We have spent a few days at V-cove on the north side of Isla Carmen -- off of the small Baja town of Loreto. We came north from the south side of Isla Carmen to avoid the forecast southerly winds -- and blow they did yesterday! The anchorage is at the mouth of an arroyo so that tends to funnel the wind but it was really boisterous and, in my opinion, totally not fun. Safe -- but not fun. We went ashore and hiked for several hours. One of the 4 boats in the anchorage had everyone for dinner. Great fun.
This morning Alan went fishing with Tom from s/v Eagle. He is a master fisher and Alan wanted to go along and pick up tips. I think he had fun both trolling and bottom fishing from the dinghy. They came home with dinner! And later Tom brought over a small tuna he caught around sunset. Alan is going to try his hand at fishing again tomorrow. It makes more sense to fish from the dinghy as you can do it anytime not just while you are underway in the big boat.
We kayaked this afternoon -- looking again at the cliffs and caves and rocks. We found a small seagull rookery -- and there was a tiny feathery chick on the rocks! That was the highlight!
The southerly winds are due to finish tomorrow (today was pleasantly breezy) so we are debating our next move. We need to go to Loreto for some fresh provisions. There is only an open roadstead anchorage there so it is a go in; drop the hook; shop & eat (mostly ice cream) and move on.
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