We left Chacala today and motored the six or so miles to Jaltemba. We were out of water and given the cloudy weather today, needed the engine to run the watermaker.
Charisma anchored right off the beach
We shared our anchorage the first night when we were out at the island a mile offshore with these guys. The fish most of the night and then are back in the morning.
Ann says to make sure to tell everyone that we pulled a sea horse up on the stern anchor as we were leaving Chacala. He looked a little peeved so I dropped him over the side before putting the anchor back up on Charisma.
We got to Jaltemba in the early afternoon and anchored right off the beach. We dinghied in after a late lunch and walked around town a bit to get some supplies. The anchorage was rough and very exposed, so once back, we pulled anchor and headed a mile or so out to Isla La Pena where we could tuck into the lee of the island and get some relief from the wind and swell.
The most notable part of the day was obtaining an amazing dinner that we brought back to Charisma and enjoyed while anchored by ourselves off this beautiful island. Isla La Pena is home to frigates, pelicans and some kind of eagle or maybe very large hawk that I’ll have to identify more specifically tomorrow-the fading light this evening didn’t let me get a good enough look.
So, the amazing dinner cost a whopping $4.80 (that would be 60 pesos) for the two of us and was delicious. We found a street vendor who was BBQing half and whole chickens. We ordered a half chicken and didn’t pay attention while it was taken off the BBQ and packed in a bag. Turned out our $4.80 paid for the half chicken (perfectly cooked), ¼ kilo of fresh, warm tortillas, salad for two, and salsa and rice for two. Amazing!
Jaltemba a block off the beach.
So, Happy Valentine’s Day everyone. We’re enjoying ours anchored in our own cove a mile or so offshore.
Ann’s sister Joan, who has been here in Jacamba says there’s a great farmers market on Wednesdays, so we’re hoping for good enough weather tomorrow to move back to the beach so we can dinghy into the beach. If the weather doesn’t cooperate… oh well, it’s pretty nice out here-we’ll fish instead since we did manage to find a nice head of broccoli at the market today.
Such is our life on the coast of Mexico. In another day or so, we’ll head the next 40 or so miles to Puerto Vallarta where we’ll put in the La Cruz and hope to catch up with a bunch of friends we haven’t seen for a month or so, then fly back to California for a week (starting on March 4th) before getting ready for the next stage of our adventure. The jump to the South Seas.
The shrimp guy. One of the specialties in Jaltemba is BBQ shrimp on the skewer sold on the beach by these vendors. Yum!
"Me, me, me, me, no...me first" The Mexicans take good care of their Pelicans. Even the fisherman are very kind to them.
Yes, for a touristy area, Jaltemba/Guayabitos was so cheap! That was the place we each got an hour long massage; came to $480 pesos total. Was SO good! Also try out Teriyaki Time…it’s down a side street from Avenida Sol or Nuevo Sol (or whatever the main drag is), right next to the gym. We saw locals with to-go boxes of awesome looking chinese food and HAD to track the place down. It’s a small cafe run by an ex-pat. Really yummy. Didn’t realize we were craving Chinese food until we had it!
We have been busy, but not missing your posts. Looking forward to seeing you when you return northward. It is still winter here…we may get a day or 2 of skiing in before your return.
Let me get this right, you used a small squid lure to catch a whale and an anchor to catch a sea horse. Now you’re going to use broccoli to catch dinner? I admire your tenacity, a true fisherman never gives up. BTW we had a great valentine dinner on the beach in San Evaristo with three other boats.
Yes, Bob is determined to catch more fish and I fully support his efforts!
Glad you got to San Evaristo! What a great place for Valentie’s Day! — Ann