We wanted to mention that there is a huge bird population that lives around the fuel dock. There are a lot of pelicans and seagulls, but there are many other bird species, too. Here are a few that have been hanging out by our boat:
On Friday, December 9, we had another simultaneous dramatic sunrise/moonset
In the early morning, we went over to the other kid boat for a visit. Unfortunately, we couldn’t stay long. We had a reservation for Kosmos at Marina Costa Baja. Due to the extreme tide swings and the strong currents in the channel, we wanted to go in when the tides were favorable.
Continue readingWhile this isn’t the best picture of the moon itself, it shows how much light the full moon was emanating on Thursday, December 8, before the sun rose. It was so bright it was almost like daylight.
Here was the sun rising to the east while the moon was setting in the west.
On the morning La Paz radio net, Eric announced that we’d just arrived and were looking for kid boats. After the net was done, someone called us on the radio and said there were two boats in Bahia Falsa with kids close in age to Keith.
Continue readingSunrise on Wednesday, December 7
This morning, the Oceananigans kids came over in the morning to play. It was a quick playdate, as both boats pulled up anchor and left at 1000. Kosmos was headed for Playa Pichilingue.
Just southwest of Ensenada del Calendero is a small island called Isla Ballena. Eric opted to navigate through the narrow pass between Isla Ballena and Espiritu Santo rather than go around Isla Ballena.
It was a nice day, mostly sunny with scattered clouds. For the most part, we had calm seas, though there was a point where we were in unprotected waters and experienced big swells. Fortunately, it didn’t last long.
Continue readingSunrise on Monday December 5
We pulled up anchor at about 0910 and headed to Ensenada del Candelero on Isla Espiritu Santo, located only two bays south of Caleta Partida. It only took 30 minutes to get there. Shortly after leaving, we rolled up 7,000 hours on the engine.
Here was the view of the anchorage as we came in.
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