On the final day of Easter 2018, anchored off our favorite beach at Playa Bonanza, one again has a moment to look back over the past 3 months. A busy time as Sonrisa Living Yacht Charters has had several ‘bursts’ of activity, with a few back to back charters, a couple of very relaxing 2 / 3 day outings and several day trips. Interestingly all have come from Airbnb and Mel’s local flyers at Doce Cuarenta coffee shop, rather than any dedicated yachting sites. Life continues pleasantly at Casa Tia, Carnival in February, as expected, was a very noisy affair, in fact so noisy we had to move to Sonrisa for several days. Gary Clark Jr EpiPhone Casino Year. 6 String Tele Flame Maple Binding Electric Guitar Blue NITRO FinishThe Epiphone Gary Clark Jr. 'Blak & Blu' Casino. The Gary Clark Jr. Signature Casino is built to the blues guitarist's specs and features Gibson USA p-90s and either a Bigsby or trapeze tailpiece (pictured). Available with a Trapeze Tailpiece! Epiphone is proud to present the debut of GRAMMY™ winner Gary Clark Jr’s premier signature model, the Epiphone Gary Clark Jr. “Blak & Blu” Casino, available with a traditional trapeze tailpiece. The actual carnival technically only lasting a few days ran onto two weeks of rides and concerts – perhaps plenty of fun for those interested in such frivolity, for us basically a pain in the ar. With roads blocked off and piles of trash all around. The work on the Malecon continues in typical Mexican fashion – still that’s why we live here. Recently a trip to Cabo for a few nights with Bill and Kim our Texan friends, and Scott and Yulia who joined us from Los Angles – lots of laughs and some interestingly deep conversations. Grant, Jenny and their son Alexander visited from Canada, for a windy cruise to Partida, again lots of laughs all round. This year Ben will change school from Montessori Licea to Institute de Valle for grade 7 – a small (60 student) middle school that is supposedly bi-lingual. Sophos web protection interferes with internet radio. The boys have been progressing well at school, though English has suffered somewhat, as to be expected when Ben has a better grasp of the language than the English teacher. It will be interesting to see how Huon deals without Ben at school as they have been together since day 1. The days starting to warm up, unfortunately the water temperature does not follow quite so rapidly. These warmer days have set us thinking about the dreaded summer months of July, August and September when we normally try to be somewhere else. This year thoughts have centred around buying a cheap motorhome in Phoenix or Seattle. It looks as if Phoenix will be a better option as the desert dryness keeps the vans in better condition than rainy Washington State. Buying in Phoenix means we would enjoy a protracted cruise up the West coast of the USA, dropping into several friends we have made over the years. Mike and Dede our delightful cruising buddies (and surrogate grand parents) from Joss are kindly helping us out in Phoenix to find a suitable one. Once up in Washington State we will definitely visit Rennie and Dennie down at Stretch Island which we visited in 2015 and 2016. Epiphone Casino Gary Clark Jr ThomannGary Clark Casino For SaleThe highlight will be reconnecting with Rennies mum, Nina and her magic blackberry jam that the boys so enjoy picking for. A couple of our charter guests have provided some interesting fun and additional income. Epiphone Casino Gary Clark Jr EbayOur Mexican friends from Cab have bought a similar Lagoon 440 in San Diego which they asked me to help with – unfortunately the selling broker and his recommended surveyor have, as far as I am concerned, been criminally negligent in their description of the catamaran. Apart from obviously been in some serious contact with a jetty the two main engines and generator were so bad that they will have to be replaced, totally irrepairable. A sad discover for a couple of very pleasant, and unfortunately naive and trusting first time yacht buyers. Another couple was so intrigued with Sonrisa and our past cruising lifestyle that they have embarked on a yachting lifestyle, hoping to start a family and head out from the rat race.
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