We safely, and uneventfully, returned to Guaymas yesterday with a 20 hour passage from San Juanico. We left about 7pm and for awhile even acted like a sail boat -- with sails drawing! Eventually the wind died, the short wind driven chop leveled out, and we made like a motor boat. The stars were incredible; watching sunset, stars rise, the moon rise, and eventually sun rise are key moments in an all night passage.
We were treated to dolphins on our bow as we approached Guaymas--we consider them to be our special guardian and totem from the sea.
By 2pm we were tied up back in Marina Guaymas. Suddenly emersed in land life we got our car from the storage yard in San Carlos (one dead battery and 1 piercing security alarm later) and found that life at 35mph is way faster than the 5mph of the last months.
It was "date night" and we treated ourselves to a local restaurant and icy margheritas.
We were sound asleep before the drum and bugle corps were finished with afternoon practice.
Today we are working on putting Magic away for the summer. Everything must be washed and dried. Months of salt, dust, sea water, and spray take a toll on a boat. We have a new engine mechanic here checking our those volvo pentas (that is another story!). We have a haul date for May 5 and hope to be on the road north shortly after that -- with some adventures planned in Arizona before arriving in Marin.
Over the next days I hope to post pictures of our recent anchorages.
C&A,
ReplyDeleteWe just got back from our road trip and are so happy to hear you are back on the mainland. Perhaps a motor crossing isn't so bad after all given your eventful first crossing. Once again, thanks so much for your warm hospitality on your lovely boat...and for those yummy birthday brownies! Have a safe trip back. We can compare notes on our road adventures when we are back home from AK in the fall; we had several "only in Baja" experiences. love, S&E