Howdy from La Cruz de Huanacaxtle

Aaaahhhhh, finally crossed the 6 miles to La Cruz. Nothing to report on actual sailing, but lots going on with Brainwaves sitting still. Our first evening here, we ran into friends Glen and Debbie from Beach Access, got introduced to the red-chairs taqueria (deliciosa!), and danced for hours at Philo's to an eclectic mix of guitar, bongos, drums, accordion, and washboard. An international mix that worked, and they could play just about anything. Sail repair on main due to somewhat erratic driving (me) while raising the main. Oops. Jimbo is racing beer can today with someone else, learning some Bahia de Banderas wind patterns before we do the 3-day Banderas Blast later in Dec. Plenty of cruiser activities here even if La Cruz is a tiny, quiet town full of friendly, friendly locals. Free yoga every day, science Fridays for kids, beer can races, Spanish lessons, free movie Thursday's on the Malecon, lots of farmer and crafts markets, many cheap taquerias and Mariscos Mexicanos to try, an ocean-swim group, seminars, the daily fish markets, all just caught, VERY inexpensive, lots of fund raising events sponsored by cruisers for local school, a high school environmental working group, and town-wide recycling (the first we've seen anywhere.) Plus Friday ladies night at the yacht club La Peska restaurant where they set up a free martini and margarita bar. Jim might have to shave off that beard and go wig hunting. Woohoooo
It's still sweltering here, temps way above normal. Soooo, no working on the boat much between about 9 am and 5 pm. Jimbo just studies for this weekend's ham radio exam in Nuevo Vallarta.
Woke up the first morning here and looked up through the hatch to check for wind. The wind speed indicator was showing nothing happening, but the wind direction indicator was going around and around in circles. Thought that was odd until I realized there was a tiny bird on one end of the indicator flapping its wings and enjoying the merry-go- round. Yeah, it would be funny except that the indicator is attached to some expensive, delicate, and hard-to-replace electronics. The next day there were 2 little birds enjoying the ride and one sitting on top of the VHF antenna. So now we twang a line against the mast to chase them off. The rigors and vigilance of Marina living---