Carrie and I have been here in La Cruz for the last few weeks as we weather the COVID-19 situation as it unveils here in Mexico. We are in the marina and making the best of things. The boat has never been cleaner or more tidy. : ) It is very quiet here, as all … Continue reading Greetings from La Cruz
La Cruz to Las Hadas & Back, (except for Barra)
Catching up with Dharma Girl We’ve done a lot of backtracking so far with our blog; so I thought I’d post and do some catching up in a vain effort to keep us as current as possible. We’re back in Banderas Bay, anchored in the cruiser anchorage at La Cruz just outside the marina proper. … Continue reading La Cruz to Las Hadas & Back, (except for Barra)
Mainsail Cover
My first big boat sewing project. The Mission: To replace the fragile cheesecloth mainsail cover. This is the 10 plus year old mainsail cover that came with the boat. For our 17-foot boom, I purchased 34 feet of canvas from Sailrite, set up the Sailrite LZ- 1 sewing machine on our boat salon table, and … Continue reading Mainsail Cover
Baja Ha-Ha: Bahia Tortugas to Bahia Santa Maria, then onto Cabo San Lucas
Turtle Bay to Bahia Santa Maria We left Turtle Bay on a bright sunny morning, all set to go with the fleet under a Spinnaker Start. The Latitude 38 host boat, Profiligate, is a big Ocean 60 Catamaran. They leave a little ahead of everyone else and position themselves in order to take pictures of … Continue reading Baja Ha-Ha: Bahia Tortugas to Bahia Santa Maria, then onto Cabo San Lucas
San Diego to Bahia Tortugas: Leg One of the Ha-Ha
This was a relatively low key set of days for us. We were basically motor sailing our way south and clawing our way back into the rear of the rest of the Ha Ha fleet, who had gotten a days worth of sailing done in front of us. I don’t recall a whole to going … Continue reading San Diego to Bahia Tortugas: Leg One of the Ha-Ha
San Diego & Getting Ready for the Baja Ha-Ha
This is What Victory Looks Like …. Crossing the Border Sorry that picture is so blurry — as it doesn’t do the moment I was trying to capture justice. That point in time was when we first crossed from US waters into Mexican waters, still technically on DAY ONE off the Baja Ha Ha rally … Continue reading San Diego & Getting Ready for the Baja Ha-Ha
Crossing the Sea of Cortez to Mazatlan
Continuing from being stuck in La Paz, we had some luck come our way. The new IridiumGo arrived four days earlier than scheduled. Saturday afternoon Chris picked up the unit, installed it and we were ready to go that afternoon! The weather for the two night passage was forecasted for winds at least half of … Continue reading Crossing the Sea of Cortez to Mazatlan
Stuck in the “Peace” of the City – Part 1
La Paz means ‘peace’ in Spanish. We have found this mostly true (aside from the periodic loud music). This 400 plus year old city is laid back with friendly folks, locals, and visitors alike. Strolling the Malecón promenade invites visitors to view artwork, eat delicious foods, and adventure up the side streets to see what … Continue reading Stuck in the “Peace” of the City – Part 1
Neah Bay, WA to San Diego, CA
It's been so long since we've posted a blog entry, I thought I'd start with looking back at our trip down the Pacific coast to San Diego. We're currently lying at anchor in La Paz, Baja California Sur. We've been here for several days after making the trip around the southern end of Baja. La … Continue reading Neah Bay, WA to San Diego, CA
Back in the Land of Bars (or Blogging is really an Internet-based) Activity
Yesterday my Mom gently reminded me by letting me know we were a month behind in sending out a blog post. A month ? I thought it was only a few weeks ... ?! It's not that we haven't wanted to blog, it's that we didn't quite have the bars to so. By bars we … Continue reading Back in the Land of Bars (or Blogging is really an Internet-based) Activity
