Blowing in the wind

Playas del Coco, Costa Rica

After two blissfully quiet nights at anchor in Bahia Huevos, this morning we made the move to the anchorage off the town of Playas del Coco, a trip of only 6 or 7 miles.

To get to Playas del Coco meant crossing Bahia Culebra, a bay that seems to be designed to catch and accentuate the local Papagayo winds. Indeed, as we motored past the entrance to the bay, we were subjected to 25 to 30 knot winds on the beam. We quickly got around the point and into the bay that hosts our destination, only to find that the winds are just about as bad here.

We anchored in 20 to 25 knots of wind, taking our usual spot far away from the beach, in order to allow our much wandering boat some room to move. Thus, we find ourselves anchored in about 45 feet of water (at high tide), with some 150+ feet of chain out, swinging wildly from side to side as the wind gusts from 15 to 30 knots. It is blowing so hard most of the time that we are unable to launch our dinghy off the deck, so we are stuck here on the boat for now. Therefore we can only view longingly the many restaurants and bars along the beach, and there is no internet for us out here either. We are beginning to think we may have been premature in leaving the calm waters of Bahia Huevos.

We are hoping that there will be a reprieve in the morning that will allow us to get the dinghy launched and we can start the process of checking into the country - we really cannot go further until we take care of that, and this is the place you have to do it.

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