Kialoa cruising: A fish story

We arrived in Cabo San Lucas on Dec 21^st, the first day of winter, and went snorkeling the same day, no wet suit necessary! I realized at that moment that this was what I had spent all those long cold winter nights dreaming of, I am so incredibly grateful to be where I am living this life that I have dreamed of.

This one was very tasty!

Coming down the Baja coast from Bahia de Tortugas it was 100 miles to Abreojos. Josh caught two fish during this leg, a tuna and a something else. Luckily we had friends in Abreojos with refrigeration…We were hoping to see some whales as it is near a large lagoon that is a breeding and birthing area for Grey Whales. Sadly we did not see any whales and getting to shore here was not so easy due to the breaking waves on the beach so we pulled anchor at 3:30 am and made the next jump as far as Magdalena Bay. As we were approaching Mag bay, Josh got a bite on his line, he caught a glimpse of it just before it broke the 100lb test and sadly that is all he caught. It was probably way too big to get in the boat anyway……

Luckily no damage was done by this hitchhiker.....it was on
top of the windex at one point...

Another tasty one!

Magdalena bay is so huge that you cannot see the shore on the far side. There is a town in there somewhere but we did not see it and spent an uncomfortable night at anchor in bouncy waves and fairly high winds. Another place we did not choose to linger and with a favorable weather forecast we left in the afternoon for the 166 mile run to Cabo San Lucas. We had such favorable wind and made such good time that we were doing our best to slow the boat down so that we would arrive in daylight. In the process we discovered that Kialoa can make 5 knots speed over ground with a push from the current and 22 knots of wind under bare poles. That was not slow enough, however as we approached the harbour we lost all wind and then drifted around for a while till there was enough light to see as we entered.

After the quiet, undeveloped wilderness we experienced down most of this coast pulling into Cabo San Lucas was a bit like arriving in Las Vegas after camping in the desert for two weeks. The hot shower felt totally fantastic but the hustle, bustle, noise and so many people was a bit overwhelming. We have moved over to San Jose del Cabo and are enjoying a quiet Christmas here.

Josh is leaving to fly home today so we will be missing him…..