S/V Summer Place: Bahia Magdalena

November 7, 2016 through November 8, 2016 (Election Day USA)

Brad was able to contact tech support this morning and fix enough of our communication issues to get a basic GRIB file. It looks like the wind is getting lighter and variable in a couple days, so we packed up to leave.

A couple of the other sailing vessels weighed anchor too and are a few miles behind us. This is a two night passage. We are heading for the east shore of Isla Magdalena and Punta Belcher. We are hearing chatter on the radio from some of the folks we met in Ensenada who are approaching Bahia Tortugas.

The winds are light so we break out the spinnaker. It is a desperate move to avoid using the engine. It actually works although we did have to go off course to make it so. Fortunately we have time to waste, as we want to reach our destination in the light of day.

Sunset

Sunrise

Both nights are fairly uneventful with good visibility and not too rough.

On the last morning as we pass Bahia Santa Maria in the dark, we can see the anchor lights from the nearly 180 boats traveling together for the Baja Ha-Ha. As the sun comes over the horizon we watch as they make way.

November 9 & 10, 2016

Entrance to Bahia Magdalena

We anchor south of Punta Belcher in water so clear you can see the chain on the ground. No sooner did we get settled and fog engulfed us.

We are not far from an active fish camp. At night the fishermen scatter all across the bay.

The surf is light on this side of the island. The dinghy is launched. Summer Place is anchored in the distance. While I comb the beach for treasures, Brad snorkels nearby. The water is refreshing.