Left this morning around 9:30. We are sailing under full main and jib on a starboard tack doing an average of 6.5 knots and it is a beautiful day. Vida Dulce is ahead of us by about 2 miles (how those cats can fly). We should arrive at Bahia Espiritu Santo around 5:30. During all this time together, Charlie and I have decided on our "grandparent names"....Tippi and Cappy! Oh the places your mind goes when your are in a confined environment for hours on end. A south passing boat s/v Beach House out of Los Angles, CA asked us, over the radio, to take a picture of his boat as he passed us. He is circumnavigating and has been out a year. He said he's never gotten a picture of his boat with full sails up. We scrambled for the camera and did the best we could...hope it turns out OK. Later we passed s/v Neko who was traveling with Beach House, they were headed to the Chinchorro Banks.
We arrived around 3:30 with 4 porpoise riding our bow. Once inside the reef we turned north and headed for Vida Dulce already at anchor. We had to weave through a ton of fish traps secured by plastic coke bottles, white plastic gallon jugs, and actual fishing floats. We anchored in 20' of water behind the reef. It is too far from land to do any exploring and we are even too tired to lower the dingy down to join Susan and Jerry for "happy hour". So, cocktails in the cockpit. It is such a sight to watch the sun set on the sea. Tonight, it is setting behind the land. There are clouds which somewhat obscure the setting but it is still beautiful. So again, "red sky at night..." Our anchorage is very rough, it is as if we are still sailing, but martini's make thing fine along with some good music.
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