March 15, 2002
Hi, travels with the Edneys continues. We have spent the past month working our way north, 150 miles up from the Puerto Vallarta. Puerto Vallarta was the biggest city we have been in since Cabo San Lucas back in January. It was fun to enjoy all of the things a city has to offer. But after one week in the marina, we were ready to move on.
Our first stop was La Cruz de Hunacaxtle. We were very surprised to find at least 60 other sailboats anchored in this beautiful bay. We had a great dinner at a local restaurant that featured a musical group from Spain called the Gitan Blondes or "The Blond Gypsies". They played Spanish Flamenco and gypsy music and were really good. We ended up buying there CD. We also took a few bus trips inland from La Cruz to visit some other towns along the coast: Bucerias and San Pancho.
Next, we sailed into Chacala, the quintessential perfect anchorage and village. This place has it all: small uncrowded harbor lined with coconut palms, gorgeous views, hiking trails, a volcano to climb, sea caves, and a wonderful little village with friendly people. We ended up staying a week here and were very sorry to leave. While there, we took a two hour wild bus ride on a winding two lane raod through the mountains to Tepic. It is the capital of this state, Nayarit. We were surprised that it was such a large city... perhaps 50,000 poeple. I think we were the only English speaking people there.
Our first stop was La Cruz de Hunacaxtle. We were very surprised to find at least 60 other sailboats anchored in this beautiful bay. We had a great dinner at a local restaurant that featured a musical group from Spain called the Gitan Blondes or "The Blond Gypsies". They played Spanish Flamenco and gypsy music and were really good. We ended up buying there CD. We also took a few bus trips inland from La Cruz to visit some other towns along the coast: Bucerias and San Pancho.
Next, we sailed into Chacala, the quintessential perfect anchorage and village. This place has it all: small uncrowded harbor lined with coconut palms, gorgeous views, hiking trails, a volcano to climb, sea caves, and a wonderful little village with friendly people. We ended up staying a week here and were very sorry to leave. While there, we took a two hour wild bus ride on a winding two lane raod through the mountains to Tepic. It is the capital of this state, Nayarit. We were surprised that it was such a large city... perhaps 50,000 poeple. I think we were the only English speaking people there.
