Month: February 2017

Mamas from the Mainland!

The Mamas have landed.

We stayed at Marina Pez Vela in Quepos for just one night and then left at first light for the long day sail to Bahia Drake, Osa Peninsula.

Mom found a perch on the way from Quepos to Drake Bay.

We dinghied up the Estuary for a mile until we hit some mini rapids. I swam back (crocodiles? no se!)

We walked back toward the village of Bahia Drake from the estuary.

Drake Bay, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

Fishermen hand-lining for ??

Our late afternoon swim.
Underway! Another 60nm+ day sail from Drake Bay to Puerto Jimenez, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.
Comfy perch.
Two humpbacks came pretty close to Allora, surfaced a couple times and then sounded. Brief but sweet visit.

First evening in Puerto Jimenez.
Muy elegante.
A three toed sloth.
Capuchin monkey (we saw Squirrel monkeys, Howler Monkeys, and Spider Monkeys as well)

Scopin’ it out.

 

SUP
Yep, I made ’em do it again.

Our guide, Rudolpho.
Lotta love there.
Over achiever?

Full Moon as seen through Rudolpho’s field scope. ©CAB (Mom)
These two beauties gravitated toward each other.
We each bought each other birthday presents!
Elizabeth found the NECKLACES!
We had to enlist these 4 to help us haul Namo, our dinghy, down to the distant shoreline after the tide went out.
A lone Bottlenose dolphin came alongside Allora while these two were on the foredeck.
Such a great laugh.
Kayaking in Rincon – the northwest corner of Bahia Dulce, Osa Peninsula.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is how it works in Central America: I went over in our kayak to ask these folks where the closest market might be. Within seconds, they were offering to take me via motorcycle or car, my choice. I let them know I had to return to the boat first to get my shopping bags and money and they patiently waited for the hour or so it took me to make it back. Jorge took me (the car was my pick, as I wanted to get too much stuff for a pista) and waited while I shopped. He loaded all the groceries and whisked me back to Bahia Rincon. Since I still had to get the goodies to the boat, they loaded this panga and paddled all the way over and proceeded to help offload them. Crazy generosity. Beautiful world.
Mod new snorkeling masks. Mom’s first time EVER!
Namo (our dinghy) gets us to and fro with relative ease. The 9.9 horsepower engine moves 4 ppl. much slower than 2, but we get there.

Mom slept on the foredeck for some moonlight and fresh AIR!
These afternoon swims are a ritual!

Trudy, the maestra of the garden Casa Orquideas. She and her husband started the farm 42 years ago.

Lipstick Palm.

Graham and his wife, Jill have been friends with the owners and coming to help annually (from England) for many years.

Foredeck cruisin’

 

Fish Hook Marina, Golfito.
Bésame Mucho.
They both pitched in and helped clean up from a salt water ingress in the foreword sink. Gracias team MAMAS!
How could Mom resist this BLUE margarita on Valentine’s day?!

 

Homemade fishing lures! Dorado beware!
This was actually one of the chair options at the Golfito airport!
Goodbyes are so hard.
We’ll get them out to visit soon!
You can tell we’re not REALLY smiling.

And they’re off …