Cumayasa river
Anchor spot about 1 mile up river : N 18
24,49 W 69 05,24... mud 3m deep
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| sunken boats |
We were unlucky, the “parking” was full.
This means 700-2000 of the worst kind of tourist: “the all inclusive party on
the beach” kind that has no clue of what country they are in or what language
the locals speak.
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| leaving the river |
Songerie sailed on and entered the somewhat
narrow Cumayasa river. This river is navigatable for about 2 miles up for boats
that draw less than 2m. We stopped at 1 mile when we saw some sunken boats.
Taking a dinghy exploration trip up the river for the next mile we saw many
more half-submerged sailboats. Some still had the winches on.
Songerie needs a big self tailing winch! But
I could not find the owners/caretakers and left with out a winch.
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| narrow river entrance/exit ahead |
We found a bar (really only a shack with a
good fridge) for ice cold Presidente beer at good price for the daily sun downer
after a good walk with the dogs.
In the week we stayed there all the
exterior wood was sanded down and varnished two layers, the hull was cleaned
from growth and Christelle made dresses and cushion covers.
It was a bit too quiet and lonely and
carnival was coming up so we decided to sail on to Boca Chica, 34 miles to the
west.
