We had a lot more fun our second time at Bahia Candeleros because we met up with Lady Carolina, our buddy kid boat who is also staying in the Sea the whole summer.
Logbook – June 16, 2013 (Nopolo to Puerto Escondido to Bahia Candeleros)
Passage Log Highlights
1255 Depart Nopolo
? Arrive Puerto Escondido
1735 Depart Puerto Escondido
1912 Arrive Bahia Candeleros
Daily Notes
Happy Father’s Day
Stopped in Puerto Escondido for groceries & water & margaritas.
Ride back from Modelorama w/ Fernando
Passage to Candeleros – boys in the water immediately with Joel (Lady Carolina)
Beef stew for dinner on foredeck. Hot wind kicked up.
(Edit: Beef stew? What was I thinking? No wonder we had to eat on the foredeck because it was like a thousand degrees. I think this was our first encounter with the “hot wind.”)
As soon as the engines went off the boys were in the waterSunset swimming, deserves an almost quiet time?Sunset swimming at Bahia CandelerosSunset swimming at Bahia CandelerosLady CarolinaSunset swimming at Bahia Candeleros
Logbook – June 17, 2013 (Bahia Candeleros)
Daily Notes
Alex & Tim snorkel around corner. D- snorkel in bay.
Dinghy fishing with Lady Carolina
Logbook – June 18, 2013 (Bahia Candeleros)
Daily Notes
Family snorkel & spearfishing around the point. Both boys got parrot fish (PR for B). Tim got leopard grouper. Afternoon school. Fish taco dinner w/ Lady Carolina on Exodus.
Brenden in the dinghyAlex dropping the dinghy anchorThe Lady Carolina crewAlex on the huntBrenden was so proud to spear his first Parrot Fish (Alex got one too, but no photo)
Logbook – June 19, 2013 (Bahia Candeleros)
Daily Notes
Ran watermaker for 3 hours
Boys – diving for clams. D- walk on the beach.
B finished test lesson 80. Half way!
Logbook – June 20, 2013 (Bahia Candeleros)
Daily Notes
Boys went to visit another kid boat in the anchorage. One 9 yr old girl on board.
Made sugar cookies
Clam dinner on Lady Carolina
(Edit: We hadn’t been with Lady Carolina too long yet, but the boys had already formed their bonds and became a “clique.” Tim *always* made them go say hi to other kids and include them. Probably that’s what happened this time; I doubt the boys went to visit voluntarily. But the thing is – they never regretted it. But they still always had to be prompted.)
Tim has a mini meFamily MinecraftA little sunscreen application before getting in the waterReady for some spearfishingWhat? Mom’s jumping in?Mother son bow jumpingMother son bow jumpingMother son bow jumpingMother son bow jumpingMother son bow jumpingExodus and Lady Carolina anchored at Bahia CandelerosI walked the full length of the beach and back (too rocky for running)Awesome clam dinner on Lady Carolina!Kyle and Alex like itBrenden liked itAnd Joel likes it too
Nopolo isn’t even an anchorage listed in the cruiser’s guidebook, but the protection wasn’t horrible, and the wifi internet from the resort was excellent.
Logbook – June 14, 2013 (San Juanico to Loreto to Nopolo)
Passage Log Highlights
0748 Depart San Juanico
1149 Arrive Loreto
1850 Depart Loreto
2011 Arrive Nopolo
Daily Notes
Passage to Loreto
Lunch @ 1697, Bookstore still closed, Grocery store. Tim Trekked all around town.
Contact w/ Lady Carolina. They are at Candeleros. We would arrive at 10pm if we go there
Stopped at Nopolo, wifi from the resort
(Edit: It’s generally not a good idea to transit at night. We considered it though since we had been to Candeleros before and had a track and anchor waypoint saved in the chart plotter. I don’t remember if Tim and I argued about it, but I can definitely see that happening, and if we did argue, it looks like I won out since we did the safer thing and anchored at Nopolo at dusk.)
(Edit: On May 1, 2020, I googled “1697 restaurant Loreto” and it’s still there. It’s actually a hotel, so we must have eaten at the hotel restaurant.)
