Magic left LaPaz last Friday after a wonderful week of relaxing, meeting new friends, and totally changing our plans for the rest of this cruising season, about six weeks in length. We will make our way as far north to Loreto (about 120 miles one way) before returning to LaPaz. This will be day sails -- no more night passages (yeah). We are determined to try new anchorages & explore all the Sea has to offer.
So far: 5 nights with 4 anchorages -- 3 of them are new to us! Along the way, Alan caught the first edible fish, a small Bonito! We explored a sea cave by dinghy; kayaked through a mangrove swamp; and hiked up an old volcano. Traded 2 cokes (and 1 packet of cookies) for about 3 meals of fresh fish. We are moving slowly with an eye towards weather windows. We sailed the whole way from Partida to Isla San Francisco (north east side) including several hours by spinnaker.
The water is incredible shades of aquas, blues, greens and this contrasts with the stark desert islands and towering Sierra de la Giganta along the Baja coast. The night sky is densely packed with stars. We have rolled a bit at night -- comes with the territory!
We expect to be in San Evaristo (back on the Baja Peninsula) within a day or two and sit out several days of northern weather. Although the days are warm/hot, the nights have been down to the low 70's. Life is good out here!
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