Yet another Party!

Adrianna, Carlos, Pamela and Nelva

  I almost forgot the Marina Palmira
Christmas Party. It was at the patio
outside the Marina office.  Carlos
(the boss) had appetizers and wine and we cruisers definitely put a dent in
the Tienda's supply.  We saw one of
the girls who used to work there
whom we all just love. Marcella came and brought her sister. The ladies at the
front desk are the most friendly and
helpful people in the world.
Marcella was the one who found
me a slip when I first got here
and the Norther was blowing
me to heck while at the
Anchorage. She was and still is
my guardian angel. She and
Adrianna.  It was JASDIP!

Marcella and Kathy 

Tale of two Gulets !

   Gulets are Turkish built yachts made of wood especially for chartering.
 They are replicas of old Turkish trade ships.  There are two here at Marina
Palmira.  Do not know what is going on with them but one is definitely in better

shape that tho other!  A few
weeks ago the less sound one
started to sink and tip. It was sad
but it has been thought that it is
a hazard to all  the other boats
if it ever breaks loose in a
blow. Folks at the Marina
hired some people to attempt
to right it. It was a 3 week
project and it was most
entertaining. They did keep it from
falling over and blocking the
Marina fairway.  There were small
tow trucks and bigger tow trucks
"dead heads" (large blocks of cement with an eye bolt sticking out of the
top). Then there were pangas, divers
and then cisterns.  This was by no means a professional salvage
operation and there was damage to one of her masts but they did it!! I am
truly amazed. They tied those
cisterns to her starboard side, put
pile-ons through her open ports and
pumped the water out while
tugging on her masts with a two truck!

Only in Mexico!!

Still loving my Diggs!

Christmas came and Jasdip was decorated!

It was quite cozy for me!

The Marina makes a great home base 

Jasdip in her spot

This happy face reminds me of my friend Ellen!

Every color of bouganvilla (sp?) in one row!

Oops!

    Well I published that post without
adding the rest of the usual suspects
so here we are!!

Jim (Kanga), Ken (Bungee)

Miss Molly

    This was my 

Jeff, Anne (Outrider) Rob, Karen.(China Doll)

last party for 

a few days! 

I had to go

underground and rest.

The "do not disturb" sign

was hung and I hibernated!  

It was glorious and I 

was renewed!!!!

More opportunities to gain weight and add to the cholesterol levels!

Windy as Heck!

  Christmas and New Year encompass
a potentially very bad time for our
bodies. There were more parties and
more great food. Dock 4 had a Christmas gathering at Marina
Palmira. It was so windy that day
(25-30 knots) that a few folks asked
the marina manager if there was a
place we could have it that was
slightly sheltered. He replied with
of course and took them to one of the

vacant offices.  That was great! So we had a great time and it was warm!!
  After the party Rob and Karen from
SV/China Doll, fellow Passporters, came to Jasdip and we had a great
visit and dinner.
 

The party consisted of many of the
usual suspects and a few new ones
as well. It is too much work keeping
up with all this celebrating. Next year
I am going to have to start training
in October!!!

Miss Ana

Miss Judy

Jeff and Darryl

We had to persevere.

" I'm Baaaaaaaaaaakk" but wait I need coffee!

Sharon & Crit

   Christmas is past and now it

is the New Year.  The holidays are 

tough on me as well as many of us 

I know. Two very special women in

and another very special man in my life died last year. One in March (Steve), one in  October 

(Sharon) and the other in December

(Diana Jesse). I had just 

seen them and for that I was grateful.

I also know that I am carrying on just

as they would want me to. Guess I am 

getting to that age when your friends and

family members can....without notice....

leave you behind. Well that is all the 

more reason to get on with what we

want to do!!!!!

     There were many gatherings around the holidays so persevere I

did.  This one on Mimia ( Mark and
Mimi's boat).  We had a great time
laughing, singing (or rather trying to sing). Luckily we had a few good
guitar players there. And generally annoying our neighbors.
  Then there was a nice gathering

Ingo on His Valiant 40 Seaaddler

on Seaaddler with Ingo and Espe!
They just slid out of town two
days ago, very quietly, because
Ingo is very broken up about
selling his boat. They were the
sole owners of Seaaddler and the
time has come but he isn't liking it.
They will be missed.

Ingo and Espe

      Sergio Gallinda then invited a bunch of gringos to his house and fed us
tamales, wine, other delicious food and generally kept us up until after 9pm.

Sergio and Lupita

He had us wide awake, although
blindfolded, whacking at a
beautiful Piñata.  We were forced
to "sing" (and I use the word
loosely ) in Spanish (we did not
know the melody or the words.....
one can only imagine what we sounded like!) Several "sick
cows with their feet caught in their
mouthes" to quote Bob Dylan.
  The tamales were fabulous
and the company was great.
After the Piñata was summarily
destroyed.......given i couldn't
find a lampshade.....I donned
one of the pointy ends of
the lovely piñata while others
dived for the candy!
 There is Michael (Milagro), Lupita
and her mom, Maria. The ladies
made the tamales that day. The house was decorated for Christmas
and a few neighbors joined in the
fun.

Then there was the Casa Ana

Cruisers Party.  The food was the best yet and the company, delightful. For some

strange reason I did not take very many pictures. However we were not as close to home that evening so lamp shades were not donned!
It was a bitter sweet occasion due to the absence of  Mr. Steve who shall remain ever missed and forever in our hearts.......