We departed San Juanico at 0748 and arrived for a day stop at Loreto at 1149. After lunch and errands, we departed Loreto at 1850 and arrived at Nopolo at 2011. We motored on both legs of the passage.Not much protection in what is barely a bay, but we tried to tuck in at the southern point, and since the weather was mild it wasn’t too bad.
Logbook – June 15, 2013 (Nopolo)
Daily Notes
D – wifi all-day
T – fix fridge (install fans & insulation)
Boys – swam all day. Mom jumped in off the bow in the afternoon
Tasty tofu stir fry for dinner
A view of the resort from ExodusTim installed a couple of fans in the space behind the fridge/freezer and the back cockpit wall in order to vent the hot air from the compressor better. Here he is enjoying a beer while getting the work done. Well, actually, it was my beer, but I thought it made a better photo. Our fridge is the biggest power draw and it runs all of the time because it’s so hot out, so the fans were Tim’s idea to help the situation. They helped a little.The contents of the main cockpit locker strewn aboutThe contents of the main cockpit locker strewn aboutThis is where I camped out for the better part of an entire day getting my wifi fix
Email to family and friends dated June 15, 2013
Subject: Wifi, Wifi, Wifi
We ended up staying the night anchored at Nopolo and haven’t budged today because we have a good wifi signal at the boat. Hope you have all seed the facebook photos… I think I’m all caught up. We are going to hit Loreto farmers market again tomorrow and then catch up with our last buddy kid boat, Lady Carolina, in Los Candeleros. They said they can pick up wifi from their boat there, so we will likely be on the grid for the next few days so I won’t be sending any more sail mail status updates during that time.
Love and miss you all,
-D.
Infinite fun on an upside-down blow-up kayakInfinite fun on an upside-down blow-up kayakInfinite fun on an upside-down blow-up kayak
Logbook – June 16, 2013 (Nopolo to Puerto Escondido to Bahia Candeleros)
Daily Notes
Happy Father’s Day
T/D – briefly explored resort. No tienda in walking distance.
There are a bunch of vacant new homes along the beach, I guess they overestimated the demandThere is a golf course at the resortThe Nopolo shorelineOn shore at the resortOn shore at the resortExodus at anchor at Nopolo (with Isla Coronados in the background)On shore at the resortOn shore at the resortOn shore at the resortOn shore at the resortOn shore at the resort
We met up with Lady Carolina and Resilience at La Ramada, which is a small cove around the corner North of San Juanico with better protection from south winds. There is a trail that connects La Ramada with the northern anchorage of San Juanico, so we walked over there a couple times, gathered obsidian along the way, and visited the cruisers’ shrine.
Logbook – June 10, 2013 (Isla Coronados to San Juanico)
Passage Log Highlights
0840 Depart Isla Coronados. Alex spun the speedometer
1006 Spinnaker + Port Engine
1250 Arrive La Ramada
Daily Notes
Passage to San Juanico. Tried to sail w/ spinnaker, not enough wind. Arrived at an empty San Juanico, found other kid boats (sv Resilience & sv Lady Carolina) around the corner at La Ramda
Boys swam, played Monoploy @ Lady Carolina
Drinks & socializing on Exodus w/ other kid boats and sv Shindig
(Edit: the speedometer is just a mechanical wheel that spins and gives a reading of speed through the water. It gets all mucked up and then doesn’t spin, so we’ve started trying to remember to spin it before we head out from an anchorage. This time, we forgot, so we stopped before we were out of the bay and Alex jumped in and spun it.)
We departed Isla Coronados at 8:40 and dropped anchor at La Ramda at 12:50.We had been in radio contact with Lady Carolina via SSB, and they had told us they were still at San Juanico. However, when we pulled into the bay it was deserted, and with winds coming in from the SE, it would have been a very uncomfortable anchorage. So, we went up and around the point to a north-facing bay called La Ramada and found Lady Carolina and Resilience tucked in up there.
Email to family and friends dated June 10, 2013
Subject: Greetings from La Ramada
We are at a little cove just north of San Juanico called La Ramada. San Juanico was totally empty and the swell was coming in pretty good which makes for an uncomfortable anchorage, so we found the other 2 kid boats up here at La Ramada. Tim is spear fishing now. After our farmer’s market trip yesterday I have all the fresh makings for ceviche so we need some fresh white fish. Boys are playing with the other kids, Alex is with the 2 older boys (12 & 13 yrs) and Brenden is with the younger boy (8 or 9 yrs, can’t remember). He wants to play legos and I can hear Brenden saying, “well, I’m not really in the mood for legos.” What!?!?
