Lots of boats anchored. Morning count has us at 47! The regular cruisers had not seen these numbers in many years. We anchored just outside of everyone until we looked at the motor again. This would give us lots of room in case it becomes necessary to sail out of the anchorage.
The water is clear and warm. Yes, my body is in the water and not on top of it.
We were able to see quite a build up of barnacles on the water line and on the propeller. This could be the reason why the motor was over heating. So David dove down and cleaned off the prop as best as he could. I worked on the waterline for about an hour and cleaned it up. We are hoping that this is the issue and that we can make it to Barra and the mechanic in a couple of days.
01-Feb-2016 Swimming with the Dolphins again. Dave on Pacifico has arrived. I had a big ass chicken in the freezer so we invited him for dinner. I stuffed the chicken with precooked potatoes, Rosemary, garlic, olives, anchovies and olive oil. Also made a cabbage salad with Apple. Sunday dinner on Monday! Only thing missing was Mom's apple pie!
Stayed anchored at Tenacatita til the 6 th. I spent a lot of time swimming to and from the beach - over a mile each day.
We did some snorkeling with Dave. Bacci game on the beach everyday at two. I did not partake but David did. Met up with sailors from years past and new ones. Vera's palapa is now open. The only other business on the beach is an all inclusive hotel who does not welcome yachties! So we patronize this little palapa at the other end - for a small place in the middle of nowhere I must say they serve some of the best seafood meals that we have had in Mexico. They look after our garbage and cervecas ( beer) are only 15 pesos each or a $1.10 Canadian! Coconut shrimp, shrimp empanadas and Rolo de mar - a take off on our Chicken Cordon Bleu. But instead of chicken they wrap large shrimp with a filet of Mahi Mahi, wrap that with bacon then cover with an almond cream sauce. Excellent!!!
This palapa was hit pretty hard by the hurricane and required a new roof so we felt good about giving them our business.
We celebrated a friend's birthday this week and everyone from the boats came to shore.
The restaurant let us bring the baked goods and we reciprocated by buying beers and other things off of the menu. You can really feel good about helping out the locals as you know they appreciate it so much.
Since leaving La Cruz we have really been enjoying the cruising life. Boat issues have been solved or put to the side and instead we are spending long lazy days swimming, snorkeling, reading and connecting with other cruisers. And of course - those lovely sunsets.
Tom on Naryana has hooked us up with a mechanic in Barra - Tom has almost the same engine as us and Louis rebuilt it a couple of years ago. Took him 4 days and his labor costs were really reasonable. We contacted Louis and he will come down to the boat in Barra. In the meantime we have ordered new motor mounts and Tim is bringing us a new seal and gasket from Victoria. Things are beginning to look up!
6-Feb-2016
1100 Anchor up and away from the bay. Winds are 5-7 knots on and off the nose. Running the motor at 1000 rpm and praying that there are no new issues
We are only 14 mm from Barra but we know only too well that 14 can seem like 50!
1130 Motor off and we are able to put up the sails on a course right into the entrance at Barra. Picture of Confidence under sail courtesy of Sandra on Karpesa!
1400 Back in our original spot on Muelle E - dock E. Boat is secure and I am heading to the pool.
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