Sunday, February 21, 2016

Barra to Manzanillo 1/22/2016

We finally got our fill of French pastires and pried ourselves out of Barra.  Heading south the Manzanillo, a trip of about 24 miles we left liesurly at 10:30 AM.  Slack water made the exit from Barra easy and we had clear skys and light winds. 

Our friends on Salacia making the anchorage at Santiago. 

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We stayed on the hook for a couple of days, swam, ate and relaxed in this well protected anchorage.   There are two natural harbors in this industrial town.  Our first choice (Santiago) has dozens of palapas and a gentle beach.  Perfect for practicing our small dinghy landing skills.   South of the bay is another anchorage and marina Las Hadas. 

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The marina is a Med moor style and fairly small.  We were very happy in the sheltered anchorage.  For 200 pesos a day we can land the dinghy at the marina and full use of the pools, ping pong tables and beach.  A great deal and well worth it.

ROB gets schooled…..

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The movie “10” was filmed here and put it on the tourist map.  Did not spot Bo but found these two ladies by the pool.

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Friends of ours from Ensenada, Rob and Shannon traveled to La Cruz on their friends alumimum racing sailboat.  They took a bus to Manzanillo to meet us and ride back to La Cruz.  They are restoring a 65’ steel hulled sailboat in Ensenada.  Some pics of the work are in this blog from early in 2015. 

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The sunsets on the west coast are just great!  Pictures of pictures…….

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Lots of variety in food choices.   We enjoyed a great Italian dinner and several local Mexican choices.  The cost is generally less than $10 US for lunch and $15 for dinner will leave you stuffed.

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One downside is no dogs are allowed at Las Hadas1

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4 HOURS 14 Gallons 25 Miles

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