Congrats to Dylan on his high school graduation, so sorry we missed it!
We don’t have cell or wifi from here, and I’m actually not sure when we will again.
Love and miss you all,
-D.
Logbook – June 11, 2013 (La Ramada)
Daily Notes
D&T kayak to shore – hike to cruisers shrine
Whole family hike up to the top of the dirt road then to cruisers shrine w/ Lady Carolina
Met Jim & Janet – power vessel Ozzy on the way back
Bonfire on beach w/ Lady Carolina & Ozzy
At anchor at La Ramada with Lady Carolina and Ozzy (a motor vessel with a nice couple, Jim & Janet, on board who joined us for one of our bonfires.)The beach at La RamadaLa RamadaExodus at anchor at La RamadaA nice running beach (if only it weren’t so HOT)The dirt road between La Ramada and San Juanico is littered with obsidianThe trail that leads from the dirt road up a hill and over to the north beach of San JuanicoWe can see San Juanico at the end of the roadSan Juanico from the top of the trailViews of San JuanicoViews of San JuanicoViews of San JuanicoThe Cruisers’ ShrineThe King is honored wherever you goPeople make their offerings out of all kinds of thingsD with the Cruisers’ ShrineThe rocky beach at San JuanicoJoel had a school science assignment they are working onOn our way back Tim climbed even higher (and eventually I followed)More views of San JuanicoWhat a view from up here!The view of La Ramada from the topTim overlooking La RamadaSunset at La RamadaLego Time
Logbook – June 12, 2013 (La Ramada)
Daily Notes
Alex searched for his lost pocket knife. No luck. Swimming w/ Joel after school, then a movie.
Joel stayed for dinner
T- spearfishing, no luck.
(Edit: Grandpa brought the boys pocket knives when they came, and Alex was SOOOO bummed that he lost his onshore at La Ramada)
Logbook – June 13, 2013 (La Ramada to San Juanico)
Passage Log Highlights
0955 Depart La Ramada
1050 Arrive San Juanico
Daily Notes
D- run on the beach
Passage around the corner to San Juanico
Alex and T spearfish – Alex got a PR
B – tough day of school
I got up early and went for a run our last morning at La RamadaI was not early enough to outrun the sunrise
Email to family and friends dated July 13, 2013
Subject: Huge anchorage all to ourselves
We have moved around the corner South to San Juanico at the same spot we anchored when G&M were here. We have the entire huge anchorage to ourselves! We’ve got pretty much the only spot in the bay without significant swell since the wind is blowing pretty good from the SE as it has been for the past few days. We will likely head back South tomorrow to catch back up with Lady Carolina. They had to go get some internet access for the boys’ school and we were enticed to follow them with the idea of another wifi fix and Loreto shopping trip, not to mention playmates for A&B. After that we will all head North up the Bahia Concepcion where there is an annual cruisers 4th of July party. Our fridge has not been staying cold enough so Tim is assessing the issue and coming up with corrective action so we can get any supplies we need for that while in Loreto again. Everything else is going pretty well.
Love and miss you all.
-D.
After leaving La Ramada we spent a day at our favorite spot in the south lobe of San Juanico. The boys went spearfishing and Alex got another PR!
We got up early and departed Puerto Ballandra at 7:35 and motored across the channel to Loreto, dropping anchor at about 9:05. It was a Sunday, so we could go to the Farmers Market, and it was fantastic. Since the weather was calm, we raised anchor under sail at 18:35 and cruised into the anchorage at Isla Coronados at 20:14.
Logbook – June 9, 2013 (Loreto to Isla Coronados)
Passage Log Highlights
0725 Depart Puerto Ballandra
0905 Arrive Loreto
1835 Depart Loreto
2014 Isla Coronados
Daily Notes
Nice day trip to Loreto, Farmer’s market, Orlando’s for lunch, El Pescador (groceries)
Raised anchor at Loreto under sail
Motored most of the way to Coronados
Connected w/ Lady Carolina on SSB – They & Resilience are still at San Juanico
(Edit: Loreto Farmer’s Market was mostly like a swap meet, but there was actually a fresh food market and we stocked up and we were happy.)
