Friday, July 12

North 24° 18.456’
West 110° 14.314’
Distance: 4.42 miles

We paddled 4.42 miles today. We woke up and had coffee for breakfast. It was a nice day, but a little too windy, and the wind was in our faces going back to the mainland. I wouldn’t have worried about it for Mike and I, but I was afraid it might tire Johnny out before we reached land. He doesn’t have three months of paddling experience behind him. Some Mexican officials visited us to see if we were with a company and to see if we had a permit. Of course not! They were very nice about it as most Mexicans are. We packed up and got on the water. Mike took his own course toward the truck and Johnny and I headed toward Tecolote Beach. Johnny and I amused ourselves by trying to remember as many old Beatles songs as we could. After a couple hours we made the beach and ordered tacos and beers and played dominos for a couple hours till Mike arrived. We went in to La Paz for Johnny to make calls and ran into John and Mary from Irish Rose. We made a plan to meet them tomorrow at 5:00 pm for dinner. After food, ice cream, and a bit of just hanging out we went back to Tecolote Beach to sleep. The wind is howling and it looks like it will be a bit sandy tonight.