Buddy Boating to Las Cocinas

We arrived back at the marina from our second overnight anchoring on Friday. We were exhausted from very little sleep while on the hook the past two days and both fell into a long deep slumber that night! On Saturday S/V Waveglider invited us to buddy boat with them to the north. After a quick debrief, we decided to head to Guaymas for provisions which included not only food but two solar powered lights to act as our anchor lights. These lights are perfect as the don't require any power from our batteries unlike some of our other lights that draw quite a few amps.

On Sunday we left the marina, heading north and ready for adventure. We picked up a bit of wind, however nothing sustainable and ended up motoring to our first anchorage; Las Cocinas, 30 miles away.

Here were are buddy boating with S/V Waveglider off our starboard. We also saw a pod of dolphins, however, our camera could not to pick them up due to the distance. It was a thrill to see them!

We arrived at Las Cocinas and understood why people come here. It's a beautiful undeveloped bay with a sandy bottom. The water is a mix of light blues. 

Our first night there we enjoyed dinner aboard S/V Waveglider. It was the strangest feeling to motor away from Jade in our dingy as we've had never left her while anchored. Turns out she was just fine.

There's Jade on the left. 

The next day we went ashore and enjoyed some game time. We were introduced to the Swedish game called Kubb. So much fun! Anyone who spends some time with us will also be enjoying this game. Later that night we had S/V Waveglider aboard and enjoyed my divine shrimp pasta dish.

We also walked the beach to enjoy the views.

We came across an interesting parrot fish skeleton.

We had planned to leave after two days and head further north, however the winds really picked up mid-morning and the sea was full of whitecaps. We clocked the winds at 24 mph in the bay! A bit much for all of us. The wind never calmed down so we decided to stay one more night. Sue and Barry, on S/V Waveglider, taught us a new card game; Baja Rummy and are hooked! We also enjoyed Sue's delicious spicy cabbage soup which she made in honor St. Patrick's Day. We enjoyed great views of the incredible night sky filled with stars. 

We also tied up our garbage bags this time and avoided the gnat infestation!