During the night the wind picked up with gusts to 18 knots along with some local swell which kept us pitching about at anchor but not enough to be a nuisance. At 5:00 a.m. we started getting rain squalls along with thunderstorms which lasted for a couple of hours and was quite spectacular over the bay of La Paz. All morning it rained heavily so we decided to stay at Caleta Lobos until Thursday to see if the weather improves, although the forecast was not too good. However, during the afternoon, the weather cleared and we moved Hilbre to the eastern anchorage which was calmer, quieter and not smelly. We were treated to a fine view of a Sun Dog just as the sun was setting and managed to get some nice pictures of the cove and boats with the Sun Dog in the background.

Of course, it has been glorious, sunny and warm since we arrived back in La Paz, but when we decide to go sailing, the weather goes downhill or so it seems. Such is the cruising experience; you take the good and the bad and make do with it. We seem to be getting more than our fair share of the bad however, we are out sailing again and that is a good thing.