S/V Loomba-Loomba

We had a major computer glitch – an accidental dousing of margarita on the keyboard. As a result our main computer with the ability to communicate with the single side-band radio is out of commission. So I can’t make the yotreps position reports until we get another computer with Windows 7 capabilities (our MacBook won’t  handle it) – hopefully in La Cruz/PV. This leg is all backtracking anyway. We are now heading   north to meet Kathy and Mike Jackson and Tom (Chrissy’s brother) and Claudette in La Cruz on March 4 th . They will be on Anna for two weeks.

After leaving Barra de Navidad we spent two nights in Ensenada de Carrizal on our way to Las Hadas. It was a beautiful uninhabited bay surrounded by cliffs. It reminded us of some of the anchorages in the San Juans and BC.  There were only 3 boats – Anna, Moshulu, and Loomba-Loomba. The best snorkeling we’ve had yet. Lots of different kinds of coral and reef fish. Heading into Ensenada de Carrizal Valentines Day dinghy raft up and snorkeling  in Carrizal with Anna (photo by Joe Upton) We arrived in Las Hadas around noon on 2/15. This is as far south as we will go this year. When we leave Las Hadas we will be heading north. Las Hadas means Fairies – it is a truly magical place.  http://www.las-hadas-resort.com/ For 100 pesos (about $8.50) per day we dinghy into the resort and have access to all the amenities. There is a fantastic pool and beautiful beach, a restaurant above the anchorage with wifi so we have wifi on the boat. Happy Hour with free wifi ...

We loved Barra de Navidad and stayed for a week. We are really enjoying getting to know the little towns along our route.  Sunrise - anchored in the Barra de Navidad Lagoon Dinghy landing at the Sands Hotel - buy a beer at the bar and you can use their pool and internet! Street side of the Sands Hotel Our favorite internet cafe. Casa de mi Abuela. Our favorite tienda You need to take your own egg container if you want the eggs  to make it back to the boat without being scrambled. Veracruz - main street in Barra Looking out toward the lagoon from the Sands Hotel Saturday night there was a Mexican Rodeo (bull riding) in Cihuatlan which is a 20 minute bus ride inland from Barra. We went with a group and had a fun afternoon and evening. Leaving Barra de Navidad Lagoon - 2/13/11

We left Chemala with Anna on 2/2/11 headed for Tenacatita.  On the way we headed into Paraiso to take a look. It was beautiful, but the swell was way too big to be a comfortable anchorage. Heading into Paraiso (photo by Joe Upton on Anna) Navigating  here is a little more difficult than it is at home.  The GPS charts and the paper charts are inaccurate so we have to go by waypoints (which often show up on land on the chartplotter), radar and visuals.  Tenacatita is a beautiful big bay with a great walking/swimming beach, a river to dinghy up (complete with crocs). There used to be the village of Tenacatita in the next beautiful bay at the end of the river trip, but there was a land dispute last year and the village ended up getting bulldozed and a resort is going to go in. Very sad to see.  The video is of the resident dolphins in Tenacatita. We took taxis with both the Anna crew and the Journey crew to La Manzanilla one day, which is  across the ba...