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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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!
Crossing the Sea of Cortez
Bye Bye La Paz We left La Paz on a sunny Saturday morning after our friend Kendra made a special trip out to the boat by dinghy to say good-bye and wave us off. We motorsailed to the cut between Espiritu Santo Island and the point off the headland of La Paz. Now....it shows that … Continue reading Crossing the Sea of Cortez
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!
The Last of 2023…..
I can't believe the year is done and we are now starting 2024! What a year we've had....but first I'll finish out our sailing in the Sea of Cortez for the year. San Juanico We arrived to San Juanico after a fabulous 2 week stay in the Conception Bay with all our sailing friends. We … Continue reading The Last of 2023…..
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!!!!!
Atlantic and Back!
We were in Ontario last I wrote....and we've been in so many places since, that I'm not even sure I can get it all in here....but here I go! The Lovely Atlantic Ocean We drove through Quebec and into New Brunswick- then made our way to Nova Scotia and to the beaches. We camped in … Continue reading Atlantic and Back!
Getting ready for Summer!
Where our boat will be hauled out for the summer I left you off with our sail to San Carlos and us getting Dakota onto the dock to await haul out in Guaymas. The winds still howled every afternoon here and we were just barely behind the breakwater so we had some protection from the … Continue reading Getting ready for Summer!
Loreto to San Carlos….and in between!
Mexican Fauna It's been a while and so much has happened in the last 5 months since I last posted.....yes....we are still alive and still travelling! We left off at Christmas in Escondito and Loreto area. Little did we know we would be spending lots of time and money at Escondito! Fixing the outboard in … Continue reading Loreto to San Carlos….and in between!