(Edit: The SSB radio was starting to be worth the investment.)
The inReach is the GPS transponder we use to track our location. When we lose data either 1) the batteries died or 2) we forgot to turn it on.Exodus anchored off Loreto. You can see the volcano on Isla Cornados in the distanceChit Chatting while walking along the MaleconThere’s a handicap ramp but I guess you’ve got to jump the gutterStill trailing behind, I wonder what they’re talking aboutAt the plaza (again)Walk street in LoretoLunch at Orlando’s. Excellent beer on tap. Mmmmm…. IPAA photo of the Mission without the cheesy bow on the doorFarmers market spoils
Email to family and friends dated June 9, 2013
Subject: Leaving Isla Coronados
We had a great day in Loreto today. We went to the Farmers Market and they had a fantastic selection of fresh veggies. Most of it was a lot like a swap meet, though, but all we got were veggies. We are anchored tonight at Isla Coronados and we will be heading to San Juanico tomorrow. Thanks to the SSB (Single Side Band) radio nets we’ve been in contact with Lady Carolina (another kid boat that G&M met when they were here) so they are waiting for us there. Gotta love ancient technology.
Love and miss all of you.
-D.
We stayed the night at Isla Coronados and this is the sunrise before setting sail for San Juanico
This was a wonderful little cove. The guidebook says it is a one boat anchorage, but we squeezed in there with another small boat. For the first time in over a month, we find ourselves alone, and the family time was welcomed.
Logbook – June 4, 2013 (Puerto Escondido to Candeleros Chico)
Passage Log Highlights
1730 Depart Puerto Escondido
1915 Arrive Candeleros Chico
Daily Notes
Passage to Candeleros Chico. One other boat in the anchorage.
It was a rush to get out of Puerto Escondido so we could get to Candeleros Chico before dark. We departed at 17:30 and arrived 19:15 under motor with both engines the whole way.The CandlesApproaching Candeleros ChicoThe geography of Candeleros ChicoReady to jumpFun on the boogie boards as the sun goes downSunset at Candeleros ChicoNightswimmingNightswimming
Logbook – June 5, 2013 (Candeleros Chico)
Daily Notes
Boys spearfishing – 7 fish! Sushi (yellowtail) for dinner
Boys ate popcorn & star gazed. Awesome shooting star.
Logbook – June 6, 2013 (Candeleros Chico)
Daily Notes
Mom – snorkel – better than San Juanico. School of parrot fish. Boys spearfishing
Sunset “hike” – didn’t go very far
Campfire & marshmallows. Alex roasts the most heavenly marshmallows
Good morning Candeleros ChicoThis is the other boat in the anchorage with us with the sunrise reflecting off the cliff behind it.
Email to family and friends dated June 6, 2013
Subject: Still at Candeleros Chico
Hi, we are still at Candeleros Chico and we are loving it. It’s a very small cove, just us and one other boat here. The boys have been hugely successful spearfishing, and the snorkeling is amazing. Today we are going to have an early dinner (fish tacos, what else) and then go for a sunset hike. We will likely be here a couple more days and then another provisioning trip into Loreto then back up to San Juanico.
Yummy beer-battered fishFogbank getting closerThe rugged terrain, we tried to go for a hike but the spiderwebs deterred us. While looking for the trailhead, we found a huge spider and the boys fed it horse fliesAlex doing some exploringExodus at anchor at Candeleros ChicoLooking for seashellsFound someGathering wood for a campfireThey were not disappointed the hike was abortedThe rocky beach at Candeleros ChicoCandeleros ChicoWonderful evening. Marshmallows and everything.
Logbook – June 7, 2013 (Candeleros Chico)
Daily Notes
Wettest night yet. 81% humidity
A&T spearfishing, B swimming
Stargazing and movie night
Morning fog rolling inBiscuits for breakfastRinsing some dishesTim doin some boat work. I took this picture out the porthole from our cabin.
