We're Not In Guaymas.............

but Loomba-Loomba is. We're in Palm Springs for Christmas. Kelsey and RL fly in tonight. Drew is coming and going from L.A. because his Distribution Center for American Apparel is almost ready to open and he's pretty busy. It's so nice to have a change of scene and we're so looking forward to spending time with the kids.

The painting project from hell is still not done. Last Friday the final step was to paint (roll) the non-skid. Unfortunately Domingo decided to go ahead and paint even though there was a chance of rain. It DID rain and the rain ruined the paint. When we left Guaymas the following Sunday Domingo was in the process of removing the ruined paint. So now he has to remove the paint, sand, mask, paint primer, paint the top coat, and clean up everything.

Before we left our San Carlos condo we moved everything into a storage unit. When we get back after Christmas we'll have to rent the condo again until we can get into the boat and install everything that is stored below. Then we'll live on Loomba-Loomba in the boat yard while we get her ready to splash.

Unfortunately, because of this delay we have decided to postpone our departure across the Pacific until next year (March 2014). Disappointing, but the upside is we will have one more season in Mexico!

Merry Christmas!

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