We left Bahia Santa Maria around 5pm. This section of the trip has been the calmest... the wind is slight and the seas small.Our engine has been going since we left yesterday. At the moment we are 25 miles off of the coast, and we are all looking forward to arriving in Cabo San Lucas tomorrow morning, January 15th. We have just crossed the Tropic of Cancer (23.5 degrees south), and it is difficult to believe it is January. The skies are brilliant and and the sun is warm. The sea is aquamarine blue and full of interesting sea creatures. Alas, Erik has yet to catch a fish.One of the nicest parts of our trip has been traveling with our friends Mike and Lisa aboard their BCC "Metophora". It is comforting on dark nights to look out and see their mast light twinkling. They are great company on the radio.
Erik has been keeping up on his homework, and we will be mailing a package of completed assignments when we arrive in Cabo. Checking in their will take up most of the morning with stops at 3 or 4 offices. We will be a Cabo San Lucas for a few days before sailing the 270 miles to the Puerto Vallarta area of mainland Mexico. We will send off and receive e-mail every 2-3 weeks when we stop at major cities. We still have one more 12 hour night before we can send this off tomorrow.In the meantime, we will keep waving at all of those cruise ships that pass each night as we bounce along on our "barco pequeno" (small boat) at five knots.
