Ghostsailor's Monthly Update

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Day #3

We woke up early and had George & Kathleen pick us up around 8:30 a.m.  They had some more business to do in Lo de Marcos, so we decided to go to the RV park and have breakfast at the pool.  Rueben & Cece run the little poolside cafe and make a fabulous breakfast. 

While waiting for our breakfast the kids looked for iguanas in the trees.  We spotted a couple making themselves comfortable in the sun.  Afterwards Scott took each kid for a ride on George's scooter looking for the infamous crocodile that lives in the swamp just below the RV park.  The didn't spot the croc, but got this picture:

When George & Kathleen returned, the girls decided to go shopping in the town of Rincon.  We were going to look for a dress for Ellie and other items.  Luckily we found the dress, but that was pretty much it.  It was worth it, though:

We went to dinner that night at a place called Tukan.  It was wonderful food and a nice evening out:

We went and watched the sunset from a hilltop restuarant in Rincon and settled in for another early night.  The kids definitely didn't have any problems getting to sleep after all the excitement of their day.

Day #4

Once again we woke up early.  George & Kathleen met us in town and we had breakfast at one of their favorite restaurants in town.  It was a wonderful breakfast and afterwards we headed to the RV park to get ready for a day at Cave beach.  While we were getting ready, the kids went to the pool to watch and help out with the daily volleyball game.  They loved it.  Afterwards we, along with 3 other cars headed out.  The road to this beach is a little rough, but way worth it.  The beach was amazing. 

We even saw some big whales jumping in the distance:

One of the highlights of the day was watching a school of fish.  You could see a blackness in the water:

And then all of a sudden they would start jumping:

Come to find out there were some tuna that were feasting on the smaller fish and at one point we saw some baracuda, as well.  It was quite fascinating.  Some of the fish that were jumping would land on the sand and the birds would swoop down and eat them.  The school was definitely smaller by the end of the day. 

Zak and Ellie played so good together and couldn't get enough of the water:

Scott and I enjoyed it all as well:

We decided to have dinner at another beach a little north of Cave beach.  We all hopped in the car and drove to Chacala.  By far this was our favorite beach.  Mostly because of the sailboats on the hook in the harbor, but also the experience we had.  We went to a restaurant right on the beach and started with drinks and appetizers. 

They brought out a huge filet of fish (I can't remember the name of it, but they said it was better than Durado), and asked if we would like it for everyone in our party.  The fish would take an hour to cook, so we just relaxed and waited for the sunset.  Zak was playing and met a little boy.  They couldn't communicate, but made the best of it.  They ended up getting their boogie boards and became fast friends:

When the fish came it was amazing.  Well worth the wait, and then came the best part of the day:

We took quite a few pictures of the sunset, so if you have a chance take a look at them.  What a wonderful day!  Chacala is definitely a place I would like to visit when sailing in Mexico.  Another memorable day in Mexico.  We are starting to think that 1 week isn't long enough by far.

Once again, more to come.