7 04.974 N, 81 30.747 W, Bahia Honda
We left the lifestyles of the rich and famous for the lifestyles of the poor and forgotten. Bahia Honda is not the home of a fancy resort but the home of some very poor families, getting by with fishing and farming to sustain themselves. The 'town' had only two lights on after dark. Shortly after we anchored three young boys paddles over in dugout canoes. With our limited Spanish and no English on their part, conversation was a little but they seemed to enjoy the can of ginger ale that I gave each of them. Later a fisherman came by and Rich traded some fish hooks for some limes. Ishmael, who spoke some English, motored by with a boat load of kids. We traded batteries and boxed milk for two avocados and a pineapple that he grew on his farm.
That evening we had Reg and Phoebe over for dinner. Rich rowed over to their boat in our dingy to pick them up. After dinner he rowed them back just as the lightening and thunder had started and the rain followed shortly thereafter.
7 16.350 N, 80 55.620 W, Ensenada Naranjo
This morning we were up early for the 50 miles journey to Ensenada Naranjo and the anchor was up by 7 am. As we left Bahia Honda, we got a call on the VHF from another boat in the bay, Derek and Avril, on the sailboat North Crossing, asking where we were headed. They too are headed south but we did not see them today so maybe they decided to stay put another day. We have seen very few sailboats this whole trip since we left Mexico.
Unfortunately this morning after we left, I did not feel well. Something disagreed with my stomach so I was out of commission for a while. It is no fun being sick during passage, but it was not seasickness and I am feeling better now.
Our passage included heavy rain, thunder, some lightening but also some wind and we used the yankee for the second half of the trip. The anchorage is small and the beach is black sand. Some of the trees on the hillside have been cut down to make pasture land for cows. They seem to be the only inhabitants in the immediate area.
We are thinking of leaving tomorrow and doing an overnight passage straight through to Isla Taboga. It is about 150 miles. The alternative is stopping at Bahia Benao, 50 miles from Ensenada Naranjo and anchoring in a rolly anchorage for the night. The other advantage of the overnight passage is that we can catch a ferry from Isla Taboga to Panama City. So, if you do not hear from us tomorrow night, it is because either we are on passage or I am too lazy to do a blog entry. Either way I will try to write the following night.
Cheers
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