Sunday, April 7
North 30° 08.7'
West 114° 38.3'
Distance: 14.9 miles
After we went to town yesterday we decided to clean our boats. We took everything out, cleaned it all, cleaned the inside of the boats, and repacked everything. It was nice to get it all cleaned up. Then we had a little fire and cooked chips and cheese jalapeño dip. Then we went to bed. Shortly after, the wind picked up again. Not as bad as yesterday, but annoying. I have learned the trick of going into my sleeping bag with the poncho liner around me Then I can pull the poncho liner over my head and enclose myself. Around 3:00 am the wind stopped, so I got up and de-sanded myself and slept well till 6:00 am. We got a good start and did 14.9 miles. We found a great camp in a cove. There is a break in the cliffs about 150 yards wide It goes back into a gentle bowl about 100 yards deep. There is a house on one side which looks abandoned. We will go explore later. The beach is a fine gravelly sand. There are rocks in the water which look good for bass. As soon as we landed we made a huge meal. Cornmeal and brown sugar fried in corn oil with rice and the remains of our cheese. Unless we catch some bass, we might not want to eat again till breakfast. There are 5 islands off the coast. We have seen several fishermen around but other than that there has been no sign of people for miles. This is the prettiest place we have stayed so far. There are tire tracks, so clearly people come here regularly. Last night about 10:30 Mike started talking about the trees. We should just cut them all down. They cause way too much wind. I think that if there were a tree anywhere around we would cut it down for some peace. We saw several dolphins while paddling today. Mike discovered that by adjusting his seat and paddling angle he could improve his back situation. I hope that this does not become an issue for him. The sea was flat and calm till about 10:00 am, then the wind picked up a bit and with it the waves. We powered on for another hour and a half and have been rewarded with a nice camp and a good distance.
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