On to Zihuatanejo

After staying in the Tenacatita and Bahia De Navidad area for the better part of a month Rog and I decided it was time to head further south to join all our friends down in Zihuatanejo for Sail Fest which is a fund raiser to raise money "por los Ninos."  The boats Serenity, Dragon's Toy, Full Shell, Destiny and Miss Teak are just some of our friends who had already signed up for this wonderful event that as raised thousands of dollars for the local children over the last ten years.  The events include a pursuit race on Wednesday, chili cook off on Thursday and a parade of boats from Zihuatanejo to Ixtapa on Friday.  The boats participating in the events invite paying guests on board to enjoy the race or the parade. 

Our trip down from Las Hadas was very uneventful.  We fought a strong north bound current for the better part of the moring that would not let us make better than 4.9 knots.  By afternoon we knew we would Coleta de Campos before nightfall.  It is a very beautiful anchorage with just a few palapas on the beach and a lighthouse that lit the shore all night.  The sailboat Cirque had made the passage down with us and stayed at this anchorage previously.  I was so glad we decided to stop in this delightful harbor.

We left the anchorage before light the next morning to light winds and calm seas.  The water temperature is beginning to go back up the further south we travel.  Days are getting warmer too but still cooler than in previous years.    Inside the boat was a bit warm so Di decided to hang out in the kayaks on the deck, she found it quite comfortable and Rog had a hard time getting her back inside the cockpit!

Sunday is election day in Mexico so all liquor sales have stopped as of 2pm on Sat.  We had planned a big beach party for Sunday but dont know if it will happen.  The cruisers may just stay on their boats since there is no drinking!!  Hopefully Rog will take me into town so I can take some pictures to share.  Zihuatanejo has really cleaned up since we were here in 2002 and is quite fun