Saturday, May 6th Time: 1200 local
Position: 21’50 N 105’52 W
Anchored at Isla Isabela, Mexico Days run: 75 miles (7 hours)
Weather: Sunny with haze Wind: 5kts out of 090T
News:
Timoneer departed the anchorage at La Cruz at 0910 Friday morning for the 75
mile Journey up the coast to Isla Isabela. After untangling our anchors
we exited Banderas bay crossing the shallow spot between Punta de Mita and
the Islas Marietas at 1100. The journey was uneventful as we motored NNW
directly into 6-9 knots of wind which eventually backed turning Westerly at
12kts. Isla Isabella is a convenient stop over between mainland Mexico
and the Baja peninsula. The island is uninhabited except for a warden that
overseas this magnificent albeit smelly bird sanctuary. There are also
temporary camps for the local fisherman and a Norwegian marine research
group. When we arrived there were a few fishing boats anchored off and
Kent, Bevan and Dylan went over to barter with them and try and gain some
local knowledge on fishing and diving. At the end of the day they came
away with 5 Mahi Mahi in the 12-14lb range two of which were already
filleted for a 12 pack of beer. We will remain anchored here until Sunday
morning when Timoneer will depart for the 240 mile trip to Cabo San Lucas.
John