The Lap of Luxury

Barra de Navidad, Mexico

We got underway from Zihuatanejo right on schedule on Wednesday morning around 10:30.  As expected, the first day and night were the worst, beating into some moderate NW winds and the associated rough seas.  We actually did attempt to sail for a couple of hours when the going got too nasty - this time it worked OK, close hauled and headed in the wrong direction though it was.  The rest of time was just motoring along, bashing into the waves, trying to avoid the big cargo ships coming and going from the busy port of Lazaro Cardenas.

The moon rising at sunset

The second day and night was much more comfortable, no wind to speak of but with a bit of a lumpy swell.  For some reason, this made my crew much sicker than the rougher seas of the day before - go figure!  We were treated to a full moon for this passage but saw little in the way of marine life.

We arrived at Marina Puerto de la Navidad around 10:30 on Friday morning, making it almost exactly 48 hours for the passage - we could have done it quicker but there was no point in burning extra diesel to arrive in the dark.

This is a very modern and well-maintained marina, with a connection to the very upscale Grand Bay Resort, where we have the use of the Wifi and the pools.  Unfortunately, for the last few days, the resort has been extraordinarily busy, it being Easter.  We will probably hang around here for a few more days before tackling the challenge of Cabo Corrientes, the gateway to Bandaras Bay.

While here, we were able to reconnect wth our friends, the former owners of Sine Timore, Joanna and Iwo (actually Iwo is in Canada right now so it was just Joanna) at their new home, walking distance from the resort.  These people really know how to live.

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