Upon arriving, we had happy hour on Ascension in Asuncion. Seemed fitting. We listened to the weather forecast and the cruiser's net and found out that there was a low threatening to bring strong storm force winds down the coast. So it was a unanimous decision to stay put in Bahia Asuncion until the front passed through.                

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Next morning we went ashore and explored the friendly town, meeting a fellow from Alaska who now lives in Bahia Asuncion. Fifty feet down the street, we were stopped again, this time by a Canadian woman who invited us to her house for a beach party.

We had to decline because we were committed to a pot luck on In the Mood. 

Heading back to the boat after the potluck, we were escorted by a seal that frolicked beside the dinghy and tried to jump right in with us.So we decided to hoist the dinghy out of the water in case the seal got any ideas about using it for a comfortable bed that night!

A weather front as building and heading down the coast so we decided to remain in the anchorage until the weather settled.

Pictured left to right: Gord, Gary, 
Malcolm, Russ, Tom.

A panga came to the boat and we were able to trade 2 bottles of our Two Buck Chuck for 6 lobster. We had a delicious dinner that evening and had plenty left over the next day for a pasta dish.