It was an easy motor today, and I arrived at Cabo San Lucas Bay before noon and went straight for fuel and water to make sure that when the weather was ready I'd be ready. Then I anchored out in the bay and because of my averse reaction to random taxi fares (which carry over for the most part to random water taxi fares) I popped the dinghy into the water and lowered the motor down with the winch. The landing fee is amazing reasonable - just 3 bucks or 35 pesos (I think - it may have been 30 pesos which would be an amazing exchange rate). Anyway, it's a huge change from the ridiculous dinghy landing fee at Marina La Cruz de Huanacaxtle. There they wanted $10 U.S. and didn't have any flexibility at all. Say you wanted to have dinner and pay 300 pesos for a steak at the marina's restaurant? No, ya gotta pay ten bucks to land your dinghy. Anyway... yeah, amazing deal here at Marina Cabo San Lucas.
So I went directly to the Capitainia de Puerto to check in (and then out) so that I'd be ready to head out at any time, and while there I asked about the weather, and they printed up a flyer for me regarding a cold front moving in. They also stamped my exit papers with this ominous note: "SE ENTREGO REPORTE METEOROLOGICO CON LA FINALIDAD DE EXTREMAR PRECAUSIONES POR FRENTE FRIO." ("I delivered a meterological report [expressing the need for] extreme precautions due to [an approaching] cold front.") So... after confirming that report with a GRIB download overlaid on my Nobeltec and then a second confirmation once I discovered I had Internet out here, I've decided that I can't leave Cabo until at least 12/27. So it's unlikely I'll get to San Diego before 1/3 or so.There are worse places to be stuck. The jet skiers are a little bit crazy here, but it's at least 85 degrees. Also, and some of my favorite experiences this entire trip have happened while waiting for weather.TT
