THE LAST REPLACEMENT!

I finally got my Visa card delivered yesterday. Boy, what a hassle. First I had to get an address to have it shipped to, which was a major problem in itself. A friend of mine who managed the Tri Pui Hotel last year is now running the Palapa Bar and Rental at Ensenada Blanca now. They have three pangas with guides at the palapa that he oversees there also. That business is called "WILD Loreto." Carlos (nicknamed "ROJO") came to my rescue by letting me use the "Wild Loreto" address. Now "Wild Loreto's" mail address is at the Santa Fe Hotel in Loreto, but there buisness office is in the lobby of the Palmar Hotel at Ensenada Blanca. The currier (DHL) said the package (envelope) would take two days to get to Mexico plus four days to get to Loreto B.C.S. In the middle of that six day period was a weekend, so I added two days and expected it to arrive in Loreto in eight days time.

MAMA & BABY JUMPING TOGETHER!

MORE JUMPERS!

The envelope arrived in Loreto in five days, not six or eight. However I got this feeling that I should check the tracking # to make sure it wouldn't be late, as I had to sail to Loreto to get it and that would take a full day. When I checked, the package had left La Paz two days prior for delivery it said. Now La Paz is around 100 miles or more away. I had to assume that it was being carried by vehicle, but had no idea where it actually was.

SUNRISE AT EB!

SUNRISE OVER ISLA CARMEN!

I went into the Palapa Bar to speak with Carlos about it and was told he was on vacation. I knew he was going to go on vacation, but not so soon, as he was supposed to go sailing on Wind Raven with me. I then e-mailed Carlos explaining that the package might be in Loreto. I stressed all day waiting for his response. He got back to me that evening and said that another man who worked at sales department in Loreto had picked up my package. Carlos was not happy and asked me to complain about him at the office. The next morning I went in search of my Visa card, starting with the office at the Palmar Hotel. I was very up tight due to the fact that if the envelope had been opened by any one of the many hands that had now handled it, the card would be compromised and I would have to start from scratch again. This one had taken almost a month to do.

ISLA CARMEN, DIFERENT ANGLE!

ROCK FACE ON ISLA DANZANTE!


The Hotel office sent me over to the Wild Loreto office to check with them. After explaining the situation to the clerk, he turned around and reached into the safe and handed me the DHL envelope that was opened. My heart fell, but when I looked inside the other envelope was unopened with my card safe and sound, and a day early to boot! As the saying goes "All is well that ends well"