"You can check-out any time you like but you can never leave"
21 January 2015 | Punta Perula, Chamela Bay, Mexico
Ellen
Photo: Most of us in the Trailer Park save our scraps and feed them to the local pigs.
We came for 2 days and here it is 2 weeks later and we are still here in Punta Perula! And we are going to stay for a third week!
We arrived here with the intention of staying a few days to see if we knew any cruisers in the bay and then we were going to go to La Manzanilla and camp there as it's always been one of our favourite places. Well within an hour of arriving (we happened to arrive right at happy hour and were welcomed with open arms) we had decided to stay a week. Then it got close to the end of the first week and we paid for another. We decided to take a drive to La Manz one day and we looked at the campgrounds there and were so not impressed with them that we decided to just stay put. Here we have clean washrooms and showers, there - nothing, we have power - there - nothing, and here we have a fun bunch of people who enjoying doing things and have games and crafts and yoga and language classes happening. So I am in my element and Ian just loves to go fish on the beach every day. He does participate in some of the activities but not as many as me.
The water is really warm right now and has been pretty clear. We snorkeled in 30 feet of visibility the other day. There are a few jelly fish around but I wear my suit so I'm okay. Ian has only caught a few fish so far but none of them what we consider good eating. He lets them go if he can and if not a lot of the Mexican's are happy to take them.
The little town is as of yet mostly untouched by tourism and remains just a working Mexican town. There are some stores selling beach wear and beach toys but this is a holiday destination for the Mexicans. They flock here during Christmas and Easter and in the summer months. It's really nice to sit on the beach and not have someone trying to sell you something every five minutes. Don't know how long it will stay this way but we are enjoying it for now.
We have had some friends come in on their boats and we have gone out for the day with Connie and Ed on Sirena to one of the local islands. Another boat Salish Sea with Diane and Ian were in and we swam out to have a visit with them. So that makes it interesting too watching every day to see who comes into the anchorage.
For now our plan is to stay here until the end of the month and then we will go a bit further south before heading inland.