They were pretty tired from the flight and the drive from San Jose Del Cabo, so we enjoyed a dinner out at the “Tailhunter” restaurant. They had the Club Cruceros band playing there, which did mostly Beatles songs and a little Santana (basically 60’s and 70’s R&R – Good stuff - D). Nice evening!
11-26, Saturday – The “Northers” are blowing like snot now, so water activities are not possible. The harbor was closed today anyway due to the wind. So, we went scouting around town with them, got their room provisioned for the week and discussed future plans based on the weather. The Northers will not be subsiding until Tuesday.
We had a late lunch at the wonderful Rancho Viejo and walked over to the Club Cruceros. We decided to walk up to this Mercado (Market) that we had been told about. It ended up being a LONG walk there. It was worth it though as it was a HUGE store with everything you could possibly want in it at very good prices. So, we decided we would go there to provision later in the week before they leave so we could take advantage of the fact that a car is available to us. We enjoyed chatting and catching up in their suite after a long day.
11-27, Sunday – I spent the late morning and early afternoon by the pool with Yvonne & Sherry while Rudy went to check on a friend’s mother, who lives in town. When he returned Dick, Sherry & Rudy drove to Playa Belandra where the famous “Mushroom Rock” lives. (It was a well protected, mostly deserted beach with tons of shells, so we beachcombed out to the “Mushroom Rock” and on the return, picked up the surprisingly little trash that marred the serene beauty. – Mexican beaches have proven to be far cleaner than what I’m used to in the US. We then drove on to the next beach, Playa Tecolote, where there was a nice palapa restaurant where we had some refreshments and watched the wild, wind driven conditions in the San Lorenzo Channel – Glad we weren’t out in that slop. – D)
It is Dick’s Birthday today, so Yvonne & I walked into town while they were gone to get a gift, a card and a cake to take to dinner. We got a table at “The Shack”, which is where Dick wanted to have his birthday dinner. They had a special, all-you-can eat, roasted pig for dinner, for CHEAP!! It was fabulous!! Good music by Keane again and a terrific time. A great time was had, many of our new friends from the “HAHA” were there – Good friends, good food, good music in paradise – hard to beat for a birthday. The owners, Travis and Rosie are great hosts – their beautiful daughter Raquel spent the evening telling everyone how thrilled she was that Santa was having his birthday in her restaurant!! As I said I had much fun!!! – D)
11-28, Monday – Another relaxing morning. The winds are still blowing, but starting to settle down. Everybody sort of did their own thing today. Rudy & Sherry went to town in the car, Tami & Yvonne walked the Malacon to town and Dick relaxed at the boat.
We had dinner that night at a really cool place called “Bandidos”, where they cook their meats on a grill under the hood of an old Ford pick-up truck.
11-29, Tues – Today is the day we sailed to the Island of Espiritu Santo for an overnight stay in one of the beautiful anchorages. The wind was still blowing, but was definitely settling down and not nearly as bad as the past few days. We ended up going all the way to the little island at the tip called Isla Partida and stayed in the Anchorage “Ensenada el Cardonal”. It was beautiful!! It took about 2 hours to get a good hook with our anchor due to the gravely and rocky bottom. But, once we got the hook it was a peaceful and serene setting. It was too late for snorkeling and a touch windy, but we had a pleasant dinner and evening there.
11-30, Wed. – Beautiful day! Winds have died down and we are one of only three boats here in the anchorage. I Fixed us up some breakfast and off we went to explore. Rudy, Sherry & Dick went around the point on the dingy to do some snorkeling. Yvonne & I went to the shore and walked through a beautiful valley to the other side of the Island. We saw some cactuses we have never seen before and beautiful scenery. When we got to the other side we were up on a cliff overlooking boulders and rocks being pounded by the surf. Really nice! We walked back to the beach on the other side and waited for the snorkelers to get back and to be picked up. The pelicans were putting on a show for us!! They were diving all over the place. Fish were jumping out of the water so much it sounded like it was raining. A good day was had by all. I fixed up a nice lunch and we headed back for La Paz.
