On to Cabo

We left Bahia Santa Maria in much the same way as we arrive, shrouded in fog.  I think it was 6 a.m. on a friday, time tends to get lost.  It is a very pretty bay, just before Magdalena Bay, where there are a few houses, like 3, and some fish camps on the beach.  We decided not to go ashore, as it got very windy (17Kts.) in the afternoon, and we were planning on leaving in the a.m.  The sail down had been uneventful, no ships, fish or whales.  We saw our first Tropic bird, and a Frigate bird, a prehistoric looking thing.  After leaving Santa Maria, the cruise ships started showing up on their trek back to the states.  On my last watch at 12:30 a.m. one of em was aimed straight at us for awhile before finally turning, very unsettling.  They move so fast, one minute there's no one out there, the next there's a ship bearing down on you.  Kinda creepy. We do 3 hour watches every night when sailing, starts around 3 in the afternoon, and when off watch, we go to sleep, or try to.
   As we neared Cabo San Lucas, Leif caught his first major fish, a 5.5lb. skipjack(caught on Liz and Craig's pink trolling lure).  It never fails, I set the line out, go off watch to bed, and wham, it gets hit!  He was so proud, yet sad, wanted to name it.  However I mentioned that if he names it, it may be tough to eat it.  I filleted,(using the new Honcho fillet knife from Deb and Steve) bagged and refrigerated it for later.

   We arrived in Cabo around noon, with good wind, but motor on to beat all of the hundreds of fishing boats in to the gas dock.  It was incredible to see all of the humanity, jet skiis, parasailers, fishing boats, day cruisers, just like Newport.  What a zoo.  Leif did a great job getting the boat around all the traffic and into our slip for a three night stay.  Very nice slips, very expensive!  We hope to leave for Puerto Vallarta on Tues.  This will be a 3 night trip, so I'm resting up, doing laundry and a bit of shopping.  It's 9a.m. and the Mariachi's are already at it, last night the night clubs were loud with live bands until 4 or so.  Not at all like our previous stops, but I have never been to Cabo and wanted to experience it at least once.  I think once is enough, but we'll see. Getting fuel was easy, no boat traffic, and the store there sold everything, from wine to boat parts.  We are going into town maybe today for some supplies, like more fruit cups and coffee.  More later, but the trip is fun, exciting, and eye opening with the various locations and life styles.