February 18, 2020
A reset was needed from the non-stop party atmosphere in Barra and with Tenacatita just a short hop away I peeled out for a few days. Every day I’d get in a beach walk all the way past the resort. And every time there seemed to be something that made me chuckle or shake my head. In addition, I took…
February 16, 2020
Damn the living is easy in Barra. Rather than babble on, I’ll just let the pictures tell the tale of our time in Barra. Sadly, Jean flew home on the 15th leaving me to single-hand back up to Vallarta.
February 5, 2020
Sadly, it was time to move south and say goodbye to Moon Drifter. Another easy passage brought us into a crowded anchorage but a warm welcome from our friends Carl and Roxy in their 1160 Sky Pond. We quickly fell into the rhythm of life in Tenacatita; beach walks, bocce ball, drinks at the palapa. Oh and a new thing,…
February 1, 2020
Back aboard Strikhedonia and it was a rush to get provisioned and off the dock. Thankfully with all the work done before heading home for Christmas it was quick and easy. As is our usual we headed out to Punta de Mita in the afternoon and then woke up at 11:00pm to start the trip down to Pérula. It was…
December 31, 2019
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December 15, 2019
September 29th two waves of storms from TS Narda brought flash flooding to the cute town of Yelapa. The devastation was incredible but even more incredible is the resilience of this town. We visited just two months later and the town had been cleaned up to the point that you wouldn’t realize anything happened here. The waterfall in town push…
December 12, 2019
After an easy motorail down to Punta de Mita we headed in to shore to some exercise and to see how the church is coming along. With the kayaks the beach landing was no problem and soon we were off. Of course Jean needed to get in a short run while Vicki and I walked around. Soon enough we regrouped…
December 11, 2019
The Chacala area has been inhabited for thousands of years. Long before the Spanish arrived or even Christ for that matter. An area known a La Pila del Rey is about thirty minutes from Chacala and was site of many offerings and sacrifices by the Tecoxquin native culture. Our friends on Sky Pond mentioned the hike last year. At the…
December 6, 2019
It was a relaxing low power motor to Matanchén – well we did have the main and jib up. The low winds on our bow limited how much speed we got from the sails to 0.1 to 0.2 knots but at least it looked like we were sailing. Anchor set we headed to shore for some beach walking. Of course…
December 4, 2019
A bit of breakfast and then it was time to visit the blue footed boobies. Walking from the beach we could hear some talking near the research center. Coming through the trees we stumbled on a group of high school students who were camping and learning about ecology. Jean showed us the path, for a little bit… The mass of…
December 2, 2019
Today’s scheduled hike for 8:00am was postponed due to cooler weather and the desire for a mellow start to the day. After breakfast I took on the preparations for our crossing, topping off the diesel tanks – which was made difficult due to the wind, checking the engines, and reviewing the latest weather forecast. Before heading to shore I started…
November 28, 2019
With the wind mellowed, we dropped the mooring ball pendant at 7:00am and made our move south to Los Gatos. As we approached Candeleros a SE swell hit us, the period was reasonable and the shape rolled the waves under us without too much discomfort. With the Jib out we added a few tenths of a knot to help fight…