13 17 926 N, 87 38 941 W
Isla del Tigre, Honduras
It seems that Papagayos, winds that funnel from the Caribbean and push out to the Pacific Ocean, are occurring all along the coast from
Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. We have been watching the gribs and seeing the activity mainly along the Costa Rican coast, so we were surprised when last night we saw winds up to 33 knots and large fetch developing as we passed the El Salvadoran coast. We followed the advice we used for the Tehuantepec, head for the beach! The only problem was we were originally on a rhumb line course for Costa Rica so that beach was not just a simple turn to port. We had to bash or slog our way to the beach, against the wind and the seas. Once we got to the beach, the seas calmed down and we only had the winds. The winds would come up quickly, last for a few hours and then subside.
We decided that we needed some rest so we turned into Golfo de Fonseca, a large extended bay that is divided into three parts, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. The Honduras portion is their only port on the Pacific Ocean. we are anchored off Isla del Tigre, an island belonging to Honduras. There is definitely
volcanic activity in the area. You can see the fires going down the hillside from what I think is lava. It is even more impressive at night.
Last night I downloaded our sailmail and got an email from our friends, Rich and Cat of SV Anna. They are in San Lorenzo, the port town of Honduras, farther inside the gulf. They have been trying to get to Costa Rica since Feb. 21 and turned back 3 times. Hmmm. This played a part in our decision to stop here for at least a night.
We are fine and the boat is doing well. We think we have stopped a few of the leaks but not 100% yet and certainly not major.
Both of us are looking forward to a good night's rest.
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