Winds about10-15 in the afternoon, calm night
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
December 5th, Playa el Burro @ Bahia Concepcion
December 5th, Playa el Burro @ Bahia Concepcion
Winds about10-15 in the afternoon, calm night
Today Eddy took all of us to Mulege to get provisions. We stopped at Doneys for a taco and margarita, it was great. I got on the internet while we were at Doneys and downloaded the driver for our modem, hope it works. I emailed family and sure do miss the kids and hope everything is fine at home! Eddy took us to a store that had mostly Costco products so we were able to get US items we don’t usually have access to. We wanted cheddar cheese but it was $20.00 usd for a 2lb block. A can of cream soup is about .90cents. When we got back we put stuff away then went back to shore and I finished sewing the curtains for Kerri and Eddy took the guys in his dune buggy to a friends place that Brian says was pretty incredible. After the curtains were done and the guys were back we went to Berthas and played volleyball on the beach, then headed back to the boat for the evening. The night was calm but a big pelican decided to campout on our swim step that’s located right outside our bedroom window. Between the bird and our dink hitting the stern I didn’t get much sleep.
Winds about10-15 in the afternoon, calm night
December 4th, Playa el Burro @ Bahia Concepcion
Stripped the old seatol off the toe rails, I held the heatgun and Brian scrapped the stuff off. Then we went to shore and started the curtains for Kerri and Brian helped Eddie with a door he was making for their Palapa. It took along time to get the curtains done, my machine does not like thin fabric, its really for heavy sail fabric and canvas. I only had one more to do and my needle broke so I will finish them tomorrow, its dark now anyway and I cant see very well. Had a nice day and great visit with Kerri and Eddie.
December 3rd, Posada to Playa el Burro @ Bahia Concepcion
Departed Posada around 9am and anchored 15minutes later at El Burro
Beautiful hot day, no wind, calm water
Today the guys stayed at the boats this morning and did projects while Janie and I hiked the mountain/big hill. We first stopped at Berthas and met the new owner, Ceclia, her daughter and a friend. They made us feel right at home and the restaurant has really improved from the last time we were here in 2009! She has done a great job making it nice. We had a cervas and helped Celia's daughter create a sign for their Christmas party they are going to have on the 15th. Celia gave us our cervas for helping her daughter, then we hiked the mountain. It was hot and steep all the way to the top. We saw a small group of goats with a couple babies. Once on top it’s a spectacular view of Bahia Concepcion!! In 2009 when Brian and I hiked up there was a dead bush on top people put a rock in to show they made it to the top. The rocks were gone, Im guessing because of the Hurricane Jamnina the summer of 09, so we put our rocks in to start the tradition again. Once down we went back to Berthas to meet the guys, they were on the beach working on our dink motor, it doesn’t want to start unless brian messes with the chock or something. Anyway they never came over so we walked over to them. They were in front of the palapas that line the beach. People live in them during the winter months, some year round. The palapas are all different and unique, people lease them for 20+ years and pay yearly. We met a couple, Eric and Kerri from Canada, they winter in the one right in front of where the guys were working on the dink.. Very nice people invited us in for drinks. This palapa is cool, the walls are make of frames with a mesh type screen you can see out but no one can see in . Inside is a bar, shower room and a door that leads into their 5th wheel trailer, pretty cool and only steps from the water. Carrie was saying she wanted curtains made from some fabric she had and was trying to get them made for two years. I offered to make them for her, for being such great hosts and providing all the drinks to all of us.
Heres the rocks we put in th bush, you will also see the palapas and our anchorage below. This was a steep/straight up hike, too hot......but beautiful and well worth it!!
Beautiful hot day, no wind, calm water
Today the guys stayed at the boats this morning and did projects while Janie and I hiked the mountain/big hill. We first stopped at Berthas and met the new owner, Ceclia, her daughter and a friend. They made us feel right at home and the restaurant has really improved from the last time we were here in 2009! She has done a great job making it nice. We had a cervas and helped Celia's daughter create a sign for their Christmas party they are going to have on the 15th. Celia gave us our cervas for helping her daughter, then we hiked the mountain. It was hot and steep all the way to the top. We saw a small group of goats with a couple babies. Once on top it’s a spectacular view of Bahia Concepcion!! In 2009 when Brian and I hiked up there was a dead bush on top people put a rock in to show they made it to the top. The rocks were gone, Im guessing because of the Hurricane Jamnina the summer of 09, so we put our rocks in to start the tradition again. Once down we went back to Berthas to meet the guys, they were on the beach working on our dink motor, it doesn’t want to start unless brian messes with the chock or something. Anyway they never came over so we walked over to them. They were in front of the palapas that line the beach. People live in them during the winter months, some year round. The palapas are all different and unique, people lease them for 20+ years and pay yearly. We met a couple, Eric and Kerri from Canada, they winter in the one right in front of where the guys were working on the dink.. Very nice people invited us in for drinks. This palapa is cool, the walls are make of frames with a mesh type screen you can see out but no one can see in . Inside is a bar, shower room and a door that leads into their 5th wheel trailer, pretty cool and only steps from the water. Carrie was saying she wanted curtains made from some fabric she had and was trying to get them made for two years. I offered to make them for her, for being such great hosts and providing all the drinks to all of us.
Heres the rocks we put in th bush, you will also see the palapas and our anchorage below. This was a steep/straight up hike, too hot......but beautiful and well worth it!!
