Marina Costa Baja, Day 2

The simultaneous sunrise and moonset on Saturday December 10, 2022

Since we didn’t have to make water this morning, Eric only ran the generator for an hour and a half to charge the batteries and make enough hot water for showers and dishes. Eric did some chores: changed generator oil and filter, changed water maker filter, and took the oil to the recycling area.

We also defrosted the freezer/refrigerator combo unit in the companionway (hall). All three of our Vitrifigo units tend to ice up quickly and need to be defrosted every two or three months. It is probably worth noting that we have the freezer unit in the salon (living room) turned off since we are low on frozen food and the refrigerator in the galley (kitchen) is still broken.

Yesterday, we’d been pleasantly surprised to find out that the boat tied up in front of us was a family with a child onboard about Keith’s age. In the afternoon, we went to the resort’s beach with them.

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Bahia Falsa to Marina Costa Baja

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.

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Playa Pichilingue to Bahia Falsa

While 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. 

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Ensenada del Candelero on Isla Espiritu Santo to Playa Pichilingue

Sunrise 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.

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Second Trip to Ensenada del Candelero on Isla Espiritu Santo, Day 2

The sunrise on Tuesday December 6, 2022. The sky looked like it was engulfed in flames.

In the mid-morning, Oceananigans let us know they were going to do the hike. Eric and Christi weren’t quite ready to go, but Keith went went with them. When Eric and Christi were ready, they went to shore and waited for the group near the beach. A few minutes later, the group emerged. Christi and the kids went up the ridge between the the two beaches and walked inland along the jagged and rocky top of the ridge for quite a ways. 

This was their highest point before they headed back down.

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