On from Cabo

10-13-06 Monday
We have finally escaped the fleshpots of Cabo San Lucas. I must admit that it was fun. It turns out that we took second place in our division in the Baja-ha-ha. That is better than I expected because we motored quite a bit just to be able to be in the next anchorage before it got dark. With the ha-ha over, we are now able to live on our own schedule and it feels good.
Yesterday we sailed from Cabo to Los Frailes, a small anchorage 45 miles up the inner side of Baja. Just around the corner is one of the only coral formations in N. America, so this is a huge diving mecca. Unfortunately, we're not much as divers - snorkellers maybe. So we will be moving on to another anchorage on the way to La Paz.
The sailing has been just fabulous. Our course was to windward for the first time since leaving San Diego, so we had to tack along the beach (which gave us a good view of beachside Baja). There was about 12 knots of wind, just enough to move us forward at 6 knots, which is decent progress. And there were no waves, so Andrea actually took a 2 hour nap in the forward cabin while we were going upwind, not something that we are used to. The most unusual part is the temperature. It is very warm here and we can sail all day with no shirts. In fact, after showers and dinner last night, we were sitting around on deck and I still didn't have a shirt. The tropics are pretty nice! Very different from chilly Santa Cruz.