April 26, 2019
Ari cooked us a big breakfast omelet to fuel us for the day and afterwards I kayaked in to shore to hike the peak guarding the bay and over another peak I had worked on a rock cairn last year. It was interesting to see how it had grown. Rather than backtrack I carefully made my way down a gully…
April 25, 2019
Before sunrise we were moving, after just raising anchor I was at the helm when I thought I saw some motion, sure enough we were on a collision course with a boat that had zero lights one. What the fuck. Danger avoided we proceeded to have a ridiculously calm passage to Los Gatos where we ended up being joined by…
April 24, 2019
Our last day in Isla San Francisco started with a mountain peak loop hike. We busted up the tallest hill at a good clip before slowing down to really take in the beauty and peacefulness. We stopped by the hidden notebook to read some of the inspirational entries and make a couple attempts of our own. Ariel was anxious to…
April 23, 2019
Wind be damned we planned to attempt a snorkel with the sea lions on Los Islotes. Moving north we had some wind push us along as we moved up the east side of Isla Partida and Espirutu. We would get strong gusts when passing the vallies then have it die to nothing once past with the strongest gust being 35…
April 22, 2019
Moving on up, I raised the anchor just before 6:00 Easter morning. We had an easy passage to Bahia Bonanaza, that I’m sure my crew was thankful for after our crossing, and plopped down our anchor by lunch time. Ariel took to the beautiful waters immediately with a swim to shore and walk on the beach. Victor, Shalise, and I…
April 20, 2019
The remainder of our time in Muertos included an attempt to visit visit the resort for some food and pool time, which was squashed due to renovations but was replaced with a good meal at the restaurant on the other side of the beach. It was windy during our stay and one afternoon we noticed a paddleboarder and dinghy with…
April 18, 2019
Our first day on the hook started early. The plan was for spearfishing shortly after sunrise and before the winds became strong. I was unsure of if the dinghy would have a place to safely anchor it while diving so I opted to skip the dive. Shalise and Victor donned full camo wetsuits and slid into the water on a…
April 16, 2019
A few days of mad dashing to prepare Strikhedonia and another day wandering around Mazatlan with Shalise. The final crew arrival day was spent provisioning leading to a pre-sunrise departure for the Baja. The forecast was for mostly mellow weather with 1.5 meter swells from the southwest every 12 seconds. Winds five to ten knots from the northwest until the…
March 21, 2019
With our overnight passage behind us it was time to tie up and enjoy dock life as we put Strikhedonia to bed for a few weeks. No need for much space on boring things like cleaning and fueling up Strikhedonia. But swimming at El Cid with Three Quarter Time? Or hiking up to El Faro (lighthouse)? Or drinking beer at…
March 18, 2019
It was cloudy on our arrival but cleared up making for a nice hike to the top of the radio tower hill. Our second day we all hopped in the dinghy for a hike to the beach by the east anchorage. And with that it was time to split for Mazatlan, so in the evening we upped anchorage, dodged fishing…
March 16, 2019
The sail from Chacala up to Matanchen was pretty low key, leading to naps and relaxing with the except of a quick whale visit. But no complaints as it was an easy passage north. This was to be a quick stopover so after getting the anchor set we jumped in the dinghy to head for the crocodile tour and to…
March 15, 2019
We hustled out of Banderas bay just before sunrise after a night in Punta de Mita, we wanted to get as much time in Chacala as the schedule would allow. A bonus was that Sky Pond was already there and we would have another chance to hang out. I had been talking up the Sarandeado (BBQ fish) which was our…