Anchored at Isla San Martin (30 degree 29 minutes North, 116 degrees, 06 minutes West)
Well, we did it! We left Ensenada and are heading south down the Baja Peninsula! It's always tough leaving the safety of a marina and the new friends we've made. At least this time we know we'll see most of the folks again as they are mostly heading south and will come visit us in Punta Mita/Banderas Bay.
We had thought we'd just get out of the marina and head to some islands about 5 miles away in the bay, but there were so many aqauculture pens in the little bay that there was no good spot to anchor, so we continued out of the bay and sailed overnight to Isla San Martin. Isla San Martin is a small volcanic island, and we had a very comfortable night. We're just off the coast by San Quintin, a larger town where we hope to find a nice anchorage and surf break later today!
We were able to sail overnight with light 5-10 knots of breeze from the NW pushing us south, but then the wind died around dawn and we had to motor till nearly 3pm to get to the anchorage... just not quite enough wind to push this heavy boat along. When we hauled out they weighed the boat and it is 34,000 pounds!
Ok, just a quick note now to let ya'll know we're underway and we'll be checking the sailmail email... in most of the anchorages we should have internet/phone, but not all (like here). Thinking about all of you who were affected by Hurricane Sandy, and hoping all is well.
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