Chamela

March 2 – 9, 2023

We anchored out in the La Cruz anchorage for several days and met up with friends on SV One World who we met in Morro Bay last summer as well as friends on SV Erin Skye who we met in Ensenada in December while at Marina Coral. We basically took it easy and rested but did take some time to enjoy the water including humpback whales in the anchorage.

We left La Cruz in the afternoon of March 4th for an overnight sail south to the small town of Chamela. It was a great overnight sail with good wind.

We arrived in the morning to find a large bay with a huge beach. There is an estuary that leads towards some panga docks that we could tie our dinghy too while going into town. This allowed us to avoid a beach landing in the surf. However at low tide the estuary entrance is pretty tricky. Luckily we were able to follow a panga in to learn the best route. Later that day we were joined by One World and Erin Skye and enjoyed action filled days of dinghy rides. snorkeling, paddle boarding and playing on the beach. On our last night we were hosted by Erin Skye for a delicious Mac n Cheese dinner, Pina Coladas and Mexican Train Dominoes.

After a few great days in Chamela, we left with Erin Skye and One World to head south to our next stop in Tenacatita. We had a great sail with wind on the beam most of the day. We caught two Jack Crevalle and a small Bonita but threw them both back. We also had a whopper on the line that threatened to take all our line but it snapped our line before we could even start trying to bring it in. Too bad because it took our most productive lure. We arrived in Tenacatita in the late afternoon and look forward to exploring this new spot.