Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Roadtripping at 5 knots

It's as if you were driving to a far distant destination in a large car at a very slow rate of speed. You have your music, your snacks, you swap out driving, take naps but you just do it all at about 6 mph. Of course you're taking your home with you, things move a lot more and then throw in some beautiful coastline, some marine mammals, loads of seabird and you've got it.
We are a little more than half way between Turtle Bay and Magdalena Bay. Early this morning we passed Pta. Abreojos and San Ignacio Lagoon off in the distance to the East. For the most part we have been motor sailing but during the morning we had enough wind to just sail and secure the engine for about an hour. It was a nice respite from the noise. Sometime around noon we passed into 'blue water' with depths dropping off to 3,000 feet beneath the hull. Since our departure from Turtle Bay we have
seen nary a soul or vessel save one. The Spirit of Nantucket, formerly the Nantucket Clipper and soon to be the Spirit of Glacier Bay passed us close by on their way north to Seattle. It's odd that this would be our one contact for the day in that this was the first ship that I sailed on as a deckhand back in 1986, go figure. The weather forecast continues to be fair so it should stay pretty smooth from here until our arrival in Magdalena Bay tomorrow afternoon (knock on wood). We plan to stay in
Mag Bay at anchor near Puerto Magdalena for a few days. If all goes well we should cross paths with the Sea Lion before we depart for Cabo. Mark and Michelle

3 comments:

  1. Hi guys! Great going, congratulations! But of course the beauty is in the trip, not in the destination. No albatrosses yet? Take care! Carlos Navarro

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  2. It sounds like heaven to me. I am glad things are going so well. We love you.

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  3. We loved the pictures! Send more when you get a chance. 3000 feet deep sounds a little scary to us around here, but we know you guys are pros. Take care and enjoy the peace and quiet - we love you!!

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