February 14, 2019

Happy Valentine's Day!  With Carol in LA, it's pretty much just another ordinary day for me.  But it's been an interesting week.  I spent a full day in town getting a hotel room for one night of Carnival and trekking to the Yamaha outboard dealer.  Getting on wrong buses or getting off at the wrong stop was par for the course, so I did a bit of exploring and ended up walking almost six miles.
The marina, and Circadian's dock in particular, was inundated by a video production crew for a few days, which was interesting occasionally, but more often inconvenient.  Check out El Ultimo Dragon series later and let me know if you see Circadian's bow in a scene.  
Fortunately, things have been light on the boat project side, so I started on refinishing the sole (floor) in the main cabin.  While it was almost new when I got the boat, it's now been almost nine years, so it's time.

I spent a coupe of hours walking the malecon trying to find

an inexpensive room for one night of Carnival.

Finally found this place.  Not in the ideal spot

along the malecon, but available and cheap.

All I need is a place to crash near the festivities.

Between the malecon and the Yamaaha dealer, I went through

the Historic District, with its colorful restored buildings.

You appreciate the restoration more when you see some

unrestored places.

The Immaculate Conception Cathedral and the gazebo

in La Plaza de Revolucion

At the southern end of the malecon:  Ollas Altas

(big waves)

One of several fountains along the malecon

Fishing boats are beached in a sheltered bay at the

southern end of the malecon.

As usual in Mexico, the boats are colorful.

Of course all the fishing boats attract pelicans,

and they have become accustomed to the

nearby humans.

The marina was invaded by a production company filming

an episode of El Ultimo Dragon

I was trapped right in the middle of it.

Surrounded by lights, crew and, occasionally,

hot actors

Most of the filming was at sundown or at night.

The stars doing a scene.

Touching up the makeup

The stars Sebastian Rulli and Renata Notni

 Circadian in the middle of a video production

Big sky over the marina

The tree in the middle of an empty lot at the

marina

I started on refinishing the sole in the main cabin.

This is a removable piece above the water tank.

Just the beginning.