So...after departing La Cruz after Christmas, Andiamo and crew headed south to Manzanillo. Gene flew in from work and took a 7 hour bus from Puerto Vallarta to meet up with the family in Manzanillo. There we enjoyed a couple days on the anchor and helped Anne from Serendipity celebrate her birthday. It was also the turnaround point for our good friends on Pearl. They are headed back north and we hope to see them again soon.

We departed Manzanillo and headed south to Zihuatenajo for a night and then on to Acapulco. We anchored next to our friends on Aquadesiac in Puerto Marques for a couple nights. Our refueling adventure there was truly an adventure. After that, we continued to press south and made it to Bahias de Huatulco. Gene had to return to work, once again leaving Tami and kids to hold down the fort.

Tami skippered the boat across the Gulf of Tehuanepec with the help of our good friends Doug, Linda, and Leo from Aquadesiac. And once again, Gene had to take a long bus ride from Huatulco to Puerto Madero (Chiapas) to be reunited with the family after his two weeks of work. We soon departed Chiapas bound for El Salvador.

We had a great trip down the coast and even sailed a good portion of the way. The weather was beautiful. We arrived a few hours early to the entrance of the estuary in Costa Del Sol, so we anchored offshore for a few hours. Just after sunrise, we called the marina and the pilot came out to meet us to help us cross the bar. It was quite uneventful. It was the perfect time, the perfect weather, and the perfect conditions. We motored across at 5 knots with not one single breaking wave. We are not complaining though. We were just happy to be here!

The sun is hot and this place is beautiful. We miss our friends in La Cruz and others across Mexico, but we are so glad to be here....finally.