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Monthly Archives: August 2009

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Boarding Ladder

We had these constructed while in Mazatlan, but now a friend wants to see them, so I’m posing the pics here. It’s a great ladder, especially the seat that opens when it is fully extended, allowing us old folk to climb out of the water easily. It’s a great place Read more →

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View of Guaymas and Friend

I love herons. This fellow landed on a neighboring boat and soon decided he didn’t like the view, so he turned around where he could watch the bay instead of the boat’s windows. (Pictures loaded backwards.) Michael’s been spending a lot of time aloft recently, trying to deal with the Read more →

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Guaymas

We motored over to the Singlar Marina in Guaymas yesterday in the early hours before the wind piped up. It’s hard to maneuver this old girl into a slip with cross winds. We’re now moored next to our friends’ boat, Thea Renee, whose occupants are at the moment enjoying their Read more →

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Isla San Marcos to San Carlos

These are the caves at the northwestern end of Isla San Marcos on Los Arcos. We snorkeled in the lee of the rocks. Lovely. As if we had our own aquarium of brightly colored fish. Now we’re in San Carlos. As Michael says, we’ve circumnavigated the Sea of Cortez. We Read more →

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Iglesia Santa Barbara de Santa Rosalia

What a lovely service. A breeze wafted in the windows, but with the humidity approaching 100%, sweat drenched everything. Still, the music was enthusiastic, and the priest really got into his message. From what I could gather based on my limited Spanish/Italian, he spoke of not putting off a relationship Read more →

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Santa Rosalia — hot dogs and parties

We toured the town yesterday. Faye, Ken, and Michael scarfed down a few of the famous bacon-wrapped, coated-with-everything hot dogs at Chuyitas Hot Dog stand (open only after 6:30 PM, too late for me to pollute my insides with indigestibles), while I feasted instead on mango sorbet. At the church Read more →

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