This morning was leisurely. We sat in the cockpit listening to the morning net and getting all of the details about the check in, slip space in Cabo San Lucas and the beach party.
Typically with the Baja Ha-Ha you check in at Cabo San Lucas. If you do it yourself this is a several hour process visiting the port capitan, immigration and the bank in between each. Another option is to have an agent run the paperwork for you for a fee. This year, Bob Hoyt of Mag Bay Outfitters coordinated with the officials at Puerto Magdalena to do the check in here at Bahia Santa Maria at the beach party. Before we left San Diego, I sent in scanned copies of our boat paperwork, passports and crew lists. When we arrived at the party we stood in line to fill out more paperwork for the port capitan and pay our boat fee which is based on gross tonnage, for us it was $25. The official from immigration provided our tourist visas with a fee of $25 each. We also paid an agent fee to Bob Hoyt for coordinating, which was $40. Luckily we got our tourist visas since they ran out after us. Not sure if they will provide this service in the future for the Baja Ha-Ha but it worked well for us.
The beach party was up on the bluff overlooking the northwest corner of the bay. This is the site of a small fishing camp. We got the dingy off the foredeck and braved the surf. The trick is to watch where the pangas go and take the same route. Once you commit to go, go as fast as you can. We installed new wheels for the dingy in San Diego and they helped a lot with the beach landing.
The band traveled over 120 kilometers including 40 kilometers of dirt road and a ferry to provide the entertainment. I thought they played well, they were certainly loud enough. The food was $15 a plate and it included rice, mashed potatoes, salsa fresca, grilled mahi-mahi, and delicious shrimp. In addition you could get beer, margaritas, water and 7-up. The cruisers were having a great time. Dan also took a swim and said that the water was warm.
Tomorrow morning we will be up early for a 7:00 am start to head to Cabo San Lucas. We hope to be there some time on Thursday.
Adios
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