The images presented were taken in the 1990's. Taken as prints, there is degradation when going from print to digital images. Also, where we were traveling sometimes delayed processing for weeks or months and humidity played havoc with the undeveloped film. Still, I wanted to share our experiences through the pictures we took.
 Las Hadas resort. Where the movie "10" was filmed. January 1990. We continued to move south. One stop was Las Brisas which is near Mazanillo. We spent our time anchored in front of Las Hadas, the white castle resort where the movie "10" was filmed. Although we were not guests of the resort, we were able to use the pool and have drinks if our budget allowed. Since the lounge chairs and towels cost $14 USD a piece, we just put our stuff on the beach and walked up to the pool. Really nice place although during the day being on the boat was a pain. The jet skis and water skiers made a lot of noise and zipped in between the anchored boats from about 11AM to about 5PM. Sipping a cocktail while sitting in the cockpit in the evening was beautiful.
January to March 1990. We worked our way south to Zihuatanejo, which was one of our most favorite anchorages. Many others felt the same and so there were a lot of boats there. On our approach, we got a distress call from another American cruising boat-- Shellback with Hank and Polly aboard. They had lost the use of their engine and wanted a tow. We towed them from 11:30 AM to 8:30 PM about 30 nautical miles!! Towing a boat into an unfamiliar harbor at night was a challenge. Fortunately, all the navigational lights worked! We were met by a flotilla of dinghies welcoming us and Shellback to Z-haut. They helped Shellback get anchored, which gave us the opportunity to tend to our own situation. It had taken us three days to make the passage from Las Hadas to Z-Huat. Although the harbor water was too dirty to swim, we really took to the village and environs. Met quite a few people there and many of them were going to do what we were planning to do-head back north to the Sea of Cortez for the summer (Hurricane season). If on the west coast of Mexico during the summer, the Sea is the best place to be if on a boat.
 Our planned trip to Mexico City was delayed a day. We stayed in this housing complex overnight, while a demonstration at the airport was dealt with. Feb. 1990  Lori on a water run in Zihautanejo Comments are closed.
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