June 23-30, 2013
After leaving Bahia Marquer we caught back up with Lady Carolina at Nopolo (and we were pretty much inseparable for the next year!)
Logbook – June 23, 2013 (Bahia Marquer to Nopolo)
Passage Log Highlights
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- 0649 Depart Bahia Marquer
- 0815 Arrive Nopolo
Daily Notes
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- Passage across the channel – D & Alex raised and lowered anchor
- Taxi (from Nopolo) with Lady Carolina to Loreto to Farmers Mkt. Walk to El Pescador. Taxi back.
- Boys to Lady Carolina for Monopoly. Kyle’s first exam on Exodus.
- Boys stay for dinner. D/T dinner on shore at resort.
(Edit: This was our first time doing an anchor operation without Tim. Raising anchor is pretty straightforward. Dropping anchor is more difficult. Actually, it’s not dropping the anchor that’s difficult, it’s picking the spot to anchor. In this case, we had our last anchor waypoint so we just picked that spot again and dropped anchor with no issues.)
Logbook – June 24, 2013 (Nopolo)
Daily Notes
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- (Tim’s handwriting) Happy Anniversary!
- Ran watermaker – 5 hrs
- boys to Lady Carolina after school – Kyle’s 2nd exam on Exodus.
- T&Steve summing around the point
- Alex migraine 😦
Logbook – June 25, 2013 (Nopolo)
Daily Notes
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- Filled both propane tanks
- D-morning run on the beach. T-propane run in dinghy w/ Steve
- Boys played w/ Joel on Exodus. Kyle’s 3rd exam on Lady Carolina
- T& STeve fixed spear gun rubber bands
- D & boys – Mille Bornes & Uno
Logbook – June 26, 2013 (Nopolo)
Daily Notes
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- Found another SSB noise source. (Previously, I wasn’t actually turning off the inverter, just cutting off power to the devices. There is a separate on/off switch for the inverter itself)
- Rental car w/ Lady Carolina to Loreto – tortilleria, Ferre Mar, Grain Store, El Pescador
- Pizza at the resort – T, Steve, Cyle made 2nd run to Loreto for alcohol
Logbook – June 27, 2013 (Nopolo to Loreto to Isla Coronados)
Passage Log Highlights
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- 0900 Depart Nopolo
- 1020 Arrive Loreto
- 1735 Depart Loreto
- 1900 Arrive Coronados
Daily Notes
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- Provisioning & fuel in Loreto
- Kyle’s 4th test
- No school for the boys
(Edit: Either my memory is really bad or there are some very important things missing from the logbook this day. First of all, Tim drove the rental car from Nopolo to Loreto, so the boys and I transited Exodus without Tim even being on board! Second, when we were anchored off of Loreto, Lady Carolina picked up a VHF transmission from Isla Cornados from someone who needed help. It was Bob from Chara, and he had gone hiking up the volcano and gotten lost and run out of water. Steve and Kyle went to rescue him, and I can’t remember if anyone from the Exodus crew helped, but I do remember that Carolina consumed a fair amount of red wine that night! We hadn’t met Bob yet, but of course, we soon will.)
Logbook – June 28, 2013 (Isla Coronados)
Daily Notes
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- Thunder, lightning, rain & wind in the middle of the night. Calm now.
- Kyle’s 5th & final exam – T/Boys/Joel snorkel excursion
- Dinghy surfing w/ LC at sunset
- Chilaquiles for dinner yum’1
- Movie night on Exodus – Eragon
Logbook – June 29, 2013 (Isla Coronados to San Juanico)
Passage Log Highlights
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- 1010 Depart Isla Coronados
- 1107 Main + Genniker, no engines
- 1424 Arrive San Juanico
Daily Notes
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- Passage to San Juanico. Our favorite little cove.
- Spearfishing & fish tacos on Exodus w/ Lady Carolina.
Email to family and friends dated June 30, 2013
Subject: San Juanico
We are back up at San Juanico with no cell service or internet. G&M, we are anchored in the same spot as when you guys were here. The boys were in the water with spear poles almost immediately after dropping anchor. Lady Carolina is with us and we are cruising together up to the 4th of July party. They have a 13 year old and I’ve been spending most of the past week administering his final exams (school policy does not allow the parents to do it). Their youngest son is quite a talker, Amy, he reminds me of E. Always at the ready with an interesting factoid.
G&M, have fun in Tennesse!
Love and miss you all,
-D.
Logbook – June 30, 2013 (San Juanico to Bahia San Nicolas)
Daily Notes
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- Tim, Alex, Steve, Kyle spearfished out at the rock. No joy. Snorkeling near the boat after
Gresham Family Exodus 