Photos of Marina Puesta del Sol

Beach House Palapa Pool

This is the view of the pool and the mouth of the estuary from under the palapa. All boats enter the estuary by following the channel which is well marked by buoys all the way to the marina. There is a good current during the ebb and flood tides, and care must be taken to avoid being swept ouot of the channel at the bends in the estuary.


Beach House Palapa

About a 10 to 15 minute walk from the marina (unless ferried there in the marina mini bus) takes you to the beach on the outside of the peninsula formed by the estuary. The Beach House Palapa has its own pool, bar and kitchen and is a beautiful spot to enjoy good company and the sunset.




Nicaragua Sunset

This was taken from the Beach House Palapa.





The Marina

This marina was one of the nicest facilities I had stayed at since the start of my travels. It certainly matched the nicest yacht club I stayed in when I was in San Diego, but with the addition of its magnificent estuary and beach setting. Another dock is under construction off the photo to the left.


Marina Pool

This view is looking in the opposite direction to the previous photo. The facility includes a hotel, which can be seen overlooking the pool and view of the estuary.



Storm

The rainy season usually brings a number of squalls, with strong winds and heavy rains for periods of an hour or a little more. However, we seemed to experience far fewer squalls in north western Nicaragua than was the case during the two summers I was in El Salvador. This photo shows a squall approaching the coast and heading directly for the vicinity of the marina. The big cabin cruiser and the sailing boat on the left belong to the marina owner, Roberto.

Roberto & Nathape

Roberto (centre) is a principal owner and the visionary behind the development of the marina at Puesta del Sol. He is here with Swiss cruisers Nathalie and Hanspeter, of the sailing vessel Nathape, who were just about to leave the marina after a stay of several months.

Maria Laura & Gene

This photo shows Roberto’s wife, Maria Laura, with Gene, who has worked closely with Roberto on the development of the marina. Gene was the organizing and guiding hand behind the construction of the marina.




Dorian

Warm and friendly Dorian was virtually an ever present staff member in the office which was mostly used by the cruisers. He made sure that we didn’t miss the mini bus on the shopping trips to Chinandega. He was also always ready to help the cruisers to sort out their various little needs and queries.

Marlon

Never without a warm and happy smile on his face, Marlon was always full of energy and enthusiasm. In addition to his work at the marina, he was also taking school courses in Managua. He has a real thirst for knowledge and is ambitious to do well in his career. It was Marlon who introduced me to my present Blog site. Both Marlon (marlonreyes.blogspot.com) and Dorian (dorianesp.blogspot.com) have their own Blogs. In fact, Dorian has a second Blog (mygente.blogspot.com). Two really nice young guys.

Domestic Water System

A short walk down the dirt road from the marina gates is a small tienda, where one can pick up a few emergency provisions, such as beer, bread, eggs, beer, chicken filets, fresh (?) vegetables, beer and soft drinks. The operators live on the premises. This photo shows their domestic water system, with well, hand pump and pipe.


Campesino Child

This girl is one of the children of the family which runs the little tienda.