Tenecatitia

A very popular anchorage along the area called the Mexican Riveria, we were curious to see what the excitement was about as previous anchorages have been wonderful. This one was superb for it was a large, protected bay with empty beaches, breaking surf and long walks. The surf, at times, was challenging for us to land the dinghy. We almost tipped the dinghy many times and usually timed it so breaking surf would drench us upon leaving shore. But we kept trying for we so wanted to spend time ashore. We have much to learn and so far, have learned to travel in bathing suits! A "jungle tour" in your dinghy down the mangrove-lined river at one end of the bay is also something we had to try. Mangroves have grown over to form arches over the river that has birds, snakes and crocodiles (little ones). A very different trip for BC boaters, we edged our way through a narrow channel for several miles to arrive at the river's end to find restaurants! These restaurants line the ocean beaches and you swim wondering about the crocodiles in the river awaiting you as you must go back by dinghy. The Mexicans reminded us they are only little ones. We saw a small one lazily sleeping at the water's edge. However, we heard of one cruiser's daughter jogging on the beach and being chased by a 14 foot crocodile! The area was so beautiful that in spite of drowning and being eaten alive, we stayed for several weeks. Our solar panels (and constant sun) were easily handling the freezer so our power needs were never an issue.