Once again I woke up in the wee hours of the morning with horrible heartburn. I took some meds and drank some Alka Seltzer, and sat upright for an hour until it subsided enough to sleep.
We enjoyed breakfast again. Today’s meal was apple waffles and they were fantastic!
We packed our bags for an afternoon away, and took an Uber to Santa Maria beach. The beach was gorgeous. The day was perfect. The sand was composed of tiny painful rocks. On the plus side, we didn’t get coated in a fine layer of sand.
We were fortunate enough to score the last palapa, so we could retreat to the shade when necessary. We also snorkeled around the rocky sides of the beach. I didn’t see many fish, but it was relaxing to bob on the surface alone and watch them swim about.
In the early afternoon we returned to the hotel and relaxed a bit before late lunch/early dinner and our sunset cruise. We returned to Las Guacamayas. Once again I got the fish tacos, and I also tried the mushroom quesadilla. Our airport shuttle driver had recommended it. I was a bit apprehensive at first, but it was quite delicious, and I wish I’d gotten it the first time.
Las Guacamayas also serves the best pina colada that I’ve found here. I wouldn’t have minded another one of those, but we were about to board a sailboat with unlimited drinks.
We were a bit early to the dock, so we stood around watching for sea lions and turning down vendors selling jewelry, cigars, and weed. There was an old decrepit building right behind the marina that appeared to be a hotel. I gave it a Goog and discovered it was nicknamed the Grey Ghost. Apparently it was supposed to be a hotel, but construction halted on it in the late 1990s and it’s been abandoned ever since. Seemed there was a lot of red tape surrounding the union workers not being paid and lawsuits. There were posts on Trip Advisor from 2014 claiming the hotel had been sold and would be open within a year. But it’s now 2019 and there it still sits.
Finally after standing around for 45 minutes it was time for our cruise! We hopped aboard the sailboat and immediately found our way to the back. The other 7 passengers crammed themselves in the front. Gross. The captain, Adrian, made for good company. He was very friendly and had a lot of good stories to tell.
The cruise started off along the main beach, and then we doubled back to visit The Arch, where lots of boats were congragated for their own sightseeing adventure. Many a party boat were to be had, their blaring music traveling across the water.
On either side of The Arch lie two beaches. Lovers Beach:
And Divorce Beach:
I probably would have found it funny before, but now it just made me sad.
After the main sightseeing concluded, we set sail and drifted into the sunset. It was a bit cloudy, but still beautiful.
The highlight of the evening were the two humpback whale pods that found themselves among the sailing boats. They kept surfacing and showing off their tales. Truly a sight to behold.
We sailed back when the sunlight faded from the sky, and returned to the marina right as it became dark. The lights along the coastline were beautiful, and we could see the lighthouse, marking where we dove at Whale’s Head.
Kristen asked Adrian if he had anymore information on a crunched up boat she and Curtis saw while diving on Monday. Adrian pointed out the giant hole in the gas station dock as we drove past. Damn near blew up the entire peninsula.
When the cruise was done we set off on our long walk back to the hotel.