Logbook – June 8, 2013 (Candeleros Chico to Puerto Ballandra)
Passage Log Highlights
1137 Depart Candeleros Chico
1221 Spinnaker, no engines
1617 Arrive Puerto Ballandra
Daily Notes
Passage from Candeleros Chico –> Puerto Ballandra (Isla Carmen). Sailed most of the way with good wind from SE. used spinnaker for the first leg between Danzante & Carmen
caught a 20 lb fish – we were very excited thinking it was a tuna, turned out to be a toro (very dark red meat)
Boys swam at Puerto Ballandra. New favorite game is stand up on a boogie board holding the anchor chain
Radio contact with Lady Carolina Southbound Net
Email to family and friends dated June 8, 2013
Subject: Leaving Candeleros Chico
We will be leaving this wonderful little cove later this morning and heading to one of the anchorages closer to Loreto. We are going to go to Loreto tomorrow to provision before heading North. There’s a farmers market that everyone raves about in Loreto on Sunday mornings, so we are going to try to hit that. After being with all the kid boats we’ve been enjoying time on our own. Two nights ago we had a campfire and roasted marshmallows on the beach and last night we made hot chocolate and stargazed on the deck of Exodus. Good times. There are two other kid boats still here and we are going to head north to catch up with them.
Love and miss you all,
-D.
Making sure the solar shower bags are in a nice sunny spotCleaning out some boat lockersA very successful day spearfishingRelaxingWe departed Candeleros Chico at 11:37 and arrived at Puerto Ballandra at 16:17.
In and out of Puerto Escondido. Got a wifi fix, did laundry, picked up some groceries, and topped off the diesel. We anchored again, even though the starboard engine is fixed and we could have picked up a mooring ball. Since we already had an anchor waypoint saved in the chart plotter, we figured that was the easiest thing to do.
Logbook – June 3, 2013 (Isla Coronados to Puerto Escondido)
Passage Log Highlights
1110 Depart Isla Coronados
1212 Approaching Loreto. No Sails. P engine.
1551 Arrive Puerto Escondido
Daily Notes
Passage to Puerto Escondido – mostly wind on the nose
Drive-by to Loreto to drop off paddleboard paddle to Resilience
Laundry, laundry, laundry – 2 washers, 1 dryer
Restaurant & wifi
After a sad good-bye with Fluenta, we departed Isla Coronados at 11:10 and motor sailed to Puerto Escondido arriving at 15:51. We did a drive-by of Loreto along the way in order to drop off a paddleboard paddle to Resilience.On the couch at the Portobello restaurant
Logbook – June 4, 2013 (Puerto Escondido to Candeleros Chico)
Daily Notes
Checked in at Fonatur Marina office & provisioned at Pedro’s store. Pedro told us how to make English muffins
Walk to Modelorama & Tripui restaurant for lunch
Diesel at fuel dock. Filled water jugs & hosed down Exodus
Passage to Candeleros Chico.
Trekking to the Modelorama, which is about 1/2 mile from the dock. There is a tienda at the dock but I always like to check out all the provisioning options. I like the Modelorama because it’s far better organized. Yes, I’m a sucker for that sort of thing.Tabor Canyon (aka Steinbeck’s Canyon) is in the distance.This very well groomed center divider seemed so out of placeThe Modelorama is in the small town of Tripui
At Isla Coronados we caught back up with Sweet Dreams and Fluenta, but it was bittersweet because we also said good-bye to them for the summer. But on the bright side, we also made some new friends on SV Resilience.
Logbook – May 31, 2013 (Honeymoon Cove to Loreto to Isla Coronados)
Passage Log Highlights
1627 Depart Loreto
1748 Arrive Isla Coronados. 82 ft chain in 22 ft
Daily Notes
Back to Isla Coronados (& the other kid boats)
Boys – Risk & movie on Sweet Dreams
D/T – Drinks on Fluenta
Edit: About this time I started recording anchor chain we let out along with the depth. We tried to shoot for at least 5 to 1 scope most of the time. We hadn’t dragged since getting the new anchor, but we were a lot more mindful about it.
