We’d been anticipating our visit to Thad and Kristin’s terrestrial abode in Bend, Oregon, since, well, since they bought it, and since we saw them in Michigan earlier in the summer. They enthusiastically espoused the …
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Taking the High Road, Part II: Yellowstone, Tetons, and Driggs
Why, yes, we are quite behind on the blog. Last we checked in, we were at Rainy Lake with our boat buddies, David, Eileen, and Jack, enjoying proper Midwestern weather and life off the grid. …
Continue readingTime to Head South (Again) to La Paz
November 25 – December 14, 2018 Still getting caught up on the blog…here’s a super short post to get us there. It’s all about the pics anyway, right? Once we saw the Sacketts and their …
Continue readingHappy Holidays with Boat People
Spending Thanksgiving in the States meant not going home for Christmas due to travel expenses and logistics of leaving da boat again so soon. Our consolation was that Thad and Kristin of She’s No Lady …
Continue readingBack Down The Baja: Destination Puerto Esco
We knew our time in Bahía de los Ángeles had to come to an end at some point, and we had a plane to catch at the end of October out of Loreto, so off …
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 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 readingSan Sebastián del Oeste
Cruising wouldn’t be cruising without some side trips inland, as there is so much to see of this beautiful country. Thanks to Tannika and Mathieu’s wheels (Genevieve), we were able to mosey up to a …
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After a day in the big city (see Puerto Vallarta Walkabout), it was time for a smaller, simpler place – Yelapa! We took the two cats, SNL had Jenn and Jas from S/V Danika aboard and …
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 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 Quintín
Bahía San Quintín (~30 22 40N 115 57 55W) Environmental conditions: Air and water temp cold, but cruiser showers a must (brrrr). Fridge temp: Perfect Battery state: 13.2V (i.e., perfect) We departed Punta Colonet at …
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