So long La Paz

After three weeks we are about to head out to the Islands – specifically Isla Spiritu Santo, Partido and north perhaps as far as Aqua Verde.  We have had great weather here, though it has recently been cooling off. Just as well the hotel hot tub finally got, if not actually hot, at least very warm – boys have been splashing in the chilling pool and needed a place to warm and hang out in. And keeping with the weather I have switched from limonade and Pacifico when I need to buy something to avoid the dreaded Maitre D’ boot to the more embodied Negre Modelo.

We have had a pretty strong and unusually long Norther, which generates short seas up to 7 feet, not much fun to anchor in or head into. Finally dissipating just as we get our propane tank refilled, so timing is pretty good.  But we are being cursed by computer and communication problems all over – we are  now down to 2 out of original 4 computers; Patti’s cellphone still can only receive calls (and only occasionally at that); and now the microphone stopped working (and broadband has been anything but) so Skype is out.

Meantime Patti has made some great friends here, and the boys especially have made friends with another parrot (when not swimming in the hotel pool).  This is Juliette (usually called Julie), who lives on Lady Ann with Vivien and Joel across the fairway from us.  Valencio especially is very taken with her, and she evidently with him.