Into Ensenada Grande
16 March 2018 | 24 33.998N:-110 24.440W
Bill
We pulled into Endsenada Grande about 0730, 46 hours after leaving Mazatlan. In total, about 240 miles, all of it motoring or motor sailing.. The lack of wind was expected and what we had hopped for as it normally comes out of the northwest making it much harder to get here. With no wind, it wasn't cheap getting here but it was trouble free. As we moved along, I typed periodic updates of where were and how were were doing and what we had seen but I did it on the IPad figuring I could upload it on the internet once we made La Paz but, since we delayed our arrival till the parts we ordered came in, that won't be for about a week or so. Sorry!
As for the last day or so getting here, well the day started out nice and sunny and quickly turned overcast and threw in some fog late in the evening just to make the trip more interesting. We saw a few boats from time to time and more on our AIS but most avoided us staying many miles away. With AIS, they can see us and make sure we are well off their course. Once the fog cleared earlier this morning, the stars were out beautifully in the night sky. Now that we are at anchor, we can sit out at night on the stern deck and watch them though the incredible dew that soaks the decks every night might make us rethink that. We;ll see tonight. As we got closer to the top end of Isla Partida, I saw a blinking light on the horizon, pretty much right off our bow. I adjusted the auto pilot to starboard so we would go around what ever it was. I checked our chart plotter and found out it was a light beacon on Isla Islotes off the north side of Partida. It's a huge nature preserve with tons of sea lions living there year round and a great place to visit and play with them. We did it 9 years ago when we were last in the neighborhood. As we rounded the point into Ensenada Grande, there were about a half dozen boats of all sizes already at anchor but none in the north cove where we have anchored in the past. Several trawlers as well as at least one charter catamaran in in the big bay. As the morning has gone along(its now 0925, several of the boats have already left but it's a big party place on the weekends so it could be a loud night ahead.. We will see tonight. I'll post my long post about our trip as soon as I can.