We arrived in Bahia Chamela the next day, but there was a strong south wind and a nasty northwest swell. As a result, we could not find a good anchorage out of the three recommended spots. We took a pass through and decided to keep heading south. We went into Pariso, but again the wind conditions and swell were not working for us, even after trying to set a stern anchor. We dropped anchor and had a rolly lunch. We saw that Careyes wasn’t much further and we’d make it in before dark. The third time was a charm. Careyes is a very small anchorage but we had room to anchor off a point in the main bay, a stern anchor made sure we were comfortable.
The next day I was finally able to do some snorkeling along with Tom and Mark. The water was still quite cool, but really refreshing. Lots of colorful houses and hotels scattered the hillside. It almost looked Mediterranean, but the colors of the buildings on the hill were just bit too garish for that area. We left at about 10 am, after our swim, to head to Bahia Tenacatita.