April 2020 La Cruz goes on Lockdown We had spent a long month in Marina La Cruz doing our best to socially distance ourselves. There was one eerie night where the local bars and restaurants suddenly went quiet after the local policia had made their rounds. You can usually make out which bar is playing … Continue reading La Cruz to Caleta Lobos (Southern Crossing)
Destinations
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
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
What makes two Toonies and a Loonie?
Faithful readers, if you know this one you've been to Canada (it's $5). We've been up here for roughly the last 2 1/2 weeks, making our way through the Gulf Islands, Howe Sound, and now find ourselves on the Sunshine Coast, on the mainland side of British Columbia. So far, so good. I found I … Continue reading What makes two Toonies and a Loonie?
Pig War! ( or all the other stuff we did in the San Juans)
A Preface First, an apology. I thought I had published the Part One of our San Juan visit, but apparently had only saved it in draft form. That explains the dearth of comments about our travels thus far, or that we've just become wildly unpopular. We meet Sondra & Roy Sondra is an old friend … Continue reading Pig War! ( or all the other stuff we did in the San Juans)
Cruising the San Juan Islands – Part One
Since I've just doubled my blog content publishing to date, I thought I'd share another post. Besides, it's almost time for lunch and maybe a nap afterwards. Arriving at Blind Bay Our initial plan was to head into Friday Harbor and spend a few days there settling in after our protracted visit to Port Townsend. … Continue reading Cruising the San Juan Islands – Part One
A Port Townsend Recap
Well, we've finally moved on from our extended stay in Port Townsend and find ourselves in the San Juan islands. Since it's been several weeks since we've posted an update, let me try to bring all you faithful readers up to speed on what we've been up to. If you're as fond of the inner … Continue reading A Port Townsend Recap
