Here’s a quick rundown of Harry’s daughter Maya’s trip with friends so far:

We took Thumper out into the Golfo Dulce on Monday for a quick test run before leaving on a big trip on Tuesday. We bait fished for an hour and caught a ton of Blue Runners, but no Jacks, Roosters, or Snook. We headed back and got diesel and groceries and made a pretty early night of it.  Cap’t Ronnie fired up the boat around 5 a.m. on Tuesday morning and were out and fishing by about 6:30. We fished north toward Drake Bay, but didn’t catch too much: Justin pulled in a nice sail, Jer got a Dorado (Mahi Mahi) and Maya had a little Bonita (a small type of tuna). The Dorado made great eating for a couple of days, though, so it worked out perfectly. We stayed the first night in a small bay called Aquacaste (maybe?) just before Drake Bay.  We anchored, did a little swmming, tried for some Snapper, had another great meal of Dorado courtesy of Cookie (Jeremy), and turned in early.

We headed out on Wednesday and fished all day, but basically got skunked. Actually, both the girls got Bonitas, but they’re not good for much beyond bait.  We anchored at Drake Bay Wednesday night, as our friend Johnny was set to meet us there in the morning.

We had a leisurely morning Thursday before taking the dinghy to shore to get Johnny. He was waiting right on the beach when we arrived! We cruised through the village a bit and picked up some extra supplies and then headed out to Isla del Caño. We fished our way out, but didn’t get much action and then anchored off the island, which is a pristine nature preserve and diving/snorkeling destination.  Everybody climbed in the water and had a nice snorkel before heading back for dinner. We suffered through some pretty rough seas before Cap’t Ronnie decided to head back out and get us to calmer waters. We headed back toward Golfo Dulce and woke up to much calmer seas.

Friday was our day for fishing: Everybody but Maya caught a sail and we got another Dorado. We headed back to Golfito, had the kitchen at the marina cook up our Dorado, and had a nice relaxing evening.

That brings us to today. Everybody slept in a little bit and caught up on sleep. Our friend Beto, the first mate of Thumper, is going to take us over to Zancudo for a few hours this afternoon. We’ll meet up with Cap’t Ronnie and we’ll see what develops.

Here are some pics:

This entry was posted on Saturday, February 6th, 2010 at 1:34 pm UTC and is filed under Travelogue.