May 24, 2018

I'm starting to get into the summer routines:  photography, maintenance tasks and/or exercise in the early part of the mornings, sometimes followed by trips into town; nap after lunch; sometimes dinner with friends.  This week that routine was broken up a bit by a move into a different slip that is closer to all the facilities.  While it was done by choice, it still created additional work such as removing and reinstalling awnings and cockpit canvas, and redoing all the many docklines that keep the boat from moving so much with the surge.
I'm escalating the battle with my intestinal issues by adding Cipro to the antibiotic arsenal after another episode occurred while taking only amoxicllin.  So far, that seems to be working.  There are many meds that are prescription only in the U.S., but not in Mexico.  Sometimes the trick to finding it is knowing the Mexican brand name.  That can usually be found online easily enough.
I've also been enjoying Curt and Mary's company while they are here.  They will be going up to Mazatlán in a few days and will most likely remain there for the summer.  Unless of course they decide it is worth sailing 400 miles back and forth to be in Paradise.

Yellow crowned night heron forages on a tidal

mud flat.

Success!  A small clam.

Sitting on the eggs:  boring!

Female in normal plumage (except for the

single white feather on the back of the head).

Male in full mating season plumage

The social flycatcher is nearly identical to

the kiskadee flycatcher, but is smaller and

has a smaller beak.

Kiskadee flycatcher

Nobody has a bigger beak than this guy.

Mexican grackles are still building nests

The local green iguanas are well camouflaged for life

in an arboreal habitat.

The coloring of the brown iguanas on Isla Isabel is much

better camouflage for their more grounded lifestyle. 

You get up pretty early if you need to work before it 

gets hot!

Breakfast in the cockpit at sunrise

 

Clearing everything out of the aft lazarette

to find missing items, remove Jim's stuff, 

pump out accumulated water, and

reorganize it all.

Everything but a couple of sails and the stern anchor rode

cleared out!

The stuff in the lower right is the autopilot motor

and hydraulic pump.

As soon as we pulled into my new slip, Curt and I met

my friendly new neighbors, Jim and Sharon.on Fixin'To.

The following morning I was up before the sun to get the

awning back up before it got really hot.

Finished just in time!

I took Curt and Mary to one of my favorite restaurants,

Titi's in nearby, but secret, Jarretaderas.  This is the 

little after-dinner treat they give you.  Maybe that's

why it's so popular.

Certainly seemed to work for Mary and Curt!

I came across this unusual toilet seat in 

the bathroom at one of my other favorite

restaurants.  It includes a second smaller seat

for children that  fits neatly into the lid

when not in use.  Simple, but very clever.

Mexico is VERY family-oriented.