Wednesday, June 22, 2011

North Zihuat to Yelapa 3/19 to 3/30

In a sense we were returning once we left Morelia, as that was our furthest point from the boat and our home, but it didn’t feel like it till we came to Z-town.  There we met up with the previous owners Pete and Jean, had a couple of great meals with them and watched the great Carnival parade (much better than San Blas).  But don’t take my word for it, check out the pictures…

Back in Zihuatanejo we finally met up with Pete and Jean, the previous owners of Neener3

La sinorita makes fresh salsa at our table

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Great dancers at Zihuat's Carnival parade ... and some of the floats (this one from Avatar) were also amazing Eek, a caballero with a cellphone!

Manzanillo's Los Hadas resort under a full moon These guys actually preferred to hang out inside the mainsail or boom 

Preparing to clean the bottom, back in Barra lagoon The boyz posing for GQ The kids loved the harmonicas we gave them in ______, but I think the panganero wanted more. A colorful fruit stand on Melaque beach

Dozens of turtles were swimming and basking on our way north from Barra Tino on the lookout - many times we had to change course to avoid the turtles Hey, this one likes us!

Yelapa is a special place, on the “top three” lists of all of us.  We only got to spend a day there, could easily have been a week.  Here’s some of why…

Donkeys and pangas are the only transport into Yelapa ... where the dogs are special... ... and the birds are numerous Cooling off below the waterfall in Yelapa ... and chillaxin above the pool Valencio worked the macro lense to great effect "Buddy", our guide dog relaxing after guiding us to the upper pool; he also guarded our stuff here Patti and the boys relaxing at the upper pool... Boys had a grand time jumping off a rock ledge  Praying Mantis on Valencio's shoe Neener and a multitude of pangas in the anchorage.  Despite the rolly night and hassles with mooring ball, this is one of our favorite places in the entire trip.

We then had a GLORIOUS sail across Banderas Bay to La Cruz, hitting 8 knots with main and genoa on a sometimes blast reach.  Spent four days back in another “top three” place before heading off to Chacala and Isla Isabel again.

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