November 15, 2018
It was a busy day, finish cleaning the inside of the boat, laundry, picking up rental car, filling diesel jerry cans and dropping Mike off at the airport. Whew. And with Mike on his way I waited for my new crewmate, Julia, to clear customs. Next up, enjoying good beer and lunch at El Zopilote Brewing. Provisioning followed and then…
November 10, 2018
Ballandra was just a few hours south and provides good protection from all but winds from the west. Pulling into the anchorage we were the seventh boat and all the spots tucked into the north bay were snagged. We would have take a spot near the middle which, the next day, would subject us to wrap around swell. But on…
November 8, 2018
Just an 18.5 nautical mile hop south took us to Isla Coronado, where we anchored in a breathtaking turquoise blue crescent shaped bay. Surprisingly there was only one other boat when we arrived so finding a good spot was a snap. This is a popular day trip for visitors from Loreto, it was a Tuesday but that didn’t stop the…
November 6, 2018
We wouldn’t leave San Juanico for five days, ultimately this special spot was Mike’s favorite stop of the trip. And it isn’t hard to see why, we had amazing snorkeling right off the boat. The quantity of fish was well beyond what I had seen in the past. A trip to the Cruiser’s tree confirmed that Strikhedonia’s contribution was unscathed…
November 1, 2018
Sleeping off all the beer and margaritas from the night before we slowly puttered out of Santispac for Santo Domingo. The winds were light but forecast to increase in the afternoon so motoring it was for a couple hours before dropping the hook. Mike took the single kayak to hike over to the fishing camp while I waited a bit…
October 31, 2018
Halloween! Berth’s was having a party but we were ready for some place new. Santispac would give us better protection from the forecast north winds (15 to 20 knots) so move on we did. Much to my dismay our lazy start gave a couple of other boats the step on us for the best anchorage in the bay. So it…
October 30, 2018
One of the reasons we jumped to El Burro was last year there was live music at Estrella del Mar on Friday night followed by a different band at Bertha’s Saturday night. It just so happened to be Friday so just before dusk we hopped into the dinghy and walked over to Estrella. We were deflated to find that they…
October 25, 2018
All told we spent less than 24 hours in Santa Rosalia. I like this town, but we had dreams that involved snorkeling and hiking. After a couple of trips to the panaderia, touring the old mining equipment, and picking up a few forgotten groceries – oh and a hot shower too, it was time to move on. First stop was…
October 20, 2018
Start of the fall sailing season! Excitement had been building for a few weeks, as had the pile of boat parts. This year rather than the 11 hour bus ride I opted to meet my crew member Mike in San Diego, where we would use the CBX border crossing to the Tijuana airport for a flight to Hermosillo. I had…
September 1, 2018
I put together this map after trying to find a source for anchorages in the Sea of Cortez and the western coast of Mexico. Please consider it a work in progress as I am sure I am missing a number of great spots. If you have a favorite I missed please send an email and I’ll add it to the…
August 18, 2018
The plan was to head out on our KTM Adventure bikes from Rapid City, SD and work our way as far south on the Colorado BDR until we needed to turn around and work our way back north. All told we put 1,853 miles on the odometer, with well more than half being on dirt. Day 1, four of us…
July 21, 2018
**Note the 1290 has new circuity that requires a pulse to be transmitted and the bypass instructions below will not work** It is a known issue that the stock KTM side stand switch/sensor frequently fails and when it does leaves you stranded. Well just such a situation came up on a short tuneup tour my friends and I took to…