If we divide this voyage into segments, we find ourselves in the "Exploring the Sea of Cortez" segment. The first segment took us down the West Coast to San Diego with the Coho Hoho rally. The second took us to La Paz with the Baja Haha rally. While we do this third segment without the benefit rally company we are certainly not without company. In fact we're anchored tonight next to Eric and Linda on SV Rover that did both the Hoho and Haha with us.
We're on day two of our Cortez exploration in a cove called Ensenada Grande. Every cove has its own personality. Last night we anchored far from shore in a large bay, San Gabriel, with only one other boat. We were more than half a mile from shore because the bay was shallow. This made for a long dinghy ride to do the usual recreational activities: hiking and snorkeling toping the list. But those attributes also make the bay less popular. We skipped the recreating and enjoyed a degree of solitude that allowed us to listen to a variety of bird life while we ate dinner under a stunning sunset.
Tonight's anchorage, by contrast is substantially smaller and anchorage depths are closer to shore. That brings the surrounding landscape closer, making it more visually appealing, and going ashore is much easier. That also makes the anchorage more popular, so we're in a smaller anchorage surrounded by a half dozen or so other boats.
The two anchorages have completely different personalities. Yesterday was about soaking up the surrounding environment. Today was about going ashore and recreating. All good stuff!
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