Willard Bay & Isla San Louis, May 17th (Thur)
Cruisin North to Penasco
Willard Bay & Isla San Louis, May 17th (Thur) (3:00, Wed) Playing cards, we slowly watched the sports fishing mother ship (Tony Reyes) catch us from behind as we motor sailed toward Willard Bay. Entering Gonzaga Bay, just south of Willard, we watched as the Tony Reyes fetched the 10 pongas she was towing and launched fishing crews, one Pongero and 2 or 3 sports fishing client (5:30 Will those yik-yaks ever get that anchor set!) For some reason our normal anchorage inside Willard will not hold an anchor. We pull big clumps of weed every time we reset. Wind has clocked from the west at 15kt over our anchorage and a good set would let everybody sleep better tonight. After 7 trys and envying smooth water in front of the homes on the beach south of the bay we decided to motor around Punta Willard retreating to the sand bottom in front of Alfonsina’s with the sun setting and the Suns/Spurs game 5 about to start. The plan was to have dinner then listen to the game but the dam anchor has changed our plans. Alfonsina’s is the local hang out with an 8 room motel and a airplane runway behind so there is always a greeting committee when we arrive. Alfonsina’s had a fish/shrimp buffet giving us dinner in short order so we could get back to the boat and the Sun’s game 2nd half. The Sun’s loss called quickly for “lights out” on the boat exposing a sky full of stars. Sometimes we forget about the show above. We probably should have been watching the stars instead of listening to the Suns.. (6:00 Thur) Another smooth cool night. Just after sunrise and there are people walking the beach already. During dinner last night one of the home owners told us which house on the beach had wireless internet so we pulled anchor and eased our way south down the beach until we found the white house with red trim. Bingo.. Update and emails sent and we headed for Isla San Louis 7:30ish.
What’s the chances, as we motor into the volcanic channel to the crater pool one of the pongas from the Tony Reyes also pulls in. Apparently they are not catching any fish so they’re sightseeing. Our motley crew in the channel below.. Next stop, Isleta Pomo just to Enough Brian abuse, on to the north shore where north winds have creating a 100 x 100 meter bay with towering sandstone (11:00) Goodbye Pomo, we’re off for Puertocitios 40 miles north. ETA 3PM… The Gato Loco Crew
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