December 2nd, Playa el Burro @ Bahia Concepcion
Nice morning, winds picked up in the afternoon
Took the dink (thats our little boat/dinghy) and went to Isla Coyote and walked the beach on the west side to get out of the wind. Then went to the north east side to clam dig. It was really windy and the waves were big but we dug anyway and got lots of Chocolatas and Steamers, a wet ride back to the boats, we were soaked, I wore my snorkel mask so I could see, cause the water was splashing right into my eyes and I have contacts in so the goggles looked silly but worked really well. We were all excited about the clams but wet and cold from the ride back. Clams for dinner tomorrow night, yahoo!!
Took the dink (thats our little boat/dinghy) and went to Isla Coyote and walked the beach on the west side to get out of the wind. Then went to the north east side to clam dig. It was really windy and the waves were big but we dug anyway and got lots of Chocolatas and Steamers, a wet ride back to the boats, we were soaked, I wore my snorkel mask so I could see, cause the water was splashing right into my eyes and I have contacts in so the goggles looked silly but worked really well. We were all excited about the clams but wet and cold from the ride back. Clams for dinner tomorrow night, yahoo!!
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
December 1st Posada Concepcion (coco) @ Bahia Concepcion
Calmer day
Today we hitchhiked to the small village of Mulege.
We got a ride by a nice couple after about ½ hour. We went to a internet café and emailed family (yay!!!), my email is not working yet. I tried to find info on our modem because my computer wasn’t seeing our modem. I called and they said I need to download a driver for my cable. I left the cable on the boat so no idea who the manufacturer is, have to wait again. Wish I could call the kids, I was able to email them. We then went to a outdoor palapa type restaurant called the Shack. The owner is a gringo Troy, with a very nice Mexican wife and two adorable children. One was Cam he was maybe 3yrs and Mical who is around 7 maybe. Great kids Mical is very socialble with a sense of humor. Mical took a stick and was knocking down dates from a palm tree to give us, she was so cute. The tacos were ok, but the people next to us ordered sandwiches and they looked awesome. One guy said he was from Sitka and knows my brother inlaw Guy, cant remember his name now. After lunch we walked to Scottys a bar and grill up the street. The guys had a beer while Janie and I went to shop and bought a couple nice shirts. We got back and met the people the guys were visiting with and proceded to have several cervas's. Then the four of us walked out of town to hitch a ride back to the beach and our boats. We walked about a mile and found another bar called Jungle Jims on the beach. We met a lot of really great people and whooped it up good. One of the guys we met at Scottys, gave us a ride back to our boats. Oh what a night, a bit slow the next morning.
Today we hitchhiked to the small village of Mulege.
We got a ride by a nice couple after about ½ hour. We went to a internet café and emailed family (yay!!!), my email is not working yet. I tried to find info on our modem because my computer wasn’t seeing our modem. I called and they said I need to download a driver for my cable. I left the cable on the boat so no idea who the manufacturer is, have to wait again. Wish I could call the kids, I was able to email them. We then went to a outdoor palapa type restaurant called the Shack. The owner is a gringo Troy, with a very nice Mexican wife and two adorable children. One was Cam he was maybe 3yrs and Mical who is around 7 maybe. Great kids Mical is very socialble with a sense of humor. Mical took a stick and was knocking down dates from a palm tree to give us, she was so cute. The tacos were ok, but the people next to us ordered sandwiches and they looked awesome. One guy said he was from Sitka and knows my brother inlaw Guy, cant remember his name now. After lunch we walked to Scottys a bar and grill up the street. The guys had a beer while Janie and I went to shop and bought a couple nice shirts. We got back and met the people the guys were visiting with and proceded to have several cervas's. Then the four of us walked out of town to hitch a ride back to the beach and our boats. We walked about a mile and found another bar called Jungle Jims on the beach. We met a lot of really great people and whooped it up good. One of the guys we met at Scottys, gave us a ride back to our boats. Oh what a night, a bit slow the next morning.
Novmeber 30th, Playa Satispac to Posada Concepcion (Cocoa) @ Bahia Concepcion
Wind still blowing
We went for a ride on Seahorse and checked out all the other beaches and coves in the area. When we got back we decided we would pull up anchor from Playa Santispac and go to the next cove over. It was flat and calm and Santispac still had white caps and the wind was funneling through a dip in the mountains at the head of the bay. Once we moved it was really nice. Seahorse came over we had dinner and played pocker, Brian won.
November 29h , Punta Chivato to Playa Santispac @ Bahia Concepcion
Winds 10-15knots in the morning, afternoon winds 17-30knots
This morning was a nice sail, we sailed from our anchorage at Punta Chivato and headed to Bahia Concepcion. When we got to the entrance the winds and sea picked up with gusts up to 30 knots. It was a following sea so it wasn’t to bad. We went to Santispac and decided to anchor here because of the wind direction. The anchorage was very rolly and the winds were incredible strong. We were on the NE side of the bay in front of Annas Resturant and Bar. Went to the beach today and checked out Annas, had a taco and cervas, walked the beach and met a few motorhome campers.
This morning was a nice sail, we sailed from our anchorage at Punta Chivato and headed to Bahia Concepcion. When we got to the entrance the winds and sea picked up with gusts up to 30 knots. It was a following sea so it wasn’t to bad. We went to Santispac and decided to anchor here because of the wind direction. The anchorage was very rolly and the winds were incredible strong. We were on the NE side of the bay in front of Annas Resturant and Bar. Went to the beach today and checked out Annas, had a taco and cervas, walked the beach and met a few motorhome campers.
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