Sunrise on Saturday, January 28. The island in the middle of the photo is Isla San Francisco.

This morning, the wind was light and the anchorage was totally calm. Ahhhhh. We were so happy to have a break from the constant motion. The temperature was a bit warmer, too, so we didn’t need the heavy jackets when we went outside (the wind was still bitter cold, but there wasn’t much wind). The water was also amazingly clear. We could easily make out fine details in the sand below the boat. The downside to the wind dying down was that there were quite a few bees flying around the boat.

In the relatively early morning, Keith went to shore with the kids. He said they mostly played on the salt flats. Christi and Eric stayed aboard to get Kosmos ready for sea. As the forecast had predicted, in the late morning, the wind picked up from the south, a direction from which this anchorage was not protected. The anchorage immediately started to get rolly.

At 1230, Christi went out front to raise the anchor. A bunch of bees started swarming around her. Trying to shoo them away made it tough to focus on the anchor. She even had to stop a few times to run away from the bees. She’d return when they left, but then they came right back as soon as she did.

Once the anchor was up, we headed southeast to Isla San Francisco, following One World. It was a short, uneventful one-hour ride. We anchored in the southwest anchorage, just as we had the last two times we’ve been here. Unfortunately, there were already boats anchored in the most protected spots from the current wind direction. As anticipated, the anchorage was a little bit rolly, but it wasn’t too bad. As soon as Kosmos was situated, we got the dinghy down and met One World on shore. We just hung out and enjoyed dry land for a while.

One World came over in the evening. The sunset was stunning yet again.

Sunrise on Sunday, January 29

In the morning, several boats left, including the ones in the most protected spots. We moved in closer to the mountain for better wind protection. Moving helped with the rollyness.

The weather was pleasant, with temperatures in the low 70s Fahrenheit (low 20s celsius), partly cloudy skies and a light (though cold) breeze. The water was just as clear as it had been yesterday. Eric decided it was a great time to clean the waterline, despite the fact that the water was quite cold now.

Eric did the waterline in record time. After he was done, Eric and Keith met One World onshore to hike the isthmus to the north that separates the northeast anchorage from the southwest anchorage.

The plant life was similar to Punta Salinas.

The salt flats were larger than anticipated.

The northeast anchorage

Since it was low tide, the beach along the mountain was exposed. The rocky shore was exposed. They explored around the rocks.

The mountains were green, not from plants — the dirt was green! It looked like the dirt may have copper.

Here’s a little video of the area

In the evening, the kids from One World came over to play D&D. Here was the sunset.