August 28 – September 1, 2013
The weather chased out of Ensenada el Pescador so we made a brief stop at BLA village and then hunkered down at La Mona. La Mona is the beach at the very southern end of Bahia de Los Angeles. La Gringa is at the Northern end and BLA Village is in the middle.
Logbook – August 28, 2013 (Ensenada el Pescador to BLA Village to La Mona)
Passage Log Highlights
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- 1138 Depart el Pescador
- 1358 Arrive BLA Village
- 1720 Depart BLA Village
- 1846 Arrive La Mona
Daily Notes
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- Motorsail to BLA Village – bugs in the flour 😦
- Anchor in La Mona. Fish chowder for dinner
- Chubasco prep – No chubasco
Logbook – August 29, 2013 (La Mona)
Daily Notes
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- Light rain in the morning
- Rain all day
- Boys – PS3 and dinner on LC
We rely on solar power to charge our batteries
Email to family and friends dated August 29, 2013
Subject: Rain, rain, rain
We moved to La Mona yesterday after a brief stop at BLA village for some provisions. I’ve been making a lot of bread so I needed some more flour, so I bought 2 big bags, and they were both infested with bugs. That’s the first time that’s happened to me so far in Mexico, but I was so disappointed. I still had a little bit of flour so I was still able to make fish chowder last night, but no bread. There was a lot of convection in the area last night so we were on our toes preparing for a Chubasco. We had quite a lightning show over the hill at our anchorage, but no Chubasco. It started raining early this morning and has been light and steady ever since. It smells like Arizona thunderstorms. I guess tropical storm Juliette is roaring up the pacific side of Baja today but she is supposed to head west once she gets to Turtle Bay, so this is about the worst we will see here.
Love and miss you all.
-D.
Logbook – August 30, 2013 (La Mona)
Daily Notes
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- D – Paddle to scout beach – not a good running beach
- T/B/Steve/Kyle Spearfishing w/ Craig from True Blue V. B got a leopard grouper
- D/A/Carolina/Joel – dominoes, bird ran into the boat
- Dinner on Exodus
- D is the queen of shush! No one talks during the Chubasco Net
Logbook – August 31, 2013 (La Mona)
Daily Notes
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- Potluck on beach w/ True Blue V, Sea Note, Drifter, Entre Nous, LC
Email to family and friends dated August 31, 2013
Subject: Still at La Mona
We are still at La Mona, and we originally planned to head into BLA village today, since fresh veggies get delivered to the stores on Friday nights, but some other cruisers have organized a pot luck on the beach here tonight, so we are going to stay and head into the village tomorrow. At the last potluck someone made cake that Brenden thought was bread. He told me how good the bread was and that he had 5 pieces, then later when I tasted it I realized it was cake. So Brenden asked me to make something tonight that he knows what it is, so I’m just going to make pasta in red sauce. We taught Carolina and Joel Mexican train yesterday, and they like it, so I think that will be a common activity going forward. I made a trade matrix today for all my options for getting back for Danna’s wedding that includes everything from flying from Loreto to taking a bus to Mexicali or Tijuana. I Will let you guys know when we figure it out. In any case I will be renting a car at some point because I want to spend some time in LA too. Can’t wait.
Love and miss you guys,
-D.
Gresham Family Exodus 