Thursday, June 20

We woke up late today and went down to the café Callejon for more food, coffee, and internet use. We saw the French kids again and had a great time using the web. We got an ice cream at La Fuente again. Those are really good. Then we came back and checked out. Felix tried to talk us into staying. Then he tried to talk us into paying for an extra day since it was 2:15 and he said checkout was at 2:00 pm. We brushed him off, got our stuff from our room, and then left. We gave a cheerful goodbye to Felix who was still trying to get more pesos from us. Then we walked over to the marina and put our clothes in the wash at Lavamatica Polly. We bought a shower, cleaned up, and returned to put our clothes in the drier. I tried calling the international number Johnny had given me without success. Then I called Gail and asked her to try. Twenty minutes later I called her back, but she was unable to get through. I walked back to “Polly” and told Mike. He was trying the VHF radio at the dock. No use. We looked at the book exchange, then took our clothes our of the dryer. We left the lavamatica and there was Johnny walking by. We went and met his friends Gordon the boat owner, Jeanne, his girlfriend, Karen – another friend. The boat is 47 feet and is called Phantasma del Mar. We were invited to stay on the boat so we got our kayaks moved over there. Then we hung out, talked, had another malteada, and went to bed. This has been a fun day. It is great to see Johnny and I enjoyed meeting and talking to his friends. Gordon is retired and plans to take his boat for as long as he can. Jeanne will go with him for the first 14 months, then has to go home and work. He wants to spend the summer in the Sea of Cortez, then go south in the fall. Johnny will likely hook up with him from time to time over the next years when he isn’t working. He has spent much of the last year traveling and feels compelled to get back to work.