Trouble in Paradise

I arrived in Puerto Vallarta on Saturday afternoon. My friend Jim and I had no problem finding the boat only 2 miles from the airport. A swimming pool nearby was refreshing. All was well. Sunday morning, all hell broke loose. We walked out the marina gates to see a bus on fire on our way to provision. That's wierd. We continued to the store and the streets and sidewalks were almost empty. We provisioned and I went to see about a cab. The manager told me there were no cabs available. What? Then we heard about the drug cartels and the distruction. We found a cab and saw alot of smoke in different areas of the city. We sheltered in place that night to let things cool down. We took off on Monday and were one of a handful of boats on the water. We headed for Yelapa and hit the beach for food and bocce. It was nice to be far away from the violence. On Tuesday we headed out early for a 40 mile run to Ipala. Its well protected and that was welcome as the winds hit 25 on the way down. Big waves and a bit of surfing on our 45' ketch. Our next big stop is the cruisers paradise of Tenacatita. More soon onboard Heather Elizabeth. Below: Yelapa waterfall.