The girls came, they saw, and then departed La Paz in early January, so we figured we would, too. Actually, we have a plane to catch out of Manzanillo in early February, so we really …
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New Year’s Joy
Well, the 2017 Christmas holiday with SNL, Adventurer, and Ripple was an absolute hoot, but the 2018 New Year’s holiday took the cake. Flea, Lea, and Stace arrived on Dec. 29 for 10 days of …
Continue readingBye-bye Bahía de los Ángeles
Wow. Is it fall already? How did that happen? Seems like yesterday we were contemplating how to beat the heat up in Bahía de los Ángeles and now, all of a sudden, we’re down south …
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 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 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 …
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 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 …
Continue readingChacala, Nayarit
Chacala (21 09 72N 105 13 56W) Environmental conditions: Chilly-ish in the evenings (perfect for sleeping), dreamy during the day; water temp perfecto, but some jellies! Fridge temp: Perfect Battery state: 13.2V (i.e., perfect) Euchre …
Continue readingCrossing the Sea to San Blas, Nayarit
San Blas, Nayarit (21 30 80N 105 14 29W); Capitol of the Jejene (no-see-ums; read: Bitey!) Environmental conditions: Chilly-ish on the crossing; lovely in San Blas (but buggy!) Fridge temp: Perfect Battery state: 13.2V (i.e., …
Continue readingLos Frailes, Baja California Sur
Los Frailes (23 22 83N 109 25 48W) Environmental conditions: Sometimes overcast but perfectly pleasant; water temp gorgeous Fridge temp: Perfect Battery state: 13.2V (i.e., perfect) Euchre score: Boys may have won (Jody can’t quite …
Continue readingCabo San Lucas
Cabo San Lucas (22 89 05N 109 91 67W) Environmental conditions: Air temp – hot-ish; water temp – perfect Fridge temp: Perfect Battery state: 13.2V (i.e., perfect) Euchre score: DNP (Wha…?!) After a brief stop …
Continue readingBahía Santa Maria — The Return of Bitey
Bahía Santa Maria (24 49 86N 112 22 77W) Environmental conditions: Perfectly toasty. Enjoyed the water play, SUPing, surf, and a buggy hike! Fridge temp: Perfect Battery state: 13.2V (i.e., perfect) Euchre score: Girls crushing. …
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 …
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