Sunrise on Sunday November 13. Another overcast morning.
Here is a fish swimming around the boat. Eric thinks they are called eel fish, Christi thinks they are called trumpet fish. If anyone knows, please clarify.
San Evaristo, Day 5
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San Evaristo, Days 3 and 4
Sunrise on Friday, November 11
Our plan was to do our chores, go snorkeling, and then go to shore for dinner. Somehow, the day disappeared. By the time we were ready to go snorkeling, it was so late in the day that it was already time to go to shore! The wind was still strong, and it It was chilly enough that we needed long pants and long sleeves for warmth (as opposed to bug protection, which is why we’d sometimes worn long sleeve or pants on warm/hot days). Here was the sunset, taken from the beach in front of the restaurant.
Sunrise on Saturday November 12
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Sunrise on Wednesday, November 9. The full moon was still high in the sky and shining bright.
We are sad to report that we had another uncomfortable night. Unfortunately, the flopper stopper got caught on the shackle and wasn’t working properly. Even after Eric fixed and redeployed the flopper stopper, it was still rolly.
When Christi went outside to watch the sunrise, the few uncovered spots on her body were attacked. We were all feeling lethargic and grouchy from the rocking. Most of the boats in the anchorage left.
In more bad news, the forecast had changed again. The winds were supposed to change direction early in the morning, but now the forecast said it wouldn’t change until the early afternoon. Even if the wind really did change direction, it take several hours for the swells to die down, so it was going to be miserably rocky all day.
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On Saturday morning (November 5), it was still rolly in the anchorage. The wind had calmed down some and the rolling had also improved improved a bit, so it wasn’t quite as bad as it had been the day before.
Eager to get to dry land, we skipped our morning chores and headed out on a hike right away. As soon as we got to shore, Christi sat down on the beach to put on her shoes and socks. Lola came running and jumped into her lap.
Bahia Agua Verde, Day 5
Sunrise on Friday, November 4
We woke up to ominously grey skies and strong, cool wind. It looked like it was going to rain, though it never did. The anchorage was rolly and uncomfortable. Eric put out the other paravane first thing in the morning. The paravane helped, but it was still uncomfortable.
Anxious to get a reprieve from the rocking, we got ready to go to shore as soon as we were done with our morning chores/school. It was the coolest day we’ve had in Baja so far, with temperatures in the low 70s. It was the perfect day for a hike!
We were shocked when we were about to get into the dinghy and saw that there were several inches of water inside. Ugh. We quickly bailed out the water and took it to the big sand bar to inspect the bottom for cracks. In good news, nothing was wrong. The drain plug had gotten loose. Eric tightened the drain plug and all was fixed!
In the Agua Verde Day 3 post, the 8th photo was of the Sea of Cortez side of the sand bar. It was flat as a pancake that day. Today, there were waves crashing on the shore.