Back in La Paz

We made it back to the marina yesterday as planned.

In the morning we had our doubts about making the trip because the northerly wind was still up and gusting to more than 25 kts.  At 9.30 AM we decided to have coffee and cake to see how things went in the next hour, and fortunately the wind settled down as if on cue.  By 10.15 AM the wind was averaging 11 kt and we motored out of the bay at 10.30 AM at the precise time that we had planned the previous day.  We  sailed for about two hours with our full jib and the wind on the starboard quarter, but then the wind died down and we motored the rest of the way.  By modulating our engine speed we arrived at the marina entrance at the planned 2.30 PM, ebb tide.  A quick call on VHF 16 to the marina and we had two marina personnel and Noe waiting to take our lines.

Our colds had greatly improved and I celebrated with two cold beers while Brenda went off to the shower and I finished tidying up the boat.  I then had my shower and shave and after speaking with Stephen on Skype Brenda and I had a very pleasant dinner on the deck of the marina restaurant.  We started off with Margaritas.  Brenda's dish was Combinacion Mexicana, mine was Filete de Veracruz (Sea Bass).

Then it was off to an early night.  Our colds may have improved, but we tired nevertheless.