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Playa Pichilingue, Day 3
Since Christi wasn’t up for cooking, we decided to celebrate Thanksgiving (Thursday, November 24) by eating out. Our friends on Oceananigans offered to drop us off in town on their way to their Thanksgiving festivities. This time, we rode into shore with them on their dinghy. The plan was that we would return their dinghy to their boat when we returned from town.
We all stopped for breakfast at a cafe in the Costa Baja resort.
Since it was too early for lunch, we had time to kill. Christi needed a haircut, so we had them drop us off at a hair salon near Chedraui that one of the cruisers had recommended. We were sad to see that it was out of business. From there, we went to another boat store, located near Marina de La Paz, looking for generator filters. Neither boat store that we’d gone to yesterday had them, nor did this one.
By now it was lunch time. We decided to go to a restaurant called Estrella del Mar primarily because it was close. The restaurant was literally the southwest end of the malecon, directly next door to Marina Cortez (and Marina Cortez was next door to Marina de La Paz).
Playa Pichilingue, Day 2
On Wednesday (November 23), Christi was awoken at 0400 to the noise of big rig trucks, ships and pangas. We realized that in addition to the ferries, container ships and cruise ships also utilized this terminal. Here is a photo of the terminal in the early light of dawn.
Sunrise over the campsite
Oceananigans had rented a car yesterday. They called us in the morning and invited us to go into La Paz with them. We each tied up our dinghies to the end of the dock in front of the big restaurant. In this photo, Eric was throwing out a stern anchor to keep the dinghy from crashing into the dock.
Continue readingIsla San Francisco to Playa Pichilingue
On Monday, November 21, the crescent moon was still visible well into the fiery red sunrise.
The kids from Oceananigans came over to play first thing in the morning. They were leaving in the mid-morning, so they maximized their playtime. While the kids played, Eric fixed exhaust leak. This time he used a fiber glass wrap that was soaked in sealant. We’re hoping this fix lasts longer.
Eric took the kids back to Oceananigans when they were ready to depart. On his way back, he stopped and chatted with one of the other neighbors in the anchorage, who invited us to come to his boat for lunch. Then he went over to visit his former colleague, and Eric invited them over to Kosmos in the evening.
The lunch was fancy. The owner of the boat had three of his siblings aboard, in celebration of an important family event. All four were passionate about cooking. The food was amazing; better than a gourmet restaurant. As an appetizer, he served chocolate clams (called this because the shells are brown), which are a local delicacy. The clams were far and away the best clams we’ve eaten in our lives.
For dessert, Christi tried corn ice cream, which tasted like frozen sweet creamed corn. Being as she was a creamed corn fan, she loved it. Eric had flan for dessert, which was custard topped with a caramel sauce. The texture of flan was usually less firm than a creme brûlée and more firm than a pudding, but this flan was closer in texture to a cheesecake. They were a nice family and we had a lovely visit.
Continue readingKeith’s Perspective on Espiritu Santo and Our Second Trips to San Evaristo and Isla San Francisco/Le point de vue de Keith sur Espiritu Santo et nos seconds voyages à San Evaristo et Isla San Francisco
I loved Isla Espirtu Santo!!! It is awesome! There is a great hike. It has a bunch of rocks; I had to jump from one to another!
J’ai aimé Isla Espiritu Santo!!! C’était merveilleux! Il y avait une très belle balade qui avait beaucoup de rochers. J’ai dû sauter de rochers en rochers.
