Hola Amigos,
We left La Paz Saturday AM and spent a lovely night in Caleta Lobos, listening to the sea lions on the offshore rocks. Yesterday we spent all day making our way south – sailing, then motoring, then sailing, then motoring again. Instead of anchoring at our intended destination, Los Muertos, we ended up at La Ventana because we wanted protection from a SE swell that was running. It's a lovely long sandy beach that the windsurfers and kite surfers use for launching into the channel here between Cerralvo Island and the Baja Peninsula. Had a peaceful night here until 3 AM when the winds picked up from the NE and we got up and studied our weather forecasts, and determined that if we didn’t start making the crossing today back to mainland Mexico, it could be a while before we would have any favorable winds to get across. With the first tropical depression already making its way WNW off of southern Mexico, we decided it was best to just get going. So we are off! Will be heading for Mazatlan, San Blas, or Isla Isabela, whatever makes most sense given winds…. Should be about a 2 -3 day crossing.
