Thursday, May 12, 2016

Report # 132 Huatulco, Mexico May 11, 2016 Wednesday Sunny (partly cloudy) & a steamy 86 degrees Part #2 of 2 67 Pictures


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Subject: FW: Report # 132       Huatulco, Mexico   May 11, 2016   Wednesday   Sunny (partly cloudy) & a steamy 86 degrees    Part #2 of 2      67 Pictures

 

More pictures from Huatulco………….

 

 

Checking the menu  -  no pizza here

 

Lots of clothing offered in the shops

 

Ship docked very close

 

Any closer, the ship would be "beached"

 

White and clean sand (probably imported)

 

Landscaped grounds

 

Hibiscus did not look real……very pretty blooms

 

Colorful cafe

 

And pizza too, but not until much later…….darn

 

Local cat

 

Long walk in this heat

 

Sailaway Pictures From Huatulco, Mexico………………

 

The beach was about deserted by 1:30pm

 

Graffiti-covered building

 

Hillsides have a great view of the bay

 

Thatch-covered verandas

 

A more private hacienda

 

Small beach on the left was harder to access

 

A fishing boat

 

These small boats take swimmers to the bays

 

Isolated beaches

 

Empty until the next ship arrives

 

The church has a nice setting

 

Boat still at anchor

 

Warm waters of Santa Cruz beach

 

Would have strolled in the surf if we had more time

 

The sign that we are getting ready to leave

 

Everyone had better be onboard

 

Sport fishing boat

 

Good spot for drinks and chips and dips

 

Opposite beach

 

Getting ready to pull the gangway and tent

 

Don't know when we will get back

 

A frigate checks us out

 

Too hot for sail away

 

The hillside trees were much greener this year

 

Water had many shades of blue

 

Great place to boat

 

A lighthouse on the cliff

 

Swimming on the isolated beaches

 

A lone cormorant

 

Flock of pelicans

 

Rocky shoreline

 

Dropping our lines

 

Marina security (notice the machine gun)

 

The pilot boat was different today

 

These rocks are perfect rookeries for birds

 

A series of palapas

 

Showing off on jet skis

 

Looking towards the nine bays of Huatulco

 

A bird rock

 

Dangerous rocks

 

A female frigate

 

Always looking for food

 

Blue-lined eye lids

 

Treacherous rocks

 

Bahia de Chahue

 

Santa Cruz Bay or Bahia de Santa Cruz

 

Leaving the bay

 

Sierra Madre Mountains in the backround

 

Sailboat and wave runners

 

The pier of Santa Cruz Bay

 

Town is set in front of backdrop of mountains

 

Security boat

 

Buildings on the Pacific Ocean side

 

Coastline of Huatulco

 

Some big waves on the shoreline

 

There goes the pilot