We left Chamela for Careyes on December 15 and since it's only an hour by motor we decided to sail. There wasn't much wind but our friends on Maluhia egged us on. After an hour we had to start the engine to keep up with Maluhia, a catamaran weighing less than a 1/4 of us. At idle with sails we were holding 6 knots. After about 3 hours, we made it to Careyes, a tiny little anchorage, lined with luxurious hotels and houses. The anchorage is much smaller than Charlie's Charts indicates. It can hold about 5 boats if they are all stern anchored. It's about 25 feet deep and the bottom is sand. The snorkelling is fantastic at the islands near the old Club Med and the water is about 10 degrees warmer than at Las Tres Marietas. We had an expensive lunch at the Careyes Hotel and sat by the pool freezing to death in 15 knot winds. The pool is not heated so not very inviting at this time of year. There is an expensive seafood restaurant in the large pink palapa in the middle cove. The entrees range from 180 pesos to 500 pesos (lobster). Tomorrow we head to Barra. Unfortunately, the tides are not in our favour so we will have to spend a night in the marina which is prohibitively expensive. During the summer in the off-season they were charging $2.40 per foot and no one was there! Hopefully they will give us a break as it appears things are still quite slow post-US recession.
We left Chamela for Careyes on December 15 and since it's only an hour by motor we decided to sail. There wasn't much wind but our friends on Maluhia egged us on. After an hour we had to start the engine to keep up with Maluhia, a catamaran weighing less than a 1/4 of us. At idle with sails we were holding 6 knots. After about 3 hours, we made it to Careyes, a tiny little anchorage, lined with luxurious hotels and houses. The anchorage is much smaller than Charlie's Charts indicates. It can hold about 5 boats if they are all stern anchored. It's about 25 feet deep and the bottom is sand. The snorkelling is fantastic at the islands near the old Club Med and the water is about 10 degrees warmer than at Las Tres Marietas. We had an expensive lunch at the Careyes Hotel and sat by the pool freezing to death in 15 knot winds. The pool is not heated so not very inviting at this time of year. There is an expensive seafood restaurant in the large pink palapa in the middle cove. The entrees range from 180 pesos to 500 pesos (lobster). Tomorrow we head to Barra. Unfortunately, the tides are not in our favour so we will have to spend a night in the marina which is prohibitively expensive. During the summer in the off-season they were charging $2.40 per foot and no one was there! Hopefully they will give us a break as it appears things are still quite slow post-US recession.
Hi Randy and Thea. I was aboard Pegasus when we had cocktails in Chamela and got a great pic of the Lost Elvis in the morning the next day. It's not clear I can post it here, but if you send an email address to me at markshewitt[at]hotmail.com I'll send it your way. Happy travels / Mark
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