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…
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 12, 2019
We managed to slow down a bit, after our two days in Yelapa we headed across the bay to La Cruz. Joe was at the helm when he spotted whales so we buzzed over there and were treated to a private show. A nice way to break up the short trip. For the past two years I have been emailing…
March 7, 2019
This has been a strange winter, weatherwise. The Sea of Cortez has been hit with cold and constant wind all winter. Down in Barra we have been buffered for the most part but it has made finding a weather window to get around Cabo Corrientes (and into Banderas Bay) more challenging than normal. My friend Jeff was flying into Puerto…
February 13, 2019
Not one to mess around I was moving as the sun was rising over the hills. It was a mellow day on the water with a following long period swell. I was teased into raising the main and jib for a sprightly 7.3 knot sail. Which lasted until the end of the bay. Blerg. It was fun while it lasted.…
February 2, 2019
It was with a heavy heart that we departed Chacala, knowing the Nora’s time on Strikhedonia was coming to an end. She absolutely fell in love with the cruising lifestyle and sucked that she was only able to spend one week visiting. But we rallied to go out with flair! So long Chacala The trip to La Cruz was the…
January 31, 2019
Chacala is a favorite spot but we still slept in a bit and relaxed before getting underway around 9:00am, which still had us anchored before 2:00. It would have been sooner but somehow I fouled the anchor with the chain (I swear I was backing up when I dropped it Vicki) so it took three attempts. Oh well, the hook…
January 29, 2019
Crawling out of my hatch to watch the sunrise I found Nora already up and ready with her camera. It was spectacular watching the sun peak over the horizon and light up the rocks protecting the bay. We both were ready to get moving so we jumped into action raising the anchor and off we went into the rising sun…
January 28, 2019
My eyes opened at 8:30pm and rather than kill time I decided it was go time. I had prep’d the boat in the afternoon so I jumped right to firing up the port engine and raising the anchor. Minutes later we were navigating out of the anchorage mostly by instruments since the moon hadn’t risen yet. Understanding physics we adjusted…
December 31, 2018
It was a good year (queue the broken record), getting further south into Mexico brought some wonderful new experiences, including having fireworks shot at us (St. Patrick’s day festival) and doing some inland travel (Durango). The beauty and kindness of the Mexican people continues to amaze. This year set a few records; most miles in a year and most crew…
December 15, 2018
The advantage of leaving the Baja earlier than planned was plenty of time to explore Mazatlan, and as a bonus take a side trip to Durango (separate post). I’ll let the pictures do the talking, but it should be clear that a great time was had. Our first night we anchored out and had a chance to enjoy Isla Pierda…