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Information for other cruising boats. Our experiences finding places to anchor, dealing with officials, provisions, etc.

Welcome (Back) to Bahia de Navidad, Jalisco, Mexico

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Our last sunrise in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle. on Tuesday, December 17

Eric checked out with the port captain and the marina office. We did all of the last-minute things to get Kosmos ready for sea, and we untied at noon for our 22-hour passage. 

We are happy to report that the seas were mostly calm. In Bahia de Banderas we had some small head seas. When we went around Cabo Corrientes, we were braced for bad conditions since that patch of water was notorious for being confused and turbulent, but it was actually pretty good conditions. Beyond Cabo Corrientes, the swell was from the rear at long intervals and there was little wind chop.  

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Day Trip to Puerto Vallarta — Part 2: Naval Museum and Casa Kimberly

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Continued from yesterday… after we toured the chocolate museum and tasted the free samples, we stocked up on chocolate (chocolate is an important passage food, especially in rough seas).

We headed south to the Our Lady of Guadelupe Parish, which was a block inland. It was built in the 1930s, and probably the most unique thing about this church is that there is a crown on top of the middle tower instead of a cross. However, there are crosses on the smaller two towers that flank it on each side.

Since we had some time to kill before La Iguana opened for dinner, we decided to check out the new Naval Museum on the malecon. The admission fee was $3.00 for adults and $2.50 for students.

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Day Trip to Puerto Vallarta — Part 1: The Malecon & ChocoMueso

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Sunrise on Saturday, December 14:

We started the day off with morning chores. Eric was convinced that there was still kelp or a line caught in the propellor, but none of us were particularly eager to get in the water to look.

Eric attached an underwater video camera on a boat hook and stuck it in the water. Eric was vindicated when the footage showed that there was something tangled in the propellor!

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Days 3 and 4 in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle 

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Sunrise on Thursday, December 12 (taken from aboard Kosmos):

Eric changed the engine oil first thing in the morning, before it got hot. He also tightened a hose connection for the engine’s oil drain, where a slight oil leak had developed. Then we took Kosmos over to the fuel dock to top off the fuel tanks. 

After returning to our slip, we decided to get lunch at the Iguana’s Garden Sanctuary, as the name piqued our interest. It was located near the port captain’s office. Much to our disappointment, when we arrived at the address, we saw it was a condo complex with no sign of any kind of garden or restaurant. 

The closest restaurant was on the waterfront at the north end of the boardwalk that surrounded the protected basin, so we ate there.

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