4/27/14
What a beautiful morning. Sunny and calm, we dinghied to shore after our morning coffee. The trail leads from the beach to a ridge that overlooks the cove. Simply stunning views.
We weighed anchor around 0900 and headed south towards Isla Pardita. We motored the whole way, with different combinations of sails up. Sergio caught a nice Bonita near the island, which will become some sort of appetizer later. We dropped anchor at Caleta Pardita, which is in between the islands of Espiritu a Santo and Pardita, in the afternoon. The wind was blowing pretty strongly between the isles, and kept things cool. There are so many sea turtles here, at one point we could see five with their heads above the water at the same time.
Somehow, my wind-spinner fell overboard while we were setting up the sun shade. When the winds calm down I'll see if I can locate it and dive to get it. As the afternoon wore on, the winds kept blowing with gusts of 10-20 knots. Around dinner time, Sergio started fishing. He probably caught over 20 fish in about one hour. Puffers, trigger fish, and some that we were unsure of. As evening fell, so did the wind. Another beautiful evening under the stars, interrupted occasionally by the sounds of turtles coming up for air.