Back in La Cruz

After a 3 day drive from Tucson in early November, we arrived in La Cruz a bit tired but glad to be back.  We made it just in time for the Full Moon Bonfire at the marina where we got to reunite with some old friends.  Music made it through the summer very well.  I guess we did a good job of fixing known leaks last spring because she stayed dry down below during the rainy season.  We ran a dehumidifier to keep the humidity down and that worked really well to keep mold and mildew away.   We spent about a week re-commissioning Music, which means reversing everything we did to decommission her for the summer.  I won't go into all the details, but we have a 2 page spreadsheet of tasks so you get a sense for how much is involved.

As I mentioned in my previous posting, with John's shoulder surgery this summer he wasn't able to work as he had planned.  So he decided to head back to the states to work for a few months this winter while I stay in La Cruz with Music.  But don't feel too bad for me - John will be here for the holidays.  And there is always something to do and we have friends here so I'm not alone. 

 Just in these 2 weeks I had Thanksgiving dinner at the marina restaurant with a dozen friends, Thursday night is movie night, met some friends from California, attended a big chili cook-off to raise funds for school supplies,


Sundays are the local market with all kinds of crafts, art, and food, this week I am hosting a Ladies Night and we're grilling some wonderful tuna that a local fisherman gave me, and Saturday is the next Full Moon Bonfire. Hmmm - I guess I'll have to get some work done in there too.


 To all our friends - we hope you have a great Holiday Season.