Busy, Busy, Busy!

It has been a while since I posted in the blog, as we have been very busy of late. A couple of weeks ago we took a trip on Wind Raven to Loreto with Steve and Lulu from Siempre Sabado and Basil another cruiser. No fish were caught on trip, but we had a nice sail and good weather. It was Basil’s first time to Loreto, so he went sightseeing. We separated to accomplish our various tasks and then met at Mexico Lindo’s for another great lunch. The trip was uneventful (no breakdowns), which is nice for a change. Not that I don’t have boat problems, they seem to be lurking around every corner, so to speak. I guess I’m just getting used to them popping up all of the time. For example, this morning I narrowed down a battery drain to the 110v starboard side wiring. I will keep that side turned off until I locate the culprit.
STEVE & LULU

BOSIL THE GREEK

Last week Alan was suspended from work due to putting a cruiser that got out of line, back in line, so to speak. Judy and I felt this to be unfair, so we invited him and his family to go for a sail with us on those days. I mean why not turn a bad situation to a good one? We also collected some money from a few cruisers to help them out, as they have two children (twins 14 months old), and can’t afford to miss the pay. Their wages here are shit! I don’t know how they can survive on them.

ON OUR WAY

ALAN

IRENE

We met them at the Marina in Loreto at eight in the morning and made two trips in the dink to get them and their stuff aboard. Fortunately, the weather was nice and the water calm. They didn’t have their sea legs yet and if the water would have been rough it could have caused some problems boarding Wind Raven. All went well and we headed for Bahia Marquer on Isla Carmen about ten miles away. As we started out we set our lines in hope of catching a nice fat Dorado. This was not to be, but Alan did catch a Bonito, which we released. Their meat is not of the best quality. Alan’s wife Irene made pollo enchiladas verde, which were most excellent. We spent the next couple of days fishing, snorkeling, and generally kicking back. I believe a great time was had by all, especially the twins. (Even though one of them, Alan? Dylan?) slipped out of Papa’s grip upon boarding and fell in the drink over his head and didn’t even cry at the mishap!)


DOLPHINS CAVORTING

I, (Judy here) especially enjoyed getting to know Irene better-she is learning English very well and is helping me with my Spanish AND we have quite a few things in common! She went to the university in Mexico and studied Communication like I did in the US and we BOTH have worked in radio and journalism! Irene and I are looking forward to spending another day together soon when the “guys” go out fishing and I visit her at their home in Loreto---she wants to teach me proper Spanish and I am looking forward to spending more time with those lovely twins Alan and Dylan!!!! Also, Alan and Irene cannot afford a computer and Jay promised to help them put some photos of the boys on their Face Book page to send to a grandma in Utah (Alan’s mom) and Irene’s family in Mexico……so that will be fun to do next time we see them………but the boys also made me miss my own grandson Hayden who is older, but still a toddler….can’t wait to see him again and Mikey and Brandon and Katie’s new baby when I am there next year! And Leah and Britney and Haley and Anthony…..and my girls!!!!!!! (heavy sigh!)

When we headed back to Loreto there was no wind, so we decided to take a roundabout route in hope of catching a Dorado. This again was not to be. After a while the wind came up and we were actually able to sail almost all the way to Loreto before it died. We delivered them back to the Marina, said our adieus and departed for Ensenada Blanca.

On our way back we saw a whale way off to port. As we continued along it appeared that the whale was on a collision course with us, but as it turned out he passed in front of us at about fifty yards distance. Just after seeing the whale, we spotted a very large disturbance about a mile off to port. We headed out to investigate the cause and discovered a very large pod of Dolphins cavorting about on the surface. They were shooting out of the water, reaching heights of at least eight to ten feet. I tried to get photos of them in the air, but it is very difficult as one must take the photo as they come out of the water. It happens so fast and you never know where they will come out next. I did get one out of fifty or so, but it isn’t the best. Maybe next time we encounter them I will get lucky.

After saying good-by to our Dolphin friends we got back on course for Ensenada Blanca. As we passed Isla Danzante I hooked and landed a smaller Dorado. The trip back was really great, but I keep thinking how much better it would have been if our Mexican friends could have experienced it with us. I can only imagine how the twins would have reacted to the hundreds of Dolphins playing all around Wind Raven.