As our days in Zihuatanejo come to a close we had a strenuous week of provisioning the boat. Day 1 was Sam's Club. With our friends from the sailboat Andromeda we ended up with two full taxi's of bulk items.

We spent most of the day breaking the larger quantities down and finding deep-dark bilge storage areas for gallons of oil and vinegar -- and clearing out our refrigerator and freezer for cheese and meats. Day 2 was Chedraui one of the supermarkets in town. There we stocked up on canned goods, pasta sauce, pasta, top ramen and what seemed like an endless supply of condiments.

Day 3 was the public fresh market, where we stocked up on fresh vegetables, fresh meats and anything else that seemed like we needed to have for the next several weeks. Each trip required hauling everything about 1/4 of mile to the beach, loading into the dingys, dragging the dingy up and down the beach, then carrying the food into the boat and then stowing on board. It is great exercise. By 4 pm everyday we were pretty exhausted.

Finally, we checked out of the area with the port captain and headed to the Potosi Anchorage about 7 nm south.

Potosi is a fabulous beach which is accessible from the Zihuatanejo/Ixtapa area. From our anchorage spot it was a bit of an effort to get to/from. We anchored too far out from the beach so had a long ride in and then when we got to the shore the surf was exciting.

Dan is getting better at timing our landings and launches but we did have to get wet up to our waists and then pull ourselves into the dingy when launching. One time I got knocked over in the surf and got thoroughly soaked. Fortunately the water was lovely. 86 degrees and clear.

After a day or two at Potosi we were recovered from our re-stocking and city life of Zihuatanejo and continued onward to the waterpark village of Papanoa. Here there is a small breakwater around a little bay that provides ample protection from most weather. The village is very tiny with a population ~3,000.
Each of the palapas have built out their deck patios over the water and have tried to out-do each other with waterslides and hammocks hanging in the water.

Once anchored, we use our standup paddleboard as transportation to/from the restaurants and have tried a different restaurant-with-slide each day. It has the vibe of a McDonalds funland but the food is much much better!

There is a floating water park/obstacle course here that is not connected to the restaurants for 200 pesos ($10 a person) that you can enjoy for an hour. I would not be surprised if one of our epic fails shows up on social media and goes viral.

It seemed that someone called everyone in town to come watch the 'old' gringos jumping around and falling off the course. There was applause with each attempt and far too many phones taking photos of us.

Perhaps we could have charged admission fees for them to watch? We were good entertainment. After an hour we were ready to call it a day. We all had aches and pains.
This weekend we will continue our push down the coast along with our buddies on a Andromeda. We have about 300 NM to reach the Bays of Huatulco National Park, which will be our next major exploration point.
Too much fun!
Oh how fun! Great update 🙂
Love your reports of your ongoing adventures. I am a little envious.
Take care!