When Everything Goes Right It's a Beautiful Thing (It DOES Happen..!) (Calico Skies Sailing, Ep 158)

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In this episode we begin with a lovely light wind sail in the beautiful Sea of Cortez. We’re sailing just 3 miles north of our current anchorage, near the western edge of the Sea and are headed to explore a new spot. We drop anchor once we arrive into the stunning cove with red cliffs and turquoise water and quickly jump into the dinghy and head to shore. Our friends on sv Delos are already there and we set out together on a hike through the desert valley. Giant cactus in many varieties abound plus we find a large population of crabs. Before long we reach the other side of the island and are treated to an incredible view of the deep, clear turquoise water below us.

Back on Calico Skies Grace jumps in the still water to cool off as the sun begins to set. It’s a cruisers dream turned reality: All is quiet and perfectly calm and stunning beauty surrounds our boat in this unbelievable anchorage. As the colors in the sky change from orange to purple we head to shore for a bonfire with our friends on Delos. It’s a surreal experience as gentle waves crash on the white sand beach and we enjoy the evening with our special friends, taking in the beauty of the vast desert cliffs and playing with little Sierra.

The next morning we are treated to one of our favorite aspects of cruising life when things are going well: A lovely, still anchorage and a bright sunny beautiful morning. We enjoy our coffee in the cockpit and Bill retrieves our laptop from Delos with a video that’s now uploaded and ready to go live.

We then set off on an adventure to find a group of Sea Lions who reside a nearby island. The largest population in the Sea numbering 600 we find many before even making it all the way to the spot. Huge Bulls laze on rocky cliffs and others loud barks echo off the surrounding walls. We move on to our destination at Los Islotes where we find even more Sea Lions and are treated to an up close and personal encounter of a pair engaged in a romantic trist. There’s also a very playful female diving in loops below us and jumping through the air which we’re lucky to catch both on our gropro below the surface and above!

On our way back we are lured into a cave exploration that turns into a spontaneous free dive adventure. The perfectly clear, deep water is unreal and we enjoy swimming through underwater arches and caves amongst brightly colored fish. The clarity of the water in 30+ feet is remarkable and combined with the underwater rock structures its a unique experience.

We dinghy back to our anchorage La Parida and go to shore for a beach chill. Bill and Sierra get comfortable laying in some inland pools of water, enjoying the sun, warmth and lazy vibe together. In this episode we’re all truly living our best life!!

0:00 Intro
0:55 Sail to Isla Partida
3:29 Hike Across Isla Partida
6:48 Evening Swim in Pure Silence
7:53 This weeks sponsor: Kamikoto
9:26 Beach Bon Fire w/ friends
10:45 Morning Update..How We Get Internet…
13:08 Checking out the Sea Lion Colony
16:33 Spontaneous Swim Under the Stone Arches
18:57 Back to the Beach

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