There aren’t really sufficient words to describe this experience. Just watch the video – all one long shot. Pretty astonishing. We’ll be adding more to this post eventually, but wanted to publish this so all …
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Author: Jody Fraser
Summertime Hots – Sta Rosalía to BLA
Well, we’re midway through August already and the word amongst cruisers is that this summer is unseasonably cool compared to summers past – thankfully! We feel bad for S/V Adventurer who must have been in …
Continue readingHoly Chubasco…
…and our love affair with our ground tackle. Chubascos are a summer season weather phenomenon here in the Sea of Cortez (lucky us) that are associated with the monsoonal t-storm activity. These storm cells typically …
Continue reading“Chasing Summer” – La Paz to Santa Rosalía
Thanks, Jenn and Jas, for the tag line! It truly feels like that’s what we’re doing right now. Actually, it may be more accurate to say, “fleeing summer heat!” But beyond the heat, our little …
Continue readingLa Marina del Palmar
Don’t let the name fool you. It’s a marina, but it’s also a boat yard. As boat yards go, it was tidy and relatively quiet, which was expected in late June, and the bathrooms were …
Continue readingTo San Diego and Back to La Paz
Ahhh, home. We won’t be back again until November because we’re feeling the need to be with da boat during the tropical storm season. Hence, we had to enjoy ourselves to the max while in …
Continue readingTribute to Ry
Ok, so you’ve all been seeing these blog posts over the past few months with this guy, Ryan, featured prominently. He’s a dear friend who lived in the same marina back in San Diego, until …
Continue readingTo the WCM Rally and Back Again
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 …
Continue readingRoad 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 readingFirst Mate Musings Thus Far
Well, we’ve been out for about 7 months, and time seems to have sped up. They say it slows down when you’re out cruising, but so far I haven’t found that to be the case. …
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 …
Continue readingEnsenada de Los Muertos y Playa La Bonanza
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 readingMore Repairs and a Fouled Anchor Rode
On the heels of the water tank repair came yet another water (read: life-blood)-related incident aboard FL. The watermaker was giving us fits, dropping production and showing erratic pressures (more on that below). Then, just when …
Continue readingThe Mainland Redux
We finally left La Cruz so we could start heading up into the Sea of Cortez, but not so fast. We wanted to revisit some of the places we’d been before on our little journey …
Continue readingIsla Isabela – Oh My!
…because this place deserves its own post. We spent a couple days lounging around this spectacular little island. Being there brought us much joy and happiness. There are thousands and thousands of birds that occupy …
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 readingFun with Fam (and Ry)
We’re back in Bahía de Banderas! We left the Costalegre to connect with Tobin and Gretchen, who were in Nuevo Vallarta for a medical conference and general goofing around with us. Ryan also made his …
Continue readingBahía de Chamela
Welp, we knew our time on the Costalegre would have to come to an end eventually (for this season anyway), and after leaving Tenacatita Bay, we landed in Bahía de Chamela and the associated little town …
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