Isla San Francisco

One of those very rare days when the wind is a perfect 10 kts and the sea is completly flat.  We said it was a shame our genoa had been packed away because this would have been an ideal day for it!  We only managed 3 or 4kts but the next anchorage was only 4 hours away.  What a beautiful day.
Scottish Mist took this picture as we approached the island.  It is a nice reminder how beautiful Seafire looks with all her sails flying.
This is the isthmus where you can walk across these small salt flats to the other side and the eastern anchorage.  It is not very wide at this point on the island.
This shows the trail which leads across the tops of the mountains with the Sea of Cortez to the left and the bay to the right.  Spectacular views and an easy trail to walk.
This picture is taken on the same trail, looking the other way, east towards San Jose, which you can see in the background.
Here I am sitting on the very top, looking at the anchorage (you can just make out our boat at anchor) and the isthmus which joins to the eastern anchorage. Have you ever seen such a perfect beach?
This view shows the 'hook' of the south west anchorage, which gave much better protection than the north west anchorage we were in, when the south west winds kicked up during the night.
Doreen, Bob and Julie with  'Beach Girl" the tender for Scottish Mist.  Our outboard had decided to stop working at this point so we were always grateful for a lift to the beach!
By the 4th day the anchorage was begining to get busy, so we had a beach party to meet everyone.
The 'pink floaty' was ideal for cooling down!

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