But it hasn't all been work. Curt and Mary left for Mazatlán this week, but Mike and Lisa returned from their road trip. I took them on my now semi-standard Puerto Vallarta tour and one night we had dinner at Fajita Republic with Bob and Maureen who just returned to La Cruz. Good times.
The nature photos this week are mostly from sunset beach walks rather than morning paddles in the canals.
And last but not least, the Cipro worked and my inner self is back to normal. Hallelujah!
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Black-bellied whistling ducks migrate here for the breeding
season.
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| Ducks in a tree on the Rio Cuale |
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Pigeons enjoying a dip in a sculpture fountain on the
malecon in front of the Navy History Museum.
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A falcon perched next to its handler near the
hotel restaurant.
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| A snowy egret foraging in the surf at sundown |
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| Seagull in the sunset |
The Puerto Vallarta Tour
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Mike experiencing The Rotunda of the Sea, a work by
Alejandro Colunga on the malecon in Puerto Vallarta.
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A Huichol artist working in a gallery on
the malecon.
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| Detail of a large Huichol parrot sculpture. |
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| Top view of a pot by Guadalupe Ontiveros |
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| Amazing detail in this miniature by Laura Bugarini |
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Mosaics adorn the columns supporting this pergola in
Lorenzo Cardenas Park in La Zona Romantica.
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| A painted tree |
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| Lunch with Mike and Lisa at the Rio Cafe |
Mexican Humor
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I got stopped at least four times by
vendors on the malecon who spoke
English and wanted to know what
the meaning of the shirt was.
It was made to commemorate the
life of Carol's late landlord who
was a potter.
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| Tequila is always appreciated! |
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| Senior Frogs |
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Relatively polite wearable comments on
the current political climate.
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Projects
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| It pays to get up early to get the work done. |
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I've had plastic containers stowed in the engine room
chafe through, so I decided to do something about it.
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| First, it ALL had to be pulled out. |
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Then a foam pad was used to line the cubby before
restowing it all.
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One of the port lights in the aft cabin developed a seep
last year (after only 45 years!), damaging some of my
laboriously done custom woodwork. The repair began
with the removal of the inner retaining ring.
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| Water damage |
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Removing the assembly is tricky because it takes quite a
bit of force after 45 years in place, but must be done
carefully to avoid damaging the frame or breaking
the glass.
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It took some patience, but was not a problem because
I had evolved the right technique when I previously
rebuilt another identical port.
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| Little by little it came out. |
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A minimum of 8 out of 16 screws had to be removed
in order to disassemble the window. I managed to
get out all but two, that finally had to be drilled out.
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After multiple applications of PB Blaster over two days,
I applied an arsenal of tools to try to get out the screws,
but had to be very careful to avoid breaking the glass.
Hence, no torch.
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The frame opened up, the glass removed and all the old
sealant removed.
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The old sealant had to be ground off the fiberglass
cabin side.
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| Cleaned up and ready for the rebuilt window. |
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| Dry-fitting the reassembled frame |
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Glass reinstalled with silicon sealant and frame
screwed back together. The blue tape is to insure
that the glass is correctly centered in the frame.
The window will not be reinstalled until the silicon seal
cures and the window is tested for leaks.
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| Damaged woodwork removed and restored. |
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