feels like paradise in chacala

journal entry dec. 11

we left isla isabela at 7am, heading south to chacala. i can tell we're getting close to land, i see clumps of sedge grass floating by, often with a small bird riding on top. about 1.5 hours more before we get there. i've napped and read and allowed my mind to slip sideways as the water flows by. we arrived at 4pm and it's hot with barely a breeze. we quickly get over to shore for a look around and a bite to eat before the sun sinks. sitting under a palm thatched palapa having beer and guacamole and chips we watch the sun sink behind chesapeake. our feet are dug into the sand and neat rows of waves crawl up the beach. jim ordered coconut shrimp in honor of eddie and anastasia who introduced us to it at memines in mazatlan. we wish they were here with us. the walk back to the dinghy was tricky in the dark (and no flashlight) over what i call ankle busters - those cobblestone roads. the tiny town looked deserted on our walk in but now it's alive and spending the evening in outside patios and plastic chairs propped against concrete walls. while i dodged the larger rocks in the road jim was clawing at his ankles from the bobos at the beach.