Ixtapa/Z-What

After Leaving Barre Navidad we traveled on and stopped in a little village that had such a rolly anchorage that we gave up and pulled anchor within 30 mins and I got my first overnighter experience. We traveled onto Zhuatenejo and what a place that is! We arrived in time for Sail Fest Week, which if you are going to Z-what then that is the time to visit. Rick's Bar owned by Canadian Rick and his wife have to go to spot in town, they also host a good portion of the events for sail-fest. Sail-fest raises money for the school which teaches the Indian children from the mountain villages to speak Spanish along with their own dialect so that they may attend the public schools in Mexico (all children who attend school must speak Spanish in order to be enrolled). We signed up the boat for the Sail Parade to take on 6 passengers and what a hoot that was. We ended up with 5 Canadian guests, who have attended sail-fest in the past and they were wonderful. Paul even allowed Jimmy to drive the boat! Once your passengers are loaded by dinghy then you head of the bay and wait for the line to form which since there are about 40-50 boats involved this can take a little while. As soon as we are lined-up we make the trip back into the bay and then back up to Ixtapa and through their bay. The Port Captain places his boat at the end of the bay and signals off to you and you are on your way for a free sail. The Port Captain is a remarkable man he is credited with 400 lives saved and 1 dog alone. The most in the world!