The moon was still high in the sky and vibrant at the first light of dawn on Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Sunrise was dramatic
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Ensenada del Candelero on Isla Espiritu Santo, Day 2
Sunrise on Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Eric did not sleep well from all the rolling in the anchorage. First thing in the morning, he deployed a flopper stopper. It helped some, but it was still uncomfortable. The water was too shallow to put out the paravane, so later in the day, he fixed the broken flopper stopper. The flopper stopper had metal clips and it was the clips that had broken. He just tied knots in the line and deployed it. Much to his pleasure, it worked! Having the second flopper stopper helped even more, but there was still a lot of movement.
Our friends on Oceananigans arrived in late morning. With all the rocking, we were desperate to get to day land. Shortly after they arrived, we went to shore with them to do the hike up the ravine.
This was the view from the top of the peak seen in the above photo.
San Evaristo to Ensenada del Candelero on Isla Espiritu Santo
Sunrise on Monday, November 14
We left at 0800 for Ensenada Candelero on Isla Espiritu Santo. We were frustrated to find that the exhaust leak is back. 🙁 The sea conditions were smooth overall, though there were enough small waves that we ran stabilizers. It was a 5.25 hour trip. To give you a sense of distance between the islands, here are two photos that we took shortly after leaving San Evaristo. They could almost be knit together into a panorama. The first photo is of the southern tip of Isla San Jose on the left and Isla San Francisco to the right (the rocks in the middle are the hazard we mentioned that Eric had manually entered into the chart). The second photo is Isla San Francisco on the left and Isla Partida in the back, middle. Isla Partida is so close to Isla Espiritu Santo that they almost touch.
The anchorage was stunning, with beautiful aquamarine water contrasting dramatically with the rugged hills and rocks.
We were the second boat in anchorage, but a steady stream of boats came in behind us. By sunset there were at least eight more boats in the anchorage with us. Shortly after we anchored, the wind did dramatic change and we instantly turned 180 degrees. It may be the most dramatic wind change we’ve ever seen.
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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, 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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