Bahia Concepcion

June 2-7, 2013

Our primary mission at Bahia Concepcion was going to the 4th of July Cruisers party at El Burro Cove. It was a lot of fun, but I didn’t take any photos! Here are some of the other highlights, though.

Capture — Bahia Concepcion is a large north-facing bay almost halfway up the Baja Peninsula.

Logbook – July 2, 2013 (San Nicolas to Bahia Concepcion)

Passage Log Highlights

- 0743 Depart Bahia San Nicolas
- 0832 Main + SB Engine
- 1201 Spinnaker. No Engines
- (No time logged) Arrive Playa El Burro
- (No time logged) Moved to Playa Coyote

(Edit: when we arrived at Playa El Burro we crammed our way into the front of the anchorage but it was shallow and crowded and I was uncomfortable. So, we moved. And Lady Carolina moved with us and I was grateful for our friends.)

San Nicolas to Coyote

It was a motorsail north from Bahia San Nicolas but once we rounded the point we flew the spinnaker down into Bahia Concepcion

Logbook – July 3, 2013 (Playa Coyote)

Daily Notes

- D & Carolina trip to both tiendas
- Crab appetizer feast on Exodus w/ Lady Carolina and Chara
- Floating under Exodus
- Sleepover on the net

Email to family and friends dated July 3, 2013

Subject: It’s HOT!!!

Hey, we made it up to Bahia Concepcion for the cruisers 4th of July party tomorrow. The air and water temp are both about 10 deg warmer here, in fact the boys were still in the water swimming last night at 9:30 at night and Tim and Alex slept outside on the foredeck trampoline. The boys dove for more clams so we are going to have an afternoon clam snack this afternoon and then a sleepover tonight with the kids from Lady Carolina.
Happy July everyone. Enjoy your moderate climate and/or your air conditioners!
-D.

It turned out great, and why yes, that IS a bottle of La Crema in the background

When the air temp was over 100 and the water temp was over 90, the water hammocks were KEY

Bob and Steve in the shade under Exodus. (This is the first time we met Bob from Chara. He and Joyce will be regulars in our story… all the way to New Zealand and Fiji.)

Logbook – July 4, 2013 (Playa Coyote)

Daily Notes

- Pancakes for breakfast, vinegarette potato salad for the pot luck
- July 4th hot dog cookout + potluck.
- Met interabang, True Companion, Dad’s Dream, Dazzler, Beyond Reason, Jake, Luna Sea II, Heavy Metal
- Boys tried to sit in Gary’s chair
- Fireworks
- Fire Twirler

Logbook – July 5, 2013 (Playa Coyote)

Daily Notes

- T took all 4 boys to Isla Coyote to snorkel & spearfish
- T & Steve went diving w/ Heavy Metal family. Heavy Metal boys (Hunter & Zion) came ver to LC & Exodus to play
- Potluck, bonfire, & marshmallow roasting on Isla Coyote w/ Heavy Metal, Destiny, Odyssey, Permanently Temporary, & Escape

Email to family and friends dated July 5, 2013

Subject: 4th of July

Hi, we had a great time at the 4th of July party yesterday. We met another kid boat with 2 more boys on board, 10 and 7 yrs old, and Brenden enjoyed being the ring leader of the younger kids. We met a bunch of boats we’ve been talking to on the radio, so that was a lot of fun. We are going to hang out here in Bahia Concepcion for another week or 10 days before heading up to Santa Rosalia to see if we can get our tourist visas renewed at the immigration office there. It is really hot here (highest temp I’ve seen is 100 deg!) so we may leave earlier if we can’t bear it.
Love and miss you all,
-D.

Logbook – July 6, 2013 (Playa Coyote to Playa Ventura)

Passage Log Highlights

- 1250 Depart Playa Coyote
- 1447 Arrive Playa Ventura near Isla Requeson

Daily Notes

- Kids dropped garbage on Gary’s front porch
- I really need to give up coffee – it’s way too hot!
- Spinnaker run down to Isla Requeson. Arrival cocktail & played Hearts w/ boys.
- Late lunch at the restaurant- Lady Carolina, Sea Note, True Blue V, Worth Waiting For, Dad’s Dream, Viva. Boys swam home.
- Drinks (Caesars) & swimming with LC on Exodus.