Friday morning we went to the fuel dock to top off our aft tank and to put water in the port side water tank followed by a quick trip out to the ocean to empty our holding tank before we returned to the anchorage.
Once settled, we joined Dick and Nancy of SV Askari and took at water taxi into town. After a short walk, passing the bus loads of Mexican tourists heading for the beach, we caught a local bus to Melaque, a small town at the other end of the bay. It is about a 2 1/2 mile walk along the beach from Barra to Melaque, but the bus ride it a little longer. After a stop at the Bancomex cash machine we walked along the beach until we found a suitable palapa. The Concha del Mar fit the bill perfectly, right on the beach, shade, not too crowded, a table with a view and inexpensive food and drinks. Beer and nachos was the order of the day. Vendors came by offering clothing, toys, beach toys, mangos on a stick, etc. but we were fine with our nachos. The beach is filled with families, everyone is swimming and playing. In between pelicans are diving into the water. They only seemed to catch fish and luckily not some small child playing in the water.
Next was a short walk to find a taxi and a ride to Cuastecomates, or Secret Cove, a small inlet on the other side of the hill from Melaque. Cuastecomates is a small beach with cliffs on either end. The anchorage is fairly well protected if you can tuck in behind the reef. There were two sailboats there. The beach is also lined with palapas and more vendors. In fact we saw the same vendor selling coconut macaroons that we had seen at Melaque. There is not much else here except for some small homes and a few bungalows for rent. We arranged for our taxi driver to pick us up at 4:30 pm to avoid walking back. Luckily there was another suitable palapa for some refreshment.
Our taxi driver arrived on time and dropped us off at the bus terminal in Melaque. We took the 'chicken bus', aka the local or non express bus back to Barra de Navidad to see some of the local sights. In Barra we stopped at one of the hotels along the beach with a bar up on one of the top floors to wet our whistle and watch the sunset. No green flash but it was two for one happy hour, so still okay. We walked to the Loco Loco Piizza place, against the tide of tourists heading back to their buses for their ride home. We had been so impressed by the food the other night that Dick and Nancy decided they needed to try it out. The food was still great and the leftover pizza was great for lunch today as well. We caught the water taxi back to the boat and went to bed shortly thereafter. A very fun day.
Today we did a few chores and caught up on our reading. Perhaps tomorrow we will check out with the port captain to continue south.
No worries,
Elaine and Rich
Sent from SV Windarra iPad
Once settled, we joined Dick and Nancy of SV Askari and took at water taxi into town. After a short walk, passing the bus loads of Mexican tourists heading for the beach, we caught a local bus to Melaque, a small town at the other end of the bay. It is about a 2 1/2 mile walk along the beach from Barra to Melaque, but the bus ride it a little longer. After a stop at the Bancomex cash machine we walked along the beach until we found a suitable palapa. The Concha del Mar fit the bill perfectly, right on the beach, shade, not too crowded, a table with a view and inexpensive food and drinks. Beer and nachos was the order of the day. Vendors came by offering clothing, toys, beach toys, mangos on a stick, etc. but we were fine with our nachos. The beach is filled with families, everyone is swimming and playing. In between pelicans are diving into the water. They only seemed to catch fish and luckily not some small child playing in the water.
Next was a short walk to find a taxi and a ride to Cuastecomates, or Secret Cove, a small inlet on the other side of the hill from Melaque. Cuastecomates is a small beach with cliffs on either end. The anchorage is fairly well protected if you can tuck in behind the reef. There were two sailboats there. The beach is also lined with palapas and more vendors. In fact we saw the same vendor selling coconut macaroons that we had seen at Melaque. There is not much else here except for some small homes and a few bungalows for rent. We arranged for our taxi driver to pick us up at 4:30 pm to avoid walking back. Luckily there was another suitable palapa for some refreshment.
Our taxi driver arrived on time and dropped us off at the bus terminal in Melaque. We took the 'chicken bus', aka the local or non express bus back to Barra de Navidad to see some of the local sights. In Barra we stopped at one of the hotels along the beach with a bar up on one of the top floors to wet our whistle and watch the sunset. No green flash but it was two for one happy hour, so still okay. We walked to the Loco Loco Piizza place, against the tide of tourists heading back to their buses for their ride home. We had been so impressed by the food the other night that Dick and Nancy decided they needed to try it out. The food was still great and the leftover pizza was great for lunch today as well. We caught the water taxi back to the boat and went to bed shortly thereafter. A very fun day.
Today we did a few chores and caught up on our reading. Perhaps tomorrow we will check out with the port captain to continue south.
No worries,
Elaine and Rich
Sent from SV Windarra iPad
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