We had a great time sharing stories of our travels. Jen made a delicious meal of risotto and squash, and Ramona brought over some homemade hummus and a salad of fresh veggies, always a treat when you’ve been at sea for a bit. We grabbed some groceries and headed back to the boat. Truthfully he was pretty helpful and it was nice that he didn’t outright demand money for his services. He awkwardly sat around while we ate our lunch, and after showing us the way to internet cafe, I realized why and gave him a few dollars to leave us in peace. The next day, my birthday, we went to town and were shown around by Pedro from the fuel dock. I had been looking forward to actually meeting other cruisers and becoming a part of the community so I invited them over for dinner. The vessel was sailed by Jan and Ramona, also from the San Francisco Area. Before the day was out we put the outboard on the dinghy and took a tour of the bay in the dinghy, on the way we stopped by Jatimo, the small sloop that had pulled into the bay earlier in the day. The winds were graceful and the waters were placid enough for us to even don our best short fins for snorkeling and take a dive. Later that day Bill and I went spear fishing and brought back a Garibaldi and an Opal Eye for dinner. Thankfully the visit from the navy was brief and painless. I was immediately glad I had done our entry paperwork in Ensenada, and felt somewhat vindicated in ignoring the suggestions that we check in at Cabo. Shortly after we got up we were surprised to find that Mexican Navy making rounds through the anchorage. The morning after we arrived in Bahia de Tortugas we slept in, enjoying our newfound freedom from the watch schedule. Thoughts on urban planning from Jen's Brother.For more frequent but less substantial updates see or our facebook page. But we’d like to thank you for taking time to join us for a little bit of it. Where this journey will go, or what this blog will end up being about, we’re really not sure. We hope you will find the stories, anecdotes, journal entries, and thoughts posted here both fascinating and inspiring. Fetch the Horizon is a chronicle of our journey to live the rest of our lives as a great adventure.
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