Espiritu Santos
3/12 calm night. “Sara M” gone this morning. Alan pushed his 54’ vessel out of the bay with his dinghy! Solo sailors are a different breed. We are getting ready to leave for one of the islands, depends on how nice it is out there. Anchor up at 10:30AM. Not much wind. Motor sailed out. Almost halfway to the island the afternoon wind picked up to 10-15 kts. Off the coast of Espiritu Santos we had a rushing sail weaving and tacking through Isla Gallena, Gallo, and Ballena while playing chicken with a few motoring sailboats. It’s crazy how some boats don’t even take their sail covers off, let alone hoist the things! Pulled into Candelleros. Anchor down at 15:00 in 17’ of low tide water. Scattered sand, reef, rock, and grass patches. Beautiful stone red walls. Hiking to springs and fig trees tomorrow. Gusty north wind hitting the anchorage. Not the best, but the wind should be dying tonight. Caught some stingrays and a few other fish that I think are either mangrove snapper or grunts.
3/13 the wind shifted and calmed last night. Did a few 360ºs. Glad the anchor line didnt wrap or snag on unfamiliar rock or reef. North wind picked up hard again. Still gusting North occasionally after long calms. Going for a hike. Might move to Partida if wind doesn’t calm down like forecasted. Breathtaking hike up the arroyo canyon. Spring well. Fig trees just getting fresh for spring. Crazy cliffs and views. Snorkeled off the small rock islet by the shore. Two kayak eco-tourism camps set up on the beaches. Gusty north wind all day. Switched to SSW after sunset. Great day.
us en route to the island. always showing our passages into la paz and all the anchoring in the surrounding areas.
mirrored sailing
"eco-tourism"
our rushing sail up the west side of the island
ready to hike into the hills
35mm shots. i have over a dozen rolls so far that will be developed once we get back into America.
spring wells and fig trees
i had to pull up a bucket of cool fresh water
damn what a view
our snorkeling grounds
a little breezy in the anchorage
i need one of those
panga taxi
the usual from here on out. clear to the bottom.
partida
we can tow our dinghy from now on. the sea of cortez has no swell, unlike the massive swell in the pacific.
los islotes
Hiking looks incredible! Love seeing pictures of the fig trees, clear water, the wells (please tell me you did not drink that water!)and critters!
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ReplyDeleteClaire Bear glad to see my good ole ROTC boots are coming in handy... Any whales along the way. xo
ReplyDeleteThe terrain is getting really cool! Too bad the figs weren't ripe :(
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