After leaving La Paz we headed directly out to Isla Espiritu Santa, one of Mexico's national parks and only about 12 miles from the city. Our first stop was Bahia San Gabrielle, a wonderful bay with white sand beaches on the south west side of the island.
We were a bit rusty on our anchoring technique, but got the hook down and set on our first attempt. The waters of the bay shallow rapidly so we found a spot well off shore but with only about 6 feet under our keel. All looked good for a planned couple of nights stay.
Shortly after our arrival a call came in over the radio from our friends Al and Lindy on sv Enchante who were anchored across the bay. We made plans for a happy hour rendezvous later that afternoon. We spent the rest of the day just hanging out and relaxing.
It was very peaceful with very little wind and calm flat waters when we went to sleep later that night. That all changed at about 2 AM when the wind kicked up and the swell came funneling into the bay. It made for a very uncomfortable and largely sleepless night. The following morning we woke up to more of the same and discovered that at least one of the boats in the anchorage had pulled up and left in the middle of the night apparently not able to deal with the conditions.
By about 10 AM we were anchor up as well and headed around the island to Playa Bonanza where we hoped we would find more settled conditions. sv Enchante led the way. So much for a planned couple of days just hanging out and relaxing.
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