Friday, October 31, 2008

Arrival in Costa Rica!!!

Anchoring Position: 08-32.683N 83-17.983W

Well, we finally made it to Costa Rica.

We motored around Punta Burica yesterday morning. Again, very light conditions. The swell was monstrous (to us). I can't imagine what it's like when the wind is blowing hard!

It is too far to make it all the way into Golfito from our anchorage at Punta Balsa. We were thinking of stopping at Pavones, where there's supposedly an anchorage that's not too bad. But after our sloppy rolly anchorage off Punta Balsa the previous night, we wanted something calm. So after taking a look at Pavones (famous for surf), we decided to go on to Puerto Jiminez across the Golfo Dulce from Golfito.

We are glad we did. Easy anchoring spot (thanks to waypoints from others) and a nice quiet non-rolly anchorage. We also had a nice hour and a half sail on our way up the Golfo Dulce. The afternoon winds picked up to about 12 knots right on our beam, so we were able to shut down the engine and still make 6 knots.

We will come back and explore Puerto Jiminez, the Osa Peninsula, and Corcovado National Park later. Today we head for Golfito and get checked in to the country.

1 comment:

  1. Bob & Kathy from Sundancer are still following your adventures. We were the 41 foot Hunter that you followed on your third day thru the ICW from Lake Worth to Ft. Lauderdale. Seems like a long time ago. Still really enjoying your dive sights in the Keys. It will take us many trips to do them all. Enjoy were Pacific travels and thanks for your updates.

    Bob Cardwell
    rtc048@gmail.com

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