Barra de Navidad is between Tenacatita and Manzanillo. It is a
delightful small town, with a peacefully, calm inner lagoon for anchoring.
Maria's Tienda supplies provisions, propane, water, and most of your
needs. The fuel dock supplies good diesel and gasoline. Some
cruisers will stay weeks here; most will come for supplies, then return to
Tenacatita or head further south as we did.
Santiago Bay at Manzanillo turned out to be horrific when our boat
sprang a leak. We quickly returned to Puerto Vallarta to have the leak
repaired!
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The entrance to Barra de Navidad has channel markers, but you need to pay close attention to the depth.
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The prominent Hotel Bahia Grande was a stunning 5-Star facility.
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The Marina Puerto de la Navidad is $300 a night on up. Too rich for our blood! but a gorgeous place!
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The lagoon at Barra de Navidad is only 10' deep but holds 40-50 boats regularly.
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Hotel Bahia Grande from the opposite side of the inner harbor.
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The business district of Barra.
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The colorful inner harbor of Barra.
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John and Gay (Maestra) enjoying Sue's brownies freshly made.
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Santiago Bay, near Manzanillo, had 25 cruising boats. This commercial port doesn't cater to the cruiser as much as others.
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