After a couple of months in the Costalegre region of the mainland, it was time to head north again, what with medical and dental appointments on the docket and all of our summer commitments on …
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A Family Affair – in Mexico!
Fun, fun times with my biological family, including our old and new cuñadas (sisters-in-law), and our boat family! Of course, most of our boat family was already here in Barra, but mi familia de los …
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 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 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 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 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 readingSan José del Cabo
San José del Cabo (23.0619N 109.6761W) Environmental conditions: Marina hot and dusty; water temp at the neighboring beach – perfect and necessary Fridge temp: Perfect Battery state: 13.0-13.2V (i.e., nearly perfect, despite too many low …
Continue readingEnsenada y Islas Todos Santos
And So It Begins: Ensenada (31 50 39N 116 38 03W) y Isla Todos Santos (31 45 69N 116 45 56W) Environmental conditions: Hot in Cruiseport, but too nasty to swim in the marina. At …
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 readingFIRE at Half Moon!
In the early morning hours of September 30, in the midst of our best REM sleep, we were suddenly awakened by our neighbor’s (in our old slip at Bay Club) air horn and Nancy calling …
Continue readingDecisions, Decisions
Location and Moorage: Long Beach Harbor — one night dockside; and Alamitos Bay Marina, two nights dockside Well, it would seem things are beginning to wind down for us. Once we decided to bail on …
Continue readingSanta Barbara Solstice
Location and Moorage: Santa Barbara Harbor (34 24 293N, 119 41 502W); three nights dockside, one night at anchor The sail from Santa Cruz Island to Santa Barbara was, well, not a sail at all. …
Continue readingMellow to Mosh Pit, Part II
Location and Moorage: Channel Islands Harbor (34 10 417N, 119 13 412W); two nights dockside The sail from King Harbor/Redondo Beach up to the CI Harbor was sporty (see Shakedown Vid #1). When we departed …
Continue readingHere We Go — Oside or Bust!
Location and Moorage: Oceanside (33 12 197N 117 24 390W); one night dockside We struck out from San Diego after dawn on a Sunday and sailed/motor sailed as far as — can you believe it …
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