It was time to get out of La Paz. We were in "La Paused" mode, to quote Tucker on SV Convivia. The northerlies were starting to ease so we decided it was time to leave, at least for a while. While it was nice to be at anchor and to have wi-fi, it was tiring having the boat kattywhompus to the winds when the tide was going the other way, hearing the continual slap, slap, slap on the stern, the dingy rocking next to the boat.
So, this morning we weighed anchor. The waves were breaking over the bar that separates the La Paz canal from the bay but as we neared the entrance to the canal the wind subsided a bit and so did the waves. We left the canal and put up the sails. We were close-hauled doing as much as 8 knots. That is until the wind shift. We were on a starboard tack and at the leyline for the anchorage on Isla Espiritu Santo. We tacked, thinking that the wind would shift and we would be able to hold a port tack right into the anchorage at Bahia San Gabriel. But no, the wind did not shift, so instead we had it on the nose and it was a bit of a bash in. Ah well, it is over now.
We arrived around 2:00 pm. SV Convivia called on the VHF and invited us over. We anchored, lowered the dingy, lowered the outboard, grabbed the cooler and motored over. We were joined by Brian and Deidre of SV Cat 2 Fold. Their 2 kids are almost the same age as Ruby and Miles so the four kids were having a great time. We enjoyed some conversation and some liquid refreshment.
We returned to Windarra to fix dinner and watch the sun go down. We could see the signs of fish just under the surface, and occasionally the water would erupt like it was boiling from their movement.
After I send this off we are going to sit on the foredeck and watch the stars.
We are out of "La Paused" mode, back into play.
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