Nopolo

June 14-16, 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.

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.)

San Juanico to Nopolo — We departed San Juanico at 0748 and arrived for a day stop at Loreto at 1149. After lunch and errands, we departed Loreto at 1850 and arrived at Nopolo at 2011. We motored on both legs of the passage.

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

Tim installed a couple of fans in the space behind the fridge/freezer and the back cockpit wall in order to vent the hot air from the compressor better. Here he is enjoying a beer while getting the work done. Well, actually, it was my beer, but I thought it made a better photo. Our fridge is the biggest power draw and it runs all of the time because it’s so hot out, so the fans were Tim’s idea to help the situation. They helped a little.

The contents of the main cockpit locker strewn about

This is where I camped out for the better part of an entire day getting my wifi fix

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.