A month or two ago when we were installing the solar panels, I reaggravated my right tennis elbow/tendinitis problem. I’m planning to get another cortisone shot over the Christmas break. On Theresa‘s part, she hauled in one of the skipjacks we caught the other day and pulled a muscle pretty good in her shoulder. Then…
We went back to our favourite place in the Sea of Cortez (so far), at Isla Danzante. Saw devil rays jumping out of the water around the boat. A big 72’ power yacht, Tango, anchored in front of us and we quickly became good friends over three nights of too many bottles of wine. We…
WOW is it good to be back in what we can only describe as the best part of the Sea of Cortez! The water is clear, the fish are abundant – and you can actually see them, and we were able to make water without plugging up filters. T-shirts and shorts again! We slept in…
So they say you’re not supposed to write about a dreadful experience immediately after it happens, but… Before I go down that road, let’s catch up. We spent a couple of days in the anchorage at San Carlos and got to know the folks at the San Carlos Yacht Club who gave us a seven…
So, shortly after posting the previous blog entry, the wind picked up – as expected, and the seas became quite uncomfortable. They were from the same direction as the wind but were so close together the wave period was about three seconds. It’s kind of hard to believe but for about 10 hours we had…
Spent two days exploring this very cool mining town. The French started a copper mine operation in the 1880s and in exchange for building a town they were exempted from taxes, having their miners get drafted, and a few other nice-to-haves. Over the years they built 399 miles of tunnels using German engineering for the…
With the boat back in the water, we spent four days at Isla Danzante getting everything put back where it belongs and making sure things work. Had an issue with our autopilot and some other instruments (wouldn’t turn on) and had to hand steer a whole day up to Juncalito. The next day I absolutely…
Since our last post we have flown back to the boat and had it hauled out once again for boatyard work. The boatyard at Puerto Escondido is not a full-service shop like Baja Naval was. It’s more akin to hiring workers with some experience working on boats but you have to supply not just all…
We flew back to LA for a couple birthdays and an anniversary celebration. Packed Alex’s car with an air conditioner, five solar panels, three batteries and 75ish Amazon deliveries plus the contents of one Costco run. Left at 10 PM and got to Mexicali about 1 AM, hoping to get lost in the crowd and…
Along with SV Fandango (Jo and Scott) we anchored in Playa Santispac, Playa Coyote, and Punta Santa Domingo. Had dinner ashore at the former, a very limited selection but wonderful to eat off the boat! Santispac and Coyote are really cool places where people can pull off Highway 1 (the only road that runs up…
