and rested the rest of the day. Today I started the water celebration - wash all the salt off Ceilidh, start rinsing out all the cushions and airing all the bedding. Yahoo! It took exactly 72 hours from Zihuatanejo to the marina here (marina Chauway). We were able to sail about 1/3 of the way. Oh so nice not to have the engine droning - just the lovely bubbly sound of water under the keel. So many happy sea creatures this passage. As we left Zihuatanejo a huge pod of dolphins (100+) traveled with us for 1/2 hour. They were the smaller variety and jumped through the air and danced in Ceilidh's bow wake. The next day in the morning while Rich was napping I heard a great splashing off the bow. Last time I experiences such it was a whale. Jumping up and looking forward I saw a dolphin swimming along side the port bow and splashing Ceilidh with his tail. And I do mean splashing! Water was on the deck. I made my way forward and watched the display. What a hoot. I laughed so hard. Have never experienced quite that behavior before but this dolphin repeated the performance many times before heading off to the beautiful blue pacific and new adventures. Next? More dolphins as we came into the Huatulco area. They squeaked and dived and showed soooo much joy playing in Ceilidh's bow wave. What a thrill. Then there were the marvelous turtle buoys marking our way along the path. Then, as we made the last turn to port towards the marina I saw 3 whales frisking before us. We slowed down and let them pass. Way cool. Other features of the passage? Full moon, lovely geniker runs at night and contimplative quiet times. Yummm.
So we are in the marina and working on things that require much water and 110 electrics. Looks like the next weather window for crossing the Gulfo De Tehuantepec is next Friday (today is Sunday) so we'll try and be ready to head out then. Next? Not sure. Might be El Salvador, could be Nicaragua or Costa Rica. I'll keep you posted. All for now and sorry for the Sailmail disclaimer at the end of the post. Can't seem to get around it. I'll edit it out the next time we visit an internet cafe.
Love to all from the yin side.
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