Tuesday 8th
We left Puerto Aventuras around 8 am. Our destination was Bahio de Asencion. It only took us 5 hrs to get there. It is a huge bay that is an ecological preserve. Hundreds of species of birds, butterflies & other things we want to protect.  When we got there, we followed the chart to an anchoring behind a little island that supposedly has a town on it. Never did see it. We were greeted by a pod of dolphins, 6 or 7, that took us most of the way to our spot. It was a lovely area. Not very protected by the wind tho, so the next day we moved over to the other side. Either the same group of dolphins escorted us or it was another, not sure. This place had more protection & we were able to get a better night sleep.
The next day we traveled another 24nm to Bahia de Espiritu Santo. So, we went from the bay of the Ascension to the bay of the Spirit of Christ. We must Be protected now! This bay is much smaller. At least you can see the other side of it. Still yet another pod of dolphins were alongside of us & hung around for a little while after we got anchored. Very quiet, Peaceful place, of course! Another sail pulled in at sunset & anchored near us. After a while, it sometimes feels like you are the only ones out there. So it was nice to have another human around. Because there really wasn’t anything to do without a guide, & not knowing how to find one, we decided to take off the next morning.
Friday 11th - We could hear the wind howling when we left at 6:30 & knew we were in for a rough ride. This sailing stuff is NOT for sissies!