Damn, she's been spotted! Yes dear, I'll clean the kitty litter. Good night everyone.
Now for a perfect end to a perfect evening - oh wait, is that the cat in the window?
While in Paradise Village - do what the natives do - eat an incredible dinner at Pescadore's
Posing in front of the good ship Jungle for our last evening in PV. Beautiful place, just a little too much like Miami for our taste. We're heading out to remote anchorages in a few minutes (0400 PST)
When I had a few minutes I got a Little Boy #7 haircut. Jenee said she loved it, Kai asked "did you request extra geeky?" We laughed. Well, I had a few more shots, but I'm having a difficult time uploading. Oh well, we leave for the Gold Coast and Tenecatita in the early morning so we'll update in a few days or more. Adios.
We were asked how the cats were holding up - very well thank you.
We make water and now we make electricity - Kai installed these units which will save us on running the generator.
This is the conmtrol panel for the watermaker. The system was designed and laid out for us by Seatech Marine. I'll give Craig and the boys a plug: http://www.seatechmarineproducts.com/. They made it easy for us to do our own installation of a high end system.
First things first - a 50 gallon per hour watermaker. This is a custom system that Kai and I installed in San Diego, but completed in PV. The end result - water from the ocean that's cleaner than bottled (we measured both). The red thingy is our rudder platform for the auto pilot - yeah baby!
A happy crew settles down for a well deserved dinner out - compliments of Mark Preston. Boy, Jenee and Garrett make a great couple! Kai and I aren't too shabby either.
Kai is just a fun loving electrician at heart, here he's modeling the latest in wicker lamps -110V, 40 Watt babies - sweet!
Garrett, Kai and Jenee awaiting shore after 8 days at sea.
Father Mark and son Garrett framed by another beautiful sunset. Both great guys and great to have along. Garrett's considering the Navy and life at sea. Mark's still pissed about that Dorado.
Ah, the one that got away! Mark pulled in this beautiful 65 lb Dorado (Mahi Mahi) and said it was the biggest one he ever caught. I was telling Jenee and crew we were set on fish for weeks. All this before the damn fish shook itself off the gaff and was gone. Oopsie, I don't expect to hear from Mark for a while.
Mark caught a couple of yellow fin tuna for sashimi and grilled dinners - nice work.
One thing everyone needs to see is how blue the ocean is when you are more than 20 miles offshore. Windex blue is a good description, albeit not very eco sensitive. We had visits from dolphins, sharks and whales plus squid and flying fish.
I turned the lights on for you to see the helm and instruments - much esier to see outside.
Here's a chart plotter view at a scale of approx. 400-500 miles per box. The red is the course already covered. Total trip about 1300 miles.
This is a trick instrument, called an AIS (Automatic Identification System) - installed by navigator extraordinaire, Kai Schwarz. This device tracks commercial ships and tells you if they will come close and when. Great device to help you keep posted on what's out there within a 48 mile radius. This show's the closest ship, Genmar Phoenix, will come approx. 5 miles from Jungle in 2 hours and 42 minutes - no worries.
What is night sailing like? Here's a view of the pilothouse instruments. They're pretty much all you have on a moonless night, but unbelievable view of the stars.
We had a vistor on day 2 about 125 miles off the Mexico coast. This little guy hung with Mark Preston for a few hours, then took off.
Jungle departing San Diego. The weather called for clear skies and calm weather. We got the clear skies, but winds peaked at 40 knots, and seas were 8-10 feet on the beam. Fun times for everyone as we had seasick crew and cats. Fortunately Jungle handles weather well and it only lasted the first day and night - tell that to the cats. 
Holy shit! We made it?! Never a doubt. A fist bump for the photographer - Les Howe of S/V Anenir. Captain and Crew (Jenee Fraine, Kai Schwarz, Mark Preston and Garrett Turner) arrive safe and sound.
The Admiral after a job well done.
Outta my way boys! Jenee handling the lines to get us docked in style.
Steady, almost there!
OK, this may be back-asswards, but I'm still pulling together our departure and enroute photos. Here is Jungle pulling into the Paradise Village Marina in Nuevo Vallarta - after 8 days at sea.
