Author: Andrew W GunsonPublisher: Independently Published
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Languages : en
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Book Description
Adventures in Central America - Beyond the Papagayo. With 131 colour Photos and maps. Is the fourth book in the Naked Canadian Cruising Series with the crew of the S.V. Maiatla II departing on their latest high-seas adventure sailing from Mazatlán, Mexico to Puntarenas Costa Rica. Andrew and his first mate, Janet, commence this thrilling undertaking by departing Mazatlán Mexico bound south an odyssey that takes them to what Captain Jacques Cousteau declared to be the "Galapagos Islands of Mexico," home of the dancing, Blue Footed Boobie. Sail along Mexico's Gold Coast to Zihuatanejo with its dock walking crocodiles. Greet the famous cliff divers of Acapulco while the crew explore the once great city and destination of the world's supper rich and famous. Sail the gale lashed Gulf of Tehuantepec to voyage to Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and finally Costa Rica. Join this lifelong cruising couple and crew as they discover deserted volcanic isles while diving the finest coral reefs the Pacific Coast has to offer. In Nicaragua, stand alongside the crew as they are held a gun point for hours on a lonely jungle beach, and experience the dangers of crossing corrupt customs officials in Cost Rica as Maiatla, is interned under threat of arrest and boat seizure. Beach parties and midnight skinny dipping in remote anchorages is a mater of course for the crew. Live, love, laugh and cry alongside the Gunsons and their crews as they continue to live out their cruising dreams!