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Almost Bahia del Sol, El Salvador

El Salvador does not want us.

After a mostly uneventful passage from Marina Chiapas, we arrived at the entrance to the estuary at Bahia del Sol around 8:30AM, well ahead of schedule.  We were told to wait for 2 hours until high tide, so we idled around in a holding pattern to pass the time.

At just after 10AM, we were told via VHF that the sea was too treacherous to allow entry today. Indeed, the 3 to 6 foot swell appeared to kick up some serious surf around the entrance. So now we find ourselves in a roadstead anchorage in 40+ feet of water just west of the estuary entrance, about 1/2 mile offshore, safely out of the surf zone. A bit bouncy but we have anchored in worse conditions by far.

We will just have to wait to see what tomorrow will bring.

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