Tuesday, April 23

North 29° 45.055'
West 114° 13.824'
Distance: 11.5 miles

We paddled 11.5 miles today. Damn! It feels good to write that! We are not passed Calamajue yet, but at least we are moving again. This morning I got up and drove to the café at Papa Fernandez for what I hope is the last time in a long while. I had a great breakfast - no beer - then drove to Rancho Grande. The phone was broken so I didn't get to talk to Mike like I wanted, but I did get the Jeep tire fixed, put gas in the truck, and said Hi to Marco and Sirvando. Then I helped Jay clean up a little and by noon we were off. We paddled to Punta Bufeo, rested a bit, then did another hour east. It will be a bit before we head south again, but it feels great to be going down the peninsula again. We landed on a rocky beach about 5 and a half miles from Calamajue so we will pass there tomorrow. I am superstitious about that place and will be happy to see the last of it. We had a snack of wine and cheese. Boxed wine and Mexican queso fresco. The cheese is great and the wine is better than nothing. This will be my first night outside since the night of the 15th. I feel like the adventure is about to get into high gear again. The Bad Girl is cruising along nicely and is keeping pace pretty well with Jay. His boat doesn't seem too much faster - especially loaded down with food and water, but it looks like it takes the weather better.