Coconut milk
On the streets of Chamela
Catchin some Z's
Beach town treasures
Casa Marcos for sale $300,000!!!
Opening coconut with machete
Young guys out canoeing on vacation.
New Years Eve Chamella:
We were on the boat all afternoon, no
real chance to chat with other boats in the anchorage. Chamela is
across the bay, and the little village in the North bay is a Mexican
tourist town. Lots of parties till dawn, the oompa band music is a
nightly serenade and New Years Eve is celebrated with music and
fireworks. All the next day it rains, but the parties on shore
continue as well as the taxi boats coming from Chamela. It is rainy
and overcast, but many people are still swimming and having a great
time. Wet but warm weather.
We stay on the boat and do boat chores,
caught water and did laundry, but it hasn't dried in 2 days. We
celebrated New Years day with linguine in clam sauce and a carrot
cake and I finished 2 books.
12/29/12 We had planned on spending
New Years Eve in La Cruz, but after a week we were rested and a
little restless. Checking the weather, we saw a cold spell with rain
coming and if we didn't leave right away, we would be in La Cruz for
at least another week. Within an hour we had up anchored and headed
south again. After a week in port I needed to make sure the cabin
was secure so nothing would slide, slip or swing open. We got it all
together and although we didn't sail as much as we liked, we had a
quiet nite and dropped anchor at about 4:30 the next day, 23 hours.
Not a lot of sea life this trip, but I did see a ray flip after we
arrived, looking for more because I know that when you see one ray
above water, there are hundreds under water. Not today, just one
little flip. Can't wait to go snorkeling!
As we settled in to relax after the
long passage, a call came out on the radio, it was from Toloache, a
trawler that arrive the same time we did. He had caught a Dorado and
was offering to share since there was too much fish for him to eat
alone. We apparently were the only boat in the anchorage that had
their radio on, so the three of us shared a nice meal of yummy
Dorado, rice an a green salad. Green salad is a real treat down
here, as lettuce is expensive and does not hold well.
The rain started the second day we were
here, we had made a quick trip into town, knowing it would come.
Nice Canadian guy helped us land and launch the boat. It is a little
tricky here and we almost swamped the boat coming in, but we will get
better. It was exciting heading back out because the motor died
once, trying to time the waves is pretty tricky even with the motor.
Night dolphin ghosts:
It is early in the morning, no moon and
dark dark dark. Suddenly I see a flash of phosphorescence in the
water. It looks like torpedoes speeding towards the boat. DOLPHINS!
You never actually see the dolphins, their ghost like images dance
and spin racing alongside the boat and across the bow. It is an
awesome performance just for me!
I'm digging deep, trying to convey the magical experience, but I am falling short. Magical, amazing.
I'm digging deep, trying to convey the magical experience, but I am falling short. Magical, amazing.
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