Cabo San Lucas-November 9, 2008

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Cabo San Lucas-Lat 22 53 07, Long 109 53 83. 815 miles south of San Diego. Water temp 78 degrees, air temp mid 80's.

We left Turtle Bay with winds of 15-22 knots and seas of 10-15 foot swells. We have all learned to walk gracefully under sail. You don't realize how much noise there is while underway until you get to anchorage and all is quite.

We have seen allot of sea life-whales, dolphins, leaping squid, flying fish, albatros, marlin, tuna, and sharks.

We arrived at Bahia Santa Maria on Tuesday. The bay is huge and calm. There is a rural fishing village. The local people had a beach party for all the Baja fleet on Wednesday which included a rock and roll band. The party felt like we were on a deserted island. We climbed to the top of the mountain and we could see all the way to Mag Bay. David and Alli used the kayaks to get ashore while Wally and I took the pangas. The pangas go so fast and take the surf so well.

Night watch, while not our favorite thing, is beautiful. The sky is full of stars which sparkle on the water. The moon is getting bigger every night. We have had many beautiful sun rises and sun sets.

All of us have met many new friends. We look forward to each anchorage to get together with all of them.

We arrived in Cabo on Thursday. We have been partying since then. Squid Row on Thursday night, Friday a Beach Party and Saturday night was the Awards Ceremony. In our division of Catalina 42's we came in 3rd place!

We have enjoyed the Baha Ha-Ha. It is an experience we will never forget. We would recommend it to anyone cruising south.

We plan to leave Cabo on Tuesday and go to Las Frailus (sp) and spend a day snorkling a coral reef, which is the only one in Mexico. On Thursday we will likely head to Matzalan. Wonderful not to have a schedule.