We were up all of last night.
It blew like snot. That's the expression, though it is unclear where it comes from.
The wind picked up in the middle of the night and boats started dragging their anchors.
We had to periodically re-anchor during the night to avoid some of the unattended boats that were dragging towards us and around the anchorage.
The maximum wind speed in our cove was around 60-65mph (54kts), but a nearby cove clocked gusting windspeeds over 70kts - those are hurricane force winds. Sheets of water were blowing across the water, just plastering everything in their path.
Our dingy flipped in the wee hours, dunking the motor and spilling the contents. But we were amazingly fortunate that we caught it shortly after it happened. We were able to flip it back over, give it a fresh water rinse, and get our two stroke outboard running again later that morning. Hopefully no major damage, only a lost pair of flip flops and a pump hose.
We had to keep a close eye on everything the rest of the morning until the winds died down later that day. Finally at the end of the day we were able to go ashore and walk around. There was debris everywhere, and a couple of homes had lost their roofs and patio furniture.
Here is a picture of Patrick once the winds died down a bit and we could take some pics:
On Tuesday we hope to leave early and head farther south to Loreto and Puerto Escondido. But we will be stopping along the way, so dont be surprised if we dont have any new blog posts for a while
It blew like snot. That's the expression, though it is unclear where it comes from.
The wind picked up in the middle of the night and boats started dragging their anchors.
We had to periodically re-anchor during the night to avoid some of the unattended boats that were dragging towards us and around the anchorage.
The maximum wind speed in our cove was around 60-65mph (54kts), but a nearby cove clocked gusting windspeeds over 70kts - those are hurricane force winds. Sheets of water were blowing across the water, just plastering everything in their path.
Our dingy flipped in the wee hours, dunking the motor and spilling the contents. But we were amazingly fortunate that we caught it shortly after it happened. We were able to flip it back over, give it a fresh water rinse, and get our two stroke outboard running again later that morning. Hopefully no major damage, only a lost pair of flip flops and a pump hose.
We had to keep a close eye on everything the rest of the morning until the winds died down later that day. Finally at the end of the day we were able to go ashore and walk around. There was debris everywhere, and a couple of homes had lost their roofs and patio furniture.
Here is a picture of Patrick once the winds died down a bit and we could take some pics:
On Tuesday we hope to leave early and head farther south to Loreto and Puerto Escondido. But we will be stopping along the way, so dont be surprised if we dont have any new blog posts for a while
Holy crap -- glad you guys got out OK. Any warning from weather?
ReplyDeleteForecast called for winds in the low to mid 20s on Sunday with gusts to 30. It took everyone by surprise...that's Poseidon...
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