Puerto Angel to Hualtuco

Puerto Angel to Huatulco

0930. 18-Dec-14 Anchor up, wind on our nose. It is a hazy morning and the seas are flat calm. Fresh squeezed orange juice being served in the cockpit.

Destination is Bahias Huatulco. This area is comprised of a rocky shoreline with 9 beautiful bays and 39 sandy beaches. It is a welcome haven for boaters waiting for a weather window to cross the Gulf of Tehuantepac. It is our second last coastal destination before leaving Mexico.

This is a special area of Mexico that has found a balance between unspoiled natural splendor and all grades of accommodations and modern roads and facilities. It is an area where visitors can enjoy the beauty of nature in the daytime and then retreat to comfort by night. Or in the case of cruisers, to go back and forth between isolated pristine bays and busy interesting towns.

This entire area was part of an ambitious project by FONATUR, a branch of Mexico's Tourist Development arm. It did not take off as did Cancun but I am glad it did not. The 21000 hectares of land was expropriated and the original small local communities were relocated to Crucecita. They were given a panga ( fishing boat) or a taxi. The cruise ship dock was built at Santa Cruz. And the nearby town of Crucecita has good shopping and restaurants and several less expensive hotels. When they were developing the area they built a wonderful network of highways between the bay's and updated the water system. Our Marina is one of the few in Mexico where we have potable water on the dock!

1250 abeam of Bahia San Agustin.

1320 abeam Bahia Chachacual. We can actually see the masts of three sailboats in the bay. We contemplated going in and checking out who's who but we had just turned the motor off and had the sails up, cruising along at 4.2 knots. So we decided to just enjoy the sailing - after all this is a sailboat and we are sailors!

1430 We poked our nose into Bahia Maguey and liked what we saw.

1445 The anchor has been dropped in 15 feet of water. The water is so clear we can see our anchor. It did not take me long to get into the water. Beautiful! 

This is a typical Mexican beach with palapas ( thatched roof semi- permanent beach restaurants). The floor is sand and the tables are plastic. Most of them serve fresh fish many different ways and tacos and of course, cerveza (beer) and other refreshments. During the day the beach is full of tourists - mostly Mexican - and banana boats and sea-dos and people swimming. But at 1700 the tour boats take all the people away and it is just us! 

The shoreline entering these small bays is quite rocky which makes for great snorkeling and the head of the bays are sandy. They look like miniature Batchewana's ( a beautiful Bay on Lake Superior) and are great for swimming.

Friday morning we got up and I made up a batter for pancakes with grated Apple and cinnamon. I turned on the solenoid and went to light the stove but nothing happened. I noticed that the solenoid light was not on. Oh yeh! Another thing to go wrong. Dave, from Pacifico had given us an old spare so David decided to replace it. The only problem - one end fit perfectly but the other end required an adaptor which we did not have. Why can't they make these things universal? So another thing to add to our parts list.

But what about my pancake batter? And good thing we had already had our coffee! Well, my brother, Paul, cooks lots of things in a frying pan on his barbeque. So how about barbequed pancakes? I put my fish grate on top of the barbeque grate and then put the frying pan on that. It actually worked really well and the pancakes, complete with St. Joe's Island maple syrup, were wonderful.

About an hour later, as we were preparing to leave, David went to turn on the starter battery switch. He noticed that the AFT cabin breaker was off. Now we never turn this breaker off as it also gives power to our propane solenoid and wouldn't have even thought to check it.  So why was it off? The only thing we can think of is that is is next to the breaker for the Nav lights. Maybe we hit it when we were turning the Nav lights off. Who knows? 

So we turned it on and the solenoid was fine and we were back being able to use the stove. We did manage to laugh about this one. And for those who do not know - a solenoid is an electronic shut off switch built in as part of the safety requirements for our propane. If we lose power it will automatically shut off the flow of propane to the stove.

By the time we finish this adventure, I may not know how to fix most of these things but at least I will know what they are called and their function. And if you are paying attention you will too!

This exercise got me thinking though. Our barbeque is on it's last legs and under certain conditions we would not be able to use it. So what would we do if our stove was also out of commission? What do I have on board that does not require cooking? I must keep this in mind as I provision for the big crossing.

The next couple of days were spent at the next bay - Santa Cruz. The Port Captain is located here along with the cruise ship terminal.

