The simultaneous sunrise and moonset on Saturday December 10, 2022
Since we didn’t have to make water this morning, Eric only ran the generator for an hour and a half to charge the batteries and make enough hot water for showers and dishes. Eric did some chores: changed generator oil and filter, changed water maker filter, and took the oil to the recycling area.
We also defrosted the freezer/refrigerator combo unit in the companionway (hall). All three of our Vitrifigo units tend to ice up quickly and need to be defrosted every two or three months. It is probably worth noting that we have the freezer unit in the salon (living room) turned off since we are low on frozen food and the refrigerator in the galley (kitchen) is still broken.
Yesterday, we’d been pleasantly surprised to find out that the boat tied up in front of us was a family with a child onboard about Keith’s age. In the afternoon, we went to the resort’s beach with them.
We took our dinghies from the fuel dock to the gate that lead into the “outer harbor.” Here are our boats at the fuel dock, taken from the gate.
The gate lead out to a narrow road build on top of the man made seawall that protected the marina. Here was the view from the outside of the gate. The resort’s beach is to the left. You can see all the masts from the sailboats in the “inner harbor” behind the beach. We’re under the impression that most of the buildings that you can see on the hill above the resort and to the right are housing for ex-pats.
Almost to the beach!
It probably would have been fun to play in the surf here at high tide, but it was low tide. The beach was man-made. Beyond the line of imported sand, it was a mud flat that the kids didn’t want to play in.
There was a playground and also a patio area with a foosball table, so the kids had fun playing foosball and running around the playground.
We went for an early dinner at Majago, one of the restaurants in the resort. We haven’t talked much about food costs, but we will now. The restaurants in the hotel in Bahia Candeleros (aka Ensenada Blanca), Puerto Escondido, and the other restaurants that we’ve tried so far in Costa Baja all charge what you would pay in a comparable waterfront restaurant in San Diego. What they charge is outrageous by Mexican standards, but they get away with it because they seem like normal prices to Americans.
The food at Majago tasted good. We all enjoyed our food. But it was outrageously expensive, even by San Diego waterfront restaurant standards. These tacos were $9 USD. It was literally 4 bites of food! Christi had a hard time with the prices; they felt exploitative to her. To put in perspective, the minimum wage in Mexico is $15.00 USD per day. These four bites of food were almost an entire day’s worth of wages to Mexicans.
We enjoyed a nice sunset while we ate.
We had such a nice time with our new friends. But sadly, they were leaving tomorrow and it was unlikely that our paths would cross again. We’ve met so many wonderful people on our cruising journey. We’ve been disappointed that we haven’t been able to cultivate deeper friendships with most of the people that we’ve hit it off with. And we are very much missing our established relationships with our loved ones at home.