We also received great news today. We've been granted permission to visit Isla San Benedicto on our southerly sail. We were originally told the island was closed to visitors during naval training exercises on the adjacent island of Socorro. But we were told at the office today, and we have the permit to prove it, that we may go there, as well as Isla Clarion. This is amazing, and we're so ecstatic to revisit the island where we had so many awesome manta ray and whale encounters last season. So our plan has changed slightly and we'll now be sailing directly to San Benedicto when we leave Cabo San Lucas tomorrow morning.
Namaste is packed to the gills with food, fuel, beer and wine. It's amazing how this boat just swallows up huge quantities. I think we could live on it for years and not run out of anything - except fresh veggies!
It really hit us both today, and we got a little giddy with excitement for this adventure. As this is my first big passage, I'm an emotional mixture of thrills, quivers and a few tingles. Chris is getting a real kick out of all the "What if" questions that I've been throwing at him at an alarming rate, but he answers them all with patience and a smile.
The French lessons have finally started, and we're committed to studying a few hours a day from here on out. It seemed to be too difficult to start until now, considering I'm already speaking another language every day up to this point. My brain can only take so much!
We promise to stay in very close touch with everyone via email, and remember we love to hear what's going on back on the mainland.
Many hugs, kisses and thanks to all our family and friends. More to come, as you can imagine....
xoxo-Chris and Jess
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