We stayed here in this peaceful spot for three nights, two and a half days. We both say if it had not been for this little cove our trip might not have been the successful bit of vacation we were seeking.
Sunsets are never caught in a picture like they are in real life...but these sunsets could not be ignored...we stilled tried to capture all three of them...
Sunsets such as these make one renew covenants to God and maybe even your husband or wife...
Who could believe there are storms?
At this place of Eden, we hiked, paddle boarded, snorkeled, spear fished, collected shells and rocks, and spent long quiet hours soaking up the sun.
Morning hike and watching pelicans...
As with all of life, there was one thing that made our stay at this lagoon less then perfect. I really don't even want to mention it but it is reality and we wish to inform anyone interested in taking a similar trip of the facts of the area. There is trash. Everywhere. Think of landfill junk and it will be there. It made us sick. I couldn't stand to take pictures of it but I think Bruce got a bit of it on his videos.
Home sweet home...
A moment of worship...Have you ever examined seashells closely? How could you not believe in a Creator God?
My couch...come on in...
Bruce put Christmas lights up for a couple evenings...
After three days, the wind returned...We awoke with the wind having broke our anchor free and we were getting beat against rocks. So we moved out in the dark. Thank God for a husband that knows how to read his GPS... We motored into daylight and light wind...
We put up our spinnaker for the first time...It was beautiful... A good morning of sailing...
And then the wind died... We put away the sails and motored over to this beautiful rock formation.
As we rounded the point of this gorgeous sight, a squall came up and we had to motor in fierce winds to our next anchorage. The wind was about 35 mph winds or more. I went below and wailed to God for our lives...It was that scary...and then I would cautiously creep back to Bruce's side and try to be brave...
We motored on through the storm and finally after an hour of fighting our way entered a sheltered cove within a cove, where the wind was still fierce but we were a little more protected. We anchored on a sand bar as the tide was going out so were on solid ground for a couple hours. This was Christmas Eve.
As always, after fighting the winds, Bruce zonked out on the bunk. I spent this time writing, observing the most annoying seagulls in the world, noticing how pelicans are gluttons but silent compared to the seagulls, and trying not to hear the never dying wind.
The wind remained all through the evening and night. Bruce likes to joke our Christmas Eve was not a "Silent Night". During our meager meal of something canned, I can't remember now what it was, Bruce said we were getting out of the water in the next calm. That was a wonderful Christmas present! By this time, we were both aching to get home to our kids...
So the next morning, the winds began to die down and then went to a steady calm and low winds of 5-10 mph. The sky was blue. It was Christmas. It took time to put away paddle boards and repack our suitcases but we had to wait on the tide to come in anyway to lift us off the bottom. This is one advantage of having a sail boat with a keel that can be pulled up. Finally, we were ready to motor five mile to the dock...it was a beautiful day to say goodbye to Bahia.
I did not kiss the ground when we pulled up to dock but I hugged this pole.
A very nice dock and always people there willing to help...Our pull out was very good and uneventful, but it did take us another four hours to retrieve our vehicle and trailer and prepare the boat for travel.
Preparing for the journey home...
For anyone interested, Bruce is putting his videos on You Tube. Look for them under the title, "Sailing Shy Lady". Subscribe to watch future videos...
-Credit goes to God...Who made it possible to take this trip...
-To our families for helping with our children at home...
-To Miss Beth for staying nights with the kids...
-To our friends who prayed for our safety and wished us well...
-To all the friends from work who let us use their paddle boards and snorkel gear...
-To Darin for letting Bruce borrow the spear fishing gun...
-To anyone else that made this trip possible...
Thank you for posting about your trip. I kept wondering about y'all and hoping/praying you were having a lovely and safe time! Your trip looks a bit like real life....there's the highs and the "Aaaahhhh" relaxing moments, and then there's the lows and troubles that you didn't really plan on and certainly didn't choose...But we're never alone. So glad you got to do this. Memories for a life time.
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