So far the return route back to Cabo has been going well.  The winds for the last 2 days have been gustier than usual in the mornings.  Getting the anchor up against 15-25 kts of wind with no one to drive toward the anchor has been a little bit of a challenge.  Probably more so for the windlass than me.  Today the anchor came up with the swivel fouled. One of the chain links jammed in the swivel mouth. I'll have to do something about that when the wind settles and before I need to anchor next. Sort of narrows down my window of opportunity.... 

I have essentially re-traced my original northbound route with a few stops eliminated.  I went from Puerto Escondito to Agua Verde, then to San Evaristo, Puerto Ballandra outside La Paz, Ensenada De Los Muertos, and this morning I'm heading to Cabo Los Frailles. 

Each of the legs has allowed me to leave between 7 and 8 am and arrive between 2 and 3 pm while the light is still good.  After arriving at Puerto Ballandra on a sunny and hot afternoon, I got in and scraped about 4 metric tons of growth off the water line of the boat.  Unfortunatley the high winds that night blew the mask/snorkel and a swim fin off the boat sometime during the night. I guess that means in Cabo I'll have to break out my scuba gear to finish removing the rest of the forest before I start north. At least that stuff is too heavy to blow away!

As long as there are no unforseen challenges, (insert finger crossed emoji), I should be anchored back at Cabo San Lucas on Saturday afternoon.  I will look into getting fuel there or Puerto Los Cabos sometime during the week and then start the slog northbound whenever the weather looks good for the first jump to Mag Bay. 

It will be nice to get off the boat and walk around Cabo for a few days before starting the uphil run.  There is a nice theater right outside the marina so if they have Dune in english I'll watch that one day this week.  Can't skip all the benefits of civilization!