Arrived at Bahia Ballena (aka Playa Tambor)

We're anchored in the NE corner of Bahia Ballena, off of a lovely white sand beach with palm trees. After a brief bout of sailing for an hour or so this morning, we motored the remainder with a slightly favorable current. The weather was absolutely clement, and we saw few other vessels. The total time underway was 8.5 hours.

The main entertainment of the morning was an ever-growing flock of boobies who continually circled the boat and dove on the lures. We counted at least ten at one point. This went on for hours.

Just after we rounded the cape at the southern end of the Nicoya Peninsula, the clicker in one of our reels went off. This time was different than the two previous (a couple of little bonito), and it was clear that we were dealing with a very different class of fish. Just as Kelly took the rod, we saw a beautiful bull dorado clear the water behind the boat. He put up a good fight, but thanks to the gaff which we purchased in Playa del Coco, Phil was able to boat him without too much of a struggle.
Kelly attempted to hold him up for a photo, but she couldn't lift the fish! He definitely weighed well in excess of 50 pounds.

Altogether it took about two hours to land the mahi mahi and process him. Our scale was insufficient to the task of weighing even one of the fillets. We figure we'll be in fish for at least a month. For the first time, our freezer is FULL.

While we were underway, Kelly made another delicious pineapple upside down cake with the remainder of our fresh pineapple before the excitement of the dorado. We're planning on a celebratory piece while we wait for the ceviche to "cook".