sailing homepage : trip reports : 7: la paz to san diego : muertos, frailes, cabo

Mar 7-9: Passage from the Espiritu Santo islands to Ensenada de Los Muertos to Los Frailes to Cabo San Lucas, lots of relaxing sailing, a pack of crazy manta rays, and a ton of whale sightings along the way

We couldn't just lie around in paradise all week - although we really really wanted to! - so we were up early for the day-long passage to Ensenada de Los Muertos.

Beautiful moon in the early morning
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Fearless Captain Will traversing the anchorage
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Sara enjoys her morning coffee
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Angela takes over at the helm
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Jeff isn't feeling so good
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Perfect reading spot
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Mansion at Muertos
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More extravagance!
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Our anchorage at Muertos
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Neighbours at sunset
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Leaving Ensenada de los Muertos
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Smelly red tide (algae bloom)
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Beautiful calm and horizon-less day (wallpaper size below)
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Angela's hand smells funny
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Catching some rays
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Jeff trimming the jib
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Working on the website
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Funny looking wind-waves
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It's a huge pack of rays!
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Wow, a jumping ray!
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Jump...
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...flap wings...
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...bellyflop
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Swimming around the bow
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Flapping wings
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Ready... Set...
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GO!!!
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Dynamic trio looking for whales
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Angela's excited!
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What a tail!
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Chunks missing
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This guy came out of nowhere!
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Good thing this guy is at the helm
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Pirates on the horizon!
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What a gorgeous sunset
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