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| Anchorage at San Juanico |
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| Loreto from about 4 miles out |
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| More San Juanico |
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| Cruiser's "Shrine?" |
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| This guy will do anything to get his picture on the blog |
Something has to make up for little or no internet availability, and these places have done it all.
If you've been receiving the SPOT notices, you know that we've been taking only rather short hops up the coast. The most recent was a scant 8 miles and the longest has been about 40 miles. All told, I think we've only covered a couple hundred miles, but we've been in all kinds of scenery and had plenty of good times.
About a week ago, we met Greg and Janis from s/v Gitana who actually sailed aboard IRIE when she was owned by Pete and Sue Simpson and known as "Pipe Dream". That was in the early nineties and included two separate cruises in and around the Mexican Riviera. The more I learn about the history of this boat, the more I appreciate her. And she continues to be good to us. We're actually getting pretty good at anchoring too.
Presently, we're at Playa Burro in Bahia Conception. A totally magnificent place for scenery, with rock islands and quiet little bays everywhere. This is the home of a fellow named Geary, an American who wakes up at about 3:30 every morning so he can give cruisers who listen to the Sonrisa net on Single Sideband Radio an accurate weather update.
Every ting is irie, as they say. C and I are doing well. It's been a cool Winter for Mexico, but not altogether bad. It has been very windy, which, of course, compounds the cool temps and makes doing a good job of anchoring all the more important. But overall, a good time is being had!
Next on the agenda is the 80 mile crossing of the Sea from where we are to San Carlos on the mainland where we will prep, haul, and store IRIE for the Summer. It looks like this Friday may be a good day/night to make this trip. Not locked in yet, but you'll see the SPOT notice indicating that we're on the way. Where's that extra crew when we need him/her?
Once we get to San Carlos, we figure a week or so to relax and enjoy ourselves get the lay of the land, prep IRIE, and get ourselves a ride to Tuscon where we can fly home to Medford. Hoping to get home to Grants Pass mid March.
OK, that's it until we can get online again sometime in San Carlos.
See ya,
E
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| Fine dining in Evaristo |
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