Zihuatanejo.
Some how we have managed to spend an entire month here. We
anchored off of Playa La Ropa in about 25 feet of clean, 82F
water. It turned out that we weren't the only ones to find the
water temperature delightful. Barnacles, crabs and other critters
that like to make the bottom of a boat home flourished. We had to
clean the bottom of the boat twice, not the most pleasant job in the
world. A couple of the displaced crabs found new homes in
Carrie's ears! It turned out that thay really didn't appreciate
isopropal alcohol and left the neighborhood quickly once it became
flooded.We hooked up with friends that we met in San Diego on Creola and Sarabi and spent a lot of time eating, drinking and playing beach bocce.
The
highlight of our stay in Zihuatanejo was SailFest. Sailfest is an
annual event run by the cruisers and local watering hole, Rick's Bar,
to raise money for the poorest of the local schools. Pat and I
were involved in one of the major money making events; the Sail Parade.
Cruisers dress their boats and offer to take passengers on a sail
through Zihuatanejo Bay, Ixtapa Bay and back for a donation. It
was very impressive watching approximately 60 boats parade through the
bay. Those of us on the crew that loaded and unloaded the guests
didn't get to participate in the parade so we dinghied out to the
middle of the bay after getting the guests on the appropriate boats,
with a refreshment, and watched the boats go by.
There
were no fireworks at SailFest, but the port captain did allow us to
shoot off the expired flares in his inventory. It was fun to
watch and informative. The manufacturer and model of the flare
was announced prior to it being shot off over the VHF radio. OK,
so we are very easily amused!Two of our favorite activities in Zihuatanejo were hanging out at Rick's Bar and playing beach bocce.
And, of course, the gratuitous sunset shot....