Punta de Meta, Bahía de Banderas

After one more sunset in Chacala’s bay we had a delicious sail down the blue coast.  The next morning were able to sail off the hook at about 8:00am.  We set our Code 1 sail and rode a sweet land breeze down the coast for about 8 miles before the wind died out completely.  So we reluctantly started old Mr Rumbly, our previously, notorious, unreliable but now very reliable and sweet sounding but still a bit loud, 30hp Universal diesel motor.  Mr Rumbly kept us moving and we even managed to dodge several long-line fishing traps that are set shallow and are poorly marked in these parts.  It only took a couple of hours for the wind to reorganize itself and come on strong out of the north.  When that happened we raised our mainsail, set the jib and enjoyed a strong beam reach for the remainder of the trip to Punta de Meta.  

That’s Punta de Meta at the very right had side of the above photo.  On the way down we saw several whales off in the distance, a couple of who came so close that we started ringing out the ships bell just to let them know we might be above them as they deep dove near us.  You can tell when they are diving deep when you see there flukes (tales) go high in the air before they dive and then they stay under for a very long time.  

To say that Punta de Meta is nice would be a tragic understatement so I’ll to revert to a bit of salty sailer talk here to properly expresses my sentiments; Punta de Meta is fucking fabulous!  

There is a sweet point break at the end of the playa and just beyond that there are some rocks off shore that are good for snorkeling.  By the time we got to the point the surf had died down so after SUPing around in the dying swell we went snorkeling which was pretty nice.  Then we headed into town for lunch at one of the beachfront palapa restaurants but before lunch we walked around town.

I rely like the vibe of this place.  The air and water too, which is a bit cooler than Chacala and the air a bit drier and a bit stronger, more constant than further up the coast which made for a very pleasant experience.

I also like the art of this place, both natural and man made.

After roaming around around town a bit we picked out a nice palapa restaurant for a burrito and some fish tacos…

…and of course some very delicious margaritas…(that’s Malo off in the distance, the furtherest sailboat to the right in the above photo, positioned just over one of the dinners head).

Cheers…