The Heniges Log Blog

The Zea The Zea!

We have fended off multiple apologies from our dualing captains, Chelsea and Jesse, for our delayed start. Given it's a matter of wind, not their personal preference, we're not entirely sure why the apologies. But captains are known to be eccentric creatures.

Sarah and I have fully moved into boat life, as in, we left our air conditioned AirBnB. This may have been a poor decision to do right before the hottest stretch of weather we've had yet in Mexico. But Sarah took full advantage of the last day of AC by having a terrible migraine. Fortunately she was able to recover in a day with the blackout curtains, AC and giant bed.

So night one on the boat was a night. Sarah opted to stay on the boat to ensure she'd fully kicked off the migraine while the rest of us headed to shore to meet up with some other sailors that also own a Caliber sailboat. I don't know exactly what happened, but Chelsea and I are pretty sure someone must have tried to drug us, because we had only had a couple drinks (well three in my case) but felt like we'd been partying hard for hours. We were not. We were sitting there talking about sailboats. One of us may have attempted to just sleep on the concrete dock when we got back to the boat (it was me, I did that).

Currently we're in the middle of day 2, sweating profusely as the wind refuses to cooperate. Fortunately the boat is cooler than outside and is nicely stocked with fans that draw minimal power.

One of the many challenges we face in a tiny boat is space. I have been experimenting with out-of-the-way spots (there are none), and have already tried our bedroom floor (very tiny), the toilet (lacking headroom), and the prime location: the Dengue corner on the far edge of the couch. The nav desk would be perfect if you didn't have legs, or were more flexible than me, but I did write this post there so it'll do.

Too small.
Too tall.
Just right, if you don't have legs.

If the weather continues to lack in winds, we may pull out in a few days and head out to some islands off La Paz so we can at least enjoy some snorkeling in the heat. Until then, the boat projects continue.

Fashion runway or boat project

And lest you be too concerned, I have been doing a little birding here. There are some great herons, but the pelican watching is truly stellar. I need to try to get some photos before we take off. But for now, I present you this Brown Pelican in full mating plummage:

Comments

  1. Chelsea
    Ay caramba! Watch your drinks. Your “would be captors” were probably pretty disappointed if they followed you to your tiny sailboat to see tin cans and bananas instead of fancy jewels and caviar. Eat some shrimp tacos for me and La Paz.
  2. Sierra
    Perfect pelican pointing pose!!
  3. Cookie
    I expect to see a drawing of brown pelican doing the splits. 😆
  4. Aaron
    Have you tried working out of the dinghy?

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