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Solana is currently located in Mexico, and that means a lot of AC usage. This is especially so during summer when temperatures and humidity go uncomfortably high even for locals – running AC 24/7 becomes a life saving necessity. The AC system on Solana consists of 4 AC condenser units located in lazaret. They are cooled by raw (sea) water pumped through them. The raw water part of the system consists of throughulls, hoses, fittings, strainer and a pump. Three times in the last 2 months this system was on a brink of causing a significant disaster. Basically, I could…
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“Search tool” in the marina can look like this one-> … the folks working on it say it finds IPhones, sunglasses and even prescription glasses… but there was no 50 carat diamond ring so far… It’s what they use to periodically dig the entrance to the marina – otherwise the sand bar at entrance becomes too high. With our draft of 5.5′ we often clear the bar at ~3′ under the keel. Its name is Paradise III, we never asked what happened to Paradise I and II 🙁
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They are so nice to touch! While Svetlana and Titus were visiting us for the Christmas, we went to Vallarta Adventures site to swim with dolphins. They have a couple of dolphinariums where trainers and dolphins provide fun experience for tourists. They let you pet the dolphins, ride them around the pool, dance with them ‘holding hands’ and so on. It was great!
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Nestled along the stunning Riviera Nayarit, La Cruz de Huanacaxtle offers a charming blend of traditional Mexican culture and modern amenities. Spending a day in this picturesque fishing village is a delightful experience filled with vibrant colors, sounds, and flavors. The restaurants and especially small taco places are very nice and definitely wait to be explored! We stayed in La Cruz marina for 2 nights at the end of December. They only had a 91′ dock available and they charge for the length of the boat or the dock, whichever is larger – so for a day we felt like…