Leaving San Carlos

Don't get me wrong. I love San Carlos. But it is definitely time to leave. It's getting cold! We have taken to wearing jeans and sweatshirts (I refuse to give up my flip flops). Nights on board involve two comforters. Dinghy rides to and from the boat are chilly at best!
JJ & Cher, arrived last Monday and we still were not ready to leave the dock. Thursday we were "ready enough" and at 2:20 cast off and headed out into the Sea of Cortez. By 4:30 we were back and anchored in the anchorage where we still reside. Less than an hour out we discovered that the batteries were DIScharging. Turns out the alternator had decided to give it up so we turned that over to Star Marine for repair and spent some time training our guests and showing them around San Carlos and trying to eat and drink our way through pretty much every restaurant and cantina in town. The boys got a little out of control at the Soggy Peso on Catch 22 Beach and purchased lots of tourist duds (after they had purchased a few cervezas).
The alternator was finished and installed this morning and is making power like nobody's business. The weather is starting to turn around (from south winds to north/northwest) so tomorrow morning we are boogying south. It will be a much more abbreviated trip than we anticipated but our expectation is that we will have JJ & Cher back in La Paz in time to catch their 6:30 am flight on the 13th.
So...last minute jobs included provisioning at Ley's (what, exactly IS a "Donkey to Iron"???) another trip to Tony's for more fresh produce, a pedicure and haircut for the "Capitan" and returning the truck, yet again, to the storage facility.
Stay tuned for more of the adventures of "Faith" and her steadfast crew!