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Nexus - Anchored behind Morro Cacique at Isla Del Ray, Las Perlas



We had a motoring day yesterday sailing down here from Isla Contadora in flat calm. The islands are beautiful to sail past, and Las Perlas are a fisherman's dream, as you can catch all the fish you want. We caught two dogtooth tuna and a 48inch Mahi Mahi on the way down! Beautiful anchorage and beach here, just around the corner from Rio Cacique. We floated up the Rio Cacique with the incoming 3kt tide for about a mile and a half and saw beautiful egrets, herons and very old mangrove trees all along the river. The incoming tide was stunning at 16ft, easily overwhelming the outgoing river currents. We motored out slowly against the tide as it started to ease. Later on we walked on the beach behind Morro Cacique which although littered with plastic was still beautiful. On the far west side we found an interior lagoon where the water washed over the beach at very high tides, and were a bit stunned to find numerous small to very large Crocodile tracks leading from the sea to the lagoon...needless to say we were very careful waling back to the dingy and decided not to swim! Last evening we were joined by David, Dede and Eric from Andiamo for a delightful dinner, they are embarking on their circumnavigation alone on their 40' leopard cat, and we've very much enjoyed getting to know them. In the pitch black darkness during dinner, being the only two boats for miles around, we were surprised by a wooden boat approaching in the dark. It was a native family with their dogs offering to sell us two live Iguana..., not having a recipe handy for Iguana we declined, but I'm told they taste like chicken! Having a ton of fresh Mahi Mahi on the table made the choice a bit easier!

Russ and Laurie on Nexus at 08 17N; 078 53 W 2/01/2014

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