Dawn and sunrise on Monday December 23
The seas were wonderful today. The wind died, and there was almost no wind chop. The swells were relatively small and at long intervals.
However, it was overcast and very hot and humid. Eric turned on the generator during the hottest part of the day so we could run the air conditioning.
Continue readingcontinued from yesterday... walk over to Colimilla for lunch. This time, once we exited the gated community, we made our first left hand turn and walked back down the hill.
Our destination was a waterfront restaurant named Colimilla that claimed to have the best seafood. Street signs.
Sign on the water taxi stand:
Continue readingThe sunrise on Friday, December 20 was muted by clouds.
After schoolwork, morning chores, and a visit from the French baker, we went to pool for a few hours.
In the early afternoon, the company that handles a lot of the boat maintenance in the basin (ie. washing, bottom cleanings, etc) threw a Christmas party for the cruisers. That was a nice opportunity to meet fellow cruisers and get good information for our upcoming travels.
Continue readingSunrise on Thursday, December 19
Reports were that, while the water here at the marina was clean, the salinity could vary, so sometimes it wasn’t drinkable. This morning, Eric tested the water and was excited that the salinity was low enough to fill the tanks. As he was setting up the water pre-filter, he shouted to Christi and Keith to stop doing school work and to come outside. We saw the famous French Baker boat was in the marina. We flagged them down, and they came over to our boat so we could buy pastries. The pastries were delicious. We could get used to fresh pastries delivered to our door every morning.
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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