We spent a couple of days in Acapulco which is a large city, population over 1 mil. At night, the lights from the city and hotel row were dazzling. From there, we sailed through the night (35 hours, 175 miles) to Puerto Escondido, a small cove, tropical, beach lined with lots of people playing joyfully in the surf. The water felt like a warm bathtub. We next sailed 40 miles to Puerto Angel where we found a wonderful anchorage on Playa Panteon. We stayed a few days and explored the village and met some of the locals. We are currently in Huatulco waiting for a weather window to safely cross the Gulf of Tehuantepec. This will be a 260-mile crossing and is notorious for very high winds and seas.

Our cruising pattern will change from here out, as there are fewer places to stop and anchor as we continue south which means lots of “overnighters”. We will miss stopping at the wonderful villages, bays, coves and ports that we have visited but it will be preparation for our crossing of the Pacific….which is quickly approaching.

Our next stops will be Guatemala, El Salvador, then Costa Rica. We are really looking forward to Costa Rica and all its wonders.


Monica whom we met in Puerto Angel.



Monica, Paula, Netti, these girls were amazing.
They visited us everday.


Entering Acapulco


Acapulco




Puerto Escondido