COLORFUL SKIES

 

PUTTING THE MAST UP

Boats have to be re-rigged for insurance reasons & this is the year they required us to do it. The boat yard had to remove the old, make new rigging & then install the new  - a fairly costly procedure.

 

VALLARTA AREA

 

DAYTRIP TO SAYULITA

Needing a break from the 8 hour days we were putting in, we drove to the resort town of Sayulita for a much deserved break.

RETURN TO MEXICO

After 20 months of deferred maintenance on Appleseeds, we put our nose to the grindstone to get the boat back in sailing condition.  It's difficult for a boat to sit that long without things going slightly awry. We arrived back on Nov. 17, 2021 & began work the next day. 

She needed a new main sail which we brought down with us, new rigging, new canvas, the dinghy was totally deflated & not sure whether it would survive. The list goes on & on. After a week in the boatyard, we were extremely happy that the engine started - that was a main concern. Away we went to another boatyard to have the mast removed

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FAREWELL MEXICO & APPLESEEDS

Bye, Bye Appleseeds.  Don't know when we'll be back to see you again as Covid hits the world.

DESERTED BEACHES

No one on the beaches as the Coronavirus hits Mexico. Time to go home.