Civilization

Santa Rosalia, BCS, Mexico

After a restful night at Punto Chivato (the SE swell didn't keep us awake after all), we made the short, 27 mile passage around Punto Chivato, past Isla San Marcos, and all the way to the town of Santa Rosalia.  I tried calling the Singlar marina before we arrived but there was no room left for us.  So we anchored just off of the docks at Marina Santa Rosalia and took the dinghy in to grab a late lunch (or early supper?).  Our journey here was via the engine the entire way, with very light north winds and light choppy seas - pretty uneventful.

In spite of the fact that we were anchored out, we were still able to register at the marina, which is run on a sort of honor system.
You fill out a piece of paper upon arrival and check off anything you use while here, then pay up when you leave.  They have coolers full of pop and beer and ice and there is pick-up and delivery service for laundry and propane - all very convenient.  In the afternoon, we were informed that the boat taking up the end slip at the docks was leaving during the night and their spot would be available in the morning if we wanted it (the end slip is also the only spot they have that is big enough for us), so this morning we moved to the dock.  This is the last vestige of civilization we will see for a couple of months and this will make if easier for doing some serious reprovisioning while here.  At 200 pesos per day (about $17 CDN per day) including power, water and WiFi Internet, it is also a pretty good deal.















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