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…
May 1, 2018
The Seawind err, Multihull rally in Puerto Escondido was calling, making the push north necessary. Two new crew members would be joined me for the trip, Sabrina and Jess. Both had been traveling for the past nine months, in separate but with shockingly similar itineraries, visiting South-East Asia, Central America, and now Mexico. And both women were ending their long…
December 10, 2017
Could I live here? I’d definitely put it in the very firm maybe category. Which is saying a lot from me. This town is top of my list for the mainland. Gorgeous beach, check. Kick ass food, check. Nice locals, check. Not too big, check. Good ratio Mexican/Gringos, check. Sign me up for a few days in this slice of…
November 25, 2017
I like an early start to the day, even more so when there is fun stuff to do at the destination. So just before dawn we pulled away from our slip and began navigating the long exit La Paz. It was nice to sail to the San Lorenzo Channel but after our turn southeast it became a motorsail. Oh well,…
November 21, 2017
This was a big day, after having such a fun time last year swimming with the sea lions on Isla Islotes it was a must stop. It would be a bit more interesting since there were only two of us aboard and a 50+ foot depth. The decision was for us to take turns snorkeling and Vicki took the first…
November 15, 2017
Two days in Bahia Salinas on Isla Carmen was just not enough time to fully enjoy this former salt mine. At one time I’d call it a town but its current state of decay moves it down to simply a hunting lodge – however the small church is still immaculate. We had heard that it was best to ask permission…
November 5, 2017
We really enjoyed San Francisquito. I mean really what isn’t to enjoy? Great fishing, check! Great snorkeling, check! Good hiking, check! Dolphins, check! Anchorage slot at San Francisquito There is a narrow slot in the bay of San Francisquito, which is a perfect place to wait out strong winds. Lucky for us the weather was calm since the slot was…
May 20, 2017
This was the ninth year for the annual Seawind Baja Mexico rally and after a number of years living vicariously through the posts of Lowell on Gato Loco we finally had the chance to join. It was a great group of boats with three 1160s (Moon Drifter, Jolly Dogs, and Strikhedonia), one 1000 (Gato Loco), and a non-Seawind catarman (Free…
November 16, 2016
Here are the spots we snorkeled from October 30 through November 12, the orange lines indicate the area we snorkeled and there are notes on each spot: Cabo San Lucas: We piled into the kayaks and started at Lover’s beach, then moved back towards the marina to the second spot Highlights: Watched a stingray swimming below at Spot 1 and…
November 13, 2016
Let me start with this was the highlight for everyone on the trip. If ever in La Paz, you must make the trip to swim with the sea lions. They are so playful, so silly, and so much fun to watch. Plus there is really good coral and fish, So come on, get out to Isla Isolates! The first challenge…
November 8, 2016
We stopped over in Balandra for a few days before the final, short hop into La Paz. This is home to the famous, and somewhat underwhelming, feature “Mushroom” rock. As it often the case it was smaller that expected and was rebuilt a number of years ago after it collapsed. Still it was something to check off the list. We…
November 5, 2016
We had a beautiful sunrise our final day in Los Frailes. Our last day in Los Frailes, I decide to not scuba dive but Vicki was still keen to give it a go. So I dinghied her in to shore and walked with her to the road. With all of her dive gear walking to Cabo Pulmo was out of…