We made it back before it started getting dark and headed to dinner at La Costa. This had been recommended to us on Monday by one of the Club Cruceros members. The band was playing there again and were terrific. They were playing lots of Santana, Fleetwood Mac and other 60’ & 70’s rock.
12-01, Thurs. – Today Rudy, Sherry & Dick went snorkeling with the Whale Sharks. They got picked up at the hotel and taken to a dive excursion panga. (This was one of the high points of the trip so far – the whale sharks are incredibly docile, pretty and HUGE!! It was awesome to be snorkeling next to a 30 ft fish. You feel so small yet they seem almost cuddly. This was one of Sherry’s bucket list items and I have to agree it was nearly a transcendental experience. Our guides were two local guys, who once they realized that we knew what we were doing in the water, just left us alone to enjoy. We spent nearly 3 hours in the water before finally getting our fill. – D)
Yvonne & I went to that store we found on Saturday so I could do some provisioning for our next adventure and a get-together we want to have tomorrow evening on our boat with a couple of our new friends, Bob and Sherry, from ‘Nirvana’. Then we went to the pool to relax.
Everybody wanted to try the cheese burgers at “The Shack”, so we went back there for dinner. Great burgers, great company, great service and great friends…..what more could you ask for.
12-02, Friday – I actually spent the day getting the boat and food ready for the get-together. Dick, Rudy & Sherry went to investigate the Walmart and Mega stores and Yvonne hung out at the pool.
Our gang came over at about 2:30 and Bob & Sherry, from Nirvana, came over at 5:30. I fixed my very first Quesadillas! Yummy - fixed with hazelnut manchuga & pepper manchuga cheeses served with raspberry chipotle and spicy mango salsa… We were all having such a nice time, we were quite surprised when we suddenly noticed it was 11:00. (One of those wonderful times when you spend so much time laughing so hard your face hurts the next day – D)
12-03, Saturday – Today is Rudy’s birthday. He came over to help Dick get the boat fueled up and us three girls went to town to find gifts & a cake for him. He has been wanting a shirt that says La Paz on it. Not easy to find as this is not really a tourist town. We searched around though and found some great shirts! We also got a cake to take to dinner tonight.
We all lounged around the pool, napped and read before we headed to “The Shack” again for dinner. Rudy really likes the place and wanted his birthday dinner there. A band called “The Mexican Weirdo’s” is playing there tonight. We got reservations for 7:30. They had coconut popcorn shrimp tonight (a new item on the menu) which was fantastic! (We shared Rudy’s birthday cake with everybody there and Rudy was birthday serenaded by the entire place. They had added dart boards, so at Rudy’s request, I taught him how to play 301 – D) The Mexican Weirdo’s didn’t show up until 10:00!!! They were supposed to start at 9:00. Once they did start up, they were so loud you could feel the base right to your soul (almost like being defibrillated). Their repertoire was supposed to be 60’s surfer music. It sounded like a junior high garage band and REALLY LOUD AND REALLY DISTORTED! Needless to say, we didn’t stay long. It was a fun evening anyway and the last night our friends are here. We must say good bye to them tomorrow.
12-04, Sunday – Sad day to see our friends leave us. They stopped by before they left for the airport to drop off all their unused provisions and get one more hug & kiss. Many thanks for coming and visiting, you will be missed.
Today was also the Club Cruceros Sabasta (auction) at the Marina de La Paz parking lot. So, we went there later in the morning & early afternoon to support the local charities for underprivileged children. We had a great sausage for 35 pesos & a delicious chicken tamale for 15 pesos. Then on to the 49er game which was at 2:15 (our time). So, we went to the “Tailhunter” restaurant to watch it. Yaaaaaaaaay!!! Great Game!!! We are now in the Playoffs!!
Well, based on the weather, we are not going to be able to leave for Mazatlan on Tuesday. The “Northers” have kicked up again and will be here until Thursday. It takes a couple of days for the sea to settle down, so it looks like we will be leaving on Friday or Saturday. We are going to be “buddy boating” with our friends on “Nirvana” for that trip. It will definitely be a two day trip, it is just a matter of whether or not we will stop at Los Muertos again to stay the night, or go straight from here for two days at sea. We will be finding out tomorrow when we have a planning meeting with the folks on “Nirvana”.
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