 Thank goodness it does not arrive until the 29th as I imagine this area would be quite busy when it is in port. This town is a busy tourist area so it was not as quiet - Mexicans start the music around 2100 hours just as we are going to bed and continue on til 0300 or so! But the town is clean, lots of good restaurants and shops and the water is wonderful.

We spent 3 nights at this bay and then went back to Maguey for another night - for some peace and quiet. It is only 3 nm away. Then we went into the marina at Bahia Chahue for Christmas.

Puerto Angel

Puerto Angel

The visibility here is the best we have seen since arriving onto the west coast of Mexico. It is clear to 30 feet. The cove is beautiful with a combination of 3 beaches and rocky cliffs. 

Students from the local University for marine and environmental sciences were having a polo match. They had set up a very professional temporary polo pool in the bay. Two girls swam over and asked me if I wanted to play. Annie (Arizona) and Linsdey (Oregon) have been ini the area for several years teaching English. I declined but enjoyed watching.

We went to shore later for lunch and I had grilled Camerone (shrimp) and David had Chicken enchilada's with Mole sauce - traditional Oaxaca dish. It has chocolate in the sauce. I cannot say that I was crazy about it but David liked it. go figure. Then we walked over to the town and checked out the very well equipped store and several fish markets. Below is a part of the sea walk - with many holes - from one Sandy beach to the main one in town.

David took another attempt at the electrical connections for the AIS (Automated Information System). He checked out the manual that came with the Chart Plotter and the manual that came with the radio and the instructions did not jive. So he played around with it and got it to work but as you will find out later, this moment of excitement and satisfaction was short lived.

So what is an AIS - automated information system. The system sets a default activation range of 5 nm on your GPS. If a ship comes within this range it will show up on your chart plotter as a mark. A CPA or closest point of approach is set, usually around half a mile. If a ship comes within this range an audible alarm is sounded. If you put your curser on this symbol the field will expand with the name of the vessel, it's maritime mobile number, the radio call sign, speed and course over ground and the time it will take for it to move from the first notification range of 5 nm and the CPA. If you are concerned that the ship has not recognized your location you can call them on the radio to confirm your location.

But as I said, we kind of jumped the gun as the next time we saw a ship on the horizon we turned it on but it did not work. So back to the drawing board for David. Where is Pete when we need him?

We went for breakfast at Hotel Cordelia's 

and met a lovely couple from England. Stuart - yes that is his name - lived in a town called Morely between Leeds and Wakefield, which is just north of where my brother-in-law Stuart is from - outside of Scheffield. They have a lot of the same mannerisms and sayings so I felt right at home. We shared a couple of meals with them and many stories as they are quite the world travelers.

The most interesting thing and one of the most impressive is prim's past time of capturing their travels with pen and ink sketches, followed with a watercolor wash. As you can see in the pictures below they are quite lovely.

They are going to be in Oaxaca the same time we are so we are hoping to run into them again.

Most of the small towns on this part of the coast are really fishing villages and this one is no exception. A fisherman came by and asked us if we wanted to buy a dorado (Mahi Mahi) which had just been caught a couple of hours ago. He filleted it for me 

and I took it aboard, vacuum packed it and put it in the freezer. Of course, not all of it - fresh fish tacos for lunch! Now I know the pictures look like David caught the fish but no such luck - we had to pay for this one. But it is a wonderful fish - halfway between halibut and pickerel. 

I spent a lot of time swimming and snorkeling. I also cleaned the waterline again - this seems to be my job now, as I am always the one in the water! 

We really enjoyed our stay in Puerto Angel and ended up staying until Thursday.

Below are some more pictures of the anchorage and the town.

Funky hotel!

Who are these happy people? 

Acapulco to Puerto Angel

Acapulco to Puerto Angel 11-Dec-14 Thursday

Okay - I have to back up a little bit. I posted the Blog for Acapulco last night making the assumption that all would be good to go in the morning. Well it did not quite end up that way. Yeh! Another gremlin!

We had started the motor up last night to recharge the batteries. Everything sounded good for a while and then we heard this loud screeching noise. We turned off the motor and lifted off the cover to the motor (again) and checked things out. The fan belt was torn. So why did this happen?  Was the belt worn? Or was the alternator seized which caused a strain on the belt and it tore? Had the motor seized? Too many questions and too frustrated to even find out the answers - and of course it is dark and we could not see very well anyway and we were hungry. So we had something to eat and went to bed and decided to deal with it in the morning. Sleep did not come easy for either of us - another moment in a cruiser's life when the accumulation of things going wrong begins to wear on you.  We were starting to question our goals and whether the boat was up to the task or would we have to put a lot of money into it and how much money would that be.

