Solitude has been in La Cruz for the month of March while we enjoyed a little more time in one of our favorites stops, flew home to see family for a week and spent time in Bucerias with friends who flew down from Colorado. It was wonderful to have the conveniences of home and celebrate time with family and friends. At the end of March we provisioned for our trip north and had a perfect, 10 day weather window of favorable conditions for leaving Banderas Bay. In going through our regular checks, Jim found a hole in the strainer basket for the raw water intake. After checking the few possible stores in La Cruz, a cruiser’s swap meet, the larger marine suppliers in Puerto Vallarta and asking a handful of cruisers in the marina, we did not find the part we needed. It was possible to order the part to a store in Puerto Vallarta but the wait time was 8-14 days and no guarantee even within that period. Knowing the cruisers next to us have been waiting on a part for over a month, we opted to ship the part home via two day mail and fly home so we could get back on schedule with more confidence. We are back, provisioned again and ready to head north to the Sea of Cortez. It has been nice to have La Cruz as a home base, not only for the special town but also to be part of the close community of sailors here. We are ready for the final leg of this cruising season. Ahoy!
SV Solitude 