More trip ....

In front of the elegant Las Hadas resort, Manzanillo.  We found a grass area by the fuel dock where they could run around and do their thing....so much better than surf/dinghy landings.

We were in front of the empty restaurants, having pupus - as Mike had graciously offered to take us all to dinner on his last night.  We walked to a restaurant that overlooks the anchorage for the main course, but as we were all so tired, we just had more snacks.  I don't know why we were tired:  Mike and Dave kayaked to shore to swim in the big pool, while we just wandered, took the dogs ashore, wandered, got wet, read, looked at any boating activity....and may have wandered some more.  Really tough day.  We could see that guests are beginning to arrive at the hotel - but perhaps they are Mexicans as all the Americans and Canadians are scared.  They are really missing out.

More photos below

Happy to find Manzanillo...all covered from the sun.

Dave and Robert looking for Manzanillo...actually, we just get about five miles off the coast and look at the ancient charts,  and at the GPS and try to figure out where we are.....as sometimes, because of the ancient charts, the GPS puts us a mile or two on shore.  That is fun.

None of this was in Santiago/Manzanillo when I first came here which is over 30 years ago..  We are turning the corner to find Las Hadas at the right.    We kept going into the bay, seeing huge surf, then saw the crazy/but now, not so crazy architecture, and saw a moored sailboat and figured, this is the place. We anchored outside the harbor in front of the millionaire's beach. This was a pretty calm day.  Dogs were happy, we didn't sink, and we could eat ashore -which makes the cook happy.  Mike made some incredible crepes for breakfast one morning and we had them with lingonberries and whipped cream.  Decadence.  Wonderful.