Friday, February 15, 2008

We have been at Isla San Francisco

We have been at Isla San Francisco 24*49'N 110*34'W for the past 2 days. have had south westerly winds blowing all day yesterday around 20knts and a little this morning ( Feb 15) maybe 10 knts. Our friends Malachi have gone further north and we will not see them now until we cross the big pond to the Marquasas. The kids and I went to shore and found all kinds of shells and coral. Kyle found the biggest piece about 2ft across and so badly wanted to bring it to the boat but mom the party pooper said
no. Way to big!! The rock around here is red pumice and lava . very cool looking! photos to follow soon. The wind was blowing so hard the sand was hitting the back of our legs - hurt!! felt like pins hitting them.

Kyle and Steve did a bunch of fishing but no luck. They got live bait from the Mexican fishermen who were catching sardines with a very fine net and by taking their pangas driving them in a circle .Was very fun to watch, Emma really liked it. The yellowtail are here now, but the boys have had no bites. The last 2 days have been quite rough and bouncy - hard to fish in a dingy.
There is halibut here, so Kyle has been trying to catch one.
We are planning to leave here around 1am, ( so its not a Friday) and head south to PV. The winds look to be good - North westerly at 20-25 knots. just the right direction and good speed. We should have a great sail down.
Solar Panels are nearly hooked up- hope to have them working by the end of the day...................

2 comments:

MsAnne -Calgary said...

Hi Dionne and Gang on the Orca III

I'm still following you along your sail !! Love reading the blog and even more so, love the pics.!!

I love PVR....hope you have a wonderful time there. I know you will. Be safe.

It's beautiful and sunny here in Calgary. Thank goodness for the weekend. Went to see Riverdance last nite. WOW is all I can say for those performers! fit fit fit.

Keep up the great work ....Happy Sailing!!! hugs Anne and doggies.

Anonymous said...

hi guys so when are you going to the galopaos island and french marquasas looks like a long way witout any ports of call

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