In the morning David replaced the fan belt (25-9385 new and 25-09533 for the torn one) and notices that one of the wires to the alternator had broken off. He repaired that and crossed our fingers hoping that we had shut down the motor fast enough to prevent any further damage. We started it up and I noticed sparks coming from the wires. Wires were retightened, started her up again and all looked and sounded good. Phew! We really could do without these little hiccups but at least it was only a hiccup. Looking back it seems like a lot of hiccups seem to be around loose or broken electrical connections. So heads up to you cruisers - I assume this is just one of the consequences of being in a humid marine environment with lots of vibration. So part of the daily checklist now includes checking this connection to the alternator.

Back to preparing to leave.

1030: we cast off with the help of Alejandro and Juan and our two neighbour's.

1055: phoned into the Port Captain's office to clear. David explained that his Spanish was not very good but with some perseverance he was able to communicate the required information. When he was all done the Port Captain said "Well done! Have a good voyage" So was that all the English that he knew or was he just making David speak in Spanish and getting a good laugh out of it? One will never know.

11:17 motor off abeam of Punta Brujas. Slight cloud cover. Winds SW on the beam.

3.5 knots with the main and Genoa up which increased and averaged out to 6.3 knots for the next 10 hours. Boy - did we need this!

1300: lunch consisted of all beef hotdogs (hard to find) and Pepsi. All meals cannot be gourmet! But my question for you: why do hot dogs come in packages of 5 or 10. And hotdog buns come in packages of 6 or 12? Can someone please explain that to me?

1400: I saw a large sea turtle that was at least 2 feet long. He raised his flipper ( is that what they are called?) and waved at me and then spat and dove under. I was quite excited but then as the afternoon and evening progressed we counted more than 50 of them over a 30 mile stretch. And our path is about  half a mile wide so just how many turtles are out here? This part of the coast is known for the turtle migration and a place where they lay their eggs which they would have just done. Turtles are now protected so it is nice to see that they are making a comeback. We were talking to a local and the fine is instant jail time. You can kill someone and bribe officials and get off but if you kill a turtle there is no trial and no getting out of it - you go to jail for many many years!

18:03 sunset and I laid down to rest up for my watch. We would be traveling 212 nm and covering two nights so it was important to catch naps when one could.

2055: passed by a SE bound container ship

2220: wind was dying so David furled in the Genoa and started the motor. Course 120 magnetic

22:43 Moonrise at 66%

2400: David needed to sleep. I am not sure if I slept or not which brought back thoughts of Dad. For those who did not know - our Dad lost his hearing in his left ear ( I think that's right) during WWII. I remember him coming home for lunch, having something to eat, reading a couple of articles from the McLean's magazine and then immediately going to sleep, on his good ear for 20 minutes. Then he would get up, totally refreshed and go back to work. I never acquired that ability to power nap. What am I going to do when we are out there for 21+ days. Hopefully I will learn by then.

Dave, on the other hand, has no problem power napping. Maybe it is a male thing!

Now what I do not seem to have any trouble doing is filling up pages of this Blog with endless babble! Think I will give myself a rest and put on some tunes!

0125: abeam Whitecliff light. Lightening flashes up ahead and a squall line off the starboard side of the boat. Which way is it going? It eventually passed over the boat but it was very weak. The rain was almost non- existent and the only real effect was a change in wind direction which ended up on our nose. But it did bring up the discussion as to what ones course of action should be, especially at night. David says I can suspect that one is coming when the stars disappear along with the horizon. Then I am supposed to wake him up, which I did not do this time. We can roll in the Genoa which I had done and get ready to put a reef in the main or tack. Which we did when he woke up. And I must not feel bad about waking him up. And I know I shouldn't as he can go back to sleep quite quickly.

0400: David did get up and we tried to sail but eventually gave up. I went to bed and he motored until 0900.

10:00 winds have picked up again and the weather is keeping with historical patterns. During this time of year, the prevailing direction of the trade winds is NW, tending to parallel the coast. Land and sea breezes are characteristic. The sea breeze during the day is from the SW quarter. At night the land breezes blow with less regularity in direction and force. This is exactly what went on for the leg of the adventure.

1330: winds started to ease off and it was time to roll in the Genoa and start of the motor. 

