Good news from Amber, via Sailmail. Andrew was discharged from the hospital! Still pretty ill, but improving.
We spent the day in a stupor, from our sleepless night at anchor in the storm. Tried to nap, but couldn't. We were concerned about another rough night, we pulled up anchor and moved to a place in the bay that would give us more room to let out anchor chain, without worrying about dragging into See Adler.
We took our "pickup truck" (our dinghy) to shore for some provisioning, as seen in the photo. A good dinghy is essential to cruising. It takes us diving, carries fuel and groceries, takes us to visit friends boats, and allows us to explore the area. We have an old 1994 inflatable that is eagerly awaiting retirement, but we can't let it retire yet. Like a pickup truck, it has wheels for hauling it up on beaches, since few remote locations have docks. It's 18 hp Nissan motor moves us pretty fast when the seas are calm enough. Technically this type of boat is called an "inflatable." But, cruiser tend to call them "deflatables" since they frequent need to be pumped up, leak air and are vulnerable to puncture. I had to make a repair in La Paz. Adesso is anchored in the background.
That evening we secured everything on deck and prepared for another hard night. The barometer is reading 1010 millibars, instead of 1008, gave us some hope that the winds would not be as bad as the night before. The winds began to increase, as usual, about 7pm, and increased to 16-20 knots over the next couple of hours. Then, to our delight, the wind dropped to 6-8 and stayed that way the rest of the night. We were in bed sleeping, off & on, for 12 hours, though I was up every hour checking the situation.
Finally, the spell was broken. In 6 nights we had only 5 days of nighttime Coromel winds.
It's a Wonderful Life - on Adesso!