Guaymas, which is half way down the sea of Cortez on the Mexico mainland side is an interesting city. And that is a good thing because we ended up spending nearly a month there. First we were getting the boat back into sailing shape, and that took a while. Especially when you are not really working too hard at it.........First I was sick with a bad cold, then Scott was sick with a bad cold, so we really did not have a lot of energy for boat work. One thing a day felt like an accomplishment. Also it is fun there and we had friends to hang out with and go do things like check out taco stands that are all over the place. We did not end up having a bad taco once!
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| We had some high winds in Guaymas, another reason not to leave this event had the power boat next to us trying to come join us. Hence the dinghy fender....... |
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| We were also there for the Independance day parade. Every school and youth group had an entry. The parade took more than two hours! Lots of bright colourful dresses and marching music. |
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| There were also lots of revolutionaries. And this cute guy on horseback. |
Every night at on the dock and at the anchorage we could hear a marching band practicing. The drums were pretty good but the trumpets were pretty awful.....sound carries well over water and they practiced for hours daily so we all knew the tune well.......Only later did we find out they were practicing for the Independance day parade. Every marching band played the same song so it was hard to tell as they went by which were the ones that we had been hearing over and over
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| We had time to check out the Wednesday Street market, where you can find anything.......yes, even the kitchen sink! Along with fresh produce, meat, fantastic cheeses, clothing, tools, toys, we also found tacos. Not sure what the meat in them was but it was good! |
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| Fun with Searover II, Greybeard and Avant. Guaymas and the harbour are in the background. |
We did eventually pull ourselves away.......there was a weather window and we made the big 15 mile jump up to San Carlos. It was a big day........
We reconnected with Coastal Drifter, fellow BCA members who we had last seen at the May 2014 rendezvous before we left BC. They are heading south with their grandson Ethan on board and making plans to sail to the Marquesas. Buen Viaje Coastal Drifter.
Along with Gary and Karina on Searover II we thought that maybe we could do some exploring further north. This is generally not recommended at this time of year as the prevailing winds do come from the north and they can create for some bouncy and wet conditions if you try and go into it. Well we thought the weather forecast looked pretty good for a trip up to Isla Tiburon. The first day we motored in pretty calm seas to Bahia San Pedro. It was a lovely bay, very isolated and peaceful. We spent a day exploring there and continued further north the next day. It was a bit of a bouncy upwind sail but pretty pleasant for all that. Our goal Caleta Colordo did not get much mention in the guide, but there was a photo of shrimp boats anchored there so we figured it was all good.....not so much......it was by far the rolliest place we have ever been. About midnight Scott and I resorted to wedging ourselves on the cabin floor, head to toe, and were finally able to get a bit of sleep. Not much though, the next leg was 40 miles and we wanted an early start so we were gone by 4 am and heading north, but it was not the calm seas we had been hoping for and the wind was to build through the day. After about an hour of bashing we called it and turned tail for the south. Searover II sallied forth and continued the north bound bash. The last VHF contact we had from them that day was "you made the right choicccceeeee". They were fine but did not make Isla Tiburon and ended up turning south and crossing the sea of Cortez to Santa Rosalia in some quite challenging conditions.
We reconnected with Coastal Drifter, fellow BCA members who we had last seen at the May 2014 rendezvous before we left BC. They are heading south with their grandson Ethan on board and making plans to sail to the Marquesas. Buen Viaje Coastal Drifter.
Along with Gary and Karina on Searover II we thought that maybe we could do some exploring further north. This is generally not recommended at this time of year as the prevailing winds do come from the north and they can create for some bouncy and wet conditions if you try and go into it. Well we thought the weather forecast looked pretty good for a trip up to Isla Tiburon. The first day we motored in pretty calm seas to Bahia San Pedro. It was a lovely bay, very isolated and peaceful. We spent a day exploring there and continued further north the next day. It was a bit of a bouncy upwind sail but pretty pleasant for all that. Our goal Caleta Colordo did not get much mention in the guide, but there was a photo of shrimp boats anchored there so we figured it was all good.....not so much......it was by far the rolliest place we have ever been. About midnight Scott and I resorted to wedging ourselves on the cabin floor, head to toe, and were finally able to get a bit of sleep. Not much though, the next leg was 40 miles and we wanted an early start so we were gone by 4 am and heading north, but it was not the calm seas we had been hoping for and the wind was to build through the day. After about an hour of bashing we called it and turned tail for the south. Searover II sallied forth and continued the north bound bash. The last VHF contact we had from them that day was "you made the right choicccceeeee". They were fine but did not make Isla Tiburon and ended up turning south and crossing the sea of Cortez to Santa Rosalia in some quite challenging conditions.
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| Karina crossing the bridge in the sky, Bahia San Pedro |
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| Distinctively red the remarkable Punta Colorada marks the rolliest anchorage we have ever been in. |
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| Back in San Carlos we did some provisioning to get ready for our crossing over to the Baja side of the sea of Cortez |
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| Polishing the stainless |
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| Bill from Greybeard and I, along with Max whom we met along the way, made the summit of Tetawaki. . |
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| Just to prove I made it, all red faced and shaky legged............ |
