Rover

Around the corner into Bahia de La Paz

25 November 2019 | Puerto Balandra, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Eric Ahlvin | Overcast and 75, calm
The wind was finally moderate as we left the anchorage at Ensenada de los Muertos at dawn. (see attached picture of the sunrise with our friends’ boat Ragtime). It was a relatively light wind motor sail up the Canal de Cerralvo. The only excitement was when Ragtime, visible in the distance on AIS, caught a dorado and invited us to a fish dinner at our next anchorage. The wind built as we passed through the Canal de San Lorenzo, and then settled down again as we arrived at the beautiful small cove of Puerto Balandra. We anchored near Ragtime and Ticket to Ride, quickly got the boat squared away and launched the dinghy for a quick row over to Ragtime. We had a wonderful fish dinner prepared by Karen and shared the last bottle of port we’d brought from America for dessert.

The following morning we rowed to shore, did some quick snorkeling and headed back to the boat for a late morning departure to La Paz and a few days in civilization.
Comments
Vessel Name: Rover
Vessel Make/Model: Valiant 42
Hailing Port: Seattle. WA
Crew: Eric and Linda
About:
We're making a big change to a cruising lifestyle. Eric retired in 2012 after 32 years in R&D (mostly) at HP. Previous passions included flying and bicycling. Linda will retire in 2013 from Oregon State University. She's been active in Zonta, was a Scoutmaster, and is a champion baker. [...]
Extra: Linda was barrel master and Eric participated in the Jackson Street Vintners; a group of friends that made wine from 2000 to 2013
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