1344: abeam Punta Golera. Seems like a good time to have a shower.

So some of guys must be thinking: I thought they had a shower on their boat? And you are absolutely correct. There is a really nice shower, separate from the head, with a nice teak seat, hot and cold running water and a funky curtain with surf boards all over it. So why do we continue to have solar showers on deck?

First and foremost is just the sheer freedom of showering outside. Second is the fact that the relative humidity is > 80% and we do not want to steam up the boat as increased moisture makes for a haven for mould and mildew. Third is the reduced wear and tear on the water pumps and sub pumps. And finally, which is the case with most cruising boats around 40 feet, the shower stall has become an alternative storage area. This is where we keep our water filtration system, waterproof back packs, sail covers, instrument covers and dirty laundry. So if we decided to use the shower, we would have to remove all of these things, shower, wipe down and clean the entire head and shower and put all this stuff back In its place. And we do not shower at the same time of day so that would mean doing it twice! So by showering on deck, the deck also gets a cleaning satisfying David's rule that all things on a boat must have a dual purpose' thus helping to save energy and water!

1730: Tacking along the coast which involves a little bit more work but at least allows us to sail. Our timing is off and it would be dark when we reached Puerto Escondido and a little too early getting into Puerto Angel so we were not in a hurry. We are only averaging 3.5 knots today but we are just happy to be sailing.

Puerto Escondido is known for its surfing beach and is the site for the annual summer surf competitions. Under certain conditions you can anchor there but the surf makes it rolly. Remember that a good surfing beach does not make for a good anchorage. So I am not really disappointed that we are not stopping.

0124: a pod of dolphins came by to play and keep me company. This is another one of those very special nights. The stars are out and the moon shimmers on the water. Everything is in sync and the Captain is sleeping soundly.

 One thing that you really notice out here is the smell. I remember when we first crossed over from the Baja to the mainland and the smell went from one of desert to tropical jungle. Tonight there is a strong smell due to the land breeze. It is largely due to burning of the sugar cane fields and coconut palms. The smell is somewhere between the incense they burn in church and "pot". 

0230: Lost my wind or what little there was of it is on my nose. I was getting ready to roll in the Genoa but I could not find the smaller winch handle. I looked everywhere in the cockpit but to no avail. So I started using the larger one and proceeded to crank it in. It takes a bit longer this way and results in the sail flapping a bit more and causing a lot of noise. This, in turn, woke up the captain. So he poked his head up and asked if I needed any help. He had to apologize as he had left the winch handle on deck. Serves him right that He got woken up! This is a standard bone of contention with me - which I try and bite my tongue about - but David is always going on about putting things away in a certain spot so you can always find them. The only problem is he is the one that doesn't do this. Most times I can make a joke about it - where's the flashlight? Where's the multi head screwdriver? Where's the winch handle? Where's the tank openers? A little harder to make a joke about it at 0200 in the dark! So it is a good thing he got woken up. Vengeance is sweet!

0335: Fisherman coming up on my port side but a little too close for my comfort so I altered to starboard 20 degrees until he passed me.

0430: a cruise ship coming up on my starboard side. A little rude if you ask me. We have an entire ocean and he came up less than 3/4 of a mile beside me. Was that really necessary?

0440: David is back up

0700: David snagged a fishing line just after dawn. He grabbed it with our boat hook and was just about to cut it when a panga approached with a fisherman on the bow waving a large knife. It made for a short moment of uncertainty. But the fisherman simply reached in the water and cut the line himself and then retreated so that him and the other two guys could repair it. They waived at David and he carried on. They did not seem upset, just part of fishing. 

0925: Gourmet crunchy peanut butter and banana on toast. Chores are done. Two Dolphins in sync off our starboard side to guide us into the anchorage.

1030: We approached the entrance and took down the main. We did not have a detailed chart and the GPS had us on land. The cruising guide had a chartlet which indicated a 600 foot entrance with Rocky bluffs on each side and 40-50 feet of water in the middle. The cruising guide described it as an " enchanting little cove" and they are correct.

It took 4 attempts to set the anchor to avoid the panga's that were on permanent mooring buoys. Finally we dug in, turned off the motor and immediately decided to stay for a couple of days.

