I promised more pictures of Bara Navidad so Rog just had to take me back!! The marina has gotten very expensive since we last visited so we were limited to just a one day stay. Slip fees run $2.50 a foot per day, Paradise Village runs $.60 a foot. If you stay at Bara eleven days the rest of the month is free so you can hardly afford not to stay for an entire month. Everything in Mexico is "almost free."
View of the marina in Bara, the larger boats are at the top of the picture. There were several boats over 100 feet.
The reception area for the hotel is on the fourth floor for obvious reasons, the view is incredible.
Looking down on the pool is good too. It looks like a cool day in Bara but believe me it is 85 degrees with 95% humidity.
We ate dinner outside under a beautiful sky. Temperature had dropped down a bit so I had to borrow a wrap to keep warm.
I am not really saying that Las Hadas is at the bad end of the spectrum, it is just a much older resort. The marina was the first one built on the west coast of Mexico and it has med mooring!! We decided against going into the marina, there was a beautiful breeze blowing in the anchorage and the view as just spectacular
Judy and I investigated the entire hotel looking for either Dudley Moore, Julie Andrews or better yet Bo Derrick. Sad to say they were not in residence!
The furnishings were very simple but clean.
The gardens were lush and very well manicured. You can tell I was very happy there!
We had sailed down to Santiago Bay with Steve and Gary on Sea Biscuit and Ken and Judy on Finale.
The pool was the best Las Hadas had to offer! Beautiful and warm
The Marina definitely left something to be desired! I am not crazy about med tying and the local pongas raced around trying to kick up waves. However, the harbor master was nowhere to be found and paying for slips was a very loose thing.
As we left Bara we almost litterly ran into some very good friends, Tad and Judy on their 74ft Stevens. It is a beautiful boat that they had recently purchased up in the San Francisco area so we anchored right in front of her when we returned to Tenacatita Tuesday. Boaters are always trying to find a way to visit friends boats and we are no exception. Tad invited us over for a tour and a bbq!! What fun, definitely in the good category.
Roger is always saying that there is a horse for every saddle, well know I know he is right. We were pulling into the anchorage in Chemela when we spotted this boat. Even in the eyes of the beholder it is beyond unique! If you look closely you will see the camper shell top above the aft cabin. In a hail storm one might be un-nerved by the sound!!
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