The Winds of Agua Verde

November 17, 2024   
Our next anchorage further south was Agua Verde.   We had stopped here on our way North in the spring of 2023, but we had only stayed the night, and had not had a chance to explore.  This time we were here for some westerly winds, and although they were not overly strong because of the lay of the land there were some very strong gusts that whipped around from multiple directions creating some interesting dynamics.  
During this, we decided to kayak to the next beach over from the bay that we were anchored in, to where there was a small fishing community with a small store and a couple of beach restaurants.  Although it was not dangerous in any way, it was a lot of work getting back home, and in retrospect not worth the trip.  On our paddle over to the village the wind was behind us getting us easily out of our bay, but then it was also funnelling out of the next bay so that we had to fight the gusts to get into shore there.   
Once we were on the beach we felt the full force of the wind coming out of the valley, and after we had our kayaks up on shore we actually had one of them get blown up and flipped over.  We tied them off well and weighted them down with rocks before we left to go and explore.  We had to carry Falcon even though we were on a lovely beach because the sand was being blown so hard along the ground and right at his level.  Up from the beach we explored the small fishing community and went to the small store to get a few items.  
By the time we came back out onto the beach the wind had calmed off, and instead of taking our opportunity for a peaceful paddle home we decided that it was a lovely time to have lunch at one of the small taco restaurants on the beach. 
The fresh fish tacos were delicious, and it was a beautiful spot.  The owners of the restaurant had several friendly dogs that Falcon got to pet. 
Unfortunately, instead of leaving while the wind was still calm once we were done eating we stayed and talked to one of the owners. He and his sisters ran the place with their Mom.  Suddenly, a huge gust of wind came out of nowhere.  Sand came flying at our peaceful table, and as we sheltered Falcon the owner grabbed everything light off of our table.  The wind had returned.   We hurried back to our kayaks, timed our launch in between gusts, and although we had had to fight the wind coming into the bay, the wind had now switched after the calm and we had to fight against it all the way home.   
Jason and I have used our kayaks in a lot of different weather conditions, but this was definitely the strongest wind that we had ever kayaked against.  Many of the gusts were so strong that it was all we could do to hold our ground, and sometimes we were even being pushed backwards, only just able to hold the nose of the kayak into the wind.  Again, we never felt that it was dangerous, as we could have easily returned to the beach, but slowly, in between gusts, we made progress, and eventually we made it back home.


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  1. ColleenDecember 27, 2024 at 4:15 PM

    I guess you can't always have calm winds. Glad you made it safely back to the Red Witch. Your lunch look delicious.

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