Author: Scott and Pam
Whew, we are back on the boat after quite a wild dinghy ride back from the beach. The wind has shifted direction and is now blowing from the south. This anchorage is a great shelter from the north and west, but very exposed from the south and east, so the seas are picking up and our gentle anchorage is turning into a roller coaster.
Today we went for a morning swim and Pam was mercilessly attacked by jellyfish again. Pam is now determined to visit the lady who makes dive skin suites in La Paz. It is so strange to us that such beautiful water can be full of nasty creatures. After the swim we got ready to head over to the beach for some Frisbee and relaxation. We broke out our pink (Scott likes to think of it as salmon) cooler bag, threw in some drinks and we were off in the dingy to pickup John from Amazing Graze and head to the beach. We managed one of our first beach landings without a hitch and staked out our spot on the beach near a small tent city of beach campers. Soon we were joined by Abe and Amy from Eleytheria and Andy and Drew from Soy Libre. The guys started talking boat engines and Pam and Drew got busy in a game of Frisbee. When the guys got tired of engines they joined Pam in the Frisbee game. A few minutes into Frisbee and Pam squealed in Pain. Another fish attack, but this one came back from the grave. Apparently, a puffer fish had sacrificed his life so that he could leave is blown up carcass on the beach just to spear Pam’s foot when she returned to earth after a dazzling Frisbee leap. Pam was hobbled and had to hop over to the beach blanket.
Dinghy ambulance to the rescue! Scot jumped into the dinghy and grabbed the first aid kit and returned to the beach for emergency puffer triage. After cleaning the wounds and applying antibiotic cream, it still looked as if Pam had at least two spines left in her foot, this will require further observation to avoid an infection. On one hand we are glad that we came so well prepared for first aid emergencies and illness, but would be nice to have fewer needs for these supplies, at least our medical needs have been minor thus far.
We ate lunch at the Giggling Marlin and by the time we finished the weather had changed significantly. Our calm and peaceful anchorage had a wind shirt and waves with whitecaps were already rolling in from the south. We had to make two trips in the dinghy to return the Alethereans back to their boat and then return to the beach to get Pam and John. We had a bit of a scare because we ran out of fuel, but we had enough fuel in our gas can to complete the trip (just by the skin of our teeth).
Once back on Tournesol we decided to depart ASAP. We spent the next few hours preparing the boat while we rocked, rolled, pitched, yawed, bounced, and basically felt like we were inside of a pinball machine. We are now about ready to pull up the hook and head off to La Paz. Eleytheria, Soy Libre, and Amazing Grace will be right on our heels in about two hours, and Stargazer will be leaving some time in the middle of the night. It will be nice to have a little convoy as we pass through two channels to get to La Paz.
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