Going Everywhere. Very Slowly.
Going Everywhere. Very Slowly.
February 3 – March 14, 2019 For the past few years, we’ve been doing laps between the Baja Peninsula and the Sea of Cortez and mainland Mexico as far south as Santiago Bay/Manzanillo. We cover …
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Well, it was a record for cruisers in La Cruz – which is known as one of the “Velcro” towns in Mexico – we made it outta there in only 4 days! It was a …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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On the second day of the new year, we decided it was a good day to experience the sights and hustle and bustle of Puerto Vallarta. We set off in Genevieve, packed in like sardines …
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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 …
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Location and Moorage: Dana Point Harbor; two nights at anchor Now it’s really starting to feel like we’re on our way home. Our second stop in Dana Point would allow Rand to work a bit, …
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Location and Moorage: Marina Del Rey — two nights dockside; and Catalina — three nights on mooring, two nights at anchor After a fabulous week with Sierra and Haven, it was time to get back …
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Location and Moorage: Two Harbors and Avalon; four nights on moorings After Venice, it was on to Catalina. But first, the girls went for a short SUP adventure around the MDR harbor, while Jody and …
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Location and Moorage: Marina Del Rey (33 98 028N, 118 45 174W); three nights dockside This stop on the Shakedown was planned so we could pick up our niece, Sierra, and her bestie, Haven, for …
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Location and Moorage: Two Harbors, Isthmus Cove (33 26 598N, 118 29 779W); three nights on mooring After a sleepless night in White Cove, we were happy to grab a mooring in Isthmus Cove (the …
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Location and Moorage: Two Harbors, Cherry Cove (33 27 075N, 118 30 138W); three nights on mooring What started out as a lovely sail from Santa Cruz Island eventually turned into a motor sail to …
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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. …
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