Deserted desert

Puerto Escondido, BCS, Mexico

Hot, hot, hot...

Sue slept in cockpit last night - it was a bit cooler there.

The deal here in Puerto Escondido is that there is a large, very protected, bay that you can anchor in or take one of the mooring balls supplied - the price is the same regardless.  Of the over 100 mooring balls, only about 20 or 30 are being used, so it is easy to find a vacant one.  Where we ended up is a lot further away from the marina office than most other people, not so much because we wanted the privacy, but more a result of our complete incompetence with grabbing a mooring ball from the boat (in my defense, there was a slight breeze blowing that made it difficult to keep the bow close to anything for any length of time).  We just kept trying until Sue finally snagged one and we decided it looked perfect - so here we are.

This morning, we took the dinghy over to the office and did the paper work - it will cost us about 8 dollars a day to stay on a mooring here.  As soon as we had finished paying for a week's stay, we ran into a cruiser who advised us that if we anchored in the inner harbour it only costs 1 dollar a day.  Maybe next time. At least we don't have to put up with any close neighbors where we are now.

We hiked up the road towards highway 1, about 1/4 of a mile to an RV park, hotel and tienda.  Until we rounded a corner in the road and spotted the buildings, we were pretty convinced that there was no civilization to be had here - it doesn't get much more desolate looking than this.


Indeed, even the marina development is pretty sparse.  They have created an extensive grid of really wide paved streets complete with street lights and utilities - it looks like runways for small aircraft.  It is all for sale and there are absolutely no takers so far.  I guess this is all very new and will no doubt catch on in the next few years.

When we got to the RV park and hotel, it was like finding an oasis in the desert.  Beautiful grounds surrounding a pool and a very nice restaurant.  We took the opportunity to grab breakfast at a very reasonable price before checking out the mini-market and hiking back to the marina. I think we will be back here for supper tonight and probably for a few more breakfasts as well.

We were back to the boat by noon as the temperature was hitting about 33C.  This would actually not be so bad but the humidity makes it feel worse - and this is supposed to be a desert!  We can hardly wait until the real heat starts in the next couple of months.

 

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