Wednesday, February 18, 2009 |
Author: Jacob
For the first time in over 6 weeks we are in a Marina: Abundant fresh water! No swell! Showers!
This morning we left Cabo San Lucas at the crack of dawn, tired of the endless drunk jetskiers using Pisces as a turning mark. The original plan was to make the ~50 mile trip to the anchorage at Frailes, as a starting point to work our way up to La Paz. Half jokingly we dropped in our biggest cedar plug fishing lure we had bought (about 12" long). But, lo and behold, about an hour into the trip the line started smoking off our fishing rod. We stopped the boat, I grabbed the rod, and when I felt how hard the fish was fighting I said, "here Julia, I think it's your turn to land a fish."
It was an epic battle, that took almost an hour, and here's the catch, a huge Pacific Bonito (which by the way google assures us have a reputation as fierce fighters):
So, as soon as I got done dispatching and filleting the above sea monster, the wind piped up to about 25kts dead on the nose, not our idea of fun. Quick change of plans, and in to Puerto San Jose Marina we went. This is a relatively new marina, and very high end (read pricey). We originally had considered stopping here, and then decided we would wait until La Paz. However, with the building weather, a fresh fish to cook, and the possibility that we could be taking showers by that afternoon we decided to treat ourselves.
Today alone we've probably used as much or more water than we've used in the entire month preceeding. We washed the caked salt off of every single sail, cleaned the dinghy, hosed down the boat from stem to stern, and are currently filling our water tanks. After that, more water consumption is planned in the form of the first 'real' showers in too long.
Tommorrow it's most likely off again, after a quick stop at the fuel dock we should be good to go for another long bit. The plan at this point is Frailes, Ensenada de los Muertos, and then La Paz hopefully in time to catch some of Carnaval that starts on Friday and goes through Tuesday.
23 03' N, 109 40' W
This morning we left Cabo San Lucas at the crack of dawn, tired of the endless drunk jetskiers using Pisces as a turning mark. The original plan was to make the ~50 mile trip to the anchorage at Frailes, as a starting point to work our way up to La Paz. Half jokingly we dropped in our biggest cedar plug fishing lure we had bought (about 12" long). But, lo and behold, about an hour into the trip the line started smoking off our fishing rod. We stopped the boat, I grabbed the rod, and when I felt how hard the fish was fighting I said, "here Julia, I think it's your turn to land a fish."
It was an epic battle, that took almost an hour, and here's the catch, a huge Pacific Bonito (which by the way google assures us have a reputation as fierce fighters):
So, as soon as I got done dispatching and filleting the above sea monster, the wind piped up to about 25kts dead on the nose, not our idea of fun. Quick change of plans, and in to Puerto San Jose Marina we went. This is a relatively new marina, and very high end (read pricey). We originally had considered stopping here, and then decided we would wait until La Paz. However, with the building weather, a fresh fish to cook, and the possibility that we could be taking showers by that afternoon we decided to treat ourselves.
Today alone we've probably used as much or more water than we've used in the entire month preceeding. We washed the caked salt off of every single sail, cleaned the dinghy, hosed down the boat from stem to stern, and are currently filling our water tanks. After that, more water consumption is planned in the form of the first 'real' showers in too long.
Tommorrow it's most likely off again, after a quick stop at the fuel dock we should be good to go for another long bit. The plan at this point is Frailes, Ensenada de los Muertos, and then La Paz hopefully in time to catch some of Carnaval that starts on Friday and goes through Tuesday.
23 03' N, 109 40' W
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