Anticipation - part 2

Puesta del Sol, Nicaragua

Now that we have our engine problems resolved (or ignored), we are starting a waiting game with the Papagayo winds.  For the last couple of weeks, they have been blowing quite steadily.  The few boats that have come up from the south have reported some quite unpleasant sailing and it would only be worse for boats going south.  My crew has made it quite clear that she would like a nice peaceful passage this time.  As a place to sit out this hiatus, this resort is not the worst place we could be.

One thing that has made the wait a little easier to bear has been the discovery of "Joe's Place", a small restaurant in the village next door, owed by a Portuguese gentleman (Joe).  The food is very good and the prices are too.  They make great pancakes with lots of fresh fruit for breakfast.  To get there, you just leave the resort through the front gates and follow the signs - probably only a 1/2 km walk altogether.  The clientele is primarily surfer-dudes and dudettes - apparently this is a surfing hot spot along this coast.

After spending the last two weeks here, usually with no other cruising boats, or maybe one at a time, the last day has seen the arrival of no less than 4 boats, including our good friends David and Caroline on Aztec, who we last saw back in Bahia del Sol.  It has been nice to have people to talk to again.  While Aztec and one of the other boats are heading back north, the other two are going our way, so we may have some company when we finally pull out of here.

On the weather front, it now appears that there is a big opportunity opening up for us later this week. At this point we are tentatively scheduling a Wednesday, Feb 26th, departure.  If the weather is as mild as promised, we may just make a 2-day trip all the way to Playas del Coco in Costa Rica, however we will keep our options open for stopping along the way if things do not go as planned.

As I am writing this, the wind has come up here in the estuary, with some actual whitecaps on the usually quiet waters.  To the weather gods, we say "Good, get it all out of your system now!"

All in all, life if good...

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