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Santa Rosalia Photo Log

July 16-28, 2013

In Santa Rosalia we got a lot of boat chores done, but we also took some time to explore the town a bit.

Santa Rosalia Location
Santa Rosalía is a town located in the Mulegé Municipality of northern Baja California Sur, Mexico. It is on the Gulf of California coast of the Baja California Peninsula. As of 2015, the town had a population of 14,160 inhabitants.

Logbook – July 16, 2013 (Sweet Pea Cove to Santa Rosalia)

Passage Log Highlights

  • 0955 Depart Sweet Pea Cove
  • 1037 Genniker only
  • 1226 Arrive Santa Rosalia Marina Fonatur

Daily Notes

  • Passage to Santa Rosalia – parked at the end slip at Fonatur Marina
  • Afternoon of school & wifi
  • Dinner w/ LC and Dazzler @ air-conditioned Chinese restaurant

(Edit: no mention of the food at the restaurant only that it was airconditioned.  That’s because it was HOT!)

Isla San Marcos to Santa Rosalia
It was only about a two and half hour passage from Isla San Marcos to Santa Rosalia, and we sailed most of the way
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The town of Santa Rosalia and its small harbor
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He was not granted permission to come aboard
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First time at the dock since we left San Diego
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Walking to the Chinese restaurant looking north towards the Santa Rosalia harbor
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Dinner at the *air conditioned* Chinese restaurant with Lady Carolina and Dazzler
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Brenden studied the menu
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Tim thought it was hilarious that I was holding my beer while eating

Facebook Post July 16, 2013

We are at the marina in Santa Rosalia. Plugged into shore power for the first time in 4.5 months. Time to turn on the AC… oh yeah, we don’t have one of those.

Logbook – July 17, 2013 (Santa Rosalia)

Daily Notes

  • T & Steve went w/ Edgar to all the h/w stores
  • Loss of shore power after power outage.  Discovered the breaker in Alex’s room IS connected
  • D & Carolina & boys scouted the town
  • Hot dogs from the cart w/ LC and Dazzler, drinks at el Muelle, grocery store
  • Boys sleepover on the net
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Beachfront property
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A few of the harbor
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Heading to town, Alex looks thrilled doesn’t he?
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Close up with the train
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A French company owned the copper mining operation in Santa Rosalia in the late 1800s, so there is still a bit of French influence observable. This church is constructed of steel and was designed by Gustave Eiffel (yes, that Eiffel).
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The best tortilleria in town
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Mmmmm…. street hot dog vendor 

Logbook – July 18, 2013 (Santa Rosalia)

Daily Notes

  • T fixed the stackpack
  • Fish tacos on Exodus w/ LC & Dazzler

(Edit: “Stackpack” is the canvas covering that the main sail is stored in.)

Logbook – July 19, 2013 (Santa Rosalia)

Daily Notes

  • Filled propane tanks
  • Three backpack trips to town, new flip-flops for Alex
  • Boys did boat chores – waxed dinghy, scrubbed deck, cleaned LC lines

(Edit: The backpack trips to town were for provisions.)

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The boys are not happy about their boat chores
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Another view of the Eiffel Church (It’s actually called Iglesia Santa Barbara de Santa Rosalia)

Logbook – July 20, 2013 (Santa Rosalia)

Daily Notes

  • Laundry, alcohol run
  • Dinner (Pizza) at El Muelle

Edit: I bought all the Bacardi Anejo in town and Steve was not pleased.

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Pelicans acted like the owned the place
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Exodus at the dock
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Marina life
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Marina life
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Mexican Navy at the fuel dock
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Exodus at the dock
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Brenden arranged the alcohol purchase into a bar graph 
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There was a great ice cream shop in town
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The plaque at the Eiffel Church
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Dinner at El Muelle with Steve and Carolina 
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The kids’ table
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We weighed the pros and cons and decided to GO NOW on a road trip to San Diego in order to renew our tourist visas.

There is a gap in the logbook due to SAN DIEGO ROAD TRIP!!!

 Logbook – July 28, 2013 (Santa Rosalia)

Daily Notes

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Tim fixed the solar array supports
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They are supposed to be hosing off Exodus

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