I arrived in Ensenada on a Friday night so I would have to wait until Monday to check out of Mexico. I spent the weekend mostly in the cabin with the boat rising and falling in the slip like I was still at sea. I had just beat a fairly strong storm passing through which accounted for the heavy winds on /Friday afternoon. I also found out that Monday was a holiday so that I couldn't check out until Tuesday. After fighting the wind all the way up the Baja I now had to loose another day to the holiday. While in Ensenada I did treated myself to a nice dinner in town and provisioned for my trip up to San Diego.

I left Ensenada midday on Tuesday, March 22nd, heading for the good old U.S. of A. The only weather information I could get in Ensenada for the San Diego area was from NOAA . It had winds under 10 knots and 3-5 foot seas. I was looking forward to a laid back trip overnight into San Diego. As I rounded the breakwater, heading north, I learned that what's happening in San Diego isn't what one should expect in Ensenada. Again I had 25+ knot winds which lasted until around 10:00 p.m. that night. Another day of bashing before I reached San Diego. The winds died off as I approached San Diego and I entered the channel at sunrise, on the motor, in calm conditions. Although I still had 450 miles to Santa Cruz it really felt like I was home.