Close to nature and at her whim
When we left Santa Rosalía in the afternoon for Ísla Salsipuedes, we calculated to have favorable winds after the sunset for this overnight passage. First it was flat calm, no wind, no waves, so we were motoring along, used the last bit of cell service, …
We left Santa Rosalia with the forecast of winds in the afternoon. That suited us well, we would get through the narrow Craig Channel without too much turbulence and in the afternoon sail down the Bahía Santa Inez. And sail we did. It was a …
We love Bahía de los Ángeles. It’s so remote in its outpostness, but there is plenty going on. Daily motorcyclists arrive in town. A small group of dirt bikers on a trip across the Baja’s mountain ranges climb off their dusty bikes walking like cowboy’s …
The boat splashed, we turned the engine on and motored away. Not too far, just from Cabrales Boatyard across the harbor to Fonatur Marina. I looked back to see that everyone had come out: the New Zealand/Canadian couple getting their colossal catamaran painted for their …
It was nice to be in Santa Rosalía again. Visiting places several times gives a sense of familiarity to our unpredictable life. Santa Rosalía is a thriving mining town and on Father’s Day Sunday the men of the city were dined at restaurants all over …
Puerto Escondido’s natural harbor was beautiful as ever. Sunrises are especially serene there; the morning sky rises framed by two windows formed by hills enclosing the bay. The marina changed owners; a private company bought the land and harbor from Fonatur, a state-run network of marinas. …
We had a nice long stay in La Paz this time, we even afforded ourselves the luxury of staying in a marina for a month. From our slip we had a view of Bahia La Paz, the malecon and the town. At night the town …
La Paz lies behind an inlet and a large sandbank. Boats anchored in the bay are protected from swell unless it travels exactly the direction of the channel. The channel also funnels the tides and current, which makes the boats swing at anchor and not, …
We left Santa Rosalia early after a short night sleep, because I was editing, formatting and uploading pictures and finally posting the last posts around midnight. Radu was preparing the boat, checking systems. On any passage we have a berth prepared for sleeping including a …
11/18-12/12/2016 We left Puerto Peñasco around noon for our about 20 hour crossing of the upper Sea of Cortez to Puerto Refugio, an anchorage at the northern shore of Ísla Ángel de la Guardia. We had spent several nice days in July there and had …
We skipped Puerto Don Juan, which fooled us not to be a seductive anchorage, instead it looked barren and hot. This bay has only a narrow entrance from the sea and is the best hurricane shelter in the area, so we wanted to check it …
Santa Rosalía is a lovely town. It was build around a large copper mine and about two thirds of the population of this small town of 12.000 is employed by the mine. There is virtually no unemployment and the town conveys a strong sense of community. The …
We arrived at Puerto Escondido after a wonderful short sail and ride from Bahía Aqua Verde. The port is very hidden, as it’s name described and opened to a large landlocked bay. It is arguably the best protected hurricane hole on all of Baja and …
First bay out from La Paz. Left at midday after running the watermaker one more time for two more hours per Bill’s request. Checked out of the port at the marina office with those nice ladies, Cyntia and Martha, got diesel at Costa Baja, looked …
May 15th, 2016. Today we cast off from Shelter Island Marina/San Diego at 0600 hours. Our destination …Ensenada Mexico. It’s been a year and a half of hard work, learning, good days and bad. We were fortunate to meet good people to help us along …