Huatulco, our last stop in Mexico
New Years Eve in Huatulco and Leaving Huatulco
Its easy to see why people stay in places they visit, especially if their future plans are a bit blurry. We really got to know some of our neighbours in the Chahue Marina and became very fond of them. Fernando, Delphin and their twin sons, Pablo and Adienne are a lovely family from Mexico City. They came out to spend their Christmas holiday on their boat Santa Lucia – every time I saw the boat I started to sing the song of the same name which we have recorded by Mario Lanza. After Tony installed our spare speakers in our cockpit we cranked up the song and asked the whole family and their visitors to stop what they were doing and listen. They were very happy to hear the song and Fernando’s mother knew a lot about Mario Lanza, an opera singer (tenor) who my mother adored.
We took Pablo and Adienne snorkeling with us one day, we went out to a reef and anchored the dinghy. The water was a bit wild and made me a bit nervous, and as always took on the role of mother protector of their two 15 year old boys, but Tony knows better how to treat young men and he taught them how to free dive, clearing their noses and masks etc. They had a good time snorkeling and we got a fix of children, who we really miss, we would love to have been spending that time with our own children, but as stand-ins these two boys were great company.
And continued to be – Tony invited them over to watch Captain Ron with him while I spent time on the computer. They have a pretty good command of the English language, as well as French (their mother Delphin is French) so they understood the humour well.
A couple of new boats came onto our dock, Pursuit II, recently owned by Gary from Ontario, who bought the boat in the Sea of Cortez and then took sailing lessons. I guess the lessons worked because he sailed it down to Huatulco. He had crew onboard, a guy called Chris from Florida, who interestingly took cover when photographs were being taken at the New Years Eve/Tony’s Birthday Party.
A Nordic Tug style boat came in too which a Panamanian flag. I was keen to meet these people as we were sure to learn something about Panama from them. We didn’t meet them until the next day when I was working on cleaning the deck and a gentleman in a muscle t-shirt and a Captain’s Hat came up and introduced himself. He told me in a strange accent – which of course I thought must be what they talk like in Panama – that he and his wife would like to ‘get closer’ to us – which I think meant they would like to get to know us – and would like to invite us over some time soon to meet them both.
When I said that I was so please to meet someone from Panama, he laughed and said “Oh no, I am not from Panama, just my boat – I am Nikolai and I am Russian”.
I laughed and apologized for so foolishly thinking he was from Panama, and in my head said “Of course you’re Russian, why not meet a Russian with a Panamanian boat in Huatulco, Mexico”.
We did actually go over to their boat with a few other friends, and were very quickly given a glass of wine which we had to drink in 15 minutes flat as they had a plane to catch. The other Russian gentleman who was driving them to the airport is called Sergie, said with a Russian accent, and is a chain smoking concert violinist who now resides in Huatulco – again – I say – Of course, why not.
We spent New Year’s Eve and Tony’s 50th birthday with the same friends, hosting a party on our dock and around and on our boat. It was a little tame by some of Tony’s other birthday party standards, but it was very enjoyable. I have found that the friendships that we form with the many new people we meet along the way fuse fast – or they don’t fuse. We know that just as we genuinely care about the well-being of these friends, likewise they care about us. Plus we like to have fun together.
Its easy to see why people stay in places they visit, especially if their future plans are a bit blurry. We really got to know some of our neighbours in the Chahue Marina and became very fond of them. Fernando, Delphin and their twin sons, Pablo and Adienne are a lovely family from Mexico City. They came out to spend their Christmas holiday on their boat Santa Lucia – every time I saw the boat I started to sing the song of the same name which we have recorded by Mario Lanza. After Tony installed our spare speakers in our cockpit we cranked up the song and asked the whole family and their visitors to stop what they were doing and listen. They were very happy to hear the song and Fernando’s mother knew a lot about Mario Lanza, an opera singer (tenor) who my mother adored.
We took Pablo and Adienne snorkeling with us one day, we went out to a reef and anchored the dinghy. The water was a bit wild and made me a bit nervous, and as always took on the role of mother protector of their two 15 year old boys, but Tony knows better how to treat young men and he taught them how to free dive, clearing their noses and masks etc. They had a good time snorkeling and we got a fix of children, who we really miss, we would love to have been spending that time with our own children, but as stand-ins these two boys were great company.
And continued to be – Tony invited them over to watch Captain Ron with him while I spent time on the computer. They have a pretty good command of the English language, as well as French (their mother Delphin is French) so they understood the humour well.
A couple of new boats came onto our dock, Pursuit II, recently owned by Gary from Ontario, who bought the boat in the Sea of Cortez and then took sailing lessons. I guess the lessons worked because he sailed it down to Huatulco. He had crew onboard, a guy called Chris from Florida, who interestingly took cover when photographs were being taken at the New Years Eve/Tony’s Birthday Party.
A Nordic Tug style boat came in too which a Panamanian flag. I was keen to meet these people as we were sure to learn something about Panama from them. We didn’t meet them until the next day when I was working on cleaning the deck and a gentleman in a muscle t-shirt and a Captain’s Hat came up and introduced himself. He told me in a strange accent – which of course I thought must be what they talk like in Panama – that he and his wife would like to ‘get closer’ to us – which I think meant they would like to get to know us – and would like to invite us over some time soon to meet them both.
When I said that I was so please to meet someone from Panama, he laughed and said “Oh no, I am not from Panama, just my boat – I am Nikolai and I am Russian”.
I laughed and apologized for so foolishly thinking he was from Panama, and in my head said “Of course you’re Russian, why not meet a Russian with a Panamanian boat in Huatulco, Mexico”.
We did actually go over to their boat with a few other friends, and were very quickly given a glass of wine which we had to drink in 15 minutes flat as they had a plane to catch. The other Russian gentleman who was driving them to the airport is called Sergie, said with a Russian accent, and is a chain smoking concert violinist who now resides in Huatulco – again – I say – Of course, why not.
We spent New Year’s Eve and Tony’s 50th birthday with the same friends, hosting a party on our dock and around and on our boat. It was a little tame by some of Tony’s other birthday party standards, but it was very enjoyable. I have found that the friendships that we form with the many new people we meet along the way fuse fast – or they don’t fuse. We know that just as we genuinely care about the well-being of these friends, likewise they care about us. Plus we like to have fun together.
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delphine, fernando, adrian y pablo