La Paz, Part II

So Brian and I find ourselves back in La Paz, again. Not to fret, as we really like the city. It is colorful city with its long bay front walkway (malecon). Many aquatic sculptures are on display along the beach. La Paz has many good restaurants but they have the best fish taco carts in all of Mexico. A fun fact, La Paz (LP), just celebrated is 474th anniversary as a city. Wow! That is older than the first settlement in the USA. That would be Jamestown in 1608. As long as we are talking history, La Paz was settled by Cortes in 1535 but by 1570 it had become a resting port for the British pirates who preyed on the Spanish galleons returning from Manila. The galleons would sail due east for the Philippines and hit the California coast. Then they would turn south for Acapulco and when they sailed past Cabo San Lucas the Brits would raid them.

That was then and this is now. Settling in, our standard routine became going to the pool, drinking margaritas & evening cocktails, and catching a current movie. Well, it was 101 degrees out, not much else you could do. Life was good and the movies are cheap! We saw Angels and Demons for a total of $12 US including popcorn, drink, hotdog, a 2 cheese crepe, and a bag of cashews. However, it wasn't going to last forever and we needed to find our next gig. To the Internet, batman!

Cruising through (he, he, just a little cruising pun) the net, and numerous crew finder lists, we come upon some interesting stuff. In the end we decided to go with a 3 month gig from Northern Ireland, Latitude 52N, to Malaysia, Latitude 2.3N.

We tentatively leave out of SF, June 21st! Yes, we're back!

Meow & the Man