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| A Beautiful Sunset |
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| The Setting Sun |
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| A Full Moon through the Night |
On the morning of January 28
th prior to our departure from Bahia
de Manzanillo, I requested one night’s refund on our moorage at Las Hadas Marina
due to the unexpected need to vacate our med-moor space a day early.
The office attendant was very understanding
and put through the paperwork for the refund.
She also provided the “crew list document” which is presented at the
next port of call.
After spending about
40 minutes on shore, I motored back to our boat anchored in the bay and we
hoisted up the dinghy, making ready to depart at noon.
It would take at least 20 hours to reach
Nuevo Vallarta, motoring through the night.
The weather forecast called for windy conditions and around 10pm we
experienced 25 knot winds with choppy seas.
That’s right, rough seas meant no sleep, we couldn't rest more than five minutes at a time.
We did enjoy the beautiful sunset, however, and the
company of a full moon.
In the wee hours of the morning while it was still dark, we rounded the notorious Cabo Corrientes, vying for position with the Statendam Cruise Ship, less than a mile off our port. We arrived at Nuevo Vallarta at 9am after a long, rough motoring and sleepless night. We radioed the marina
for our slip assignment and proceeded up the channel with lines and fenders ready for a starboard tie.
At the last minute, the marina realized that our wide 15 foot
beam would not fit into the space they had assigned so they gave us a new slip number,
which happened to be a port tie.
I quickly
changed all the fenders and lines to the other side of the boat as Leonard
maneuvered into the assigned slip – I must admit, even with sleep deprivation
our efficient teamwork paid off and we made an impressive docking.
After securing the lines to the dock cleats,
I walked to the office to register and pay for moorage.
Then we took the water taxi across the
channel to check in with the Port Captain and have papers stamped.
In the meantime, our boat was being washed by
some locals that we had hired upon arrival; the boat certainly needed it with
all that salty ocean spray that had gone everywhere.
Ok, only two more chores then we can go to
bed – we took bags of clothes to the on-site laundry service and deposited our
garbage – ah finally, we can go to sleep!
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| Paradise Village Marina - Nuevo Vallarta |
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| Got D' Fever's Beamy Build |
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