Friday December 27 — Continued from yesterday… At 0940, we turned into the channel into Puerto Chiapas/Puerto Madero. If our understanding is correct, Puerto Chiapas is the south side of the channel, which has a large navy base and the … Continue reading →
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Passage from Bahia de Navidad to Puerto Chiapas – Day 6
Thursday December 26 — Last night, we officially entered Gulf of Tehuantepec. The Gulf of Tehuantepec is “lowest landform between Mexico and Northern Central America, allowing unhindered wind passage from the Gulf of Mexico.” What that means is that it’s … Continue reading →
Passage from Bahia de Navidad to Chiapas – Day 5
Wednesday, December 25 — The worsening of sea conditions that happened late on Tuesday night didn’t last long. During the wee hours of the morning, the wind calmed down, the lightning vanished, and the sea conditions began to slowly improve. … Continue reading →
Passage from Bahia de Navidad to Chiapas – Days 3 – 4
Dawn and sunrise on Monday December 23 The seas were wonderful today. The wind died, and there was almost no wind chop. The swells were relatively small and at long intervals. However, it was overcast and very hot and humid. … Continue reading →
Keith’s Perspective on La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Puerto Vallarta and Bahia de Navidad/Le point de vue de Keith sur La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Puerto Vallarta and Bahia de Navidad
This week was the best one so far. On Saturday, we walked around Puerto Vallarta. We were going to eat at a place that had really good tacos al pastor, but it was closed. Instead, we ate at a market. … Continue reading →
Keith’s Perspective on Week 2/Le point de vue de Keith sur la deuxième semaine
This week was pretty good. Saturday continued to have good seas, but Sunday and Monday had rougher seas. Me and Mom didn’t mind, but dad seemed a bit sick. Cette semaine était plutôt bonne. Samedi, la mer était calme, mais … Continue reading →
Adios Bahia de Navidad
continued from yesterday… walk over to Colimilla for lunch. This time, once we exited the gated community, we made our first left hand turn and walked back down the hill. Our destination was a waterfront restaurant named Colimilla that claimed … Continue reading →
The Grand Bay Hotel
The sunrise on Friday, December 20 was muted by clouds. After schoolwork, morning chores, and a visit from the French baker, we went to pool for a few hours. In the early afternoon, the company that handles a lot of … Continue reading →
Barra de Navidad and Colimilla
Sunrise on Thursday, December 19 Reports were that, while the water here at the marina was clean, the salinity could vary, so sometimes it wasn’t drinkable. This morning, Eric tested the water and was excited that the salinity was low … Continue reading →
Welcome (Back) to Bahia de Navidad, Jalisco, Mexico
Our last sunrise in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle. on Tuesday, December 17 Eric checked out with the port captain and the marina office. We did all of the last-minute things to get Kosmos ready for sea, and we untied at … Continue reading →
