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  Dec 24 – That Jimmy Buffet song comes to mind – ‘it’s Christmas in the Caribbean…’ but really this in nothing like the Caribbean. No palm trees, and the water is a bit chilly – 67 degrees F. But it is Christmas Eve and it is sunny and lovely. We spent the morning, Read More

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  Dec 22 – San Evaristo was a dirty sprawling disheveled town. Garbage was strewn in the bushes, dogs roamed the grounds and chicken pecked in the dirt. They have road access to La Paz, where they go for everything they need, but in town there are no amenities. One family runs a small, Read More

  Dec 20-21: We didn’t have great weather for our stay at Ilsa San Fransisco. It was chilly and damp and even rained a bit. There was a lovely looking hike up the ridge, but Kyber had torn a hunk of skin off the pad of his foot, and he could walk anywhere. Feeling, Read More

We went even sure that our depth sounder was working – we hadn’t got a depth reading in ages. The guide book (Sea of Cortez by Shawn and Heather) marked the coordinated of the seamounts 2 miles for the location on the chart. Who do we trust? The chart or the written coordinates? Where, Read More

Golden hues

  The day started out in the Bahia Grande on Isle Partida. Fynn woke up at 6 am and I was amazed to hear… nothing. For the first time in the last 5 day the winds, which had been blowing steady at 20 knots, had shut off. I was so happy to hear this, Read More

1-2-3 WEEEe

  Our first trip to Isla Santa Espirita Santos was before I flew back to Vancouver. We had about 4 days to spend before I had to be back in La Paz to catch a bus to Cabo. Well those 4 days corresponded to to 4 days of pretty intense northers (averaging 20 knots),, Read More