We left the morning of 4/18 and had 15 knots of wind which made for a beautiful sail. We were cruising at up to 9.1 knots!
Often birds would hitch a ride on the boat while we were out at sea. Birds also rode the back of turtles which was harder to capture on camera, but we got a kick out of that sight whenever we saw it (frequently!). We arrived at Bahia Naranjo in the mid-afternoon and were greeted by a herd of cows on the beach. It looked as if they were on a salt run from higher up in the hills as there are no roads to Naranjo. It does not appear that anyone lives right on the beach - there was what appeared to be a fishing hut but not much else. That evening several fishing boats arrived and others departed. We left early the 18th and had another hellish day of fighting the currents, beating into 25+ knot wind on the nose and generally bashing about all day. However, it was worth it to get to Ensenada Benao...
...where we met Jean Claude, a chef from Normandy, and his wife, Liliana, from Columbia. Their boat, Papillon, was at anchor when we arrived. We learned they had been having engine trouble, so invited them over for cocktail hour. They gave us information about the Benao area and we had a lovely evening talking about our respective adventures. They are also headed for Panama City where they can get their engine repaired.
The night before we were going to leave, Jean Claude hailed us on the VHF radio and asked if we would mind it if he brought over dessert. We had just finished dinner and told him that would be great. So, he and Liliana delivered hot dessert crepes in their dinghy. They were delicious - even better than they looked - and they were the only homemade dessert that we had on the trip. What a memorable event!
We left the morning of 4/18 and had 15 knots of wind which made for a beautiful sail. We were cruising at up to 9.1 knots!
Often birds would hitch a ride on the boat while we were out at sea. Birds also rode the back of turtles which was harder to capture on camera, but we got a kick out of that sight whenever we saw it (frequently!). We arrived at Bahia Naranjo in the mid-afternoon and were greeted by a herd of cows on the beach. It looked as if they were on a salt run from higher up in the hills as there are no roads to Naranjo. It does not appear that anyone lives right on the beach - there was what appeared to be a fishing hut but not much else. That evening several fishing boats arrived and others departed. We left early the 18th and had another hellish day of fighting the currents, beating into 25+ knot wind on the nose and generally bashing about all day. However, it was worth it to get to Ensenada Benao...
...where we met Jean Claude, a chef from Normandy, and his wife, Liliana, from Columbia. Their boat, Papillon, was at anchor when we arrived. We learned they had been having engine trouble, so invited them over for cocktail hour. They gave us information about the Benao area and we had a lovely evening talking about our respective adventures. They are also headed for Panama City where they can get their engine repaired. 
The night before we were going to leave, Jean Claude hailed us on the VHF radio and asked if we would mind it if he brought over dessert. We had just finished dinner and told him that would be great. So, he and Liliana delivered hot dessert crepes in their dinghy. They were delicious - even better than they looked - and they were the only homemade dessert that we had on the trip. What a memorable event!
2 comments:
Fascinating info about birds resting on sea turtles! Everything/everyone is so dependent on & connected to each other. Thanks for sharing your adventures.
Take care,
Patty
YUM - those crepes look mighty tasty!
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