We followed a stream of stern lights into the vast expanse
of Bahia Santa Maria at 0230. Total
transit time was 42.5 hours. We motor-sailed for 29 hours due to light
winds. As we rounded Punto Hughes, the anchor
lights in the bay looked like streetlights of a small town.
The morning light reveal an enormous, beautiful bay with a
fishing camp on shore. A couple of
one-room, wood-frame buildings on the hill and simple lean-tos line the beach
along the estuary. Nicely painted and
well-maintained pangas begin plying the waters of the anchorage in the late
morning providing taxi service to the beach party. There aren’t any services
here, just a lovely bay for swimming, waves for surfing and hills for
hiking. It’s a quiet, serene place.
A lunch for the fleet of grilled tuna, ceviche and rice was
catered by folks from a small village about 30 miles east. A live band from La Paz played great music all
afternoon. Swimming and beach volleyball
rounded out the day.
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