Gulf of Nicoya

Feb. 24, 2007 Saturday
At left is a picture of Saeta taken at the start of the Baha-haha that we downloaded from the "Latitude 38" website.


Here we are at Bahia Ballena (Whale Bay) in the Gulf of Nicoya.These pictures show the Yacht Club and the fishing dock in front of it. The Yacht Club has the arches and yellow walls. There seem to be a lot of ex-patriates sitting around in there drinking all day. English is the standard language. But the meals are cheap and good. We had a mahi-mahi dinner and cocktails for $19.00 for both of us.
The row of tin-roofed houses are where the fishermen and their families live.


This picture is taken from the beach across the bay while we were walking to the market. We are one of the sailboats off the end of the fishing pier.

Howler monkeys are heard at sunrise and sunset. Since there are no pinnipeds down here (seals and sea lions), these monkeys make us feel right at home. They sound just like the sea lions under the Santa Cruz pier.
In the next few days we are going to move on further into the Gulf to visit some of the islands before heading down the South Coast to Golfito. The winds have finally moderated and we are looking forward to some relaxing time. We met a French couple on the neighboring boat who are coming over tonight for cocktails. They have contacts that may result in a performing opportunity for us.