We began our day on the lower end of the beach in breezy, cold conditions that quickly transmitted the disturbing sense that if we were to catch anything, it would not be in this region. Of course I have felt this way on many occasions and unfortunately have ridden my instinct into the ground stubbornly denying the obvious while dropping and pulling the anchor like a yo yo. In today's case I happily report that I followed instinct and took off for the northern beach region by 0900 in search of better conditions. In this case, even if it hadn't been better, it still would have been the right move. At the very least it made for a scenic run up the beautifully rugged, desolate coast of Baja and our fish laden anglers took the five hour daytime move in stride. As it turned out, the second stop we tried upon arrival in the northern beach sector was the last as we encountered outrageous fishing action on fourteen to eighteen pound yellowtail that were hungry for any and everything that hit the water. Superbly timed to coincide with the final hour of day light, we could not have been more thankful for our good fortune that ended the fishing phase of this voyage on a high note.

Now the final twenty four hours of travel approaches as we head up the coast in decent weather that is not flat calm, but not difficult to tolerate either. Let's just say that we know we are on a boat, traveling up hill. Forecasts are favorable though and as such we are looking forward to the day of travel that will be put to good use cleaning and organizing the boat for our arrival in San Diego tomorrow. We are planning on a 0630 arrival at Fisherman's Landing so if you are an early riser and wish to view some beautiful, trophy class yellowfin tuna fresh out of the RSW tanks, please feel free to visit us tomorrow morning. Otherwise we will be shutting the boat down for a few days attending to a few general maintenance projects in preparation for our next voyage departing December twenty sixth. I have a few more thoughts to pass on tomorrow so look for the reports to continue.