Holy cow!! As I lamented in our recent Home Base post, we’re so far behind on this blog! I have been more or less computerless for nearly three-quarters of a year, and honestly, it hasn’t been a bad thing. But since I’ve got a functional machine again, let’s get caught up-ish, shall we? To do that, though, we have to go back in time just a bit. Back, in fact, to 2020 – remember that year? And because you’ve seen many of these places in previous posts, we thought sharing our experiences through photos and videos would suffice for now.
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again over and over and over – this part of Mexico is stunningly beautiful, and sometimes hot AF, but, ahhhhhhh, we love it. Luckily, the summer of Covid was somewhat mild in temperature (compared to past weather archives), the water clarity was spectacular, and we still had access to an occasional ice cream cone. But the absolute best thing about the summer of Covid was the ability to spend some time with friends. Because we’d all been isolating from the population at large, we were able to share space, go on snorkeling excursions, hikes, and swims together, and, most of all, laugh together.
But before we send you on your way to enjoy the pics and the vids, we must acknowledge that one of our brethren, Stephanie aboard S/V Xpression, was handed a shit-sandwich this winter with a cancer diagnosis that we’re all hoping she can kick the crap out of. We had the pleasure of sailing and snorkeling with Xpression during the Covid summer, and not a day goes by that we don’t send all of them our heartfelt love and hope. You can do the same by checking in with Steff and the whole Xpression crew here. Here’s to you, Steff!
Ok, now for some vids and some pics.
Isla Carmen Gallery
Captain Fishguts hoping and praying…
Welp, had to settle for a triggerfish, but they make for good ceviche
Black skipjack – it went back
Cards and masks at Marquer with David of S/V Jean Butler
Bees
Bees
No bees
Homemade huaraches!
Remove mask, eat huaraches
Chatting with the parents while shaded by the pretty sail
Enjoying La Lancha with Cavu and Xpression
Cavu at sunrise
Xpression soaking up the sun
Late afternoon arrival to Bahía Salinas
Moon rise over Salinas
Our neighbors in Salinas, Cavu and Xpression
Pretty little Cobre
Pizza night at Ballandra
Moonset over Ballandra
Annie of S/V Tappan Zee snorkeling at Jake’s
Annie with her prize
Sailing around Carmen
Sunset from Cholla Corner
Birthday morning at Cholla Corner
Birthday drink ala Everest at Painted Cliffs
Birthday dominoes
Birthday Salty the Pug
Prepping birthday bean pile
Bean pile with Pandion
Homemade birthday cake ala Tara
Birthday games
Sunrise over Painted Cliffs
Sailing back to Cholla Corner
Back at Cholla – magical
Underway
South side of Carmen
Friends
Oh yeah, Captain Fishguts scores
Gloved up for the sail
Back at Cholla, again
Sunset from Jake’s
Bees are back
Moody Baja sky
Islas Coronados Gallery
Glass at Coronados
Changing skies
Our neighbor lit up at sunset
Dolphin madness
More madness (PC Tigress II)
FL getting underway (PC Tigress II)
Sailing around Coronados
Rainbows!
Pretty sail takes us to the south side of Coronados
FL at anchor on the south side
FL getting buzzed by a tourist panga
The quiet Coronados volcano
Isla Monserrat Gallery
North end of Isla Monserrat
Inhabited by Pandion and Free Luff
Sunset
A mini visitor
Moonshine on Pandion
Morning sky
Ah, shade
Ah, Salty the Pug – and Everest
Everest, the bartender
Free Luff at rest on the SW end of Monserrat
Time for a family walkabout
The women and their boats
Totally bushwhacking
Family time
Pandion at sunset
San Juanico and La Ramada Gallery
Captain Fishguts strikes again!
Yay!
Dinner!
Beautiful, gorgeous, amazing, San Juanico
FL all alone in the anchorage
Well, us and this gull
Out for a morning walkabout
Just around the corner from San Juanico is La Ramada
Looking south to San Juanico
Majestic Pandion at rest at La Ramada
Soup for dinner! Made by none other than, Everest, of course
Talk about time travel! Looking through those photos brought me right back to /feeling/ the joys of cruising. Cannot WAIT to be out there again with you all. Miss you both!
Jody Fraser
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We cannot wait to be out there WITH Small World!! Miss you more!
Steve Caligiuri
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love the photos! keep ’em coming
Jody Fraser
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Working on it! Can’t seem to get caught up. Hope all is well with you, Steve!
Talk about time travel! Looking through those photos brought me right back to /feeling/ the joys of cruising. Cannot WAIT to be out there again with you all. Miss you both!
We cannot wait to be out there WITH Small World!! Miss you more!
love the photos! keep ’em coming
Working on it! Can’t seem to get caught up. Hope all is well with you, Steve!