The Vortex Voyage: Sept 10 – 13, Ensenada to San Quintin

We just completed our first real voyage. We left Ensenada at 9 am on Sept 10 and returned to Marina Coral on Sept 13 at 5 am.

It was quite an adventure for us. We saw lots of whales and were fortunate enough to have the camera in hand when a blue whale came within 20 feet of our boat. We caught a giant squid and several sea gulls. We used our Auto Pilot (AWESOME) and cooked while underway. We spent 3 nights out at anchor and got a few surprises.

The first night we had calm seas all night and everything was great when we were moving. We used the GPS and radar and arrived at San Quintin at around 7:30 am. We dropped anchor to try to get some sleep, but we got a surprise when the anchor dragged cause the seas were calm no more so we left at first light.

The second night there was so much rocking and rolling, and clanging and banging around that we again left at first light.

The next night was quieter and we had a really good sleep. The forth night we were going to anchor out at Todos Santos, the island near our home marina. But there was a boat on fire there, so we decided to go the extra hour and a half and head for home.

We got a lot of it on video. Sorry there are so many clips, but they are pretty short.

We did enjoy the trip a lot, though. We also learned a lot. We have a few more, little things to take care of, but we’re almost ready for out trip to Cabos San Lucas. Actually, we will visit there, but we’re headed into the Sea of Cortez. La Pas.

The Vortex Voyage

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Sept 10 – 13, Ensenada to San Quintin

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