Escondido to Honeymoon Cove, Dec. 26
Another big blow was imminent and we needed to get out of Escondido into a safer anchorage for Enosis. As small as we were and with the winds from the Northwest, Enosis would blow around like a spinning top. By the time we finished getting the ice after the Tienda opened, stored the ice and battened down the boat for a short sail, the wind had started up.
Honeymoon Cove on Isla Danzante was our destination. It had a protected anchorage and was a relatively short sail away across the straight between Baja and the island. As we nosed out of the more protected Escondido area, we saw that the seas were already up with the winds blowing a steady 12-15 knots. It would be and exciting sail. Thankfully the seas were hitting on the port side and forward of the bow, so it was a nice close reach through the waves.
A little over an hour later we were sailing into Honeymoon Bay. Second Safari was already safely at anchor in the back part of the bay, in deeper water than we needed. We love the tiny anchorage there, and took a peek to see if it would be okay. Sadly, the winds were too high and we were concerned about waves wrapping around the point. We motored over closer to Second Safari and closer to shore. Chris deployed two anchors. When all was secure and since it was still early, Chris was off to explore. Alice stayed on board doing some writing and organizing. Chris followed a fairly well maintained trail if a bit steep in places, to the top of a nearby hill. There were a lot of nice pictures taken and on the way back down he ran into a father and son. The father was a retired lawyer from Tijuana and his son a university student. They came over from Escondido on a day charter on a small 30 foot catamaran. The lawyer spent a lot of his free time volunteering at a school in Tijuana for underprivileged kids.
Honeymoon Cove on Isla Danzante was our destination. It had a protected anchorage and was a relatively short sail away across the straight between Baja and the island. As we nosed out of the more protected Escondido area, we saw that the seas were already up with the winds blowing a steady 12-15 knots. It would be and exciting sail. Thankfully the seas were hitting on the port side and forward of the bow, so it was a nice close reach through the waves.
A little over an hour later we were sailing into Honeymoon Bay. Second Safari was already safely at anchor in the back part of the bay, in deeper water than we needed. We love the tiny anchorage there, and took a peek to see if it would be okay. Sadly, the winds were too high and we were concerned about waves wrapping around the point. We motored over closer to Second Safari and closer to shore. Chris deployed two anchors. When all was secure and since it was still early, Chris was off to explore. Alice stayed on board doing some writing and organizing. Chris followed a fairly well maintained trail if a bit steep in places, to the top of a nearby hill. There were a lot of nice pictures taken and on the way back down he ran into a father and son. The father was a retired lawyer from Tijuana and his son a university student. They came over from Escondido on a day charter on a small 30 foot catamaran. The lawyer spent a lot of his free time volunteering at a school in Tijuana for underprivileged kids.
Don and Linde on Second Safari had invited us over for dinner that evening. Their boat is a 36' Cascade and they have a proper galley with an oven, stove and even a refrigerator, so entertaining was much easier for them. Over the next days we had many an enjoyable dinner with Don and Linde on Second Safari. We always tried to bring wine and appetizers to share. Unfortunately, dinner that evening was not to be.
The wind started kicking up and was howling. Enosis was swaying from one anchor to the other. We estimated the winds to be about 25 to 30 knots. A very apologetic Linde called to cancel dinner that evening saying the winds were just too strong and it would be just too dangerous to dinghy to their boat. Our reply was by all means we agreed and were relieved not to have to go out in those winds and seas.
We hunkered down, grabbed a bite to eat, and played Shanghai to howling winds. Can't say either of us slept very well that evening. The constant wind, slapping of the waves and the swinging on the boat were hard to sleep through. Chris was up several times during the night checking and adjusting the anchor lines and making sure the dinghy was still attached.
When morning dawned the wind was still howling, as predicted.
The wind started kicking up and was howling. Enosis was swaying from one anchor to the other. We estimated the winds to be about 25 to 30 knots. A very apologetic Linde called to cancel dinner that evening saying the winds were just too strong and it would be just too dangerous to dinghy to their boat. Our reply was by all means we agreed and were relieved not to have to go out in those winds and seas.
We hunkered down, grabbed a bite to eat, and played Shanghai to howling winds. Can't say either of us slept very well that evening. The constant wind, slapping of the waves and the swinging on the boat were hard to sleep through. Chris was up several times during the night checking and adjusting the anchor lines and making sure the dinghy was still attached.
When morning dawned the wind was still howling, as predicted.