. We did all of the last-minute things to get Kosmos ready for sea, and we untied at … Continue reading

More Chores and Food in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle

Prior to dawn, the full moon was made opaque by cloud cover. In the morning, a diver came to do the bottom cleaning. He removed the kelp from the propellor.  We spent the day doing schoolwork and chores around the … Continue reading

The Vallarta Botanical Garden, Part 2

Continued from yesterday…. We were shocked to see that there was even an area with a cemetery! This is one of dozens of headstones There were more walkways that explored the outer areas of the gardens. We were warned that … Continue reading

The Vallarta Botanical Garden, Part 1

Dawn on Sunday December 15: We skipped our normal routine of morning schoolwork and chores, and instead hopped in the car and headed south. As mentioned yesterday, the flat, wide multi-laned (6 – 8 lanes for most of the way) … Continue reading

Day Trip to Puerto Vallarta — Part 2: Naval Museum and Casa Kimberly

Continued from yesterday… after we toured the chocolate museum and tasted the free samples, we stocked up on chocolate (chocolate is an important passage food, especially in rough seas). We headed south to the Our Lady of Guadelupe Parish, which … Continue reading