Today marks one month since we've landed in beautiful San Diego bay. The anchorages are getting crowded and the anticipation for the sunny seas to the south is palpable and on pretty much everyone's mind that is anchored or docked in the 'guest moorage'.
All the last minute errands are getting done or being decided that they just won't get done. Boats are ship shape and ready to go -- or as ready as they will ever be. People are readying themselves for island time -- where spontaneity and procrastination live hand in hand. Friendships are being made. Skills are being traded.
The weather is getting a little cooler, but still fabulously warm by our standards.
We've been fortunate to spend some of our time with family that lives here in town.
We are most appreciative of their willingness to drive us around town and enjoyed spending some quality time catching up and sharing good food. We've also had the benefit of listening into a few seminars on cruising in Mexico put on by the local chandleries, the Baja Haha and Panama Posse crews. We've enjoyed old time San Diego, several cruises around the bay and exploration through San Diego's vibrant downtown areas.
We are feeling accomplished with the amount of work we've been able to do while living here. The improvements on the boat are ones that we've wanted to do for some time and will make living even more comfortable in the tropics.
Its all about the sun. Keep the sun out of the living spaces (new sun covers to go around) and more sun onto our solar panels. We tripled our solar panels in the last week in an attempt to keep up with our daily usage. Early indications are good. One of the panels is placed on the foredeck and the other on our hard dodger. They are easily stowable below deck if we need to (not sure why we would do that, but it is an option).
The Baja Haha rally starts on Monday October 30th at 11 am. Its a 700+ nautical mile to Cabo which we do over about 2 weeks. We've all been monitoring the hurricane activity in Mexico. We look at the 7 day forecasts, sea temperatures, and consult experts on the topic (one of the benefits of going with a group).
Technically the hurricane season 'ends on Nov 1' but the planet doesn't always follow the rules so as usual we'll be watching. There is an interesting website on NOAA (https://coast.noaa.gov/hurricanes/#map=4/32/-80) that allows you to play around with different historical tracking of hurricanes.
Just out of curiosity I looked at all hurricanes in November compared to October. As you can imagine weather is a topic frequently discussed over dinner. You'll be able to track the entire group here: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/rally/baja-ha-ha-2023/
We'll make sure to post some photos on instagram/facebook of the parade as we leave.
¡adelante!
The hurricane comparison between October and November is fascinating. Have fun! (Angie)