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Passage notes from Ensenada to Turtle Bay


Just the way you like to start a long passage, we had a mellow start with light winds and nearly no swell a great way to find the rhythms of non-stop motion. This passage would be about 300 nautical miles and ultimately took 51.85 hours with an average speed of 5.75 knots. We did pick up winds enroute but still…

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Hiking in the Ensenada hills “Los Attenuatas”


With the promise of an evening/night hike in the hills outside of Ensenada I was hooked. Only issues; it was quite a distance from the marina and to get there you had to drive through one of the roughest neighborhoods in Ensenada. Oh yeah, and the other little thing – roads damaged by the recent rains… Google maps claims it…

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Ensenada Wine Country – Valle De Guadalupe


I love visiting Napa but damn the area has gotten so big and commercialized that gone are the days of walking up to a winery without a reservation. Ensenada’s Guadalupe Valley is still a gem and a return to times past. Plus the wine is getting quite good. Couple that with great food and beautiful scenery and I’m sold. Finca…

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Anchoring Punta Santo Tomas


Strikhedonia needed a little break from marina life so off went the dock lines and south we headed. With hurricane Linda off the coast, the swell was from the Southwest with light winds leaving us motoring the entire way. I had hoped that we would see a bit of on shore breeze once we cleared Cabo Banda. Maybe it was…

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