Licking my wounds
16 December 2007 | Chamela
Gabriellas grandpa
I was making so much fast mileage I thought I would have to continue on to Tenacatita because I was'nt about to make landfall in the dark. As it turned out, 3 hours before light the winds started to abate(prayers answered) and I was down to 3 knots of speed. Just as dawn broke I was entering Chamela and it could'nt have came any faster. It was sooo nice to be in calm waters and to crash after I set my anchor SECURELY. After surveying the damage from the night before it felt like I was back in the Delta in construction mode. But, wanting a nice flat water area to work on the boat and have all the conveniences, food, supplies, and internet, I decided Barra De Navidad lagoon was the perfect place to do repairs. We spent one night in Chamela then headed out to Tenacatita which was about a 28 mile trip. Pulling into the outer bay I tested for wifi service and found none. Then to the back anchorage and sailed by the American hotel to see if I could get wifi and was disappointed. I took my friends on Alaya and Adventure for the jungle canopy tour to the outer anchorage. We all had fish filets stuffed with Shrimp and covered with almondine sauce(a specialty in this area) and they loved it. Went swimming and bought a few groceries and headed back through the river canopy. I just love this place. Some pix I'm going to download are taken from a palapa looking out at the anchorage.