San Diego

Our to-do list clambers around in my head and wakes me at 4:00 a.m.  I go over it again. The list has shrunk in the three weeks that we have been docked at Cabrillo Isle Marina.  Our routine goes like this: commute by dinghy to the other side of the bay, walk one mile to buy groceries, boat parts, cat food, etc., load some of our bulging bags into our backpacks and the rest onto our hand cart and reverse the route.  The trip takes hours and we make it almost every day.  The moorage fee includes the use of the luxurious amenities of the Sheraton hotel at the head of the dock.  A dip in the pool and then the Jacuzzi is a restorative end to each day.  

 

We replaced the holding tank, replaced the alternator, installed new watermaker filters, completed the requisite Costco run, made copies of all immigration and customs documents, took the cats to the vet for their International Health Certificates, filled the diesel and gasoline tanks and jerry cans, shipped Christmas gifts, and exchanged dollars for pesos.  

We have enjoyed our stay in San Diego and we’re ready for the next leg to begin.  This morning we reached the bottom of the list so I dug out the "Q" flag and the Mexican flag that we will fly from the starboard spreader. We will leave at 9:00 a.m. on Monday joining 145 other boats that are sailing 740 miles south to Cabo San Lucas.  Our first anchorage will be Bahia Tortugas after 360 miles and 36 hours of coastal cruising.  Our second anchorage will be Bahia Santa Maria, another 240 miles south.  And then after cruising yet another 180 miles, we expect to arrive at Cabo San Lucas around November 8. We’re excited.