We finally left Ensenada at 0700 on Monday, June 14th. It was a fine day. But not without its challenges. As we approached the border a Mexican twin engine aircraft buzzed us twice. We thought for sure we would see a high speed patrol boat approaching soon to board us – but nothing happended. About ten miles form the border the starboard engine oil guage starting showing low pressure, only tweny one pounds, normally it runs at forty. I had replaced the guage sensor before leaving San Diego because of high pressure reading error, now low pressure. Our eyes were glued to the guage, we planned to shut it down if it dropped below twenty pounds. As we approached the final few hundred yards to the border a Navy helo buzzed us twice and then hovered about a mile off our port beam. We were convinced the the Mexica plane that buzzed us earlier had called the Navy, and now they were waiting for us to cross before sending the US patrol boat for us. But again nothing happended, it was only our active imagination at work.
We crossed without incident and headed for the the Police Dock to clear customs and immigration. We arrived at 16:00, walked up the dock and called for inspection on the courtesy phone. They advised they would arrive in about thirty minutes. The oil guage never dropped below twenty pounds.
What a complex bundle of wires! Glad Edwin knew what they all did.
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