Here are two pictures of my second haircut in Mazatlan, which took place on the dock between Sea Venture and the Beneteau next to us. The local barber, Luis, epitomizes the best of Mexico. He’s courteous, friendly, always smiling, desiring to please, grateful for the business. His daughter does manicures … Read more →
Here are a few pictures we’ve taken at the marina. Very lovely, clean, open, friendly–quite different from the town, in which my olfactory sensors rebel. Still, the Mexicans are a delightful folk, so we’re very glad to be here.
By Friday we were making minimal headway in very light wind and Friday night our boat speed read 00. We kept all sails up in hope that we could at least minimize the drift away from Mazatlan. Then, around midnight, the wind shifted, and though boat speed still read 00, … Read more →
Tuesday December 9: Jim Elfers, Marina Manager at Puerto los Cabos (pictures above), suggested we head to Mazatlan for our engine repair—an easy reach, said he, while we’d have a terrible beat up the coast to La Paz with no engine. Okay. When weather predictions from three sources said we’d … Read more →
En Route from Bahia Santa Maria to Cabo San Lucas 12/2/08 You know how sometimes something you’ve just had in your hand all of a sudden disappears? You know it was right there a moment ago. And now it isn’t. A few days ago, back in Bahia Asuncion, Michael was … Read more →
In between Bahia San Quintin and Turtle Bay, lies Cedros Island. As you can tell from the dates on the posts, I’m uploading what I wrote from the comfort of an internet connection in Mazatlan. I forgot Cedros, poor thing. And that’s where I caught my first fish! So, I’ll … Read more →
We arrived at Bahia Asuncion late on the 27th, in time to feast on homemade chicken noodle soup and whole wheat biscuits for our Thanksgiving dinner. I’d thought of doing more, but we were both tired from the large rolly waves, so it was wonderful just to sit, eat, and … Read more →
We reluctantly left the lovely anchorage at San Quintin around 11AM on Monday, 11/24/08. The wind clocked around from east to south to northwest as we motored out far enough to avoid navigation hazards along the coast. By nigh fall, the wind was dead astern and there wasn’t enough of … Read more →
It’s November 23. Sunday: The Bible on CD and now worship music as we celebrate the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. How anyone can doubt a Creator God when all this magnificence surrounds us? Michael had to turn on the generator to uses his metal … Read more →
It’s November 22, 2008. I’m watching the fog roll in from the ocean as the sun lowers itself behind the clouds and the white hotel behind us lights up in reflected brilliance, the first color it’s had all day. I don’t know why more boats don’t come in here. Sixteen … Read more →
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