Ensenada, MX
Just in case you were confused as to exactly in which country the port town of Ensenada is located, the local government has provided the below useful guide for your convenience.
A quick overnight transit has us back into Mexico and, oh yeah, remember how Tiffany is the captain this time around? Well, guess what being captain means…Spanish paperwork! Luckily Ben was on hand to lend some help with his amazingly portable Spanish/English dictionary. Bring your magnifying g glass.
After checking into the country and grabbing the rest of the crew’s celebratory first Mexican meal, we pulled out again and beat feet for the heat of the south as fast as possible. On our trip down the coast we encountered some new sea creatures and some old friends decided to drop by as well.
Once we had our sails set and were running comfortably Ben decided not only to step up to the plate of high seas fishing and deliver the goods, but to also do so with a striking sense of local culturally appropriate style and a little help from yours truly.
I think I’m starting to get the hang of this fishing thing. Still don’t know why anyone would want to take a whole weekend just to stick a hook in the water but the occasional excitement followed by free fresh sushi is always a plus. I am even beginning to develop my own preferences with fish handling – which led to an interesting conversation onboard.
Look, the way I see it, the fish is gonna die anyway, so why not make it quick? How about you, where do you stand? Are you the bash & slit type or do your prefer your food to strangulate to death? Kinda puts that sushi restaurant you were thinking about eating at for dinner in a different light huh?
The seas started to kick up again our second day underway which provided me an excellent opportunity to show you yet another little aspect of the sailing lifestyle: the galley strap. You may not have thought about this but just because the entire ship is leaning over several degrees and it’s impossible to stand up in the galley to cook doesn’t mean people are willing to wait for their food. This strap is one of sailing chef’s best friends.
Imagine a world where you actually have to have a plan to be able to use your kitchen when the entire world has fallen off its axis, because it often does. That is the world in which I choose to reside.
-Greg