We have arrived in Bahía de Banderas and are anchored outside La Cruz. We are going to clean up and check in with the Port Captain. So happy to be at our stopping place for a while. We want to dig in here.
Final leg for a bit
Fri Dec 13 2019 04:49:00 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) Sunrise and we are coming up on Punta de Mita. We round between it and Las Tres Marietas and we will be in Bahía de Banderas aka Banderas Bay. Home to La Cruz, Nuevo Vallarta, and Puerto Vallarta to name a few cities. We will be …
A poem for the anchor
Tue Dec 10 2019 21:58:00 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) Here it is 11pm on 10 December, 2019 and I am awake, when I would love to be sleeping. We motored all the way to Isla Isabela knowing that on Tuesday afternoon the wind would start picking up and as a friend put it, we would …
Swimming in the ocean
Mon Dec 09 2019 14:35:00 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) The day has been calm and lazy. We’re slowly motor sailing to Isla Isabela. The weather predictions are holding steady, so we are going to try and stop. We don’t want to arrive until morning light, so we are keeping low speeds, 5 knots. This morning …
When a watch drags on
Sun Dec 08 2019 18:40:00 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) I wonder if I will ever feel like I have a handle on passage making. I haven’t been very good at meal planning or provisioning yet. With all the other stuff going on, this one is escaping me. On land life, I was the planner. Want …
To our land crew
Sat Dec 07 2019 20:27:00 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) Tomorrow we sail for La Cruz. We are buddy boating with SV Distant Star another fabulous teen boat. Man, I can’t wait to reach a place I can stay for a while. It is 2 full days sailing to La Cruz. There is a big cruiser …
Southern tip of Baja. Almost to Cabo San…
Southern tip of Baja. Almost to Cabo San Lucas!
Big seas off Baja
Fri Dec 06 2019 10:25:00 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) Great wind about a week ago off the coast of Baja.
Mosquito bites and constellations
Fri Dec 06 2019 00:32:00 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time) Our last night in Bahía Magdalena we dinghies about 2 miles to the small village of Puerto Magdalena in search of a tiny restaurant that may or may not be open and a few groceries. The restaurant was closed and the small grocery was open. So …
We’re heading to Cabo San Lucas today. Should…
We’re heading to Cabo San Lucas today. Should arrive tomorrow. Bahía Magdalena has been beautiful and restful. A great place to explore and relax. Favorite stop so far.
S/V Pulsar 