tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17388431065449365312024-03-14T05:15:49.401-07:00Kialoa cruisingKialoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775181021336906940noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738843106544936531.post-40994837148068219502017-06-20T20:24:00.000-07:002017-06-20T20:24:24.556-07:00Getting ready for summer storage<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kialoa at the Fonatur dock, sails off but the flags are flying!</td></tr>
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As soon as I arrived in Guaymas it was time to get to work! There are quite a few things to do to get a boat ready to sit out of the water in the heat and ready to weather any tropical storms or hurricanes that might decide to venture this far up the sea of Cortez. Kialoa had survived hurricane Newton without any damage so the preparations had paid off last year.<br />
All the canvas and running rigging must be taken off. This includes rinsing the salt off and then drying it all. It is best to do the sails on a calm day and many hands make light work! The sail removal and folding for storage is much easier with more people, and so by the time we had the sails off Searover II, Seadra and Kialoa we were a well oiled team! We also teamed up for haulouts, it is always nice to have extra hands for this stressful event! My haulout was at Marina Seca which is a short journey from the fonatur docks. I had Karina and Ed on board and Gary drove around to catch us on the other side. Due to some confusion about timing of the haulout we were longer than planned, this worked out very well for me as Karina and Ed managed to wrap up every single block, winch and clutch in tinfoil while we were waiting. I just had to flush the engine, plug the through hulls, finish putting everything inside, wash the decks, empty the water tanks etc, etc......<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kialoa in the slings and headed for dry land!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the inside of the boat.......</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the outside of the boat looking clean and clear!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The walking away photo.....Spanish Stroll, the boat just behind Kialoa is<br />also a southern cross 31, and she has sailed around the world.<br />Keeping the dream alive!</td></tr>
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So that is the end of this cruising season.......I am now back in BC and back to work looking forward to the next adventure!Kialoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775181021336906940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738843106544936531.post-57881415597136797872017-06-13T21:13:00.003-07:002017-06-13T21:13:55.122-07:00La Paz to Guaymas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Every year in La Paz at the end of March Club Cruceros (this is the long standing cruisers club in La Paz) hosts Bayfest. This fun event is a fundraisers for local charities and brings the cruising community together to play games, eat good food, listen to music and hang out together. If you are so inclined there is also a sailing race. Time to clear the decks of some of that stuff that seems to have no where else to go and go racing! I was lucky enough to be joined by Ed from Seadra and Gary from Searover II for Kialoas first ever official race in Mexico. I say official because whenever there are two sailboats going the same way within sight of each other it is actually a race. So on the morning Maggie headed for the bus Kialoa headed for the start line. It turns out we should have started much earlier as we underestimated how long it would take to get there. By the time we arrived the start had happened and the committee boat had left......we were some 10 minutes late.....so as the last boat went by us we turned around and started racing! We had a great time sailing Kialoa under Spinnaker even through the tricky entrance into the La Paz harbour channel and managed to pass five of the ten boats ahead of us for a very middle finish! Not bad for a boat loaded down with a whole lot of stuff!<br />
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After enjoying Bayfest I headed out to the islands, it was time to start making my way further north as the season was starting to come to a close and my plan was to store Kialoa in Guaymas for the summer months again. I left La Paz in the company of Seadra and Searover II and we made our way to the anchorage at Los Candeleros on Espiritu Santo. I won the race that day!<br />
We all enjoyed the anchorages in the area, which is a large park and virtually unpopulated. After Ed on Seadra had returned his crew to La Paz we continued, working our way north anchorage by anchorage. Some beautiful sailing days, some motoring days and one that was a little more boisterous!<br />
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It was a great experience single handing Kialoa for this stretch. All the anchorages are within a daysail or less of one another and I was able to really enjoy each time underway. The Baja is spectacularly beautiful, the sealife is abundant, and the weather is never less than pleasant, what is not to like! And I had lots of dolphin sightings to bring joy! I got to explore some places that I had not yet been to and revisit some of my favorites. </div>
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Searover II decided to cross the sea of Cortez from Isla Isabella, Ed (Seadra) and I headed a little further north to Punta Pulpito to cross. As we were both single handing it made for a slightly shorter trip. I was nervous about this long (90nm) crossing on my own as the last long passage I had made by myself was pretty hard at the end when I was exhausted and sleep deprived.</div>
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It turned out I did not need to be nervous. After having a lovely visit with some friends from last years cruising (Ptarmigan) and a good if short sleep, Seadra and I pulled up anchor at 2:30 in the morning and headed to sea. Conditions were calm and it was not until about 10:30 in the morning that we had enough wind to start sailing. It turned out to be a beautiful crossing, I sailed from 10:30 in the morning until I entered the harbour of Guaymas at 8pm, followed shortly by Seadra, I won that race too! What a great way to finish the sailing season!</div>
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Kialoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775181021336906940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738843106544936531.post-21361653772412068512017-04-27T22:39:00.000-07:002017-04-27T22:39:35.909-07:00Mazatlan to La Paz<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of Club Nautico marina from the El Faro lighthouse.</td></tr>
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This was my first time to Mazatlan. I was captivated by this vibrant city. We spent the first couple of nights at Club Nautico anchored near the sewage treatment plant and then moved a few miles north into the Marina area. My friends Kim and Jan on Remember Me have made El Cid Marina their home base for the last four years so I finally had a chance to visit with them in Mexico.<br />
One of my first jobs was to locate a new mast top wind indicator. The frigate birds had been very persistant trying to land on the mast during our night passage to Mazatlan and eventually one of them managed to break off the front of the arrow and the anti bird spike....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Riding in a pulmonia, Mazatlans unique taxis, part golf cart<br />part volkswagen bug, along the Malecon.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The windex, missing its pointy bits!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> The windex repair view</td></tr>
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Every place in Mexico where lots of boats gather there is a cruisers net in the mornings on the VHF radio. You are able to get information about events and gain local assistance and knowledge. One of the things Mazatlan is missing is a well stocked chandelry, however one shout out on the net and I was able to find a brand new windex. Once again it was a trip up the mast but the mission was successful and we were once again able to tell from which direction the wind was coming.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying the El Cid Marina facilities with Jan and Anne</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of El Cids pools, I am not sure why Kim and Jan enjoy it<br />here so much............</td></tr>
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I was able to spend time with Kim and Jan and enjoy the El Cid Marina amenities and we also had a lovely evening out in Mazatlan, one of my best meals yet! All too soon it was time to get going, Maggies time with me was running out and we had 212 miles to get to playa Bonanza on the Baja peninsula. The weather forecast was for light winds from the north, which was what we needed as the prevailing wind here at this time of year is from the north and that was the direction we were headed, so light wind was good. Turned out it was really light and of the 48 hour trip 47.5 was spent with the engine on. The good part was that the crossing was easy just kind of noisy.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When I say the wind was light I mean really light.......<br />we are 100 miles from land in any direction in this photo.<br />It was hot and I went for a swim.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Headed to La Paz from Playa Bonanza, Maggie had a plane<br />to catch. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were joined by the crew of Searover II and Seadra for<br />Maggies last supper in Mexico this trip. They all colour <br />coordinated by accident!<br /></td></tr>
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Thank you Maggie for your help getting Kialoa back to the Baja!Kialoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775181021336906940noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738843106544936531.post-68222149987579809262017-04-23T09:32:00.000-07:002017-04-23T09:32:18.295-07:00San Blas, Isla Isabela, Mazatlan<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Maggie and I had a few days to enjoy San Blas, which is a lovely town in spite of its notoriety for biting bugs. Mosquitoes and jejenes, which are tiny biters that make you extremely itchy, are part of the landscape there and bug spray and long sleeves are a must at dawn and dusk, during the day it is not quite so bad.....<br />
We enjoyed the panga trip winding up the river through the mangroves to see the birds, crocodiles, iguanas and fish that all call this area home. This time we stopped at the headwater spring called La Tovara, where they have fenced the crocodiles out and you can swim with the very friendly fish!<br />
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Seadra and Searover II caught up with us in San Blas and we spent a day with them and did a little provisioning for the 140 mile journey to Mazatalan and left in the early morning. First stop was Isla Isabela, 40 nautical miles away. Kialoas second visit to this amazing place. We started out with calm weather and motoring, looking out for long lines, eventually the wind did come up, from exactly the direction we were headed and it turned into a bit of slog trying to get there before dark.....<br />
The sun set just before Maggie and I arrived at the anchorage and we were rewarded with a green flash over the pacific. I have been on the lookout for a while and was very excited by my first ever, however I soon had to attend to the business of anchoring in the very tricky anchorage at Isla Isabela in the gathering dark. We made it just in time, followed closely by Seadra, Searover had been there for a while already as they manage to go to weather much better!<br />
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After two nights at Isla Isabela it was time to head for Mazatlan, a place that Kialoa had not been to before. It was a 100 nm journey to Mazatlan, with no stops and as there was a prediction for some strong north winds to come we needed to make tracks. Another early morning departure under motor did eventually turn into some fun upwind sailing and Kialoa was handling it very well keeping up with the bigger boats with no problem! As night approached we did lose the wind and Searover II headed off towards La Paz and Seadra and Kialoa started motoring for Mazatlan. We arrived at dawn and anchored inside the breakwater in an area known as Club Nautico, where we then had a quiet day and recovered from the overnight passage. This anchorage is quiet and peaceful except when the charter boats with the bands go by but has the disadvantage of being right by the sewage treatment plant so is blessed with some interesting aromas on occasion. We also experienced some fog....the first in a very long time! <br />
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<br />Kialoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775181021336906940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738843106544936531.post-85018855713301707662017-04-01T11:20:00.002-07:002017-04-01T11:20:40.406-07:00New Crew <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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I arrived in La Cruz two days before Maggie arrived by plane to Puerto Vallarta. Its about a 1 hour easy bus ride to the airport. The Puerto Vallarta area like most of Mexico has got public transit totally sorted out. It is generally easy and cheap to get around. Sometimes the transport is a little rickety and sometimes the drivers are a little aggressive but I have only been on one bus that had an accident so far and that was only a fender bender!<br />
As I was coming into La Cruz I had an overcharging problem with my batteries and the day I arrived my dinghy engine quit. So a couple of major issues to deal with. So Maggie ended up spending more days in La Cruz than either of us really wanted to. It did mean I got to spend more time with my Auntie who was in nearby Sayulita which was lovely.<br />
I managed to sort out the overcharging problem with a switch installation so I can now just shut off the alternator when necessary. Thanks to Gary on Searover II for guidance with this project. The dinghy motor remains unresolved. We have had to rely on the kindness of friends for rides or paddle. Kialoas abundance of dinghys has come in handy (I have had to bear quite a bit of teasing about how many dinghys I have on my little boat!) as the rowing dinghy has been pressed into service as well as the swimming to shore with a dry bag method. We finally left La Cruz and started heading northwards, first stop Punta de Mita, a big 9 mile hop. It was an upwind sail to get there and took 4 hours of beating, but we were rewarded with a young humpback whale surfacing within 3 meters of the boat! Exciting and just a little scary as even though it was smaller than Kialoa it was not that much smaller.<br />
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Next day we headed for Chacala, some 30 nm this time. Once again spotting whales but not nearly so close. I called my Auntie as we were passing by Sayulita and she was heading to Chacala by car! So a wonderful coincidence turned into a fun dinner at the beach palapa in Chacala!<br />
Maggie and I upped anchor the next morning and motored most of the way to our next stop, Mantanchen bay. Got a little sailing in at the end and spotted whales again. A quiet night in Mantanchen and then around the corner the 3 miles to San Blas, which is a very shallow bar and channel up to the Marina.....not the best thing to do on a falling tide but I managed not to go aground and only got a few more grey hairs before we were safely tied up at the Marina.<br />
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I returned to Kialoa after leaving my mother to make her way home.<br />
Now I would be truly single handing. Kialoa was safely stashed in the Marina at Barra de Navidad, which is a lovely place to hang out, with multiple pools and beautiful grounds. It also gets a little expensive to stay for too long so the day after I got back I checked out and made my way back to the anchorage in the lagoon. Just after I turned in my towel cards and paid the bar bill at the hotel lobby I bumped into my neighbour Jennifer and her husband David. They were here on holiday! What a small world!<br />
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We had a lovely dinner together at one of the nearby restaurants and then we all got a ride home on one of the water taxis that make regular runs around the bay to the hotel, restaurants, marina and the anchorage. There is no need to put your dinghy in the water in Barra de Navidad. I ended up spending a week in the anchorage at Barra as there was some strong weather predicted and some south winds which none of the other anchorages had any protection from. The lagoon at Barra is extremely well protected and there is good holding in mud. I had a great week there. I did some kayaking with the Kelly and Clay (Airsupply), went on a road trip to Colima and Comala with John,Jennifer (Spinnaker) and Ed (Seadra). Colima is an inland town, overshadowed by a very large volcano, 3800m high, and we arrived there on the day of a huge parade of horses. It was an incredible event with some very beautiful animals being shown off. Camala is one of Mexicos magic towns, but I actually don't know what that really means. It was a lovely town and every building is painted white, make sure to take your sunglasses. It is also known for its traditional Ponche. This is a mildy alcholic drink that comes in a great variety of flavors. We all picked some up and found the cappucino flavor is great with coffee. Yum!<br />
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After a week in Barra it was time to go. I needed to be in Puerto Vallarta in time for Maggies (my new crew) arrival on March 2nd.<br />
I had some lovely sailing and some peaceful motoring with the tiller pilot steering. My first stop was Tenacatita where I spent one night and left early the next day for the bay of Chamela. My friends on Searover were already there and Seadra showed up as well.<br />
We enjoyed some time at the anchorage in the small islands in the bay, where we had our very own beach to hang out on, play bocce, watch the hundreds of hermit crabs and observe the nesting pelicans. Who knew they built nests in trees! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our very own beach at Isla Cocinas, Bahia Chamela.<br />
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We spent some time in the main anchorage at Bahia Chamela as well, enjoying the town life, beach walks and good food.<br />
Then it was time for the moment I was dreading. 100 nm trip to Puerto Vallarta.....there is only one not very good anchorage to stop at along this route so the plan was to go through the night till we reached La Cruz. I was not looking forward to this long trip on my own with no chance to rest. I left first thing in the morning along with Seadra who was also single handing and Searover II came along a little later. It was a beautiful day that started out as a motor but turned into some beautiful sailing in the afternoon. As it got dark we set up an hourly radio contact schedule. I settled into my routine. Check everything, set the timer, lay down, try and sleep, check everything, set the timer, repeated and repeated. I never did get any sleep.......but it was an easy and uneventful passage and I arrived at the anchorage of La Cruz at 6:30 am. It was still dark and I was feeling pretty tired so I eased my way to the edge of the anchorage under radar, dropped anchor and crashed. I was woken at 8:30 by a cheerful good morning from Jennifer of Spinnaker but had no trouble getting back to sleep again. By noon I was up and ready for the day. I picked up anchor ( I was in 47 feet of water) and moved in a little closer to shore. I considered my first solo overnight a success! The boat was fine and so was I. I now know that it is something I can do, but I did discover that I do not love to be on watch with no sleep throughout the night and will plan accordingly in the future! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the left hand side of this rocky outcropping is a giant bowl<br />
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Mom and I finally pulled ourselves away from Tenacatita and went exploring further south.<br />
We caught up with Searover II in Barra de Navidad, enjoyed some very peaceful sleeps in the quiet of the lagoon and then headed off for more adventures further south. We explored the area around the town of Manzanillo for a few days, catching up with Avant and enjoying their company before they headed off for points even further south.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Las Hadas anchorage, Manzanillo, this is an incredibly<br />
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The middle of February rolled around and Moms flight was booked out of Puerto Vallarta. As I was not quite finished with the Barra area we took Kialoa to the marina in Barra de Navidad and hopped on a bus. The bus was supposed to drop us off at Boca de Tomatlan, but the driver forgot.....anyway it was a short bus ride back once we realized that we missed our stop. From Boca de Tomatlan we caught a water taxi to the small water access only town of Yelapa. This very picturesque town is nestled in the hills that surround Banderas Bay and has become a favorite destination for many snow birds and tourists alike. Moms friend Angus has a place there and we spent two nights enjoying his hospitality and the town of Yelapa. Alas no pictures due to no battery charge........operator oversight perhaps?</div>
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On leaving Yelapa we caught the water taxi back to Boca de Tomatlan and from there I caught a bus back to Barra de Navidad and Kialoa and Mom caught a bus to Puerto Vallarta airport and headed back to the BC snow! I am sorry about the weather in BC this year! The only person I know who has been loving it is my son Josh. Apparently it has made for some good snowmobiling!</div>
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I stayed in La Cruz until my new crew showed up. My mom arrived on Jan 17th just in time for my birthday! We had a fun night out with live music, sushi and good friends. <br />
The next day we pulled up anchor and headed south, following in the tracks of Searover II. If you have ever read their blog then you might get a sense that this is not the best idea! Somehow when there is going to be a change from the nice weather predicted, it happens when they are at sea........and it was a nice 10 to 15 knots of wind predicted, which should have given us a nice downwind ride for the 100 nm overnight passage to Chamela. Alas it was not to be. Moms first ever overnight passage started out with some lovely sailing and we did continue with a downwind ride, however as the night progressed so did the wind speed. The sails got smaller, the seas got lumpier, the night got darker. Not a great introduction to sailing and not exactly what mom was hoping for when she got on Kialoa! Luckily she was lying down below when I had a near miss with Searover II at midnight and did not see just how near it was....I say we followed in Searovers tracks but really we left La Cruz at the same time, and due to different courses and the fact that they tried to sail in the light air early in the day they were not leaving us behind yet, anyway eight hours into the trip we crossed paths, very closely. The worst part is it was totally my fault we got so close, Searover was the stand on vessel, and I knew where he was but just did not get how close it was going to end up, lucky for me Gary is a quick thinker and was able to change course and we avoided a collision. What are the odds in that great big sea that we would end up in the same part of it........anyway it happened and I am certain that I will very carefully make sure I am never in that situation again!<br />
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Alls well that ends well, so after a long lumpy but pretty fast sailing night we arrived at Bahia Chamela and anchored behind Searover, they did leave us behind after the near miss as they are generally a much faster boat. <br />
We spent a few days hanging out on the beach, snorkeling and playing games. With a south wind predicted and no protection there it was time to go. Once again we left at the same time as Searover II and what do you know, that south wind came in earlier and stronger than predicted so it was a rather brutal upwind slog to the next anchorage that was luckily only nine miles away. Nine very long miles for Kialoa. Mom was starting to wonder what the heck she was doing here, this sailing thing was not very fun so far! The anchorage at Paraiso was pretty tight and we were the third boat to arrive, I don't think that it would have fit many more. It also provided no protection from that south swell although when you looked at it on the charts it really looked like it would. However it was a dramatically beautiful spot with amazing rock formations, crashing waves, blowholes and two small beaches. We ended up enjoying our stay there in spite of the closeness of those rocks and crashing waves. Mom and I stayed for two nights, one more night than Searover II, and we had a lovely downwind sail in 10 knots of wind to catch up with them at Tenacatita. But remember that cotter pin that fell on the deck in San Evaristo, 400 some odd nautical miles ago. I finally found where it came from! As I was raising the main sail in preparation for leaving Paraiso I noticed that the large pin holding the boom to the mast was halfway out! Yikes! Luckily it was easy to get back into position and now has a new cotter pin to hold it there!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the pin sticking out, the bottom part of the fitting had<br />been loose and was making a weird clunking sound that I<br />had been trying to track down. Thank goodness we didn't lose<br />that pin!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The anchorage at Paraiso, the dramatic rocks and waves<br />did not photograph well but sunrise did. :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got to be a part of a leatherback turtle release in Tenacatita<br />they are just way too cute!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">During our stay in Tenacatita we went to La Manzanilla, a nearby town, for<br />an Art Walk. This boy band was playing terrible music on their homemade<br />instruments. The horns are hoses and plastic water bottles. I give them big<br />points for effort!</td></tr>
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We had lots of fun in the Bay at Tenacatita so I think that kind of made up for some of the not so fun sailing!Kialoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775181021336906940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738843106544936531.post-8573511276486798122017-02-11T08:58:00.000-08:002017-02-11T08:58:09.016-08:00What happened in Dec and Jan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jay was running out of time, his flight was leaving from Puerto Vallarta on Dec 21st. That was a real deadline, so we made tracks out of San Blas, we spent one night in Mantanchen bay and one slightly rolly night at Chacala on our way to the La Cruz anchorage in Banderas Bay. Jay made his flight on time and I was alone on Kialoa. That was a new experience and there were a few learning moments.......I ended up spending a month in La Cruz. I had Christmas dinner with my lovely friends on Riki Tiki Tavi, I spent time with friends on Avant, Adios and Ultegra, started going to yoga in the mornings, got some projects completed on Kialoa, visited with Marshall (he is the one that helped get Kialoa to SanFransisco way back when) caught the bus to Sayulita, caught up with a high school friend, and bought a new spinnaker pole. Yup that was one of my learning moments.....<br />
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Oh, that spinnaker pole. During the summer my friends on Searover II and Avant worked out how to make flopper stoppers (these are things that go in the water to help stop the boat from rolling too much in the swell when at anchor and are useful in the anchorages in this part of Mexico as there is often swell entering them) and had parts made as a group project that I was able to buy into. So one of my boat projects in La Cruz was to put my flopper stopper together, which I managed with help from Rob of Avant, and then of course I had to deploy it to test it. The flopper stopper hangs in the water off the end of my spinnaker pole and does actually attenuate the rolling motion, yay, however during testing the wire to the outboard end of the pole failed and the end of the pole dropped in the water. I got everything back on board and raised the inboard end of the pole up the mast, everything was going fine till it got kind of stuck and one extra tug on the line while I was looking up sent the pole right down at me and gave me a fat lip and a chipped tooth. The cast aluminum fitting on the end of the pole had actually broken. The end result was a visit to the dentist and a new spinnaker pole. Its better than the old pole anyway.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It is a small world. This is Lisa, who I knew in high school, she now lives and<br />owns a breakfast cafe in Sayulita, just slightly north of Puerto Vallarta. <br />In this picture she is standing outside my Aunties house in Sayulita. As you<br />can see it is for sale in case you are interested in a lovely home in Sayulita.<br />It was fun to catch up with Lisa and I enjoyed the bus ride over the hill from La Cruz</td></tr>
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Kialoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775181021336906940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738843106544936531.post-66512344495396286682017-01-16T15:05:00.000-08:002017-02-10T20:51:08.808-08:00San Blas<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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The area around Isla Isabela is quite shallow with depths of 100 - 200 feet. This means there are lots of fish, which means there are lots of long lines. We had some light wind on the morning we left and were able to sail, which was a good thing, the first long line we spotted got hooked on the fishing gear we had trailing behind....after that we were better about spotting them. The long lines are anchored at one end and have pop bottle floats every 200 feet or so with a flag at the far end about a mile away. There are many stories of entangled boats and wildlife. Kialoa with her full keel was able to pass over them but we were glad not to have the engine running as they could have easily been sucked into the propeller. We picked up a troupe of fish on the way. I have never seen fish travel with the boat before but this small group was with us for about an hour. Jay tried interesting them in his fishing lure but they were intent on their goal and did not bite.<br />
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The entrance into San Blas is very shallow and we had a bit of nail biting trip across the bar and up the river to the marina. San Blas is renowned for its mosquitos and jejenes, and they were there, but with some bug spray and long pants and shirts at the right time of day it is manageable. Here we had a chance to do laundry and reprovision. It is a lovely mexican town and was once the main customs port for the spanish on the west coast of mexico. Due to the shallow river depths and bugs the center of commerce moved further south. The old spanish fort has been restored and commands an impressive view of the town and surrounding area.<br />
The slow moving rivers and mangrove swamps in this area also provide a perfect breeding ground for crocodiles. Along with the crew of Airsupply we spent an interesting day touring up river and seeing crocodiles in the wild. Keep your hands to yourself!<br />
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<br />Kialoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775181021336906940noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738843106544936531.post-13933884694067365482017-01-16T14:32:00.000-08:002017-01-16T15:10:50.567-08:00The Galapagos of Mexico<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Jay and I left Los Frailes on Dec 7th making way for Isla Isabela, also known as the Galapagos of Mexico. This small island is 30 miles off the mainland coast of mexico, some 70 nm south of Mazatlan. It was a 214 nm journey from Los Frailes. As I planned for a 4 knot average speed we gave ourselves 48 hours to make the passage. The first day out we had beautiful winds, as predicted, and far exceeded our 4 knot average planned speed. As our arrival time was looking to be around 2 am we had to start slowing down, and slowing down some more and in the end drifted for a while near the island waiting for daylight. The anchorage is tricky, wide open to the south with lots of rocks and reefs, it is important to take good care. Jay snorkelled around and found us a small sandy spot to drop the anchor. We had timed our arrival to coincide with a period of very calm weather and were delighted that the predictions held. It gave us 3 days to explore this very unique spot. The birds are phenomenal. Every bush is full of frigate birds, and not just a few, many! The grassy areas are the home of every variety of boobie. This is their breeding ground and due to the remoteness of the island the birds are not frightened of people and tend to just watch you walk by.<br />
There is a small fishing camp and an old research station but other than that it is untouched. We had some fantastic snorkeling trips. The rock formations underwater were beautiful. This wild, remote island definately lived up to our expectations.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kialoa at anchor, Isla Isabela</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Igaunas were not very concerned about us.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trees full of frigate birds</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A closer look at a fully ballooned male</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue footed boobies involved in courtship</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jay and the fish</td></tr>
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Next stop San Blas!<br />
<br />Kialoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775181021336906940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738843106544936531.post-61355485409977883852017-01-03T11:55:00.001-08:002017-01-03T11:56:05.463-08:00Some people love heights<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Some people love heights, I am not one of them! When Jay and I were putting the sail cover on the main sail shortly after arriving in San Evaristo a small cotter pin fell to the deck. As everyone knows this is cause for alarm, where did it come from? I checked every place on deck that I knew would need a cotter pin and there were none missing. So the only other place to look is up the mast. And it must be checked, a lost cotter pin can mean a lost mast, so up I went. Luckily for me it was flat calm in San Evaristo and so my trip to the top was without incident. I carefully checked every single connection from the top to the bottom. There was nothing amiss and all cotter pins were where they should be. So the loose cotter pin remains a mystery, but a good inspection of the rigging is never a bad thing.<br />
Jay and I slowly worked our way towards La Paz, we had some lovely sailing, endured a rain storm (see photo below) and some flat calm motoring. We checked out the huge mangrove lagoon at Amortajada, had a brief stop at Los Islotes and enjoyed more good snorkeling on the way. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dodger nearly got wet in the rainstorm!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just one of the birds that call Amortajada home.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the rocks at Los Islotes. These rocks are home to a large <br />
sea lion colony, many of them are young and curious and approach<br />
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As much as I love being in the water with the sea lions I do find them a little intimidating and prefer to have someone in the water with me. Since one of us had to stay on Kialoa as she drifted in proximity, I did not join Jay in the water this time.<br />
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We arrived in La Paz in early Dec and spent three days shopping for groceries, doing laundry and picking up some of the things that are easiest found in cities. As the plan included heading south to the mainland coast, a place Kialoa has not been before I also needed to pick up the appropriate cruising guide. It is always good to find out about where you are going before you get there!<br />
Jay and I departed La Paz Dec 3, motored north into light but slowly building winds. As we approached the San Lorenzo channel and our turn east and then south the winds built enough that we ended up having a beautiful downwind overnight sail to Los Frailes, a large bay on the southeast corner of the Baja Peninsula. This bay has fantastic snorkeling and is just around the corner from Cabo Pulmo Marine park which is a large shallow bay that has extensive coral reefs and is completely protected from fishing and gathering. It was a hot hike over a dusty road to the beach at Cabo Pulmo but very worth it. The snorkeling was great and the water temperature was becoming much warmer as we got further south. It was so nice to be snorkeling without a wet suit on!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These funny looking fish are called Mexican lookdowns.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just one of the sea turtles we spotted while snorkeling.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and one of the beautiful and bright parrot fish.</td></tr>
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<br />Kialoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775181021336906940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738843106544936531.post-30208817180379901002016-12-27T11:48:00.001-08:002016-12-27T11:48:45.655-08:00Puerto Escondido for a hikeJay and I continued south from Punta Pulpito, with stops at Caleta San Jaunico and Los Gatos, and with a small side trip to tow a fishing panga that had a broken down engine to shore. We then met up with Searover II at Isla Coronados. Isla Coronados is a volcanic island with some beautiful white sand beaches and a somewhat challenging hike to the peak. The beginning of the trail is lovely packed dirt and lined with rocks so there is no chance of getting lost. As you start to gain altitude it becomes all rock that is somewhat loose and footing can be tricky and the only way to stay on the trail is to follow the not always so obvious rock cairns. As you come to the steepest part is is loose pea gravel stones that give way under your feet, two feet up one foot back. However the view from the top is extremely rewarding and makes the effort worthwhile!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the views from the top of Isla Coronados, looking over the anchorage<br />towards Loreto.</td></tr>
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Jay and I made a stop in Loreto to replenish the larder on Kialoa. At Loreto you must anchor off the small harbour, which is only big enough for Pangas and dinghy in to shore. While shopping it is always a good idea to keep an eye on the palm trees because if the wind comes up then the waves build fast and its a wet ride with a full dinghy back to the boat. Luckily this time it stayed calm and we stayed dry. It was a lovely slow spinnaker ride the rest of the way to Puerto Escondido where we tied up to a mooring ball just as it was getting dark. The next day after checking in with the Marina, Karina, Gary, Jay and myself shouldered our packs and headed up the road to the Tabor Canyon. After hiking there last year we had thought that it would be a cool place to camp for a night. And it truly was! There are some parts of this "hike" that are quite challenging for me and Karina. Luckily for us Jay and Gary are both experienced rock climbers and they were able to help us negotiate some of the trickier spots. The canyon has spectacular rock formations, lovely freshwater swimming holes and beautiful greenery.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our camp, there were not so many flat spots and it was<br />rocky but the mountains are beautiful.</td></tr>
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From Puerto Escondido Searover headed towards La Paz and Jay and I on Kialoa headed to Agua Verde, still one of my favorite places! </div>
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Kialoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775181021336906940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738843106544936531.post-52532448476406270652016-12-18T09:03:00.000-08:002016-12-18T09:03:21.000-08:00Across to the BajaIt is a 70nm crossing from the Guaymas area to Santa Rosalia on the Baja side of the Sea of Cortez. A little too far for Kialoa to make the crossing during the daylight hours that we get. So we left Bahia San Pedro and Searover II (who had a guest and would be crossing the sea at a later date) at 4 pm and prepared for Jays first overnight crossing. One of the preparations was throwing the fishing lure in the water. I have been throwing that thing in the water for a year ......almost everytime we were underway. I never caught a fish. Jay threw it in the water and had a fish within 20 minutes! Fish for dinner! <br />
The remainder of the crossing was uneventful and we spent quite a bit of it motoring along in lumpy seas, with an early morning arrival at Santa Rosalia.<br />
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Santa Rosalia is an interesting town, essentially built by a French mining company in the 1800s, it retains its mining town feel. The copper close to the town has been extracted but there are still mining operations going on nearby.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside of a church, designed by Eiffel, displayed at a world<br />fair in France and then purchased by the Boleo mining company<br /> shipped to Santa Rosalia and reassembled, so the story goes.</td></tr>
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We spent several days in Santa Rosalia. Long enough to get the US election results. We did not hear any cheering on the dock that night.</div>
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There were some american boats that had been drowning their dismay and were not feeling their best the next morning. </div>
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From Santa Rosalia we started heading south with a stop at Isla San Marcos, Punta Chivato and then into Bahia Concepcion. Jay was keen to see whale sharks and we had talked to one boat that had seen them in the last week.</div>
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On leaving Bahia Concepcion the chart plotter turned over 5000 nautical miles. That felt like an occasion! We managed to keep the boat at 5 knots and steer 5 degrees as well to keep it all symmetrical.</div>
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Shortly after that we caught two fish! An auspicious day.</div>
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It was a fairly long and boisterous downwind sail to Punta Pulpito. Kialoa was moving really well with a reef in the main and only a little foresail. What a great boat! Jay was having a fun time even though we had to hand steer the whole trip. The wind vane was not behaving well and waves were a bit overwhelming for the tiller pilot.</div>
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We arrived in Punta Pulpito in the late afternoon and had a happy meet up with some friends from last year. The crew of Second Safari came over for fish tacos. We needed help eating up the fish as my little cooler had packed it in. No more cold beer on Kialoa, that was a sad day! </div>
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Punta Pulpito is a fairly spectacular chunk of rock sticking up from the sea and with its steep drops and rocky base it made for some great snorkeling and fun hiking.</div>
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Change is the only constant. And so sadly I am back in Mexico without Scott. We have remained friends but will not be cruising together any longer. I hope that it will mean that we are both happier in our lives moving forward. I am slowly adjusting to the change in the status of our relationship. For me the reality truly set in as I returned to Kialoa and started recomissioning her after she spent a long hot summer in dry storage. <br />
I left Victoria on a rainy October morning and flew into Hermosillo, Mexico. From there it was a two hour bus ride and a short cab ride to Kialoa. It was really hot in Guaymas. I was lucky enough to be greeted by cold beer and friendly faces on Searover II and Greybeard.<br />
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Guaymas had been hit by Hurricane Newton in September and there was extensive damage to the Marina Fonatur docks and sadly five boats sank during the storm. Luckily for me all the boats in the dry storage yard were fine and Kialoa was undamaged but in need of a good scrubbing. Did I mention it was really hot in Guaymas. So I got some work done in the morning and then it was 34 degrees inside the boat and hard to move so not as much got done in the afternoons. However I did have a bit of a deadline as my brother Jay was coming to sail with me for a couple of months and he needed a place to sleep. I had to get the cabin cleared up.<br />
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Jay only had to enjoy boat yard life for one day and then we were in the water. We spent a few days in Guaymas checking out some of the Day of the dead festivities, provisioning Kialoa and finishing up the recommissioning. Life in Guaymas is nice and there is fantastic street food but as I think I mentioned it was hot in Guaymas. So when the boat was ready we decided to head for somewhere we could go swimming, which is most definately not the water in Guaymas harbour.<br />
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First stop was San Carlos, where I got to see my friends on Dreamcatcher. We spent a couple of nights anchored in Bahia San Carlos. The day we arrived there was a definate change in the weather and it cooled off quite a bit, however it was still nice and we had a chance to do some snorkelling.<br />
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Next stop was Bahia San Pedro, 15 miles further North to get positioned for crossing the Sea of Cortez to Santa Rosalia on the Baja.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First stop Phoenix, where we visited with these two lovely people. Fred and<br />Roberta have been a big part of Scotts early life. We had the pleasure of<br />celebrating their daughters birthday with them while we were there.</td></tr>
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After a couple of nights in Phoenix, we had a long driving day and made the Southern California coast. Orange County, famous for its ...... not sure what. Not my kind of place but lots of other people seem to like it. The weather was pretty nice and so were the beaches. Traffic was not!<br />
We spent some time with Scotts longest running friend Ronny, and his wife Amy. Scott played disc golf with his still going strong Sunday Drivers group of golfers. Minus some, plus some. I guess things do have to change over the years.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lesson learned, always disconnect the battery when leaving<br />a car stored long term, even if you have a solar charger attached.<br />One new battery later we were not having any more problems.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LA freeways, how many lanes!!!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I found a spot of beauty in the midst of a lot of Urbania in<br />Orange County.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A trip on the Balboa island ferry in Newport Beach was also<br />a trip down memory lane for Scott.</td></tr>
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We left the crowded beach communities of Southern California on Monday morning and headed to the hills. More specifically the community of Twain-Harte in the golden hills east of SanFransisco. We had a wonderful visit with Scotts cousin Bruce and his wife Rhonda and got to check out this very picturesque part of the world.<br />
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After two nights in Twain-Harte we again headed north, but only as far as Sacramento. One lovely and scenic drive later we arrived at the home of Jim and Mary, whom we had met and made friends with on the beach in Mexico. We had planned a two night stay but plans change and Yosemite became a goal but the weather wasn't very nice, so we had to wait for it to improve.......one week and an amazing trip to Yosemite later we again headed north. It was a long driving day, Sacramento to the north side of Seattle, but put us in good position to get on a ferry to Saltspring the next day. Which was the day our extra insurance ran out. Phew made it! <br />
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<br />Kialoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775181021336906940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738843106544936531.post-85860100332872939962016-05-27T09:52:00.001-07:002016-05-27T10:34:15.486-07:00To Guaymas to haul Kialoa<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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We departed from Punta Chivato at 3pm on April 15th, the weather was fine for the 70 nautical mile overnight crossing from the Baja to mainland Mexico. Since we only average around 4-5 nautical miles per hour our expected crossing time is minimum 14 hours with a dawn arrival in Guaymas.<br />
It was mainly a motor across, I did try some sailing as we left Punta Chivato, but when boat speed was reaching 1.2 nm per hour the crew got restless and the motor was started! I guess two and half days to get to Guaymas is a little long! We had a nice uneventful night and were greeted with a lovely sunrise and a fresh breeze as we approached the mainland coast. Sails went up and we had a delightful broad reach sail for the last two hours of the trip. The dolphin greeting committee just outside of Guaymas harbour was icing on the very lovely cake!<br />
Once we arrived in Guaymas it was time to get to work. Decommissioning the boat for 6 months of storage is a lot of work. All the canvas and running rigging must be washed, dried and put away. Anything that might have gotten salty needs cleaning.....you can not imagine how many things might get salty on a boat......Food needs clearing out, cupboards cleaned, clothes sorted, teak oiled, engine serviced and the list goes on. <br />
We were soon joined by our friends on Searover II and Greybeard who had also decided to make a switch from the dirt yard where we all hauled out last summer to the government run Fonatur yard in Guaymas. The pricing was equivalent, charged in Pesos not USD, and the Fonatur has a cement yard. It is also close to downtown Guaymas and all the wonderful street food as well as many hardware and marine supply stores. It is common practice in the marina industry in Mexico to bill in USD. Works for the Americans but can be less wonderful for us Canadians when conversion rates are not so favorable.<br />
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On the morning of April 26th we said goodbye and piled into the car, along with Karina from Searover II, and departed Guaymas. We dropped Karina off at the airport in Hermosillo in a reverse of our trip down and proceded to Phoenix Arizona.<br />
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Anyways here are some pictures from March and April, I hope they make you all feel warmer!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Were entertained by rays in the hundreds</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spotted a lizard</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Added our shell to the cruisers shrine at San Jaunico</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Had a 70th birthday celebration! Happy Bday Mark!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saw a whale shark! It was just a little one!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Went geocaching with new friends Jim and Mary</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bill found it first!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jim and Mary hosted all us cruisers for dinners and campfires<br />with enough chairs tucked away in their RV for all.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saw a few shells at Punta Chivato.</td></tr>
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<br /><br />Next stop is Guaymas, where we prepare the the boat for hauling and storage.Kialoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775181021336906940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738843106544936531.post-84959352951581442532016-05-06T19:37:00.000-07:002016-05-06T19:37:05.213-07:00Agua Verde to Bahia CandelerosThere was a forecast for a bit of blow coming so we headed for Agua Verde, one of our favourite places, along with Greybeard, to shelter from the storm. Searover II continued on further north to explore another anchorage.<br />
We arrived early in the day and got settled in. There were three other boats there as well, one of them Adios, another BCA member boat. <br />
During the night we had strong winds that clocked around from nearly every direction! It was a good thing that there were not too many boats in this small anchorage, as it was there was some unexpected boat movement in the night however once that one got reanchored all was well and we just had to put up with a lot of noise! Being on a boat in a strong wind is very noisy and does make sleeping difficult even when you are not worried about dragging your anchor! <br />
Once that event was over we had a week to enjoy the area, hiking, snorkeling and kayaking were all on the agenda.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not too many green fields for these guys</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cemetary has been a little neglected and things are<br />falling apart.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little oasis in the midst of desert</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ancient hand prints in a cave, Agua Verde has been populated<br />for a long time</td></tr>
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We had a weather forecast for light winds that would last for days so we decided to leave Agua Verde and check out some new anchorages. We headed to the north end of Monseratt because with the predicted winds we had a chance to check out some of the normally impossible to be at places. <br />
A blue whale sighting in the flat calm water was quickly followed by a huge dolphin pod that passed nearby. Such an exciting day! The anchorage at Monseratt was still kind of rolly so we decided not to stay the night there and headed to Candeleros. This bay is open to the north so normally is not a good place to be however the big sandy beach has always looked appealing. There is a large all inclusive resort in the bay. <br />
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We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Bahia Candeleros, we got visitor passes to the resort and were able to avail ourselves to the first class facilities there. We were joined by Searover II after a few days and celebrated Scotts birthday on the beach and later had a lovely dinner at the resort restaurant. <div>
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Kialoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775181021336906940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738843106544936531.post-31521373472157653452016-05-03T09:10:00.001-07:002016-05-03T09:10:24.509-07:00Meeting up with friends<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bill from Greybeard and Gary & Karina of Searover II</td></tr>
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In early March our friends on Searover II and Greybeard caught up with us at Isla San Fransisco. They had been enjoying La Paz and the nearby islands for January and February.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exploring the mangroves at Amortajada</td></tr>
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We then all started the slow, usually into the winds, trip north. The goal was to be in the Loreto area in time for both the other boats to pick up guests and also we were all starting the journey back to Guaymas in order to store the boats for the summer. It is not all that far but giving ourselves lots of time ensures that the trip is fun!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kialoa in the early morning light.<br /><br /><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful crabs! :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An early morning departure for Searover II heading north</td></tr>
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<br /><br /><br />Kialoahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775181021336906940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1738843106544936531.post-6350028646473504732016-05-01T11:38:00.000-07:002016-05-01T11:38:23.216-07:00It's a wonderful life<br /><br />After our break from boat life in Loreto it was back to Kialoa. We had no real solid plans so we ended up wandering for the next month. We slowly headed back south and spent time in places we had missed on our push to get north. It was a wonderful time of revisiting favorites and exploring new places at a lovely relaxed pace.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It is always such a thrill to have a visit from dolphins! Each time they come<br />to play with the boat is just as exciting as the first time they did. Here we are<br />motoring, as you can see there is no wind.......</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At Punta San Telmo we enjoyed the beautiful rock formations</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At Balandra we explored a huge sea cave</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And on Isla San Jose I went hiking with some lovely people!<br />This is Barb and Bjarne of Hoku Pa'a.</td></tr>
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A quick trip up to Puerto Escondido from La Paz made possible by a break in the north winds and we were ready to greet our friends flying in to Loreto. <br />
We picked them up at the airport and drove up to San Ignacio to be ready for our early morning whale watching. After a little confusion about a lost reservation and payment we were in our Panga and on our way to the whale watching area. A short boat ride later we are surrounded by Grey Whales. This lagoon is where they gather to mate and give birth every spring and the concentrations of whales are phenomenal. It was an experience of a lifetime. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ospreys don't have many choices for nesting sites around the<br />lagoon.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pictures don't really do it justice. As we were watching one<br />whale there are 10 or more others blowing nearby.</td></tr>
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After whale watching we spent five days enjoying land life in Loreto hanging out with our good friends. A nice break from boat life and some cat time for Scott.<br />
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We left Agua Verde and made a quick trip south to La Paz, the wind was forecast to be building so we sailed the 100 miles in two days. Had our first ever night time anchoring experience! No problem! Yay! But really it could not have gotten much easier.....Huge bay, easy entrance and three boats in there.<br />
We spent a month enjoying the La Paz scene, some in the Marina and some at anchor. I reconnected with the crew of Halcyon I, who I had met this summer when I was on Marshalls boat Tenacity. We had fun again and helped them with their haulout, which was by truck and trailer. A new experience ! It turned out they really did not need our help but it was a fun to hang out and watch the trailering process. After that we made another two day trip back up to Agua Verde, one day of sailing and another of motoring. Our goal was to be in the Loreto area by early February to meet with our friends Norah and Norbert. The trip was easy and we spent some more days in Agua Verde and then headed to Puerto Escondido which is where we were leaving the boat while they visited. It all worked out perfectly! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We hung out and had morning coffees at Club Cruceros, and I<br />was able to take advantage of the yoga classess being offered<br />on a daily basis</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I went on a kayaking excursion with Dennis from Ultegra<br />around the Mogote, we came across this poor sailboat, definately<br />has had its last Hurrah...........you cannot see it well in this photo<br />but there is a sealion napping on the foredeck. I would say the<br />boat has been repurposed.....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDMAkwbikmDKy9rbIKRSyq6cId6T3TTCSRpBFXG7dgxG2EgqfBUNOBf4v0mW8thImmw6udDp6TE7bA8hUiisac2KtMmhOC22ZOajZU2Eb_5UI5GWDDC6XwhyphenhyphenaYP-3PIAOcUY8V9gZ0neO/s1600/P1150015+%25281024x768%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDMAkwbikmDKy9rbIKRSyq6cId6T3TTCSRpBFXG7dgxG2EgqfBUNOBf4v0mW8thImmw6udDp6TE7bA8hUiisac2KtMmhOC22ZOajZU2Eb_5UI5GWDDC6XwhyphenhyphenaYP-3PIAOcUY8V9gZ0neO/s320/P1150015+%25281024x768%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkdy4f1eYA71elBDKfmSp07fJUK-j3wwZLB4PD3JBe8XAHWnBpVYooWnQpVelrhDTuNacGvTMMjjGOcj7RzGMngih5bdesa6tEU07YRjAsE-0HgPlDMF2LuWJhuPVm5_8dTa3VJlZvHfS/s1600/DSCN2442+%25281024x768%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKkdy4f1eYA71elBDKfmSp07fJUK-j3wwZLB4PD3JBe8XAHWnBpVYooWnQpVelrhDTuNacGvTMMjjGOcj7RzGMngih5bdesa6tEU07YRjAsE-0HgPlDMF2LuWJhuPVm5_8dTa3VJlZvHfS/s320/DSCN2442+%25281024x768%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Searover II at anchor in Agua Verde for Christmas.</td></tr>
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It was a very merry christmas! We made it to Agua Verde on Dec 22nd and enjoyed a laid back few days in Agua Verde. It is one of my favorite places and we enjoyed the company of good friends and some new friends and had a potluck christmas dinner on the beach with all the boaters and some back packers and campers that were also there. I have put together my kayak a couple of times now. It is still complicated and takes a while but it sure is fun to use!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I built my kayak on the beach, starting with two bags and a blond.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ended up an hour later with a kayak and a brunette!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas on the beach was fun! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shopping for fresh goat cheese in Agua Verde</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This rustic outdoor kitchen was well used in the making of<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas dinner still looking pretty cute! We did have to<br />walk away when we saw one young goat being taken away<br />to become a christmas roast. One of lifes harsher realities....</td></tr>
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So we left San Jaunico on a quiet saturday along with Searover II and Greybeard and motored south in the very light winds. That night we anchored at Isla Coronados which was a favorite from last year. This time we were treated to a spectacular sunset but only stayed one night and motored on early in the morning to anchor off Loreto for a resupply run. We arrived early in the morning in calm weather. Loreto is very open and we are basically just anchoring off a beach, so we all launched our dinghys and made the run into town as quick as possible. Our goal was to be back on the boats with all our groceries before the winds picked up. We nearly did it! By the time we got back it was a little lumpy and the dinghy ride was a little slow and wet but not as bad as it could have been! And now we had wind. A pleasant 20 mile sail later we were pulling into Puerto Escondido, which is about as protected an anchorage as any you could wish for. We spent a couple of days there hanging out, doing laundry and went hiking up what is known as the Steinbeck Canyon. I had gone there last year with the crew of Falcon 7 but it was a first for Searover II and Greybeard. The canyon is spectacular and I got further up this time with some encouragement from Gary. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trickiest spot! I did not get past this one last time, you have<br />to get behind the rock and climb up on the backside.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting past the scary bit was worth it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gary and Bill enjoying the view. We managed a swim in one<br />of lovely fresh water pools as well.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking towards the canyon from the water. I don't think we<br />really got all that far up......always more to explore.</td></tr>
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