Made it to La Paz area

Well, after many months of saying, "we are heading to the Sea of Cortez area, here we are.  The water is warm, the beaches have almost no shore pound (making landing the dinghy very easy); there are many other sailboats and sailors in this area.    Yesterday we got to meet our new friends on S/V Nike.  They are friends of a Santa Cruz friend.  Dorothy and I have been messaging back and forth for many weeks looking forward to meeting each other in person.  Yesterday, our kids paddled to shore and played in the water and sand together.  Eila was beyond happy to have someone else to make friendship bracelets with, swim and talk to.  She's our extrovert!  Brian and I sat with Dorothy and learned a bit about each other.  Later, we had a progressive dinner...first dinner aboard S/V Nike then dessert aboard S/V Skagua.  What a joy when Dorothy read out an Advent reading, and then we all sang 'Silent Night' together.  

All of this is what we have been looking forward to.  On top of all of this, Brian and I were able to wake up early and paddle board around the calm anchorage together before the girls woke up.  We saw many skates and puffer fish in the shallow head of the bay.