We refilled the propane bottles (ours and Julia Morgan's). After extensive searching for Cuba Libre brand rum learned that there is no such thing--a Cuba Libre, we were assured, is a cocktail that cam be made with any kind of rum. Who knew? There is nothing like a sailing trip to make one more worldly. In any event, we got a nice bottle of rum for the folks on Julia Morgan--who richly deserved it for helping us out.
At the awards ceremony for the HaHa we learned that we had tied for third place in our division. We received a nice little trophy along with all the other people who tied for third place (a group encompassing everyone who did not place first or second). It was a fun event. We also heard from the skipper of the unfortunate J World about her disasterous encounter with a whale. The whale probably deserves acquittal on grounds of self-defense, but the incident holds important lessons about the importance of ditch bags, E-PIRBs and liferafts, and about the importance of correctly deploying them.
We purchased a broadband internet card from TelCel (the Mexican cellphone company) that seems to work well in Cabo, at least. It allowed me to check e-mail and catch up on some academic projects.
I also got caught up on boat maintenance. I changed the oil in the engine. I also sewed on a new plastic sail car that was generously provided by Rick McCreedy. Rick is the sailmaker who got us our spinnaker. He came down in the HaHa on Saint Mary II.
After three nights in the marina, we moved out into the anchorage, which is off the main beach near the biggest resort hotels. It is pretty here, but crowded and noisy. We are ready to be off and will head up the coast tomorrow.
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