The winds howled last night, but by 9am they have died down enough for us to poke our noses outside puerto refugio.
Although there is still some wind, it is in the low teens, so we decide to motor on to our next destination. The wind and strong current are against us, so even going full throttle we sometimes see our speed over ground drop to less than three knots.
Adding to this we get a significant amount of rain, maybe a half inch over the course of the day. Good thing we brought our foul weather gear. This is so much rain for this part of Baja that there is a risk of flash floods and landslides on land. But that shouldn't be a problem for us out here on the water.
We persevere and make it to isla Mitlan by late afternoon, a serene little anchorage between a smallish island and a smaller one. The water is relatively calm, the wind blocked by the neighboring islands and we are able to relax and celebrate in our small way that we have moved beyond the confines of Puerto Refugio.
We are less than 10miles from Bahia de Los Angeles and its town/civilization. So hopefully tomorrow we will be able to upload some of these posts
Although there is still some wind, it is in the low teens, so we decide to motor on to our next destination. The wind and strong current are against us, so even going full throttle we sometimes see our speed over ground drop to less than three knots.
Adding to this we get a significant amount of rain, maybe a half inch over the course of the day. Good thing we brought our foul weather gear. This is so much rain for this part of Baja that there is a risk of flash floods and landslides on land. But that shouldn't be a problem for us out here on the water.
We persevere and make it to isla Mitlan by late afternoon, a serene little anchorage between a smallish island and a smaller one. The water is relatively calm, the wind blocked by the neighboring islands and we are able to relax and celebrate in our small way that we have moved beyond the confines of Puerto Refugio.
We are less than 10miles from Bahia de Los Angeles and its town/civilization. So hopefully tomorrow we will be able to upload some of these posts
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