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So Sorry, I know everyone is wondering what is going on...The boys have made major progress but lets step back to where I left off and catch you all up to date with the correct time line! The guys left Le Paz and headed for Mazatlan . After refueling and re-stocking, Paul & Jake hhailed a taxi and headed out to hit the top-less bars apparently most gringos do not show up in these kind of places as they were the only non-nationals there!!! Jake was reminded of the need to drink within reason after a massive hang-over... Paul checked on housing prices while there and it is 3-times as much as AZ and it is standard mexican construction!
Next Stop San Blas I am very sorry I missed this part of the trip as they did a river/jungle criuse and we able to see tons of birds. Jake made a new friend in a cuatamonda (sp??) and he was having a wonderful time petting a croc. The trip has a tour guide (the boat driver) who had a hand recorded list of all the birds in both their Mexican name and their American names They also met Jan and Norm Goldie who have resided there for 43 years and absolutley love it! Jan is a watercolor artist of great magnitude and Norm is an official cruiser greeter. So when arriving into port most likely the first person you will meet will be Norm as he will get you into the anchorage and then you get to meet him at the town square around 6pm. Wonderful people, Jake and Paul had dinner with them, Jan had arranged a small dinner party out front of her house, a local lady who does catering from her house prepared a feast of chile relanjnos, beans and red soup that was outstanding!!Norm had brought some 100% proof rum that is known for blinding people! I wish this lady was in the US as the entire meal for 6 was $40 the relanjos took 24 hours to make. I am sure that the guys will be sure to stop into the next time they are in San Blas. In the evening everyone meets in the town square to socialize until 10 pm. It is the typical Mexican townsquare the Catholic Church on 1 corner, a Thrifty ice cream store on another and a taco stand that is primo. I t is very common for the nationals to ask to get their pictures taken with Americans especially cute blond haired white boys So Sorry about your luck Paul!!!