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Puerto Refugio Day 2
Blog Q: Do you worry about boat thieves?
A: It is difficult to steal a larger boat, like ours. We’d report it to the authorities and it’d be found pretty quickly.
That said, dinghy theft is a little more of a concern. Dinghies that are fast with big motors have appeal to thieves, but even that kind of theft is rare. We have a slow dinghy with an electric motor, so no one wants our dinghy/motor.
The biggest concern is people stealing things off of the boats. As far as we know, all the places that we’ve stopped are safe. It was explained that because this part of Baja is off the trafficking routes, there is nothing to attract criminals. There are reports of theft being an issue in some other areas, such as Guayamas, but we don’t plan to go to those places.
On Wednesday morning (September 21), it was a bit rolly when we woke up. Eric put out the paravanes, which helped. While Eric was working on the paravanes, the family, on s/v Auryn, called on the radio and invited us to go for a hike onshore with them. Here was the view from the shore.
Keith’s Perspective on Pescador and The Village/Le point de vue de Keith sur Pescador et The Village
I liked Pescador. The boating families Double Deuce and Basik were there. We went to a bonfire almost every night.
J’ai aimé Pescador. Les familles des bateaux Double Deuce et Basik étaient là. Nous sommes allés à des feux de camps presque tous les soirs.
Bahia de Los Angeles Village to Puerto Refugio on Isla Angel de la Guarda
Blog Q: It’s kind of like a never ending party—with some boat repairs and a hurricane thrown in! How you figure out which boats have cool people to visit and which have the solitary pirate to avoid?
A: We think this year has been more social than most. Because of the hurricane, the cruisers were forced to congregate together in Bahia de Los Angeles when we’d normally be spread out. Everyone was eager to talk to one another in order to get feedback and advice on how to prepare, and more importantly, so that there was a friendship established with people who could help you if you needed it.
It also helped that a woman on one of the boats is a social coordinator by nature. She coordinated the majority of the cruiser social events, made fantastic food to share, etc. She is truly amazing and it wouldn’t be a non-stop party without her.
Finally, the lack of bugs in the Bahia de Los Angeles area lent itself to the socializing. It’s a lot harder to get together when you are being eaten alive by bugs that bite/sting.
That said, when people are not feeling social, they simply ignore the announcements on the radio that a party has been planned. We actually did that on Sunday (the 18th), when we went to The Village. The rest of the fleet had gone to La Mona for another party, but at that moment in time, we were craving civilization.
Here is the sunrise on Tuesday, September 20
Not long after we woke up, we left for Puerto Refugio, which is an anchorage on the northern part of Isla Angel de la Guarda. It will be the northernmost point of our Baja adventure.
Continue readingEnsenada el Pescador to La Village de Bahia de Los Angeles
On Saturday (September 17), when we awoke, we were relieved to see that most of the bugs were gone. Instead of a sunrise picture, here is a video of a bird catching a fish.
The rest had vacated by the time we left for the cruiser’s breakfast, which we held onshore in the recently damaged casita.
