Our son Kevin , our daughter in-law Lashawna and our two grand daughters, Stella (8 years old) and Rhiannon (12 years old) arrived in Puerto Vallarta around 3:00 from their home in Maui, loaded down with surf boards and a kite.
Settling in for a snack before heading for the pool and the beach for sunset.
Next morning we motor sailed to La Cruz to get fuel and check out the town. Get a little lunch.
Windy but not really enough wind for kite boarding although Kevin tried.
Then off for "Tacos on the Street"
Anchored off Punta de Mita near the pier closer to the point. A little surfing, great Grilled Arracharro fajitas and super fun night fishing was enjoyed by all.
12-30-2016
After breakfast we took Chez Nous north around the point to Sayulita. We were looking for more surf but found the swell was so big we couldn't anchor. So at 1130 we turned around and headed south to Tenecatita.
Just passed Cabo Corrientes around 1830 with 18kts apparent wind from the SW. Relaxing before are night watches begin. An easy motor sail all night. Kev , Stella and I got the 3 to 6 watch which we call the bakers watch. At 0430 the Brownies were done.
12-31-2016
Anchor down in Tenacatita at 0930 and it didn't take long for the kayak and SUP board to get into the water .
Backgammon
A pretty quiet New Years Eve on the boat. A few fire works on one other boat and great music from a Hotel on Shore and search lights from a club up on a hill. We declared 10:00 as NY's 2017.
01-01-2017. Happy New Year
What a way to start the new year!
Only a two hour sail to Barra and the Grand Isle Resort with what the kids think is the best pool ever. Stella says she could just live here.
Salt crystals plugging the head plumbing.
"Another fun Job", as Al says.
That done , time to play a little Cribbage before the dinghy cruise through the Estuary to the Aquarium beach .
* Estuary pictures are in my camera.
Another fun day at Tenacatita with bearly enough surf for Rhi but good for Stella to learn on. Rhi had fun SUP surfing and we all loved floating down the river.
Best Friends
01-03-2017
No waves coming onto shore at Tenacatita this morning so we lifted the anchor and motor sailed to Barra de Navidad. Just after leaving the bay we saw two humpback whales that breached several times and what looked like baby spotted dolphins.
So the next three days are a blur filled with happy smart funny energetic kids. The pool is amazing with a slide between each of the three levels.
Water taxis to town, great food, fabulous sunsets , laser rentals, panga chair float rides and mini hikes filled are days.
Lashawna loving the laser.
We all loved the French Baker who came by every morning.
Kevin and Rhiannon trying to surf the little bump at Barra.
While Stella played in the sand with the boogie board.
01-07-2017
Best dinner at Sea Master
0700 all packed up and loaded into a private SUV with surf boards lashed on top, sweet but sad good-byes and hugs then they are off to Puerto Vallarta and the plane back to Maui. It took them a little over 4 hrs to the airport but they said it was a pretty trip.
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