30 06.492'S, 71 33.583'W
Last night we did not get back to the boat until about 2:00 am. We had gone on a tour of the Elqui Valley, which included a stop at an observatory to see the stars in the southern hemisphere. I will write more about it later....
Anyway, we were a little slow this morning but we checked the gribs and there appeared a weather window for passage to Valparaiso so we shifted into gear and decided to take advantage of the opportunity.
This morning we got the dingy deflated and secured on deck and a few other items then we called a launch from the yacht club to take us in. After verifying the weather window, we paid the yacht club and grabbed a taxi to visit the port captain. The gentlemen at the office in Coquimbo were very nice. One fellow explained that their rigid inflatable launches were made in Seattle. We now have a zarpe from Coquimbo to Valparaiso.
After a stop at the Lider super mercado, we got a launch back to the boat and by 5:10 pm we were up anchor and heading out.
Now we are heading south. The seas are about 2 meters and 5 seconds apart due to the winds from the past few days. Hopefully it will settle out. We narrowly missed some buoys of a fisherman but no harm, no foul of the prop.
It is about 188 nautical miles and we hope to be there late tomorrow or early in the morning on Monday.
Wish us luck....
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