We started last week with the expectation of a SF 49er win but as we all know that was not to be. Rog had found a spot at the Oasis Beach Club and a fan of the Giants to watch the game. He was very happy and Rog was deeply saddened. Not sure who he will be rooting for on Supper Bowl Sunday but he has his spot all picked out as well as well as is lottery number.
As you can see we are in a beautiful anchorage in Manzanillo Bay. Santiago is a small community of upscale homes occupied primarily by Canadians down for a six month vacation. Right now there are at least 15 boats in the anchorage with half heading further south and the other group heading back to the Sea of Cortez for the spring. We are in the last group, heading back to Banderas Bay around the first of March. In the meantime I come ashore every morning so that I can walk the beach for a bit of exercise. Only problem, the beach is four miles long!
Many cruisers get their daily weather updates from Stan at Solmate Santiago. He either posts online or sends emails concerning whatever area interests you, currently we are receiving the Cabo Corrientes south info. Last Wednesday Stan had a party for all the cruisers in the local area. It was wonderful to meet new friends and see old ones. New friends include Katie and Phil on Avalon and Pamela and Dennis on Mind Magic. Both boats will heading north once they leave Santiagoso we should get to spend more time with both.
After a wonderful afternoon Stan suggested an outing to La k'melia which is an amazing comedy club and jazz bar. He had warned us that the beers were costly for Mexico, $3.50 each, music very load, we couldn't talk once the band started, and there was course after course of food brought to the table. No charge for all the food! Really.
Rog is learning to navigate on our new MacBook and there is no better spot than on the beach. He has been researching the MacEnc program to try and figure out how we change our entire boat from a PC base to a Mac. We will need new connection cables for the Gps, new software and more charts. Since Oasis has wifi it is going to take a lot of time on the beach to get this done.
The staff is young and energetic at the Oasis, always willing to pull our dingy up on the beach or help us get out past the waves.
Saturday is market day in Santiago and you will find everything you need there. The best is the DVDs that are four for $100 pesos! This day I found a little car for Nicholas, Rog found an inner tube for the dingy wheel and we both decided on some great fresh veggies .
Every morning we wake up to a commotion behind the boat that means the bait fish are in a frenzy feeding on the surface. This goes on for quite some time. The pelicans love feeding on the bait and the water in teaming with larger as well. We see the locals fishing from the shore with great success.
So today will be another beautiful day here in Santiago Bay. We will probably spend it at the Oasis since Tuesday is two for one all day long and they have a fun band playing. We will check in with our friends to check out the weather back home, I am sure it is a lovely there as it is here
2 comments:
What a fantastic update! Sounds like loads of fun and looks beautiful.
What a great place, and that beach seams to go on forever. Kim and I were at Santiago Beach Club last year, what great people.
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