March 1, 2003: Leg 2, Arrival

The Leg 2 scientists all arrived safely into La Paz by Friday evening to find the city in the middle of its Carnival festival. The sounds of drums, singing, dancing, and celebration could be heard from every hotel room. However, if all the passports get turned into the Captain by 10 am Saturday, we could have a short dive on Sunday afternoon. On Saturday everyone made their way to the Western Flyer tied up at the commercial docks at Pichilingue. The Western Flyer was different enough from the fishing fleet to be easily identified by the taxi drivers (see images of Flyer tied up). We leave the boisterous sounds of Carnival for a beautiful sunset and a flat calm sea as we head for the southern Guaymas Basin.

Debra Stakes

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