It seems like a long time since we left home in Fort Myers for San Diego when in fact it has been only one month and three days. We have been as busy every day as we were at work back home, but finally after a few repair yard and weather delays we are motoring toward Ensenada, Mexico. There is still a fair amount of work to be done cleaning and organizing on the boat as well as actually trying to sail it! So far all we have been able to do is motor from our Mission Bay marina to the repair yard in San Diego Bay and back, we did the same today as we headed for Mexico as the winds were light and from behind.

We left at a little before 5am this morning as we expected the 75 mile trip to take about twelve hours with no sail power. Just before dawn I snagged some kelp with teeth! It had happened while I was driving when we left the repair yard a few days earlier also prompting John to dub me "kelp girl". The first time there was a palm frond caught up in the kelp and it caused us to head on one engine back to the repair yard for assistance. This time there was a t-shirt involved but John was able to free the mess from the prop with the boat hook.

It was just before dark when we arrived and no dock master in sight, so we tied up to their long pier which is eventually to be a fuel dock. One of the other yatistas ("boaters") told John not to worry about the fact that customs was not open until Monday morning and go to town for dinner and drinks. Of course that was all the coaxing we needed to end the trip with a local seafood meal and Margaritas.