Prior to dawn, the full moon was made opaque by cloud cover.

In the morning, a diver came to do the bottom cleaning. He removed the kelp from the propellor. 

We spent the day doing schoolwork and chores around the boat. While we were in the Sea of Cortez, one of our refrigerators had died. The other one died as soon as we returned to San Diego. Both were only five years old. Our freezer was still working, but at 11 years old, was at the end of its life. When we replaced the fridges and freezer, the sales people told that in order for the units to last, we needed to regularly vacuum the backs of the units.  That is a task easier said than done, as the units are strapped into cabinetry and cannot be easily moved. Eric made a little device and successfully vacuumed the refrigerators!

We went to dinner at the German restaurant, called Black Forest. On the way, we saw many people were out decorating the park and streets with Christmas decorations. 

Eric loves German food and was pleased to have a traditional German meal of schnitzel (breaded meat), red cabbage, spaetzle (a type of pasta), apple Danish and imported beer. Christi and Keith also enjoyed their food. 

We haven’t talked much about the food. La Cruz de Huanacaxtle has been a gastronomical gem. Every restaurant we’ve eaten at in this town has been fabulous, and most have reasonable prices. Keith and Eric both think the Azteca soup they had at Ballena Blanca may be the best they’ve ever had. 

In Puerto Vallarta, the machetes we’d gotten at the market were expensive and only okay. It was a stark reminder that we’d taken for granted the food we’d been having in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle.