May 2, 2026
Back in El Burro, I’d heard that the beachside restaurant in Mulegé, the one that always looks like it could be blown down in the next storm but still serves excellent food, had been taken over by a new family. Checking into it, I lucked out, tonight they were hosting live music. With calm overnight winds forecast, it would be…
April 29, 2026
The north wind had been blowing hard every day, leaving only calm, quiet nights. The forecast looked a little better, though not great, for a sixty‑mile run. To stack the odds, I set off at 12:30am—just after midnight. With a nearly full moon, it was easy to slip out of the anchorage and make the left turn. For a few…
April 23, 2026
I have the hikes I like to do at each anchorage and the hill overlooking the entrance to Agua Verde is a short but fun one. The rock climb up to the top at the end is skipped by most due to the risk of falling but not by this guy. Truth be told, it was sketcher than I remembered…
April 21, 2026
A pre-sunrise hike to the top of the hill overlooking Strikhedonia was a perfect start to the day. The colors popped and I relaxed taking in the views of Los Gatos for the last time this season. Then it was back aboard and moving north just a short three miles to Punta San Telmo. I had not stopped here before…
April 18, 2026
I have passed Timbabiche a bunch of times, but I’m so glad I made the stop and explored the area a bit. This is a popular fishing spot with a half dozen boats out each day. It is also the spot where a former lucky pearl fisherman found a 5 karat pearl and used the proceeds to build a large…
April 17, 2026
Well, maybe not out of Isla San Francisco. It was actually calm on my departure from the anchorage and for the first twenty minutes or so. I could see a windline with some white frothy waves coming. Blerg. I adjusted course to point to San Evaristo which was just nine miles north should the conditions be unmanageable. I drove past…
April 11, 2026
Arriving in Muertos, the first order of business was washing the boat and getting all of the Boobie shit off the bow. It was warming up quickly and I hustled in my tired state to get things looking good again – let me say not having to worry about using a lot of water is such a game changer. Back…
December 1, 2025
We arrived early afternoon, which gave us time to walk around town in Agua Verde before getting an early dinner at Puerto Bello. The weather forecast has been flip flopping each morning and evening, one good for sticking around in the Baja longer and the other saying “Leave Now!” Ultimately, after a morning weather check the need to get to…
November 27, 2025
It was a mellow motorsail south with a larger than expected swell of 5-6 feet at 4 seconds. The screecher helped us along and made it an easy passage that allowed for water making and to get some charge into the batteries. Oh, and to empty the nearly full holding tanks – whew that was very needed. Being Thanksgiving, cooking…
November 26, 2025
Up early to beat the wind we departed to the north. Quickly raising the main and screecher only to be disappointed half an hour later when the morning winds subsided and it became a motor. Oh well, it was comfortable. Not too crowded in San Juanico, we lucked out and there was a great spot near where I like to…
November 21, 2025
It was a motor back down to Agua Verde, the wind has just been non-existent lately – no complaints given it could be blowing 30 knots from the north. Anchor set, I had work to do so everyone else piled into the dinghy to snorkel the pinnacle. On their return I heard stories of giant eels and an octopus so…
November 9, 2025
5:15pm the anchor was secure and we were on our way to Muertos – a sixty mile hop. To avoid the daily winds and associated waves we decided on a night passage and with the winds declining we had an easy passage with just a bit of wave action first few hours. At 1:30am we were off to bed with…