February 7, 2017
With a second day having a rental car at our disposal we decided to explore the oldest mission on the Baja, Mission San Javier. This is quite a drive from Puerto Escondido with a twisty, and at times washed out road. I would rank the drive as a 6 out of 10 with some rock dodging and hole avoidance required…
February 6, 2017
It was a buddy boat sail up to Puerto Escondido with Striker and Harlequin. We were the last out of the anchorage, by a few minutes, and pushing north we passed both of them. It isn’t a race, right? While at the helm I spotted a disturbance in the water. There are numerous reefs along the way so at first…
February 5, 2017
We ended up extending our visit at Agua Verde to four nights, enjoying the peaceful fishing village and hiking opportunities. This is a popular destination, and one night we had 11 neighbors in the anchorage. Beautiful sunrise each morning The guide book mentioned a restaurant in the village. While we did see this restaurant (which is located in the “town”)…
February 1, 2017
With the calm winds and waves we departed La Paz. After twelve weeks in La Paz, it was a bit of a shakedown cruise to Ensenada Grande on Isla Partida. Motoring out of the La Paz channel We were the first boat to pull into the anchorage but before long we were joined by four other boats. A bit of…
January 30, 2017
Such is the common saying that La Paz is like a rubber band trapping people for weeks or months longer than planned. It is a nice city, beautiful malecon, restaurants, large cruiser community, and lots to see and do. Making it easy how it gets its reputation. After the rudder bearing repair and new anchor roller installation we were ready…
November 13, 2016
Let me start with this was the highlight for everyone on the trip. If ever in La Paz, you must make the trip to swim with the sea lions. They are so playful, so silly, and so much fun to watch. Plus there is really good coral and fish, So come on, get out to Isla Isolates! The first challenge…
November 8, 2016
We stopped over in Balandra for a few days before the final, short hop into La Paz. This is home to the famous, and somewhat underwhelming, feature “Mushroom” rock. As it often the case it was smaller that expected and was rebuilt a number of years ago after it collapsed. Still it was something to check off the list. We…
November 4, 2016
The heat (90-95 degrees) has been oppressive during the day so we decided to get an early start on our hike jumping into the kayaks as daylight was just cranking up. We paddled to shore and headed up a ravine that looked like a trail. After five minutes or so the path got narrower and more difficult to follow. A…
November 3, 2016
After a pounding thirty miles it was relief to duck into Bahia Los Frailes. For the first time since Turtle Bay we saw another sailboat. Could it be our friends on Thelasic. No way. We motored in and scoped out the bottom before dropping the hook a good distance away from our co-patriot. The wind was still whipping and Janis…
November 2, 2016
It was a short sailing day, so we didn’t rush to get moving which in hindsight wasn’t the best, but wasn’t a big deal either. It just meant we had more time spent with wind and waves on our bows which resulted in some pounding at times. A bit out of San Jose, I called up the marina and found…
October 31, 2016
The watch schedule had me at the helm from 6:00am until 9:00am which lined up perfectly with our arrival into Cabo. Sunrise on the last day of the passage The first sign we were close were the massive stream of fishing charter boats coming out to greet us. Then the resorts dotting the pacific coast, and finally we came to…
October 30, 2016
We departed Turtle Bay at 14:15 in the afternoon looking forward to three nights at sea after deciding to skip Mag bay to ensure we would be in Cabo for Halloween and Dia de los muertos. Sunrise to start our second day at sea While everyone slept I made myself a tasty breakfast Becalmed conditions make for a comfortable passage…