We got up around 7 am, had breakfast, checked the weather and did our devotions. It was a bit warmer and calmer this morning than it has been. We saw two kayakers come by and they told us there was a dead whale out in the bay, and they were hoping it would not beach itself on this beach.
We got the dinghy down and went ashore, we talked to a few locals who told us that the nearest petroglyphs were about 10 kilometers to the north, and that there is no trail here into the mountains. I don’t know maybe we are not communicating very well, or they don’t like having a trail in the mountains here, or what. We have a book that describe this specific beach and that the trail starts on the other side of the highway from the restaurant Bertha. “The Sea of Cortez a cruisers guide book”. It has a picture of a petroglyph found on this trail. Also, we can see the trail from the boat. I am pretty confused about this. Oh well.
We got back to our dinghy and headed out to the boat. In the intervening 2 or 3 hours since we left the boat, we have walked about 2 miles, along highway 1, found a tienda (small market) a few restaurants, (mostly closed at this time of day or on Tuesdays), and watched the wind come back up.
We also got one of the wheels for the dinghy stuck in the down position. These wheels make it easier to pull the dinghy up on the beach, they also protect the lower end of the outboard. Unfortunately, we have managed to bend one of the bars associated with the wheel, and what should be an easy process to pull the wheel down and out to remove it from the dinghy required a hammer to convince it to move. So, I got it out and will try mounting it the other way the next time, so that instead of bending it further in that direction it will bend it the other way.
It was clearer and calmer this morning, now it is overcast, cool and windy. Not horrible. It is just that in the dinghy going 2 or 3 miles to the other side of the cove to go to the restaurant that has live music at 4 pm tonight would be a wet prospect and that means cold. Perhaps we will move the boat over there and the dinghy ride will only be a quarter of a mile instead of 2 or 3 miles.
Ok, we moved to Santispac, closer to 5 miles than 2, we saw gusts to 32 knots on the way over and small waves with white caps. When we got anchored in about 25 feet of water, with wind down to about 10 knots (thanks for the mountains around here!). When we pulled in, Renee’ spotted S/V Karma not far away, and she called them on the radio and we spoke a bit. All in all this appears to have been a good move. It is now about 1:30, and happy hour is supposed to be at 4 pm, complete with live music (maybe?).
So, the happy hour was a bunch of cruisers hanging out at the bar, no WiFi, and cheap beer. 25 pesos for two beers. (About $1.25 US). We spent the hour or so hanging out with the crew of Karma, Reina and Clint. Then back to the boat, put the dinghy away and prepped for getting underway first thing in the morning. Clint and Reina Brought by some of her sourdough starter (40 years old, been in the family for ever).
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