Hi All,

We're having a do-nothing day today. Weasie has had a cold for several days and hasn't let it slow her down. Sooooo it's time to let her body recover from her overdoing. We've been hanging out in the various bays of Isla Partida. For the last three days we have been anchored in the southern end of Ensenada Grande Cove. We have hiked across the island to stand high upon the huge cliffs looking east across the beautifully blue Sea of Cortez. It turned out to be quite a hike. It was a lot of up and over a lot of boulders for 2-1/2 hours and it was warm. It was another 2-1/2 hours climbing back down. Rhonda Mancini from s/v Swan joined us. She is a fun and adventurous spirit.

Yesterday we (Rhonda too!) took the dingy to the northern parts of our cove intending to visit the baby seal colony a little further up but it was too rough. We settled on landing on a beach and snorkeling along the base of a cliff. We saw all kinds of fish in among the corals. The water was 72 degrees. I guess it was a little too cold for our thin suits. Wease and I both had numb fingers by the time we got out. On the way back we were hauling along full throttle planing and jumping through the bumpy seas when we took a nose dive into a large wave and half filled the dingy with the Sea of Cortez. I throttled back, Weasie was a little freaked and Rhonda was laughing and cracking up! The two ladies got busy with the big sponge and started emptying out the dink. Mental Note: bring a baler and keep the weight aft in the dingy.

Last night we had Rhonda and Dave over to Landover for BBQ chicken, green beans with bacon and onions, Jasmine rice, corn bread and Rhonda brought us bread pudding for desert. It was a great feast with great company. Dave and Rhonda have sailed over much of the South Pacific. They have some wonderful stories and tales to tell. Dave is a traditionalist. He hardly ever uses his motor - hates the thing. I think Jack Aubrey would approve.

Time to go. This is a great life but we sure do miss our family and friends!

Chris & Louise

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