November 29, 2019
I knew we wouldn’t have internet/cell service for a few days but hadn’t realized it would be quite as long as it has been. Will update our interim stops at next opportunity but in the meantime, we are enjoying lunch in a tiny town after a very windy night at anchor with high winds coming from an atypical direction, so had little protection in this small bay. Jason and I stayed up on anchor watch after taking turns on night watch on an overnight passage from Turtle Bay (Bahía Tortuga) the previous night to here: Bahía Ascension. Anchor watch involved periodic checks of nearby landmarks to ensure we hadn’t dragged anchor, and monitoring wind speed and direction, exacerbated by an alarm that sounds when winds exceed a certain speed – that beeping is still ringing in my ear. This was an exhausting few days (including decision-making about where/how to weather the weather – at anchor, on passage, and where to be when/if it hit) but oh so peaceful and gorgeous now, plus we already met several friendly people.
Boys playing on the beach while we wait for food. Yatra (our boat) in the background.