November 24, 2019
Pretty much a carbon copy in regards to weather. I had aspirations to attempt a hike to get as close to where my hike from Ballandra ended as possible. So after breakfast we headed to shore with our hiking shoes and water bottles. As we were putting on our shoes a dinghy from the only other boat in the anchorage…
November 12, 2019
1:00am pee break interrupted my sleep, s I worked to get back to sleep we started to get a bit of wind. Nothing concerning, just a light breeze. It was however enough to make falling asleep a challenge. Speed forward an hour and it is blowing much harder. What the hell, the forecast was no wind until 9:00am. I waited…
November 7, 2019
We will not be defeated by injury! After breakfast it was time to show that we can fish and remain injury free. Jack’s now favorite lure (the one that got him yesterday) was repaired and first to hit the water. Right out of the gate I had a fish on the line. A good fight convinced me it was a…
November 6, 2019
Ready, set, hike! Before the sunrise we watched Pura Vida motor off to the north and we headed in to the beach. It was good to see that is was much cleaner than in the spring when we hauled forty pounds of trash to Bahia LA. Much cleaner does not mean clean, so we packed up another tub of garbage…
November 4, 2019
I woke up early and paddled in for a sunrise beach walk. One of the pups from the Eco whale shark camp joined me. He has beautiful eyes and was a good companion. Reaching the end we doubled back to the opposite side I plopped down to relax and take in all this spot offers. Soon a few hours had…
November 3, 2019
Up before sunrise, we got underway. The plan was for a late lunch of hamburgers (for Jack) and Wifi at Guillermo’s in Bahia LA. We were treated to flat seas and good speed on the passage south. Hopefully getting out of the northern part of the sea will bring us less massive winds and mellower passages – time will tell.…
November 2, 2019
A spectacular sunrise began the day. Life is good. The blow in Gonzaga left a film of fine dust over the boat and the first order of business was a good cleaning. We might have gone overboard and used over 250 liters of water but it felt good to walk on the clean decks. Jack took it a step further…
November 1, 2019
We woke to a mill pond, overnight it was perfectly smooth with no wind. What a change from the previous few days. The plan, if the seas had settled, had been to head for Refugio (a 50 nm passage). Looking out with the binoculars it still looked quite rough so rather than make a decision we broke down the emergency…
July 13, 2019
Today’s plan had been for a 19km hike that went up 500 meters into the hills surrounding St. Remy. The forecast was for 35 degrees (95 degrees F) and lots of sun. The heat and past two days convinced us to dial it back and instead explore St. Remy and follow along the Van Gogh trail. The city has a…
July 11, 2019
So the plan was hatched, a few days in Paris, a high speed train down to Avignon where we would pick up bicycles and explore the country-side. I love it, perfect! Since it was our first time on a cycling trip we opted to work with a company to organize everything. We knew we didn’t want a group ride, preferring…
June 30, 2019
Strikhedonia resting down in Puerto Penasco meant it was time for a bit of fun on two wheels. My buddy Mike’s birthday was coming up and it didn’t take much convincing to put together a weekend of dirt bike riding and boating. I loaded up my toy and after work made way for the Black Hills of South Dakota. It…
May 24, 2019
Up early Jack and I dropped the dinghy and headed off fishing. Just as it is supposed to be, it wasn’t long before Jack had his first fish. It was a small cabrilla that we slipped back into the water, a good start. We worked around a point and caught a bigger, but still small, triggerfish. We kept it just…