Escondido to Danzante, Honeymoon Cove, Dec. 22
We were told this morning we couldn’t stay at the dock where we were and needed to move to one side of the pentagon at the end of the dock. They were expecting another boat that had reserved the slip. Unfortunately there was a locked dinghy right where we needed to go, so we were waiting to move our boat when the folks returned. Newly showered and laundered, we decided to catch up on the website.
As 1:00 pm approached and the locked dinghy was in our new space, we decided to sail across the channel to Danzante Island and Honeymoon Cove for a night or two.
We were told to expect 30 knot winds, but it was a short sail, so we thought we could make it. It was not the 30 knots expected; more like 10-15 with nice, but relatively large swells off the port bow. It was a lovely sail carving through the swells. We took anchorage in Honeymoon Cove, and were delighted with the privacy after all the socializing in Escondido. Just to be sure, Chris put two anchors off the bow and one off the stern.
As 1:00 pm approached and the locked dinghy was in our new space, we decided to sail across the channel to Danzante Island and Honeymoon Cove for a night or two.
We were told to expect 30 knot winds, but it was a short sail, so we thought we could make it. It was not the 30 knots expected; more like 10-15 with nice, but relatively large swells off the port bow. It was a lovely sail carving through the swells. We took anchorage in Honeymoon Cove, and were delighted with the privacy after all the socializing in Escondido. Just to be sure, Chris put two anchors off the bow and one off the stern.
This was the first cove Chris took me to when we sailed the Baja in the summer of 2007. What a difference the years and seasons make. The island is almost lush green, and signs and trails have been put in place. With sunset rapidly approaching we settled in, got dinner and enjoyed a couple of games of Shanghai. I won them both this time!