March 18-21, 2013
Puerto Balandra is one of the bays just north of La Paz, and it’s by far the most picturesque place we’ve been to so far. Of course, there is the anchor dragging incident, but hey, you can deal with anything in paradise, right?
Logbook – March 18, 2013 (Bahia de Los Muertos to Puerto Balandra)
Passage Log Highlights
- 0615 Engines on (Port only)
- 0620 Depart
- 1445 Arrive, Heading 310 deg for safe exit
Daily Notes
- ~2100 Anchor dragging & reset 24deg 19.2 N, 110deg 20.0 W
(Edit: And so it started. The drama with our little anchor. We were tucked well into the bay in a shallow spot at Puerto Balandra. I was already in bed, and I awoke to the sound of the engines starting and the boys calling to me that we were dragging. I shudder to think what could have happened if everyone was in bed when this happened.)
Email to family and friends dated March 18, 2013
Subject: Made it to Puerto Balandra
Wow! This place is amazing. Jen, it looks like the places you post on Facebook. We arrived at Puerto Balandra around an hour ago and plan to stay here for a few days. Not only do we not have data or wifi, but we don’t even have cell service. So, for the next few days, this email is the only way to reach us. I will check it at least once a day.
Love you all.
-D.
Email to family and friends dated March 19, 2013
Subject: Anchor dragging
Well, our beautiful anchorage isn’t quite so nice today. The wind kicked up last night, and our anchor dragged twice. We were on the fence whether we needed a bigger anchor, well I guess that decides it. It’s still blowing 20kts right now, so we won’t be diving this morning as planned. The water is warm enough I was even going to try the hooka. Tim and Alex snorkeled yesterday and Tim said it’s as nice here as Caymen, Colin. Oh well, I guess it’s a normal school day after all.
I was wrong about not having cell service yesterday. My phone was having issues, but we have 5 bars. Still no wifi, though.
-D.
Gresham Family Exodus 