S/V Gratitude

Having extracted ourselves from "normal life," Charlie and I have taken a leave from Seattle routines to venture south for the winter aboard Gratitude, our Malö 43. We've owned the boat since 2002 and cruised in the usual local places near Puget Sound. To sail to Mexico we have added a bit of "de crap on de back" including a Hydrovane wind steering rig, solar panels, and a water maker. We'll report where the wind takes us and if this fancy new gear makes for happy cruising.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Paradise Village

Saturday, January 14

Nuevo Vallarta is a huge marina attached to the Paradise Village resort, and as far as we can see, entirely detached from the rest of Puerto Vallarta. Cruisers get amazing, luxurious services, with several great pools and a long ocean beach. Most resort visitors never even leave the premises. As Charlie noted, we've hardly used Spanish since we got here.

Boogie boards are free and so are the sunsets. Colene kindly sent a few pix.

1 comment:

JeffLemkinJanuary 18, 2012 at 12:10 PM
Wow! That sunset (?) picture - well, wherever the sun is - is stunning. And who's the babe with the gams hanging out with BillyD - does Colene know??

We're looking forward to visiting with you in February!
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