Down the coast…

We left Ensenada a day late, as I discovered three bolts had wandered out of the gooseneck of the boom vang again. So with help of a friend who had the tapping bits needed, we drilled slightly bigger holes and inserted larger bolts. We stayed another night, showered, withdrew some more Pesos and enjoyed another morning in a quaint coffee shop five minutes from the marina. We untied the dock lines, backed out of the slip and motored out of the channel, in dense fog. Luckily the harbour was quiet. Within an hour we raised sails and sailed towards the islands outside of Ensenada, Isla Todos Santos. We had read about fish farming on these islands, so we were prepared to see some structures. Unfortunately, Isla Todos Santos was surrounded by fish farming equipment and it would be too difficult to find an anchorage. Se we decided to head south and find the next bay, Bahia Solidad. It looked open to swell, but since we were expecting Zero Wind for the next 48 hours, we decided to check it out. We motor-sailed in and found a absolute gorgeous bay and an empty anchorage. This remote bay and its beauty makes me look even more forward to this journey I have set out to do. The red and grey rock… it’s like I’m on the moon. All I hear is the waves crashing on the beach. I’m excited to go ashore to see where the small road leads, look for plants, sit on the beach, swim and breath and take it all in!

So exploring land proved to be tricky. The beach is a surf land, which was fun and wet. Getting off the beach was another story. It took some careful planning. Good thing we were prepped for a swim.

Water is warm….