Friday, March 27, 2009
Home sweet home!
So this is the final. We're home! We pulled into SD on my birthday (3/12), and flew home the next day. We decided to sail the boat back to SF when the weather is warmer! So we're safe and sound, skiing, biking, horseback riding, and job searching :(.
Two thirds...
So here we are in Turtle Bay, but I’ll start from the beginning. Our stint from La Cruz to Cabo gave us a pretty good idea of what was to come. Don Anderson, weather guru, had excitedly exclaimed “there’s just no wind out there, it’s flat as a pancake on the southern crossing!” Eff you Don. Although our total faith in Sonrisa weather nets was shattered, the 21 knots of wind from the south and manageable swells for the first 24 hours had us optimistic about our bash back. But, as always, going downwind is easy. The next 24 hour stretch into Cabo had us tossing around in our home that seemed to be doing belly flops off of high seas. No eating. No sleeping. The constant motor droning (we love the motor though, so I don’t want to jinx it now). It was wonderful to drop anchor, even with all the jet skis and parasail boats jetting around. We had breakfast at the cantina, did our last minute shopping, and napped before our early departure.
Our second leg was much like the first, periods of good and bad. We had weather we expected, and were ready for the jumble. The last night was a bit rougher than we had hoped, and set us back from Turtle Bay by a day. We pulled into Bahia Ascencion for the night to sleep, eat, and catch our breath. The day sail to TB was nice, and we found out we’re migrating north with the whales (always making Kat a happy sailor). In TB we met and befriended Sky, another boat heading north… We have a buddy! It’s been wonderful to spend time with him and his crew Paco, a sailor and DJ from PV.
We’ve actually had a pretty good time here in TB. When we first got here, we joked that it hadn’t gotten any more charming than when we were here the first time on the Haha, but I’ve changed my mind. Yes, the town smells like bird poop and dead fish, but the people are incredible. Everyone in town is welcoming and wonderful, it’s been really cool to see the town as it is without the hustle and bustle of the Haha.
We also met a few other boats during our stay in TB, being sailed by some really rad people. My favorite was Sarah and Lydia on Gabriel… Sarah (26) just bought the boat, took a sailing lesson, and is finishing her travels around the world by sailing to Australia. Lydia hopped on to crew and had just finished her first passage… we wish them safe sails and lots of luck!
We pulled out early this morning, Sunday, with Sky to make our way further north. It was a bit stormy today; rain, winds, heavy seas… not quite the climate we’re used to. But all is well so far. I’m sitting on my night watch as we speak, and it all looks good to pull into San Quentin manana!
Our second leg was much like the first, periods of good and bad. We had weather we expected, and were ready for the jumble. The last night was a bit rougher than we had hoped, and set us back from Turtle Bay by a day. We pulled into Bahia Ascencion for the night to sleep, eat, and catch our breath. The day sail to TB was nice, and we found out we’re migrating north with the whales (always making Kat a happy sailor). In TB we met and befriended Sky, another boat heading north… We have a buddy! It’s been wonderful to spend time with him and his crew Paco, a sailor and DJ from PV.
We’ve actually had a pretty good time here in TB. When we first got here, we joked that it hadn’t gotten any more charming than when we were here the first time on the Haha, but I’ve changed my mind. Yes, the town smells like bird poop and dead fish, but the people are incredible. Everyone in town is welcoming and wonderful, it’s been really cool to see the town as it is without the hustle and bustle of the Haha.
We also met a few other boats during our stay in TB, being sailed by some really rad people. My favorite was Sarah and Lydia on Gabriel… Sarah (26) just bought the boat, took a sailing lesson, and is finishing her travels around the world by sailing to Australia. Lydia hopped on to crew and had just finished her first passage… we wish them safe sails and lots of luck!
We pulled out early this morning, Sunday, with Sky to make our way further north. It was a bit stormy today; rain, winds, heavy seas… not quite the climate we’re used to. But all is well so far. I’m sitting on my night watch as we speak, and it all looks good to pull into San Quentin manana!
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