Photo credit: Lowell aboard S/V Gato Loco captured us under the pretty sail After our quick trip to Todos Santos, we had to beat feet to make it to the West Coast Multihulls (WCM) Baja …
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Road Trip to Todos Santos
You may recall that we’ve spent a fair amount of time hangin’ around with Tom and Barb aboard S/V Ellie while here in Mexico. What you may not know is that we knew them back in …
Continue readingShenanigans in La Paz
Ah, La Paz. We fell in love with La Paz almost immediately (just after we anchored in massive current and coromuel winds). It is a big-ish city, but it doesn’t feel that big, until you …
Continue readingPuerto Balandra y Caleta Lobos
Again we were blessed with stunningly blue, blue water (see Ensenada de Los Muertos y Playa La Bonanza)! And again, it was not THAT warm, but warm enough to get in and do some amazing snorkeling …
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Well, it was time to leave the mainland and head back over to “the Baja.” The Advance Team (i.e., She’s No Lady) took off from El Cid in Mazatlán about 9 hours ahead of us, …
Continue readingLeaving La Cruz – Eventually
Welp, as life on a boat goes, we were waylaid in La Cruz by the need for a time-consuming repair. Mind you, it was only time consuming because the part had to be ordered from …
Continue readingFun with Fam at Home
Come March, it was time for Jody to get her fix of family and friends in San Diego and Palm Springs (sorry no pics here) – oh, and to take the cat to the vet. …
Continue readingBahía Tenacatita y La Manzanilla
After nearly 3 weeks in Barra de Navidad (which we love, love, loved), we decided to spend some time with Jenn and Jason of S/V Danika at the cruiser’s mecca that is Tenacatita Bay. This big, …
Continue readingLa Cruz to Barra de Navidad
When we last left our intrepid cruisers, that is – us, we were still in La Cruz entertaining the likes of Tannika and Mathieu and, of course, Monte. That was almost a month ago. It …
Continue readingSensing in Barra
“Sensory Awareness is a mindfulness practice that cultivates responsiveness and presence, and can revitalize our capacity to meet whatever is happening in our lives…. We explore what happens in the simplest activities, such as breathing, …
Continue readingMexican Beer Tasting Happy Hour
With all the beer that has been consumed over the past few months, and with Thad and Kristin headed off to Canada for a month and Jenn and Jas headed to Guadalajara for a long …
Continue readingReturn to Mexico in 2017
We returned to La Cruz (separately, with Rand also separated from his luggage) on New Years Eve to find the crews of SNL and Danika at La Ballena Blanca happily enjoying libations with Tom and …
Continue readingHome for the Holiday
We spent some time in our respective home towns, San Diego (Jody) and Traverse City (Capt. Randy), where there was rain and snow and some sunshine; shopping, shopping, and more shopping (blech!); eating, eating, and …
Continue readingBahía de Banderas — Pre-holiday Adventures
Highlights from Saturday, December 10 through Wednesday, December 14. Arrived Bahía de Banderas on December 10 – spent one lovely night at Punta de Mita after a nice sail into the anchorage. Swam with jellies …
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San Diego, CA (32.7157N 117.1611W) Jody took a brief hiatus from Mexico to go home for a visit with family and friends. It’s the first year without the Mama, so it was important for her …
Continue readingBahía San Juanico (Punta Pequeña)
San Juanico (26 15 15N 112 28 37W) — also known as heaven Environmental conditions: Air and water temp perfect-ish. Surf (Jody, too!)! Swim. Showers. Swim. Fridge temp: Perfect Battery state: 13.0V Euchre score: Boys …
Continue readingPunta Abreojos
Punta Abreojos (26 42 72N 113 33 90W) Environmental conditions: Air and water temp tolerable. No surf. Fridge temp: Perfect Battery state: 13.1V (i.e., perfect) Euchre score: DNP Rippin’ sail today, well, initially anyway. We …
Continue readingLeaving Home
Before we get to the goings-on in Mexico, we should provide a quick wrap-up of our time in San Diego. You guessed it, more parties! Jody’s work mates in Carlsbad arranged a pizza and beer …
Continue readingPost Shakedown – Weeks Winding Down
Quit job: Check Check things off “Do Now” list: Check Going away parties: Check (well, two more to come!) See as many friends/family as possible: Check Aaaaannnd, we’re exhausted. Several things got done since our …
Continue readingEasing into Reality
Location and Moorage: Mariner’s Basin, Mission Bay; three nights at anchor We made it back to our home waters. It felt very strange to be in MB and still goofing around — seems like we …
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