We are at an anchorage at the very top of Bahia San Lazaro (top portion of the middle bight of the coastline) waiting not to patiently for the weather to die down a bit before pushing north again to get into Turtle Bay and a required fuel stop and mini-provision. We are only 80 miles away, but it seems like 1,000's because the wind howls through here, and every mile gained since leaving Santa Maria Bay has been hard won for us. We actually tried to push through this morning. We weighed anchor at 4am and got around the corner only to be slapped back. The weather guru Don, s/v
Summer Passage who broadcasts via ham on The Amigo Net, says that a gale will blow starting this afternoon down the Baja coast and be blowing 30-35 knots NW for the next couple of days. We will probably be stuck here through Saturday, May 1st... Big bummer... We are down to our last 6 eggs and are out of fresh produce save for potatoes and onions. My big sister Aina's sprout kit will be coming out this afternoon! The town of Abrejojos has few services and we are well tucked in a cove east of it, so popping into town for a few things is not an option at this juncture.
Other than our frustration at the Baja Bash, which was to be expected, we are all well.
South Trail has been running great, and other than our bow mounted running lights going out all the time (understandable with all the pounding seas) knock wood, we have had no major system failures. Dover is resigned to the fact that he will not be going ashore often on this part of the journey, and is getting his daily exercise running the decks and warning away all manner of sea bird and mammal away from his
South Trail. He also gets nightly games of tug-o-war and boat fetch. We all desperately need a shower and are lamenting not hooking-up our watermaker for this trip. The water we have onboard must be conserved for moments like this when we don't know how long it will before we are able to fill up again. Turtle Bay is the Oasis in these parts. They have fuel, water, provisions, restaurants, and even one of the local hotels offers cruising sailors showers in one of their hotel rooms for $3... Yeah, we will be doing that deal bigtime!
Other than our frustration at the Baja Bash, which was to be expected, we are all well. South Trail has been running great, and other than our bow mounted running lights going out all the time (understandable with all the pounding seas) knock wood, we have had no major system failures. Dover is resigned to the fact that he will not be going ashore often on this part of the journey, and is getting his daily exercise running the decks and warning away all manner of sea bird and mammal away from his South Trail. He also gets nightly games of tug-o-war and boat fetch. We all desperately need a shower and are lamenting not hooking-up our watermaker for this trip. The water we have onboard must be conserved for moments like this when we don't know how long it will before we are able to fill up again. Turtle Bay is the Oasis in these parts. They have fuel, water, provisions, restaurants, and even one of the local hotels offers cruising sailors showers in one of their hotel rooms for $3... Yeah, we will be doing that deal bigtime!
time to eat all those dried foods you have. not as good but they fill the empty spots. let me know how it goes. partick, s/v Amy Michele
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