Acapulco

Wednesday: We took the dinghy to shore to put some time on the phone. Then we met Nacho who gave us a run down on the marinas and the city itself. He helped us arrange a slip at the Marina Performance across the bay from the Yacht Club and around the corner from the Cruise Ship Terminal. Nothing fancy but Alejandro, the Port Captain, was very hospitable and spoke perfect English. The moorage was half that of the Alcapulco Marina and a quarter of the Yacht Club. Alejandro arranged for a marine electrician to come down to the boat in the afternoon.

Nacho took us for a walking tour to locate the grocery store and the Port Captain's Office to get our papers stamped. We were able to make arrangements so that we just have to phone them when we leave and do not have to come back into the office.

Nacho came on board and helped us get our lines ready as the marina has Mediterranean Moorage. Our boat does not go into reverse very well so we appreciated the assistance. The guys from the marina were also on shore to grab lines. Basically Med-mooring involves having the boat tied to a mooring ball and then the aft of the boat is cleated off on shore. Check out the pictures. So your boat is not actually tied up beside a dock. I guess it is a really inexpensive way to design a marina - no floating docks and pillings to worry about. And you can put a lot more boats in a smaller space. And rats and cockroaches and other critters ( though this has not been a problem yet) have a harder time getting on your boat.

The fun starts when We have to get on land! They give you a float which you pull over to your boat, get on and then pull yourself over to the dock and then climb up a ladder. Good way to check if you have any sense of balance. I was getting pretty good at it by the time we left.

The marina is pretty basic with only washrooms, power, unpotable water (but remember we have those filters) and Wifi. But we were not into spending $100/day just so I could swim in a pool. Especially until we found out how much our electrical system was going to cost us.

Cesar - the marine electrician came down to the boat that afternoon. He removed the inventor/charger and took it back to his shop to see if he could repair it. He also tested the batteries, put a load on them and determined that they were good. He figured that the problem was one of the actual battery cables. So he fixed that. Batteries are charging at a better rate then before so we think that problem has been solved.

Thursday: walked to the marine store at the Yacht Club. They were pretty well equipped but very expensive. Nothing that we really needed. Then we took the bus back, air conditioned thank goodness, and instead of getting off at the boat we took it all the way down the beach, past the big hotels and the high end shops. Yes, we could be in Vancouver! 

And lots of activities at night because the next 12 days are the celebration of the Virgin of Guadalupe so families have walking processions every night, with music and fireworks.

We talked to Cesar and he was still working on the Inverter which could be a good thing as it means he might be able to fix it.

No luck with the roller furling system on the staysail but we can sail without it. We will see if someone can look at it at our next stop.

Friday: laundry in for washing. Cleaning the boat. The electrician called today and he said that he could repair the inverter charger for about $650' parts and labour. We are not sure if that also includes the work that he had already done. But we said to go for it as a new one would be a lot more. He will come on Monday.

David spent part of the day reorganizing and listing all the spare parts that he has on the boat to reduce his frustration level when tying to find something!

We went to see the cliff divers and that was fantastic! These guys actually belong to a union. It was just as impressive watching them climb up the face of the cliff as it was watching them dive off.

Look closely and you can see one of them climbing the rocks.

David got some of the dives on video on his phone which turned out really well but I need a lesson on how to get them on U-Tube. But here is a picture of a picture which I bought from one of the vendors. 

There were six divers and after the show you can meet them and tip them. The show only cost $4 and we were so impressed we gave them  a $10 tip. Well I thought the guy was never going to let go of my hand. All of the visitors that night were Mexican and they do not tip so generously. But it was worth it.

Then we took a taxi and went for a nice dinner on the beach. It was a great evening.

The electrician came down to the boat on Tuesday and reinstalled the inverter/charger but when he tested it only the charger part would work. So he took it back to the shop and hopefully he will return tomorrow. So David did some more working cleaning the lower compartment in the cockpit and I polished stainless! Then we took a walk to the Fuerte (Fort) San Diego.

And then we walked towards downtown and found Christmas! The kids were putting on their Christmas show and there was a competition for Christmas scenes made out of natural things - coconut leaves, banana leaves, vegetables, shells. Some of them were quite beautiful.

So the bottom is clean, the boat is clean and the inverter/ charger is back on the boat but it could NOT be repaired. But we did not pay the full amount - only Cesar's labour. The pantry and fridge are stocked. We filled a couple of jerry cans with fuel. We decided against filling the tanks ( we have enough) because that would involve another med-mooring tie up.

