~~~ Marlene and Roy ~~_/) ~~
This blog is a handy way of letting family and friends know where we are and what we are doing while aboard our sailboat. Luckily we can send messages via a slow radio transmission. The first post is from California, as we work and get ready to return to Damiana.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Weather blahs in Tenacatita
Well, as we've mentioned a few times before, there seems to be a stalled weather system over this part of Mexico. Most every day we have grey cloudy skies, cool to cold temperature, some rain, with occasional sun peeks every once in a while. There's no wind, so we're just bobbing around the anchorage with about 25 other boats. Some of the more energetic folks are planning to play volleyball on the beach this afternoon. In the meantime I'm sitting inside, wearing a long sleeved shirt and my feet, shod in sandals, are almost numb with being so cold. Hey, remember -- we complained about the Caribbean being so rainy, cloudy, etc. --- and just couldn't wait to get back to sunny Mexico. Well, it turns out that this weather system is a fluke: just doesn't happen, says everyone. In fact, folks from Seattle are reporting that our weather is just about the same as theirs at home. So. we'll wait it out and try to remember how nice and cool it was in Tenacatita when we're working to put the boat away in late May, in 100-degree weather.