Crossing the Gulf: Accomplished
What a feeling it was to sail into a new port in a new country. We raised the yellow flag, which means we needed to go thru immigration, and found a sturdy place to anchor. Finding the right people to get the immigration paperwork over and done with went fast and they just so happened to have an empty slip, a pool, and a help yourself bar stocked with cerveza.
The trip itself lasted 8 days. Sometimes the weather was against us, blowing right out of the southeast. One particular time we fought for over a day just to keep our position and avoid being blown backwards. Other times the winds would shift out of the north and west and the Odyssey would sail on her edge so smooth that it felt like skating on ice.
The entire run from South Padre Island to Isla Mujeres was approximately 700 nautical miles.
Highlights...
Day 1: Following winds, calm seas. A days headstart and bioluminescent dolphins bowriding
Day 2: Putting the miles behind us. A couple big fish hit our lures but none landed. Cupcakes and some group Shackleton reading
Day 3: Winds turn against us and turn nasty. Ryans jambalya.
Day 4: Winds increase. Deploy storm sail. No sleep.
Day 5: Swim call, Hawksbill turtle catch, photo shoot, and release. Sea horse hunting by scooping up floating sargassum.
Day 6: Good wind shifting later to in our face. Contemplated pulling into a small mexican anchorage and waiting it out. Decided to fight on.
Day 7: So close but SE winds. The winds shift suddenly late at night to speed us towards our destination. Realized we had caught two jack mackeral...a while ago by the looks of them.
Day 8: Arrive at Isla Mujeres early in the morning after finally landing a big Jack Crevalle
The trip itself lasted 8 days. Sometimes the weather was against us, blowing right out of the southeast. One particular time we fought for over a day just to keep our position and avoid being blown backwards. Other times the winds would shift out of the north and west and the Odyssey would sail on her edge so smooth that it felt like skating on ice.
The entire run from South Padre Island to Isla Mujeres was approximately 700 nautical miles.
Highlights...
Day 1: Following winds, calm seas. A days headstart and bioluminescent dolphins bowriding
Day 2: Putting the miles behind us. A couple big fish hit our lures but none landed. Cupcakes and some group Shackleton reading
Day 3: Winds turn against us and turn nasty. Ryans jambalya.
Day 4: Winds increase. Deploy storm sail. No sleep.
Day 5: Swim call, Hawksbill turtle catch, photo shoot, and release. Sea horse hunting by scooping up floating sargassum.
Day 6: Good wind shifting later to in our face. Contemplated pulling into a small mexican anchorage and waiting it out. Decided to fight on.
Day 7: So close but SE winds. The winds shift suddenly late at night to speed us towards our destination. Realized we had caught two jack mackeral...a while ago by the looks of them.
Day 8: Arrive at Isla Mujeres early in the morning after finally landing a big Jack Crevalle
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