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Santa Rosalia to Puerto Escondido



Although we enjoyed our time and the colorful people at the dock at Marina Santa Rosalia, after nine nights there, we were more than ready to leave. Finally the southerlies turned around to a STRONG northerly that calmed down a bit the next day and we headed south on Tuesday, May 31.
We had a nice 48 mile sail south to Bahia Santo Domingo right inside the east side of Bahia Concepcion. 

Bahia Santo Domingo was a very nice overnight stop. We went for an evening dip and a little beachcombing.
 We got up early the next morning and headed back to San Juanico – our favorite anchorage to date - and arrived in the early afternoon. The snorkeling was even better this time than a month ago and the water was warmer. 

 We did some beachcombing and dinghy exploration and this is our 
contribution to the Cruiser’s shrine:

We left San Juanico on Friday, June 3rd, heading south to Isla Coronados. Although the water was warmer than the last time we were there (78.5), and there was only a light breeze, the bees were even thirstier and were a worse problem than before. We swam and snorkeled and enjoyed the warm water, but could not use any fresh water without being swarmed by thirsty bees. We left the next morning.
We planned to stop in Honeymoon  Cove on Isla Dansante if no one was there and then head the last 4 miles into Puerto Escondido.
We lucked out and it was empty!
As we were anchoring, the depth sounder quit reading the depth and turned completely red. I looked down and what I thought was the bottom looked about two feet down.! I took it out of reverse and Jim (who was up on the bow letting out the chain) didn’t know what I was doing – this was not part of our normal anchoring routine. Turns out it was a HUGE sardine ball.
This is what the depth sounder looked like.

The dark area is the sardine ball



Anchored in Honeymoon Cove

View looking north up the Sea of Cortez

Jim caught a small barracuda (he threw it back)

We are now back in Puerto Escondido getting Loomba-Loomba ready to haul out. Lots to do to get her ready to withstand a possible hurricane, temperatures over 100, and buckets and buckets of rain.

 

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