Happy New Year!
Well, almost. I am excited to see what 2007 will bring – to us while cruising, to our families and friends, to Marine Servicenter, and to the world. I guess what it will bring to the Pacfic Northwest will be snow and bad weather. Brrrr- sounds awful cold up there.
We had a terrific Christmas – it was so fun to get to play with my sister Jami and her family, and show them a bit of our new life. We went sailing and snorkeling and saw whales and dolphins. We sailed to a small town named Yelapa, and hiked up to a waterfall. We alo did a zip line tour through a jungle just north of Puerto Vallarta. It took about an hour in a bumpy truck to get there, then we went on about 10 zip lines through the forest and had to repel back down to solid ground. It took no skill whatsoever, but I felt a bit like Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible when he drops down into the building on all those wires. I think I am actually taller than Tom Cruise, but that is neither here nor there…. It was all very fun and exhausting, then we had another bumpy ride back home. My stomach muscles were sore the next day!
We are leaving Puerto Vallarta tomorrw to head south toward Costa Rica. We will stop at several small towns and anchorages on the way, but we should be in South America in about 2 weeks. Now, THAT really seems like another country to me! Mexico is so Americanized; in fact, most things here are copied from America. It is hard to find authentic food, music or crafts. I am looking forward to leaving the “big cities” and exploring more remote parts of the world.
Molly and Jessie are creating a power point presentation about Costa Rica. I guess their audience will be their parents. They have been working hard at downloading information and studying a guide book about the country. They are getting some help from our friend, Jim McLachlin, who is crewing with us for this leg of our trip. He’s a great guy and is fitting in very well. He even does the dishes…
Thanks to all of you who sent Christmas Greetings to us. We miss you all and think of you often! It’s Jessie’s turn to put her journal on the web – look for it soon! Happy New Year! Jeanna ( SEE CHRISTMAS PICTURES IN MEDIA GALLERY)