Thunder & Lightning

We woke up this morning to thunder and lightning heading our way. It was a totally unexpected storm. It had not shown up on the satellite weather images yesterday. We actually experianced "RAIN" for the first time since leaving the USA.When Ray came on to report the weather on the cruisers net, he said that he didn’t know where it came from. To top it off his computer was down, so he couldn’t give an update. We couldn’t get our computer up, due to our location, so we had to just sit it out blind. Judy got up and we sat around watching the lightning and listening to the thunder. It lasted about an hour before it abated, but did give us a resounding boom that I’m sure woke any sound sleepers anchored in Puerto Escondido, which was just over the hill from where we were anchored.


PRE-STORM

Since the Marina raised their prices, we are avoiding it as much as possible. This has been a good thing, as we have been experiencing the life on the sea to its fullest. One can’t enjoy the sea while sitting on their butt in a harbor. I don’t understand these people who never take their boat out into the sea, or visit the many islands, just using their boat as an apartment on the water. Oh well, each to his own and if that makes them happy, so be it!

POST-STORM

Anyway, after the storm passed we headed back to Loreto to see the dentist and to complete our shopping. The dentist said that the area around Judy’s extraction was not infected, just irritated from the flapper. He said to come in if it continued and he would adjust it. We got a huge block of ice and the rest of our food supplies. I picked up the marine wire needed to wire in two more fans, as September is the hottest month here. It is also the most active month for hurricanes. Hopefully, they will take mercy on these two first timers, and bypass our area. Keep your fingers crossed, we are.

LATEST DORADO

After leaving Loreto we put out a couple of rods with rapalas and landed a very nice sized Dorado. The sea is full of these migrating fish and the “catching” is great. We decided to go as far as Bahia Marquer to spend the night and get an early start in the morning to Bahia Candelaros. After anchoring I filleted the Dorado. It was still quivering fillets for dinner. Now that’s what fresh fish is all about. I awoke to more lightning this morning, but couldn’t hear the thunder. That was a good thing, as it meant that the lightning was quite distant. In fact it was right where we like it, out west of the Giganta mountain range. I guess that I had better get the boat ready to leave and then wake sleeping beauty, so we can get there for lunch.


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