Toes in the sand: Agua Verde

We are happy to report that we are safe and sound in the beautiful northern lobe of the large, protected anchorage of Agua Verde.

Just me and the chickens - they are plenty noisy!

We have not gone to the village, only to the tienda for internet (1 hour, 30 pesos = $1.75), sitting at the chicken coop, under "la ramada" which is either roofed open air structure, deluxe chicken coop or a past-its-prime Ramada Inn. Not sure, as there isn't really enough bandwidth to look up the word. I just hope this blog will post, with downsized photos. And early in our stay here, we ordered a couple of delicious take out meals from Leonor's when she was open (now closed as so many places, since we heard AMLO declared a stay at home policy across Mexico).

Hoisting the Q flag

We are taking our time getting north to Guaymas for a variety of reasons, safety being paramount. We are in self quarantine, and Mike with his sense of humor, hoisted our Quarantine flag. Here he is doing his safety drill: quarantine and tequila as disinfectant.

We don't get much news except from other boaters, a bit from the nice people who own the tienda,  on the morning net via SSB (single side band radio) when the signal is good, or from friends who write to us on our Garmin InReach account (160 character messages). News is thin and that's probably a good thing - from what we do hear...

There are a few other boats here, some coming and going north or south each day. The anchorage is protected from the winds that are blowing from all directions at this time of year. We are kayaking, meeting new friends and doing gentle hikes on the beach and surrounding hills (to protect my back / leg while we wait for the word that I can be scheduled for my spine surgery).

Leonor's restaurant, waiting for fish tacos  - yummm!

Full moon rise over the Sierra Gigante Mountains, Agua Verde

Social distancing at the tienda - 2 people allowed in the store

Small beach fire with a good wind break