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Reeling from the incredible wildlife and scenery at Isla Coronados, we set sail north to San Juanico. The dominant wind direction in late spring is from the north, which forces us to motor sail against the wind most in order to make good time to the next anchorage. The air and water temps are getting…
Puerto Escondido is one of the Sea of Cortez’s most protected harbors. It used to be a cruiser anchorage that served as a “hurricane hole” – a place you could hunker during high winds and storms. It was recently developed into an upscale marina with paid mooring balls. We stopped there to stock up on…
The farther north we sail, the better it gets! The pesky coromuel night- time winds began to fade away, and we stopped seeing as many charter superyachts. We left Puerto los Gatos early in the morning just in time for a strong north wind to pick up. The sea state became very rough, so we…
We’ve met some amazing people along the way, both locals and fellow cruisers. One of the highly recommended anchorages was Puerto los Gatos, several nautical miles north of San Evaristo. The area is known for its red rock formations and towering backdrop of the Sierra Gigante mountain range. We arrived to a rainbow of colors…
Wow, it’s May already! Time is flying by. We spent one week in La Paz stocking up on water, fuel and food. La Paz was a generally stressful place for us because of the wind and currents in the anchorage, and we LOST OUR ANCHOR! We spent two sleepless nights watching our boat “dance” around…
It took a little over 50 hours to sail across the Sea from Mazatlán to Bahía de los Muertos. The sea state was calm and the winds light and variable. It was a relatively uneventful passage, which is good! The Baja Penninsula welcomed us with stunning sunsets and beautiful desert landscapes. Very different than mainland…
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Today was the perfect day. We jumped in the dinghy at 9:30 am with the plan to cruise over to Isla Pàjaros (Bird Island) off the coast of Màzatlan to watch the total solar eclipse. We anchored the dinghy just offshore of the island within view of hundreds of nesting birds of various species: black…
The journey to Mazatlán from La Cruz took about 50 hours. We stayed in Chacala for 4 days while we waited for a weather window to continue north. The sunsets there were cloudless so we were able to see the green flash every day! There wasn’t much wind, so we motored quite a bit and…
Our nephew Lawrence arrived on 3/22 from Florida to sail with us and gain experience for his Captain’s License. After a week of boat prep, we set sail from Marina La Cruz, en route to Punta de Mita, where we planned to anchor for one night before the big push up north. Thirty minutes into…
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