Peggy & Pat's Sailing Adventures
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
The night of Sept28 was REALLY rolly in Bahia Salinas so at 5am we pulled anchor and left for Agua Verde, about 29 nm. We sailed and motor sailed until the wind died about 2 nm away. We were the only boat in the anchorage and we chose the south eastern area, a beautiful anchorage that is well protected from
Continue readingAgua Verde, Puerto Escondido and a land trip to San Javier Mission with Frank & Lisa
Early morning Sept25 we left Puerto Escondido and headed for Loreto, about 14 miles north, planning to anchor, dinghy in to town and pick up our friends Frank & Lisa (Peggy’s cousin and his wife) at the airport. About an hour out, we get a message that their flight had been cancelled! After much back-and-forth with the airlines, Lisa was
Continue readingFrank & Lisa come to visit! Loreto, Isla Coronados, Isla Carmen.
We flew from San Diego to Loreto yesterday and we are back on Calista in the Puerto Escondido Marina. It is still hot, but not quite as hot as it was when we left in mid August. The water in the marina is still over 90 degrees! Tomorrow we will take a short (less than 5 nm) day cruise with
We have been in San Diego for about 3 weeks, enjoying the cooler weather and catching up with friends. We did have a scare with hurricane Nora in late August. It developed as a tropical storm and upgraded to a Category 1 Hurricane (sustained winds at 75 mph or more) and forecasts had it running right up the Sea of
It was an easy 45nm trip from Santo Domingo to San Juanico. We arrived early afternoon and jumped right in for a good snorkel. It was hot so I slept on deck, watching the stars. The next morning we pulled anchor early and were out before 8am for the 35nm trip to Puerto Escondido. On the way we went through