Sun May 8 - Mothers Day (for those whose husbands and kids remembered!)
Ensenada Grande to Isla San Francisco -‘the hook’ anchorage

Dan is ready to move - he has the ‘gotta get there’ mentality these days. Can’t stop him, or change his mind. So, we prepare the boat, raise the anchor, and set our course for Isla SanFrancisco. It’s been over 5 years since we have explored this beautiful anchorage and we are excited to visit ‘the hook’ again.
Outside the anchorage, we run the jib sheets and unfurl the head sail. We are in luck. The wind is strong enough and going the right direction. We are sailing !!!! 3.7 knots in 5.8 knots of wind. It’s a lovely broad reach towards the picturesque anchorage
Dan has suggested (and later on claims that this was my mothers day gift) that we fly the reacher (an asymmetrical spinnaker flown without a pole). It is actually the first time we have used this sail and we are quite surprised and pleased with how easy it is. The bright orange, red and yellow sail is easily seen our cruising friends that are following us to the next party stop.

Bright and early the next morning (well, ok, 10 am - but that is bright and early!) we head out to hike to the top of the hill for a magnificent view of this amazing place. This short hike turned into a half day event as we continued with each new trail we encountered.