We got up very early, 2:30 with a plan to be underway by 3 am. We were a bit late and actually started about 3:20. Once underway, I had issues getting the radar to turn on. We had also expected to have the moon rise at about 11:30. But it was pretty overcast, so no moon and no stars. We tried about 3 or 4 times, before I figured out that the radar needed to warm up before we could turn it on. So, after waiting long enough it did. We set course for the crossing and just started plugging away at it. After an hour or so, we discussed where we were going, and I realized that we were headed to San Carlos, as that was the way point that I had put in the previous week. But, Renee’ had called ahead and found out that they were full at the marina, so we changed to Guaymas, and that added about 2 or 3 miles to our trip (not really significant) and we redirected where we were headed.
We had breakfast underway and listened to a sermon from North Coast for our devotions for the day. Renee’ tried to nap on the way out, but it was too rough for that. So, she folded clothes and then came back and sat in the cockpit with me.
We checked the weather the day before we left and expected to see about 15 knots of wind from the north (90 degrees to port as we headed across). What we got was 20 to 25 knots with gusts to 35 knots. But all from the north. We got a couple of hours of sailing with just the Main Sail and the Stay Sail doing 6.5 knots. This is pretty fast, considering that we have been motoring at 6.5 knots most of the time. We finally arrived in Guaymas and as we got close to land, Renee’ called ahead and found a marina to dock at. Great news! It is a Fonatur marina same as several we have stayed at on the peninsula. (Puerto Escondido and Santa Rosalia). The better news is that unlike Puerto Escondido, this is owned by the Fonatur company and like Santa Rosalia, the dock price is VERY reasonable, in this case 7 pesos per foot. Our boat is 45 feet long. So, 315 pesos per day, or $13.24 per day (or about $400 per month at the daily rate, which compares to $1,100 per month in San Diego).
On the way across I got to watch some dolphins come by and we saw some sea gulls all the way across and of course some pelicans.
We got to the marina and backed into a slip, but just as we got there we figure out it was the wrong one and we had to go around to the other side. I used the bow thruster too much and it stopped working.
This was the end to another very long day.
To summarize:
We still have a broken water maker, a broken alternator and now a broken bow thruster, we only have an estimated 50 gallons of water. But, we are tied up in a marina and it has showers and laundry and is in town and it is pretty inexpensive to tie up here.
We do have room for guests, if anyone is interested in visiting and spending a week or so with us, drop us a line and we will coordinate. What you have to do/have is you need a passport and will need to be able to get to where we are when you are going to be down. When we know what time frame you are thinking about we can let you know where we expect to be so that you can make your travel arrangements.
If you want to know where we are, click this link:
https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/Make_Me_Laugh_Again
