Travels with Tapatai

27 March 2016 | Amsterdam - Centrum
23 March 2016 | Amsterdam, Amstel River
16 February 2016 | Durango, MX
14 February 2016 | San Miguel
14 February 2016 | Angela Peralta theatre, San Miguel de Allende
12 February 2016 | San Miguel de Allende
10 February 2016 | San Miguel
09 February 2016 | Weber Tennis Camp and RV Park
09 February 2016 | Patzcuaro, Michoacan
07 February 2016 | Villa Patzquaro RV park
03 February 2016
03 February 2016 | Roca Azul RV Park
29 January 2016 | Sayulita Trailer Park
28 January 2016 | Mazatlan
24 January 2016 | Mar Rosa RV Park, Mazatlan
20 January 2016 | El Fuerte
19 January 2016 | El Fuerte
18 January 2016 | San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico
18 May 2015

Penny's POV - Sayulita

03 February 2016
Penny / Sunshine
Further Down the Road - Sayulita. Penny's Point of View (PPOV)
Nice drive down - no problems, no traffic, shared driving. Sayulita was a big WOW for us because it's exploded in popularity since we were there a few years ago.

Unlike Cabo, there is a healthy mix of Norteamericanos and Mexicans, all getting along just fine. Our trusty "Church Camper Guide" suggested a few places between MZT and PV, but we knew we wanted to stay at the Sayulita RV Park since we'd checked it out twice before on earlier trips. A German man has owned it since 1972. He paid $21,000 for it then and has since been offered $10,000,000. At some point beach front RV camping is going to become a memory.

Hey, we arrived at the same time as the Sayulita Cine, Music, Trago and Surf Festival started! It was a blast; the "Cine" part was modeled (loosely) around Sundance with shorts and feature length movies at several locations every night . . except it was all free! And enough seating that no one was turned away at any location! The Surf part was accommodated by 8-10 foot waves and was exciting to watch. The "Trago" part, which means "swig" in Spanish was lots of fun too! The plaza was filled with every imaginable kind of adult beverage - all free! Yow-Za - something for everyone. Oh yes, the music part? It was next door to our camping site and went on until 4AM.

On Monday we were lucky enough to meet up with our friends Sharon and Mike Satterlee. Their recommendation for lunch was Playa Escondida. Oh my gosh, this place was exquisite. High End luxury boutique bungalows set way up in the hills with a miracle view of the sea. And the lunch was mouth watering fresh mahi mahi with butter and garlic. Sure appreciated Mike and Sharon taking us this this magical place! (One funny thing happened - I mistook the Men's room for the Ladies room and was charmed by the foot baths made out of rock with small spray hoses on the side. Yikes.)

The plan was to stay here for 2 days but in true Mexican style we stayed 7. Now onward - inland toward Guadalajara and points East.
Stay Safe, Healthy, and Happy.
Comments
Vessel Name: Tapatai
Vessel Make/Model: Jeanneau International 50
Hailing Port: San Diego, CA
Crew: Fred & Penny Delaney
About: Fred is retired from the commercial real estate business and Penny is retired from the airline industry. Long standing members of San Diego Yacht Club where Fred was Commodore in 1992. Captain Fred holds 100 Ton Coast Guard license and a HAM license.
Extra: Tapatai (tahitian for fearless of wind and sea) is a Jeanneau International 50 designed by Bruce Farr and Associates and built by Jeanneau in France for The Moorings in 1995. She was a charter boat for 6 years with a full time Captain and crew until purchased and shipped to San Diego.
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We left San Diego on January 16, heading South al gusto - with a sketchy plan written in sand at low tide (that is a quote from my buddy Ellen Gallant!) Mexico lends itself to beautiful photos which we will try to honor.
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These pictures courtesy of Club Cruceros.
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The trip from Ensenada to Turtle Bay, about 48 hours.
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Doing the paperwork necessary
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