Monday, June 10

North 24° 48.539’
West 110° 39.666’
Distance: 8.31 miles

We paddled only 8.31 miles today in what was some of the roughest wind and waves we have seen. We woke up, make breakfast, and got going about 11:30. We paddled up around the punta and immediately hit big wind and waves. We made the port at San Evaristo and bought apples, water, and tortillas. After loading the boats we headed out into the wind and waves again. We were both especially careful to get the hatch covers tight since we were both swamped frequently on the way in. A couple hours and 8 miles later we decided to pull in to shore in the lee of the next punta. There was a fish camp there, but nobody home. We went for a walk around the point and found a lighthouse. We climbed up to see how it works and to see the view. It is battery operated and has a solar panel to charge the battery. We ate some of our new hard boiled eggs and just wandered around and read for a while. When it became clear that the wind wasn’t going away today we decided to cook dinner. We had two kinds of pasta and Mike cooked all of both. We added oregano and a little corn oil and topped it with salsa picante. It looked like way more than we could eat, but 10 minutes later it was all gone. I could have eaten more if there were any. Working against the wind and waves takes a lot of energy. We will certainly be having this again – it was a welcome treat. For once Mike didn’t burn anything. He is becoming quite a good little homemaker. Then we sat and watched the sunset for an hour or more and talked about the rest of the trip. Time is going by far too fast. The adventure is already more than half over. We intend to get up and out early tomorrow in case the afternoon is windy again. I have a feeling the weather will improve tomorrow and be better still the next day. We will want to get a couple more 20 plus mile days in order to make it to La Paz in time. My rudder cable is breaking slowly and I hope to get it fixed when we get there, too. About half the strands are broken now and I am using it as carefully as I can in the hope that it will last. Every day I see more places I would like to see again. Baja is a wonderful place and I could easily spend quite a lot of time here.