We put the dinghy back on board, paid the Moorage and headed out. I have to say that I was more impressed with Acapulco than I was expecting. It is a large city and does resemble Vancouver in layout and business. And it is clean and felt relatively safe. But we just are not big city people anymore and will be happy to be back in our quiet anchorages and smaller fishing towns! Most importantly I will be happy to be in a place where I can go swimming again.

 

Papinoa to Acapulco

Gave Mom a call. The apartment is decorated for Christmas and she was getting ready to bake cookies! With snow on the ground I am sure no one wants to know our weather in Mexico!

01-Dec-14 the first day of December! And as David pointed out - 24 shopping days til Christmas! It just seems weird to be thinking about Christmas when it is 30 C and I am running around in a bathing suit! And at this point in time we do not even know where we will be on Christmas Day! No real shopping as birthday and Christmas presents are things we have accumulated on the way and who knows when anyone will actually get them. The further we get from Canada, the harder it will be to send things home. Oh well - guess people will just have to wait!

Peaceful night. No swell. Slight breeze through the forward hatch. Woke up to blue skies and a bit of wind.

Couple of laps in my salt water pool. Chores done. Emails read. Shower on deck.

1407: anchor up. There is a slight 2 foot chop and the wind is out of the southeast - just off our nose. Not enough wind to keep the sails full on their own but managing with the motor. So we are motor sailing again, making water, recharging the battery and the fishing line is out. We talked to our friend Ivan yesterday and he is also a fisherman. He told us that Mahi Mahi like a yellow, red, white and green hootchie being pulled at around 5 knots.

1633: fish on! But then very quickly fish off! And when David pulled in the line the hootchie was off too! Guess we will be having chicken for dinner after all.

1700: Mexican type Paella with only chicken and peppers and onions. There is enough left overs plus half of a salmon sandwich  for the Captain on his watch as he always wants to eat. Unlike myself who just wants tea and Oreo cookies!

1739: Captain goes to bed. I get to watch the sunset by myself and a beauty it is!

1805: Sunset

Dagus Moon at 66% to light my way.

2000: So it started out as a nice uneventful watch. The iPod is on and I am motor sailing at 4.5 knots. David poked his head out to check on me. I reported that everything was AOK. Can you feel me leading up to something? Well David had just gotten back into the bunk when the motor started making that funny noise again. I pulled the throttle back and put the motor in neutral. Then the motor died. And of course there was next to no wind!

First guess was the fuel filters - they were due for a change anyway so why not do it - in the dark - 5 miles offshore - and no wind! Can you hear my sarcasm? So David changed the primary and secondary fuel filters - accomplished in about 20 minutes - while I attempted to keep the boat parallel to the shore. We started up the motor and it ran well in neutral. But whenever we tried to put a load on it and put it in forward, the rpm's would not respond. We tried priming it a couple of times but it still would not stay running. Now David was thinking that it could be the primary fuel pump - not good as we do not have a spare!

Nothing to do right now so David told me to get some sleep. I said a prayer to St. Anthony as I climbed into the bunk and I guess he heard me as the wind picked up and David was able to manage about 3.5 knots. He had one close encounter with a freighter when he first took over and was dead in the water - got to within 1 nm away but after that everything was OK.

0300: I got up and relieved David. The wind picked up a little more and I was able to average 4.5 knots for the next couple of hours.

0500: winds started to drop off again and I was down to 1 knot. A pod of dolphins even came along to give me a push. They played around the boat for about an hour. It was really cool as you could see them approaching like a radar screen due to the phosphorescence in the water.

053: David was up and said that he had time to think about the fuel issue. The fuel bowl on the primary filter was empty so this made him think that it was not the pump but rather an air lock forcing the fuel to gravity feed back into the tank. So he tightened all of the clamps, primed and then we started her up. Everything looked and sounded good. Just goes to show that it is better to sleep on it and not panic and a simple solution may just present itself!

0600: I went back to bed and David took over til 0800. He got to see the sunrise!

I figured we could both use a good breakfast so I put together one of my famous scrambles. 

We continued to be entertained by Dolphins. The pictures give you a little idea of the show that they put on.

1047: starting to see all the development around Acapulco. Talked to Dave on Palagio - they are on their way to the Sea of Cortez.

1300: spent half an hour looking for a place to anchor in Alcapulco. There are an incredible number of boats on mooring buoys. We settled for a spot in 58 feet of water between the Marina Acapulco and the Cruise Ship terminal. It was kind of like anchoring off Stanley Park.  We could actually hear road traffic for the first time in a long time.