We’re about 25 miles to the North of Cabo San Lucas on the Sea of Cortez side of Baja. Sailed, er, motor-sailed here today. Winds were 25-30 right on the nose (what else?), so a reefed main and engine were in order since we knew the “fleet” of Baja Ha Ha boats wouldn’t yet be disbursed enough to guarantee a slip if we didn’t get here early. Sure enough, about an hour after we got here, boats coming in had to settle for the more expensive slips since all the cheap ones were taken. There were probably ten boats behind us that had to settle for the expensive side of the marina. We also got to park with a big group of cruisers, so there was an evening pot luck/party and we got to socialize with folks who we’ll be seeing for the coming months. It’s fun, since we’re all tied up at a really long dock normally reserved for megayachts. It’s called “Battleship Row”. Instead of the megayachts, there’re about 20 of us 40 footers tied end to end down the dock.

On the way up here after the umpteenth wave crashed over the bow and spray covered the cockpit and a gust hit 30 knots, I remarked to Ann: “Hmmm, no worse than a Sunday sail in SF Bay”. Her response: “Oh, it’s much better because you don’t have to go to work tomorrow!” Oh, so true. So, we’re here through Thursday. Tomorrow (Wedesday) we’re going to take a bus into the old town. Cabo San Jose is the kind of town you expect from Mexico and a great antidote to Cabo San Lucas which is more like Las Vegas than Mexico.

Also, as we were sailing here today, I mentioned to Ann that we’d be getting in by around noon and we could spend some time working on the boat. “Boat day” as it were. Well we got here, made some lunch and then we both promptly fell asleep. I, in my hammock on the foredeck and Ann in the cabin. Later, Ann came up and took over the hammock. In remarking on how tired we were, we realize that we’ve been gone a month now and it’s been absolutely non-stop. Each day is full of things we have to get done and places we have to be. We’re looking forward to the pace slowing down. On Thursday, we’re leaving for Bahia Frailes (about 40 miles North of here) where we’ll anchor off a nice beach for a couple days of doing little more than snorkeling and visiting the other boats. Finally, no schedule.

OK, no pressure, but I’ve told Ann that tomorrow it’s her turn to blog. The title: “Reflections on a month gone cruising” So, stay tuned.