Sept 21, 1997-Back to San Carlos

We are back in San Carlos after a month in the north. On the way back we worried about a hurricane, (Linda it looked threatening for a while but went west not into the Sea of Cortez), we did sail through and fought some horrendous thunderstorms, (damage to WINGS was slight, but damage occurred nevertheless) and we sailed a 140 mile beat but gave up on completing it in one try and anchored for a night in a place called The Kitchens, 25 miles short of the end, due to big steep chop which finally wore us out.

But now we're anchored in Bahia San Carlos, enjoying the town, cell phone coverage, the happy hour at the bar, and we're going to take it easy for a little while in sunny San Carlos. Shrimp season has opened, we bought 2 lbs fresh off of a boat for $12, they are huge, and we have some steak. It looks like a barbeque tonight.

We'll write again soon.

Marina San Carlos

Fred & Judy, SV Wings, San Carlos, Mexico