June 14-20, 2013
Nopolo isn’t even an anchorage listed in the cruiser’s guidebook, but the protection wasn’t horrible, and the wifi internet from the resort was excellent.
We had a lot more fun our second time at Bahia Candeleros because we met up with Lady Carolina, our buddy kid boat who is also staying in the Sea the whole summer.
Logbook – June 14, 2013 (San Juanico to Loreto to Nopolo)
Passage Log Highlights
- 0748 Depart San Juanico
- 1149 Arrive Loreto
- 1850 Depart Loreto
- 2011 Arrive Nopolo
Daily Notes
- Passage to Loreto
- Lunch @ 1697, Bookstore still closed, Grocery store. Tim Trekked all around town.
- Contact w/ Lady Carolina. They are at Candeleros. We would arrive at 10pm if we go there
- Stopped at Nopolo, wifi from the resort
(Edit: It’s generally not a good idea to transit at night. We considered it though since we had been to Candeleros before and had a track and anchor waypoint saved in the chart plotter. I don’t remember if Tim and I argued about it, but I can definitely see that happening, and if we did argue, it looks like I won out since we did the safer thing and anchored at Nopolo at dusk.)
(Edit: On May 1, 2020, I googled “1697 restaurant Loreto” and it’s still there. It’s actually a hotel, so we must have eaten at the hotel restaurant.)
Logbook – June 15, 2013 (Nopolo)
Daily Notes
- D – wifi all-day
- T – fix fridge (install fans & insulation)
- Boys – swam all day. Mom jumped in off the bow in the afternoon
- Tasty tofu stir fry for dinner
Email to family and friends dated June 15, 2013
Subject: Wifi, Wifi, Wifi
We ended up staying the night anchored at Nopolo and haven’t budged today because we have a good wifi signal at the boat. Hope you have all seed the facebook photos… I think I’m all caught up. We are going to hit Loreto farmers market again tomorrow and then catch up with our last buddy kid boat, Lady Carolina, in Los Candeleros. They said they can pick up wifi from their boat there, so we will likely be on the grid for the next few days so I won’t be sending any more sail mail status updates during that time.
Love and miss you all,
-D.
Logbook – June 16, 2013 (Nopolo to Puerto Escondido to Bahia Candeleros)
Passage Log Highlights
- 1255 Depart Nopolo
- ? Arrive Puerto Escondido
- 1735 Depart Puerto Escondido
- 1912 Arrive Bahia Candeleros
Daily Notes
- Happy Father’s Day
- T/D – briefly explored resort. No tienda in walking distance.
- Stopped in Puerto Escondido for groceries & water & margaritas.
- Ride back from Modelorama w/ Fernando
- Passage to Candeleros – boys in the water immediately with Joel (Lady Carolina)
- Beef stew for dinner on foredeck. Hot wind kicked up.
(Edit: Beef stew? What was I thinking? No wonder we had to eat on the foredeck because it was like a thousand degrees. I think this was our first encounter with the “hot wind.”)
Logbook – June 17, 2013 (Bahia Candeleros)
Daily Notes
- Alex & Tim snorkel around corner. D- snorkel in bay.
- Dinghy fishing with Lady Carolina
Logbook – June 18, 2013 (Bahia Candeleros)
Daily Notes
- Family snorkel & spearfishing around the point. Both boys got parrot fish (PR for B). Tim got leopard grouper. Afternoon school. Fish taco dinner w/ Lady Carolina on Exodus.
Logbook – June 19, 2013 (Bahia Candeleros)
Daily Notes
- Ran watermaker for 3 hours
- Boys – diving for clams. D- walk on the beach.
- B finished test lesson 80. Half way!
Logbook – June 20, 2013 (Bahia Candeleros)
Daily Notes
- Boys went to visit another kid boat in the anchorage. One 9 yr old girl on board.
- Made sugar cookies
- Clam dinner on Lady Carolina
(Edit: We hadn’t been with Lady Carolina too long yet, but the boys had already formed their bonds and became a “clique.” Tim *always* made them go say hi to other kids and include them. Probably that’s what happened this time; I doubt the boys went to visit voluntarily. But the thing is – they never regretted it. But they still always had to be prompted.)
Gresham Family Exodus 