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When my neighbors took off for a week, this guy decided
their dock was a good place to hang out for a while.
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| He didn't stick around long, tho. |
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This little dove, however, found my boat
quite attractive in the mornings.
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| It came to visit several times... |
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| ...and got a little braver each time. |
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With my dinghy outboard on the fritz, I rowed around the
marina a bit to explore, and found these American
oystercatchers hanging around an unused dock.
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The oystercatchers shared the dock with some black-
necked stilts. Easy to see how they got the name!
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Feeling a bit more ambitious a few days later, I tried
rowing up the Estero Sabalo. But there was so much
development along the estuary that my expectations
of seeing much wildlife were minimal.
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I did find a more promising small side channel and
rowed a half mile to the end only to discover it was
surrounded by a golf course.
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Nonetheless, I was able to find a few birds,
including this tricolored heron.
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Herons are always skittish, and this one was no
exception. He took off soon after I stalked close enough
to take the previous photo.
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I saw only two yellow-crowned herons; no
sign of nest-building yet and no tree iguanas.
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There were also a few American Coots, which I did not
see so much further south in Puerto Vallarta or
Barra de Navidad.
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Although the boat is not near any great beaches, there were still
some pretty nice sunsets in the marina.
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This is the view from the stage at Diego's. No wonder
Curt likes to play there!
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El Aljibe de San Pedro: great cuisine, good
drinks, and impeccable service in the unique
setting of an unusually-decorated 19th century
cistern!
Boat Work
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Restoring the brightwork around the forward
companionway that had been damaged by
the air-conditioner during two summers
of use.
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This is one of the brackets I made to hold the big cast
stainless steel Danforth anchor on the cabin top.
After a few years of good service, they had become
a bit of an eyesore, so I decided to do something.
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Rather than going to all the work of stripping and
building up many coats of Cetol, I decided to paint
them and renew the caulking.
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They look good, blend in with the cabin top and should
remain in good shape for at least a couple of years.
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The Cetol brightwork around one of the cockpit lockers
was starting to show signs of degradation, so I sanded
and refinished it before it became a big job.
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And finally, the troublesome dinghy outboard.
Initial indications pointed to a stuck
carburetor float. I freed it up by banging
on the carb and spraying in some carb
cleaner. It ran for a while, then only
with the choke on, then not at all.
Time for a carb rebuild, which may be
pretty involved due to the inability
to get US Yamaha parts in Mexico.
Stay tuned for further developments....
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