Hotel Cabo Blanco - Barra-Bahia de Navidad, dingy fast ride! - 2015

Early May 2015 -Currently anchored in Barra-Bahia de Navidad lagoon, 
Almost 6 months at anchor now..
 The Hotel Cabo Blanco is a fairly new addition to the options for cruisers in Barra. It can be reached easily by dingy or even water taxi.

Used Ocean Kayak Malibu Two model acquired! - 2015

$16,570.94   $14,913.85 pesos IVA Incluido
This translates at the current exchange rate (15 pesos to the dollar) to about  $1,105 USD or on sale for about $994.00 USD.

Lazy Jacks - Debbie up the mast tying Lazy Jack to spreader - 2015

Early May 2015 - Currently anchored in Bahia de Navidad lagoon 
Over five months at anchor now.
Elegant'sea on Facebook
You can see the "Lazy Jack" hanging from Debbie as she climbs up the mast.

Barra de Navidad late April-May, going to marina for a few days - 2015

Early May 2015 - Currently anchored in Barra-Bahia de Navidad lagoon
Up on the tenth floor pool at  the Grand Isla Navidad Resort.
Over five months at anchor now.
Elegant'sea on Facebook
 We are going into the resort to use the pool and showers etc. for a few days. The good life!

Sailed to Santiago waited for weather, sailed to Barra-Bahia de Navidad -2015

Currently anchored in Barra-Bahia de Navidad lagoon, end of April 2015
We left Las Hadas and sailed over to Santiago  for a few more days of quiet nights.
s\v Confidence with David and Betty Ann came by and took our trash in as they were going to the abbarote but we did not need anything.

Anchor rode splice whipped -2015

 May 2015 - Currently anchored in Barra-Bahia de Navidad lagoon, Mexico
End where the last tuck came out. You see the frayed line which was tucked into the splice and the whipping we added there.

Anchored in Las Hadas, and we are not alone! - 2015

End of April 2015, Currently anchored in Las Hadas Resort . Mexico  
128 days at anchor.
We sailed over to Las Hadas Resort and anchored for about a week.
s\v Freedom Kirkland - Kirk, who we knew from Zihua, is here with his uncle and cousin; 
his wife already flew back to their home in Canada.  

Ripped Lazy Jacks off port spreader at anchor in Cabeza Negra - 2015

April 2015 - Currently anchored in Las Hadas which is by Manzanillo ,  Mexico 
Port Lazy Jack.
Lazy Jacks connected to our spreaders, not so good?
Coming back from Acapulco we stopped at Cabeza Negra for an overnight anchor and the swells were big. That's when we rolled nd broke off a lazy jack from the spreader.

Sailing from Punta Cabeza Negra to Manzanillo - (Santiago ), Sea turtles, ships etc - 2015

Currently anchored in Las Hadas which is by Manzanillo ,  Mexico end of April 2015

We left Punta Cabeza Negra in the early morning with little wind 
and a sea that was smoothing out, heading for Manzanillo..

Sailing to Punta Cabeza Negra from Bahia De Maruata - 2015

April 14 2015 -Currently anchored in Punta Cabeza Negra , Mexico
This is the approach from the South,to Punta Cabeza Negra with the anchorage around and inside these rocks. 

Sailed from Zihuatanejo to Caleta De Campos, anchored - 2015

April 14 2015 - Currently anchored in Caleta De Campos , Mexico
Anchored in Caleta De Campos.

Sailed over from Zihuatanejo to (lsla Ixtapa) - Isla Grande - South Cove - 2015

End of March 2015 - (Isla Ixtapa) - Isla Grande, Mexico 
Only in-the-know people or locals with local knowledge dare go around the island to the right. The rest of us get there by going the westward side.

(lsla Ixtapa) - Isla Grande - 2 of 2 - 2015

End of March 2015  - (Isla Ixtapa) - Isla Grande, Mexico 
The one man band 😎
 One of the reasons we sailed over here to Isla Grande is because there weather coming. There was a big cyclone out in the Pacific and the waves are headed our way. Zihuatanejo does not handle a SW swell that well and that is what the waves are. We tucked back in behind Isla Grande so we are well protected. Of course it helps that this place is peaceful and beautiful.

(Isla Ixtapa) - Isla Grande - 1 of 2 - 2015

End of March 2015 - (Isla Ixtapa) - Isla Grande, Mexico 
We arrived in time for a swim from the stern steps of s\v Elegant'sea!
 Isla Grande is quite nice and Picturesque!

Sailed from Zihuatanejo to Isla Grande (lsla Ixtapa) - 2015

April 2015 - sail to Zihuatanejo to Isla Grande (Isla Ixtapa) , anchored
We had a great sail from Zihuatanejo  to Isla Grande (Isla Ixtapa) . We just raised the sails on the way out of  Zihuatanejo  bay and sailed without tacking or any tending of the sail. We did about 2.5 – 3.5 knots on a beautiful sunny calm day.

Zihuatanejo Guitar Fest Volunteer "Thank you" party - 2015

Beginning of April 2015 We (s\v Elegant'sea,) are currently anchored Zihuatanejo , Mexico
Our boat s\v Elegant'sea in the background.
Zihuatanejo - Guitar Fest Volunteer "Thank you" party was not what we expected.

Zihuatanejo Guitar Fest opening beach concert - 3 of 3 - 2015

End of March 2015 - Currently anchored in Zihuatanejo, Mexico
Here is Ellen, a volunteer we befriended as she is a sailor too.