Hibiscus….so many colors. We are in Hawaii and we have a list of things to fix and get for the boat. We are anchored in Hilo in Hilo Bay/ Reeds Bay. We are a short dinghy ride to the beach and have lots of trees to lock the dinghy too….safety first! We did come back … Continue reading Getting Things done in Hawaii
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Adventures in Paradise
Hiva Oa Tikis We made it to Hiva Oa and our crew left to enjoy the comforts of land life and fly home. We anchored in the inner harbor behind the breakwater and enjoyed a few weeks here in relative comfort. We got laundry done…..four loads for 100 US dollars….but when you need towels and … Continue reading Adventures in Paradise
La Cruz…..getting ready to cross!
Dakota in La Cruz Marina Last time I left you, it was the end of March and we arrived at Banderas Bay to join the other cruisers getting ready to cross over to the South Pacific. We arrived early in the morning on Feb 27th and we found a spot to anchor in the very … Continue reading La Cruz…..getting ready to cross!
Waltzing in La Paz!
Continuing on from my last post....it's January 28th and we arrive into La Paz....the wind was more that we expected and we had a fairly 'sporty' 25 mile sail from Isla Partida. We discovered after we anchored that we thought it was the next day....when we really wanted to go with lighter winds, but NO....we … Continue reading Waltzing in La Paz!
Heading South…..finally!
Sailing downwind....going south We left Escondido....finally....last blog post. I'm going to catch up with our travels, now that we are on the dock in La Cruz and have the use of shore power and even an airconditioned cruisers lounge! We are now getting big and small projects done before we get our crew to sail … Continue reading Heading South…..finally!
Happy New Year!
Christmas Eve Dinner....Tortiere. We are in March already and boy has it been a minute since I sat down to update the blog. We spent Christmas in and around Escondito with our friends Steve and Liz from SV Aloha, and then spent a happy New Years Dinner with our friends Ruth and Garett from SV … Continue reading Happy New Year!
Northern Baja…..
Sunrise on our SOC crossing We left San Carlos at 2 pm and headed out for an overnight sail to Bahia San Fransiscito about 105 nautical miles away. It was a very easy motor sail across and we arrived back on the Baja the next afternoon. We ran the watermaker along the way and tried … Continue reading Northern Baja…..
It’s HOT!!!!!
Flying to Tuscon It's been so long since I updated then Blog....so here we go....this is our adventure back to the boat, the work yard and our first sail back to the Baja. So on September 5th we started back to Dakota. We flew to Seattle-then on to Tuscon. We were taking back boat parts … Continue reading It’s HOT!!!!!
Changing Provinces!
The RV was now clean and stocked, and we were ready to leave Victoria to start our summer adventure. We left Christines house, and took the Brentwood Bay ferry to MillBay and headed up Vancouver Island. We decided to take the Comox to Powell River Ferry to get to the Mainland and to explore a … Continue reading Changing Provinces!
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