Friday, January 22, 2010

ANOTHER YEAR, WOW, ALREADY?



The Choppers, Mario & Paul

Well sitting here in the La Cruz Marina makes time go by real fast.  We’ve been busy with the Cruisers Rally and the La Cruz music scene.  I had quite a musical birthday this year (well, now last year).  First, I played two sets of classical guitar at a local restaurant.  Afterwords I played at an acoustic jam at another restaurant.  That evening Jean and I and our friends Mandy and Mike from the Britannia Pub went into downtown Puerto Vallarta to the Hard Rock Cafe.  Friends in a local rock band asked me to sit in with my blues harmonica and for Mike to play bass. 


At the Hard Rock Cafe

 
Jammin' at the Hard Rock

 Much later, like 3 am we taxied over to the club Roxy where I again sat in with another band.  We then all got some rooms at the local “sex” motel.  These are places that are very discreet.  


At the Roxy


They even have a revolving cubby where they deliver room service and the delivery person can’t see into the room.  Besides a room service menu they also have a sex toy menu!  Naughty Jean stole the menu as a souvenir.  Mandy and Mike refer to these motels as “have-a-nap” because they rent by the hour with 8 hours the maximum time they allow you.  Mandy likes them because they are always clean, secure, quiet, and cheap with plenty of hot water.  We paid $23 for the eight hours.


At the no-tell motel


Between Christmas and New Year we had a chance to hear Willie and Lobo at a local restaurant.  If you don’t know who they are just look them up on YouTube.  


Willie & Lobo at Hurkuri

We spent New Year at the Britannia Pub where I played until 3 am and we both drank A Lot.  I play a lot at the Britannia and if you’re interested I’ve added a link to them.


Midnight snacks


Bill and Leon


Our only weather excitement after the New Year was a cold front, which dumped a lot of rain and wind on Puerto Vallarta.  The front also spawned a waterspout, very unusual for this area.


Rain dampens the fleet in La Cruz


Our little waterspout

Now we are just doing maintenance on the boat and expect to leave for El Salvador the middle of February