Thanks Dad!Watched the panga traffic and one whale head out.
Very calm in the bay!
Motored up to Puerto Magdelana "Man-o-War Cove", where there is a small village.
As soon as we were anchored Gregorio, the port captain came out to greet us in his panga. He checked our paperwork, gave us some tips on going up the mangrove channels and told us he had fuel for us, so we fed him breakfast!
He also suggested we go check out a small mangrove estuary within dinghy distance.
But first we had to save a big squid!
This guy had beached himself (probably after mating) and was being pecked by seagulls. He was still flopping around, squirming and changing colors so the guys dragged him back into the water. This probably completely confused him, but he swam away anyway!
Another deposit into the karma bank...
Over to the estuary next.
The beach area and entrance was beautiful!
We weren't sure of the depth up the canal, so we parked the dinghy alongside the dunes and went exploring. It really was a beautiful, untouched place!The wind had come up, so we got a little wet on the dinghy ride back toward the boat.
To town to check out the tiny (and I mean tiny) tienda (store). They had a few canned goods, some "Bimbo" bread, tostada shells and bottled salsa. Fresh flour tortillas though!
We walked the town so the locals had something to look out.
Lots of whale bones in town!
Checked out the church and got a kick out of it's re-bar Jesus.
The town has grown some since the last time I had been here, which was 10 years ago.
They now have a restaurant!
We enjoyed some excellent scallops
quesadillas,
beans and
Tecates!
Bought a few cases of Tecate from the restaurant and some items from the tienda, and back to the boat to meet up with Gregorio for fueling.
Shared a Tecate with Gregorio, but he didn't really want his picture taken with a beer...
All still full from lunch, so had some pretzles and wine and played a game of Mexican train dominos!
Also enjoyed a really different looking sunset, with the mangrove fog...
P.S. Happy Birthday Korina!
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My Grandpa sure knows how to make sunrises!!! I had Baskin Robbins that day just for him.
I can't wait to come down and visit. I am ready for a vacation.
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