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| Dolphins Racing with Got d' Fever |
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| Dolphins Playing Across the Sea |
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| Speed, Name of the Game |
Heading for Cabo San Lucas and the tropics - we departed Bahia Santa Maria
on November 7
th at 5am in calm seas with little to no wind for our
24-hour sojourn.
During mid morning we
saw a large number of Dolphin pods displaying their antics all over the sea,
quite a sight to behold.
As expected, a
group came to ride along our bow in the morning light, perfect for some great
photos.
Around noon we saw a sea turtle
swim past the boat, an indication that we were nearing the tropics.
Indeed, around 4pm we officially crossed the
Tropic of Cancer and entered what is called “the tropics” - the area between
the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
It is customary for boaters to dunk
themselves in the water or have some kind of special ceremony when crossing one
of three significant latitudes.
For us,
it was taking out a bottle of Champagne to celebrate and a photo opportunity on
the bow of our boat.
The Tropic of
Cancer (also referred to as the Northern Tropic) currently lies 23° 26
′ 16″
- its position is not fixed but varies dictated by the tilt of the Earth’s axis
relative to the plane of its orbit.
It
is presently drifting south at the rate of almost half a second of latitude per
year.
At night fall, we could see
countless stars and the band of the Milky Way Galaxy arching across the night
sky in all its glory.
Lights on the
masts of the sailboats could be seen in the distance bobbing in the water, it
was a magical cruise.
The crescent moon
appeared at 12:30am, shaped like a bowl with an orange rim.
We finally reached Cabo at dusk and peered at
the huge sea stacks and homes tucked in the hillsides through blurry eyes - we
had reached a significant milestone, having come 2,400 nautical miles or 2,750
statute miles.
Tomorrow would be the “we
cheated death once again” ceremony and celebration with the Baja Ha Ha Fleet.
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| Dolphins Looking Up At Us |
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| Calm Seas! |
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| The Milky Way |
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| Approaching Cabo at Dawn |
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| Sea Stacks at Cabo |
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