Wednesday, March 21, 2012

La Cruz is intoxicating.

Sunday we, along with many other cruisers, went to Los Arroyos Verde, a beautiful botanical garden resort with a swimming pool, restaurant, gorgeous gardens plus free transportation to and from.  Lupe, the owner, is a local who spent years sailing in Mexico and has always enjoyed mixing with us cruisers from up north.  Her resort has several casitas for rent, all beautifully  decorated, cooled by shade trees -- can't say enough about this beautiful spot.

Monday was shopping day at Mega, down the road a bit, and Horacio and his crew finished working on the boat.  That evening we saw a movie upstairs at restaurant The Octopuses Garden: South of the Border, directed by Oliver Stone.  He interviewed Presidents from several countries in Latin America.  It's pretty eye-opening and gives viewers lots of "food for thought."  There is no charge for movies here -- we just bought some beverages; some folks ordered food.

Then yesterday we went with friends to see the new movie "This Means War" at a huge movie complex associated with a new mall.  It cost only 27 pesos each (approx. $2.50 U.S.).  Pretty entertaining.  Then last night at 5 p.m., this being Tuesday, we picked up a large assortment of fresh veggies from the store next to Philo's.  The produce we get there is fresher than any we've ever bought anywhere.  We'll certainly miss it when we head out of Banderas Bay.

As I write this, Roy is getting the boat ready to leave the marina.  We'll spend the night at Punta de Mita at anchor, around 5 or 6 miles from here, at the northwest tip of Banderas Bay.  As of now, the plan is to return to the La Cruz anchorage sometime Friday.

~~~ Marlene ~~_/) ~~

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