Julie arrived last Tuesday and after two days of last minute errands we headed out of Mazatlan Thursday morning as soon as the fog lifted. We were going straight to Isla San Francisco so were looking at about a 50 hour passage and the grib files showed beautiful weather out of the SW. For once the weather prediction was dead on and we had a beautiful motor sail across the Sea and averaged 6-1/2 knots. As we approached Isla San Francisco - at 4am (that would be the exact time when I began my watch) - a Coromel came up so we had winds of about 20-25 knots and the seas kicked up to 3-4 feet for about 3 hours. Why is it always on MY watch? At any rate, we arrived at Isla San Francisco at 7:30 and were happy to see that there were several of our friends there. We dinghied over to say hello to friends and took Abby to the beach to stretch her legs a bit. Then it was back to the boat for a cold beer and a nap.
Next morning we left early for the 9 hour trip to Agua Verde. The cruisers are all heading for Puerto Escondido for the up-coming Loreto Fest and Agua Verde anchorage was packed with boats. We squeezed into what we thought was the last possible spot and then two more boats arrived! Somehow they found room. This anchorage was calm and quiet all night and we all got a good night's sleep.
Monday morning we slept in a little and woke up to a hot, sunny day with another southwesterly wind. We left at 9:45 am and by 2pm we were securely attached to our mooring ball in Puerto Escondido. This is where we will be for two weeks. We plan to attend the 3-day Loreto Fest (blog entry on that to follow) and then wait a week for the masses to depart before we go north.
Julie seems to be having a wonderful time.
Patty arrives on Sunday. All is well! To all our friends and relatives who spend time worrying...don't! The internet access in Escondido is extremely difficult (especially with over 200 boats there) and from here we will be almost entirely at uninhabited islands until we get to San Carlos in a couple weeks.
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Hi Sandy,
You are so brave to sail around on that big ocean out there. John would love to do what you are doing. Sailing seems like a great way to explore central and south America! I am intimidated by it all. He mentioned that he would love to sail around the Caribean. I immediately had fantasties of warm blue water, tropical weather, a slow vacationy pace and for the first time said, "how would we get there sailing?" He said "through the Panama Canal." I said "Sounds scarey." He agreed. But boating may be in our future. It is his dream and he knows how to sail. I could learn but am resisting out of fear. Anyway, thanks for visiting A Camp Host's Meanderings. Isn't life grand?!?!?
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