After a single night in Jaunico we sailed about 24nm to
Ballandra bay on the northwest end of Isla Carmen. On the way we passed through a large pod of
dolphins. A group of tem stayed with us
for a while and Cooper really enjoyed watching them from the bow of the
boat. A bit later Cooper shouted “Whale”
Susan and I rushed to see and sure enough there was a large humpback whale
about 150ft away on a converging course with WIZ. I slowed Wiz to allow the whale to pass ahead
but ended up having to veer away hard to starboard when the whale got within
about 30ft. Way to close for me! About 2:00 we pulled into Ballandra and felt
our way around the bay looking for a good spot to anchor. There is a canyon that runs through the
center of the bay and you need to anchor up on the shelf nearer to shore than I
typically like. Once settled we took the
kayak in and explored a bit. The next
day Gypsy Wind arrived and we did some more exploring and working on the
boat. The deck is finally really clean
from the long storage.
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