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To sail is a luxury, as there is no room for stress or hurry and you can let your eyes devour the whole panoramic, savoring it little by little.
And the south side of the bay is a delightful dish.
I have very much enjoyed sharing this experience with those who assimilate it slowly. As an appetizer, the panoramic of downtown Vallarta, from the best angle, the ocean of course. Then how about a soup of Conchas Chinas; a salad of greens from the surroundings of Los Arcos and Mismaloya. But no one is ever prepared for the main course; as we turn around a rocky outcrop we find ourselves in front of a Garden of Eden whose sight brings us to just about ecstasy. Majahuita..
Our arrival bears magic bringing about all kinds of expressions, impressions and reflections. One thing we all know though, is, we have arrived…
What comes next we could call perhaps…
Dessert…
The sand is white and soft, the palm trees greet you with a welcoming shade and the color of the water is indescribable, I call it Majahuita Blue.
The surf is mild and the water is transparent, at both ends of the beach the rocky shallows are full of life. The underwater scenery is so varied you never tire from discovering , it is like a high in which you lose the perception of time, there are crevices, caves and sandy floors where you can see great a diversity of sea life going from octopuses to lobsters and fish of all sizes and colors.
The nice thing is none of them are dangerous; you just have to be careful not to place your hands or feet on the sea urchins stuck to the rocks. There are also some moray-eels (we call them “morenas” or brunettes) that are not to be disturbed; I have learned that both marine and terrestrial ones should be dealt with care.
There are also several caves, in one of them I had a romance with a mermaid, this one was blonde, but that is part of a different story…
I believe Majahuita is a self-sufficient paradise, it has water, coconut bearing palm trees, there are many octopuses in the crevices, not too deep and mainly during the rainy season; there are lobsters too and we have made great “ceviche” from many different kinds of fish, and there is no better tasting fish than the one you caught, right?
Once I was diving with Félix, my boat’s captain, we both crew my Catalina ’30 sailing vessel “Superior”, when all of the sudden, Félix stabbed a stingray with his Hawaiian sling, the stingray turned towards me with lightning speed and I don’t have a clear picture of what I exactly did, either I leapt six feet out of the water like a dolphin, or I ran with my fins above the water in a miraculous feat. What I do recall is the delicious shredded stingray breakfast Carmen, Félix’s wife, cooked for us the next morning.
Majahuita is no doubt a delicacy to our senses.
And I will leave it at that because my mouth is watering already; see you soon, preferably in Majahuita..
Eduardo Rincón Gallardo
E-mail: toureps@prodigy.net.mx
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