BACK IN LORETO 4/6 Mom to bus station by 11:30. Shuttle van ride 6 hours back to La Paz for her Sunday flight. Claire and I went out for cocktails and internet. Weather check. Looks like a blow Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Another rant on the Puerto Escondido/Loreto radio-Net. Claire and I having little weather knowledge […]
Archive | April, 2013
Caleta San Juanico
CALETA SAN JUANICO 4/3 Anchor up at 9:45 to finish our heading of 6 miles north to Caleta San Juanico, our original destination days before. Calm wind on the nose and rolling smooth swell. Halfway there saw wind forming on the horizon. Nasty swell and gusty wind again. Very very annoying. Forecast is never correct. […]
Punta Mangles
PUNTA MANGLES 4/1 Anchor up at 11:00 planned to sail 25 miles north to Caleta San Juanico. Passing Isla Coronado on it’s NE side the swell and wind began to increase. We dropped the mainsail. Continued to increase. Short period big swell and gusts over 25 knots, right on the nose. Mom inside. Claire and […]
Isla Carmen – Puerto Balandra
PUERTO BALANDRA ISLA CARMEN 3/31 Woke up early and started cleaning the boat. Claire and Mom went to the Farmer’s market for provisions. 11:30-14:30 smooth sail 9 miles. Breezy in the anchorage. 4 other boats here. Fished and explored the lagoon, bay, and reefs. Super clear with tons of sea life. Phosphorescence in the water […]
LORETO
LORETO 3/26 Anchor up 9:30 heading 10 miles to Loreto for groceries. Hot and calm out. Anchor down at 13:30. Way too hot out and no wind all day. LORETO, “the fountainhead for all Spanish development that took place on the Pacific coast of the United States. After the 1697 Jesuit landing, Loreto became the […]
Puerto Escondido
PUERTO ESCONDIDO 3/23 14:30 tied to the fuel dock in Puerto Escondido. Our Swiss friends are here! But they were on their way out, 3 miles across the channel to a more secluded anchorage. After topping off on water, Claire and I left ‘Splendid Isolation’ and Piña at the fuel dock and went to the […]