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Puerto Ballandra is a small bay on the north west side of Isla Carmen, a large island to the east of the small city of Loreto which is an historic mission location. It is approximately 24 nautical miles in a southerly direction from San Juanico as the dolphin swims, so we estimated between 4 - 5 hours for our journey. The forecast was for afternoon winds of NW 15 - 20 knot winds and NW seas in the 2 - 4 foot range. As 'afternoon' is not precisely defined we headed out at 09:45 into a light swell to take advantage of lighter winds and smoother seas. As we mentioned in our brief earlier update, Ballandra is a great anchorage and we enjoyed our first time very much.
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| Cactus high on ridge over beach |
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| Red sea star in clear shallow water |
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| Shale formation on south west headland |
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| Window rock |
However on Sunday we had to decide whether to stay or move on? We were enjoying the peacefulness and ability to relax in a protected spot, so one more day was the answer. Noon-ish brought another welcome surprise when we spotted SV Daydreamer anchoring to the north; we wondered if they knew something about the weather changing that we hadn't heard? John and Diane paid us a visit shortly after. We caught up on their travels, including a trip to the Copper Canyon, before the wind picked up and they headed back in somewhat choppy conditions.
Another quiet night with a decision made to haul anchor in the morning and set our sights for Aqua Verde.
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| Sunset looking towards Loreto to the west |
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