Notes from Mexico Trip

By Marsha (Tim’s Mom)

Mexico trip May 2013

Landed in Loreto about 1pmTim met us. So good to see him!  Taxi to dock. Dinghy to boat with Alex, wow the boys are so big and so tan!  It’s so wonderful to see everyone!. On to Isla Coronados for the night.  Deanne made fish tacos with the huge Gold grouper Tim speared last week!  It was wonderful! Sat out under the stars and talked to the boys about all the things they’ve experienced!  Beautiful night!  To bed early!

Wednesday, May 22

Got up to bees all over the deck!  They love the freshwater dew early in the morning!  Had breakfast and the boys took off to hooka with one of the other kid boats, Dee went snorkeling and running and I relaxed on the boat…a little swimming, a little reading, a lot of unwinding! I swam and snorkeled around the boat.  Saw lots of pufferfish and a manta ray!  Took off in the afternoon for San Juanico about 10 miles away.  Tied up in a beautiful little bay…no one else there.  The boys went spearfishing and I tagged along snorkeling.  It was great.  They got two fish and we ate them for dinner! Alex couldn’t wait to spear his first fish!  Slept great!

Thurs. May 23

Got up and went for a snorkel first thing!  It was so wonderful!  Like swimming thru a huge aquarium!  Saw a Balloonfish (so cute!), lobster, Seargent majors, Hogfish, pencil fish, rays and so many others!  Loved it!  Swam back to the boat for Dee’s great pancakes and the guys were off for another spearfishing adventure!  This time Alex got one!  He was so excited! And Brenden was excited for him! They all took off for a little get together on the beach with the other kid boats and G and I stayed on board for a little downtime!

Friday, May 24.

Brenden speared his first fish!  He was so proud and Alex got one big enough to eat!

Sat May 25

Absolutely breathtaking full moon last night!  Gods wonders! I can’t keep up with my entries!  I brought some ripstop material with me so Tim and I made a shade out of it for up in front of the boat (fore, I think!). I think it’s going to be ok for up to 10 knot winds. We tried to put it up in 20 knots and the boys almost sailed up in the air with it!!  Thanks to the Johnson’s, Kim and Peter, for the loan of their sewing machine!  They have a boat with 2 kids so we’ve been spending time with them, snorkeling, spearfishing and having dinner here and on their boat. Today we are sailing from San Juanico to bay of Salinas.  There we will dive on a sunken fishing vessel !It’s a beautiful day!!  The water is like glass and only about 80•. Love it! Arrived in Salinas Bay about 5, after a lovely sail and catching 4 fish on the way!  Three Bonitas and a long skinny prehistoric-looking one! I Could not resist the temptation to go over to the beach with Alex and Brenden.  Swam in warm water and watched the boys boogie board til sunset!  It was great!  Delicious fish for dinner!

May 27, 2013, Mon

Snorkeled at the sunken ship (a 120 ft tuna boat that sunk there in 1981).  It was amazing!  The bottom is in 30 ft of water and part of it sticks up out of the water so you don’t even need diving equipment, you can see everything with just a snorkel!  Incredible amt of fish, all sizes and shapes!  Wow! Now taking off for Aqua Verde, about a 6 hr sail…rest and recoup time!  What a trip this has been! Arrived at Agua Verde about 6 at a nice anchorage. Saw whales on the way here and lots of dolphins.  Beautiful place, nice weather after the sun goes behind the mountain!  Goats on the hills, beautiful fish in the water, nice breeze!

May 28. Tuesday

Put up our sunshade…nice!  Hot in the sun – nice in the shade!  Went snorkeling/spearfishing a little ways from the boat.  Lots of swells but ok as long as you kept your head down!  Brenden got two fish including. Cabria (very good eating!), Alex got one and Tim got one!  I saw lots of fish!  Love this!

Weds. May 29

Swam to a little bay to snorkel, not too clear but nice anyway!  Lots of rocks tho, hard on the feet!  Met another family who is staying here for the summer..that will be nice for the boys.  They have boys, 8 and 12. Most people are going home for the summer.  Can’t believe we only have one full day left!  Had a combo fish dinner..delicious!  Oh and right after dinner a call went out over the radio that someone needed help here in the cove..on shore somewhere..everyone immediately jumped in their dinghy s and headed there to help.  As it turned out everything was fine, but the response was amazing!  The cruising community is pretty amazing.

Thursday. May 30

The boys went spearfishing on Roca Solataria (solitary rock) early this morning.  I’m working on trying to get the sail holder sewn up a little!  Nice day!  Boys came back with a beautiful big Cabria fish..yum!  Now we are underway and actually under sail!  We’ve had to motor so far cause not enough wind going our way.  So nice to sail!  On our way to Honeymoon Cove for the night!  Cabria tacos for lunch!!  Deanne does an amazing job feeding all of us!!  We’ve had lots of fish and its been delicious!

Friday. May 31

Took off early for Loreto  Lots of sad goodbyes for me and the boys but after lots of hugs and kisses and vowing to come back before too long, Tim took us to the wharf in the dinghy and we were off to the airport and home. Thank you to Tim and Deanne for the trip of a lifetime!  If it weren’t for you, we never would have seen all those wonders!