Sunday, February 2, 2014

We Have Arrived - Banderas Bay

We have arrived! Banderas Bay which includes the towns of Punta De Mita, La Cruz, Nuevo Vallarta and Puerto Vallarta is our final resting place for the next five weeks until the really big 3,000 mile crossing to the South Pacific in March. Next stop Marquesas Islands!

See below picture for Dave's latest fish story for the day on our way here. Looked like it was going to be a big one.... So glad it wasn't a Mahi Mahi but one of the local prevalent "Bonito" fish or Skipjack with the red flesh. Apparently the larger local fish like this Bonito. As we were trying to deal with the fish, slow the boat down by sail in 20 knot winds as we were rounding the point to come in to Punta De Mita, almost hit another whale which again dived at the last minute! Never a dull moment...

Banderas Bay is teeming with sea life and the whales are all around. Yesterday, we were out in the bay doing some whale watching with other boats and even one person was in a dinghy. We saw quite a few whales and then finally saw a breaching whale! Last night, we kept hearing a sound under the boat and then discovered it was the whales again - way cool!

Today is Super Bowl Sunday. I won't discuss who we are rooting for, but we will be at the Marina Clubhouse along with some of our new friends for the all you can eat wings and ribs (along with all you can drink) for 200 pesos. What a deal! Wishing all our family and friends a happy and safe Super Bowl from here in La Cruz, Mexico.

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