Here and There

still having trouble uploading pictures, will add when I can

1/19/12

“Camp Tenacatita” as it is affectionately called is pretty nice, and I'm sure we will be back. We are ready to up anchor and visit some other places. We also need to do laundry, a shopping trip and a couple of other things that only the big city can provide. Not that Barra or Melaque are big cities, but if they do not have what we need, we can hop on a bus to Manzanillo.

Had a nice dinghy raft up pot luck last night, got to know a few more boats and have a great new bread recipe. No mosquito bites, thank you skin so soft!

Cleaning up the boat so we can head out, we have been here 10 days, twice as long as we have stayed anywhere else this trip! Have to remember we came to Mexico to explore and experience the culture, but it is so nice here . . .

1/14/12

Apparently I am quite the tasty morsel when it comes to Mexican Mosquitoes. I have never had a problem with mosquito bites, so I forgot to put on bug spray. Day 3 and I am getting better, over 50 bites, yikes!

The other night there were a group of panga drivers trying to ski. They could not quite master it, but they really gave it a good try. There are birds here that sound like they are laughing, a little like a Jim Carey laugh. They were in the background laughing up a storm at the water ski attempts.

At popular anchorages there is frequently a morning net where boats in the area check in. There is a call for emergency “traffic”, announcements, services needed and wanted and you can offer things for sale, or ask if someone has something you need. During the storm at Chamela, the french press carafe broke, and it is quite a production to make coffee in the morning. I have been looking for some kind of replacement since but to no avail. Yesterday morning Northern Passage offered a stainless steel french press, YIPPEEE! She wouldn't even accept money. Cruisers are the best.

We crossed the bay yesterday so we could watch the football game at La Manzanilla and get an internet fix. We decided to stay overnight and do some quick shopping the next morning. La Manzanilla has a reputation as a rolly anchorage. It certainly lived up to it's reputation last night. The boat rocked all night, yuck. Oh well, we will head back to the quiet Tenacatita Bay where I will swim to shore in the afternoon and play Mexican Train dominoes while Marcus plays bocci ball. I heard there may be Yoga on the beach this week. My social calender is filling up.