Friday, March 14, 2014

 

Well, after spending almost five months sailing down the coast from Mazatlán Mexico to Guatemala, Jan and I are preparing to leave Maiatla for the summer here in Chiapas Mexico. The last two weeks we have been cleaning and spraying every nook and cranny with mildew stat to prevent the growth of mold in our absence.  Sails have been removed and any loose items removed from the deck in the event that a hurricane just happens to pass by here during storm season. To celebrate our last couple of nights Mexico, we took the dinghy across the harbor to Puerto Madero to find a palapa for dinner and drinks.

 

Puerto Madero is an old fishing port that has seen a better day. Most of the streets are dirt lined on either side with decaying buildings of concrete and correlated metal construction. Despite the abject poverty the people were friendly while appearing to be genuinely happy to see us there. After landing on the volcanic, black sand beach we took a tuktuk to El Centro to have a look around. A Tuktuk is a three wheel motor bike the locals use as taxis. They are cheap and a great way to go site seeing. Check out more pics on our blog.

 

As it was Jan and I walked till almost dark before taking another Tuktuk ride back to the beach where we had left the dinghy. We sped back across the harbor in the dark back up into the estuary where the marina is located. The Marina restaurant is called BAOS  where we got a hamburger and fries with a side order of garlic prawns for dinner. As we dinned legions of geckos hunted bugs in the rafters above and on the pillars that held up the thatched roof. We also spotted large bullfrogs leaping across the lawn. It was a great day and we will be sorry to leave this place. In a couple of days.