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?
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