We're still hanging here in La Paz and will stay at the beautiful Marina Costa Baja through Christmas. After that, we'll start exploring nearby Isla Espirtu Santo. Juvenile whate sharks are in the area, and we can't wait to see them. I've been sick since I got to La Paz, just started feeling better recently, so I don't feel settled in yet. I want to find a dentist for teeth cleaning and a pediatrician for Liam.
It took me three trips to town to get the grocery supply back up. The best trip was to the local market, which had very fresh meat and fish. (The whole chicken I brought home came with feet.) I took me a long time to get home, and I was worried about the pershiables not being refrigerated, when it dawned on me that they weren't refrigerated at the market. Fruits and veggies are scarce and of middling quality. Liam has been eating very badly--he won't touch anything Mexican, except quesadillas. I'm worried that he's going to stop growing and have delayed mental development.
We are very far from downtown (all downtown marinas are full for the winter), which is a big bummer, since I had visions of Liam attending preschool while I went to the market, cleaned the boat, etc. If Liam does go to school (and so far he's adamantly opposed to it), Michael or I will have to stay in town until school lets out for the day. It will be an hour commute each way.
So, it's two and a half months that we've been out. I would say, as a mother, that it's pretty difficult for me. My daily life is basically the same: I take care of Liam, cook, clean, do laundry, all of which is much harder to do while cruising. There are rewarding moments: see marine life, relaxing in the hot tub, getting a good taco, but we pay for them. Sailing with Liam basically doesn't work. He just lies on the cabin sole and vomits, which seems like an unproductive way for a toddler to spend his day. We're cutting way back on the sailing (we probably won't go to mainland Mexico) to address this problem.
Ok, Liam's waking up, must run.
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