The reservations I made for the Marina in La Paz have been retracted. As of now they have no room for us. This is apparently because boats that were scheduled to leave have not done so. An alternate marina that I contacted also has no room.
Tomorrow is Sunday, so it's beginning to look like we're stuck in this anchorage, fifteen miles outside of La Paz for the weekend. That, or we'll have a go at anchoring off the marinas in La Paz. We haven't made a decision yet. The La Paz anchorage has a fair amount of current and boat traffic that will push us around. This anchorage is pretty buggy. Anchoring there would put us in position to take advantage of anything that opens up, but it will certainty be more noisy and less scenic. What to do.
We're hoping something will open up on Monday morning. Thankfully we have some wiggle room in our timing. We need to have the hull cleaned by a diver and we had hoped to get started on provisioning for the Pacific crossing that will commence in two weeks. We don't need to depart for Puerto Vallarta until the 22nd. If all goes according to plan, we'll arrive in PV on the 26th, meet Cody on the 30th, and start the passage to the Marquesas on April 1st.
Unfortunately for vessels crossing the Pacific via the Panama Canal, Panama has closed their marinas to foreign vessels. It isn't clear how those boats will get fresh water or provisions. The word is all ports of entry into Ecuador are also closed. I guess our challenges are mild by comparison. We hope.
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Yikes! Good Luck! World travel has gotten very difficult from what I gather with the virus spreading. Folks must be staying put until it changes. Airlines have been cutting flights and many countries implementing travel restrictions and quarantines. Hope all goes well - let me know if I can help from this end
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