It's Getting HOT in Here!! We Better Get WET 🙃 (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep 161)

This episode opens with Calico Skies underway, motor sailing of the Baja California Peninsula’s eastern shores, in the Sea of Cortez located on Mexico’s western coast. We left a little fishing village are set out for a spot called Los Gatos, which is famous for its beautiful red rock formations. While underway, Bill climbs the mast when our friends on sv One Life let us know they’ve spotted whales! They’re just ahead of so I (Grace) race to the bow with my binoculars. 65ft up Bill has a better view and spots several spouts in the distance.

On this short journey we manage to catch three mahi mahi with our yoyo but throw all back for being undersized. We’re only going a few hours and that’s a lot of fish! It’s a super hot sail, although short, and after some time we’re really overheating. Its early fall and temperatures are soaring in the desert. We decide to take a dip off of Calico Skies, cut the engine and go for a swim in 400 feet of the clearest water.

Once at our anchorage we set the hook, which takes a bit and then we’re back in the water again. It’s 93 in the cabin, a record for us so it’s time for another dip. Afterwards we enjoy some cold beverages in the cockpit and admire our stunning surroundings: Bright and deep red rock, countered with pinky beige boulders across the harbor.

The next day we are – shocker – back in the water again, both to cool down and also to explore our new spot. Bill and I head out in the dinghy and are pleasantly surprised to find a ton of fish, many the good eating kind, like Grouper. Bill manages to spear three Groupers and I find an octopus wedged deep in a rock, hiding.

Later we’re back on Calico and it’s 93 degrees AGAIN. We pop on the a/c and prep dinner which is our fresh catch and a side of hash browns using the potatoes and onions we picked up in San Evaristo, the fishing village from the previous harbor. There is nothing like fresh fish for dinner and even though Bill would rather have caught a cheeseburger he’s happy when dinner is served!

0:00 Intro
1:15 Whale Watching
6:22 Refreshing Dip in Deep Water
7:31 “El Gato” The Red Rock Anchorage
13:08 Diving & Spearfishing
18:15 Fresh fish for Dinner

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