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Punta Pulpito

November 8-12, 2013

We had only planned to stay here one night, but it was such a great anchorage we stayed longer.

Depart Punta Chivato Nov 8 at 0644 – Arrive Punta Pulpito Nov 8 at 1549

Logbook – November 8, 2013 (Punta Chivato to Punta Pulpito)

Passage Log Highlights

  • 0633 Engines on
  • 0644 Depart Punta Chivato
  • 0815 Port engine only
  • 1244 Port engine + genniker. 5.2 kts N
  • 1536 SB engine on
  • 1549 Arrive Punta Pulpito

Daily Notes

  • 1244 – so far caught 1 green jack, 1 bonito, 1 skipjack (threw back) and 1 booby (who hitched a ride on the SB swim step for a while)
  • Earlier this morning – yoga on the SB bow accompanied by dolphins
  • T/boys – dinghy fishing and climb up to obsidian vein
  • Crazy fish belly flops for the first time in a while (can’t even remember when)
Dolphins underway between Chivato and Pulpito
Tim trying to feed the dolphins
This little guy got snagged by one of our fishing lines. Once Tim freed it, it hung out with us for a while
Punta Pulpito is a prominent point that can be spotted from a ways out
Rounding Pulpito
The dramatic black streak is a vein of obsidian
The boys dinghy fishing just off the point
Mosquito smashing
Tucked in beneath Punta Pulpito

Email to family and friends dated November 8, 2013

Subject: Just arrived at Punta Pulpito…

… which is just about 8nmi north of San Juanico (one of our favorite places, we went there when G&M were here). The passage here was pathetic, no wind, so we motored the whole way. Although with the calm conditions I was able to do some yoga on the bow and was pleasantly surprised to notice I was being accompanied by a pod of dolphins. We considered aborting and stopping at an anchorage at the mouth of Concepcion, but we really wanted to come here because we missed it on the way up due to the prevailing wind direction.
Tomorrow with no school and supposedly a calm day we hope to pack in spear fishing and some hiking.
Time for the “safe arrival cocktail…”
-D.

Logbook – November 9, 2013 (Punta Pulpito)

Daily Notes

  • D – paddle board, crystal clear water. short shore excursion – too many snails and crabs
  • T/boys – spearfishing off of Punta Pulpito – Alex can dive, yay!
  • T/D – hike to the top of Punta Pulpito – awesome views!
  • Joined by a power boat, Amiga, in the anchorage
D going for a paddle
I took this next series of photos while out paddle boarding. I headed south from the anchorage, and I am loving my new waterproof camera
Looking back at Exodus and Pulpito
I stopped at the beach to walk around a bit
Snails were everywhere
Dinghy fishing success
Alex dropped Tim and I ashore so we could hike to the top of the “pulpit”
On the way up
Looking north towards Bahia San Nicolas (we anchored there previously on our way up)
Made it to the top
Alex’s view of us from Exodus
Heading back down
Looking towards San Juanico at sunset

Logbook – November 10, 2013 (Punta Pulpito)

Daily Notes

  • T/boys – Spearfish to the south – 4 lobsters
  • D – organized the chart plotter waypointns

Logbook – November 11, 2013 (Punta Pulpito)

Daily Notes

  • T – spearfishing, 3 lobsters
  • After school bocce ball with Bob and Janie from Amiga
  • Lobster appetizer + Monday night pizza night
We met a really nice couple on Amiga
Lobsters again!

Email to family and friends dated November 12, 2013

Subject: Still at Punta Pulpito

We have stayed here longer than we thought because we kept hearing on the radio nets that there were a ton of boats at San Juanico. We’ve been here with a power boat named Amiga, and yesterday we hung out with them and played bocce ball in the afternoon. We will probably move to San Juanico today, because this morning they said there’s only 12 boats there now. Yesterday we made pizza (homemade dough and sauce). At home, it was always Monday night pizza night, because I never felt like cooking after going back to work on a Monday, so we had Monday night pizza night here, but for altogether different reasons.
Love and miss you all,
-D.

Adios Punta Pulpito

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