Peggy & Pat's Sailing Adventures
Wow – its already February! Peggy’s broken arm is out of the cast and she is working on getting back her strength and range-of-motion. She will be joining me on Calista in La Cruz on Valetines Day! I returned to Calista mid January and have been working on boat projects and doing a bit of racing on a boat called
We are planning to sail to the South Pacific in March or April and there are a number of boat projects that are needed to make that happen. First, we needed a haul-out to repaint the bottom and do some work on the engine saildrives. The big travel lift plucked Calista from the water and gently set her down in
After two days in La Cruz, it was time to fly home for Thanksgiving. We had been planning to go to Vegas to meet Peggy’s brother & his wife and see a Celine Dione concert but Covid killed that plan. On Nov 19 I flew to the SF Bay Area to see my son, Bryan, and my old friends from
After the great visit from Ray & Mary, it was time to head across to the mainland. We looked at the weather for the next week and found that the best time to leave was immediately! If we waited a day or two, the winds would die and come from the wrong direction. So, we did a quick check and
Continue readingCrossing, La Paz to Mazatlan, Then South To La Cruz
On Nov1 our friends, Ray & Mary Seed joined us to see what this boating life is all about. Ray and I have been friends since we met in the UC Berkeley dorms in 1976! We picked them up in La Paz and, after getting them ‘moved in’ we motor-sailed through the La Paz channel, past the well-placed red (keep
Arriving at Bahia Falsa Oct 25, we have about a week to do some boat projects and get ready for our guest, Ray & Mary, arriving Nov1. First was cleaning the bottom of the boat which took about two hours over two days. I was really pleased to see how little growth was on the boat. Just some algae and
Oct19 we motored a few miles from Costa Baja to Caleta Lobos and dropped anchor. The water was warm (93 degrees) and fairly clear. We spent several days snorkeling and hiking. There were some great views and nice flowers on the trail. There were lots of King Angelfish who seemed quite happy to hang around for me to take their
Continue readingSnorkeling, Hiking and Hopping from Bay to Bay
Costa Baja is a high-end resort / marina with a golf course and great amenities. The pic shows the well protected inner harbor, the hotel, the outer harbor and a bit of the golf course. If you look real close, you can see Calista just right of center. There is a grocery store, coffee shop, and Odayaka, a very good
Sitting on Calista, we noticed the yacht that had been in Candeleros Chico heading north. Jumping on the chance, we quickly pulled anchor and headed there (only a couple miles). It was empty and just waiting for us! Soon we were anchored and in the water for a snorkel. The water felt great! Sunrise the next morning, Oct8, was great,
After a beautiful sunrise in Puerto Escondido on Oct 4, we pulled out of our slip to start heading south. The first day was very short, about 4 nm to Divorce Cove on Isla Danzante. I think it has that name to differentiate it from Honeymoon Cove about 1/2 mile to the north. We dropped anchor in 15 ft of