Back to Isla Coronados
Logbook – June 1, 2013 (Isla Coronados)
Daily Notes
Algae bloom – pea-green water @ Isla Coronados
Science school on the beach with Jim & Beth (Marine Biologists sv Resilience)
Boys skurfing & swimming on Exodus
Fluenta kids here for movies, no-bake cookies, & minecraft
My favorite beach at Isla Coronados is at the SW end where the island makes a kind of hook and looks back at itself. This is the view from that beach looking at the anchorage and the volcano.The beach at the SW tip of the islandLooking south across the islandAnother look back at the anchorageNice running beach, except for the aggressive sea gull who would dive bomb me everytime I was at the East end of the beach. Too near the rookery, I guess.There was a seagull rookery along this shore
Email to family and friends dated June 1, 2013
Subject: Hi
We sadly said goodbye to Gary and Marsha yesterday but fortunately we caught up with 3 other kid boats up at Isla Coronados so that eased the boys’ melancholy moods. The parents on one of the boats that we hadn’t seen since La Paz are both Marine Biologists and this morning they are conducting “school” for all the kids exploring and discussing the diversity of life in the water here. Brenden was super excited. We also met a new kid boat down in Agua Verde with 2 boys aboard 8 and 12 yrs old and they will also be staying in the sea this summer so we won’t be the only kid boat! (Most people don’t stay here during the summer, they leave their boat somewhere and go home and then come back in the fall. That’s what most of the kid boats are doing.)
Love and miss you all.
-D.
Logbook – June 2, 2013 (Isla Coronados)
Daily Notes
Said goodbye to Sweet Dreams
Beach excursion to SW beach w/ Fluenta kids. D- run
Dinner on Exodus w/ Resilience & Fluenta
Saying good-bye to the Sweet Dreams Crew: Jim, Niki, Colton, Gina, and Missy
Playing with FluentaPlaying with FluentaBrenden and Jonathon, facing offThere’s actually a hike up to the top of the dormant volcano, but it was way too hot to try itPlaying with FluentaTim Checking out the seagull rookeryThe kids built a hot tubThe kids built a hot tubAnother look south across the tip of the islandWith the Fluenta Kids, Victoria and JonathonWith the Fluenta Kids, Victoria and JonathonWrestling with AlexThere’s a stack of plates on the counter, so it looks like we’ve had another potluck on Exodus. With Glen (Resilience) and Victoria (Fluenta).More silliness
Logbook – June 3, 2013 (Isla Coronados to Puerto Escondido)
Daily Notes
Said goodbye to Fluenta for the summer
Email to family and friends dated June 3, 2013
Subject: Headed to PE
We are heading into Puerto Escondido for a couple days for laundry and wifi. Should be new photos going up on Facebook today or tomorrow. Our kid boat gang has totally disbanded since they are all leaving their boats and going home for the summer. We said good-bye to the last one this morning. But we have recently met 2 other kid boats… one is staying until the end of June and the other is staying for the summer like us, so we won’t be the only kid boat in the sea this summer.
We were so sad to say good-bye to Gary and Marsha. Honeymoon Cove is on Isla Danzante just south of Loreto. We only stayed there one night and we got chased out in the morning by hundreds of bees enjoying the dew that had collected on Exodus. Then we went to Loreto and said our good-byes.
We departed Agua Verde at 12:50 on May 30 and arrived at Honeymoon Cove on Isla Danzante at 17:39 sailing under Main and Genoa the whole way. We stayed one night at Honeymoon Cove and then motored to Loreto the next morning.
Logbook – May 30, 2013 (Agua Verde to Honeymoon Cove)
Passage Log Highlights
1250 Depart Agua Verde
1317 Engines off. Main + Genoa.
1739 Arrive Honeymoon Cove
Daily Notes
Spearfishing at Roca Solitaria at Agua Verde – Tim got a great Cabrilla – fish tacos for lunch while on passage to Honeymoon Cove
The geography of Honeymoon Cove. We anchored in the south lobe.Looking back at Honeymoon CoveUnderway, headed for LoretoA pod of dolphins played with us for a while on our way to Loreto
Logbook – May 31, 2013 (Honeymoon Cove to Loreto to Isla Coronados)
Passage Log Highlights
1750 Depart Honeymoon Cove. Mucho Bees!
1035 Arrive Loreto
Daily Notes
Drop off Gary and Marsha in Loreto
Fruteria, HW store, Ferre Mar, Tortilleria, El Pescador
Back to Isla Coronados (& the other kid boats)
Edit: Oh my god the bees! Our first bad encounter was back at Bahia San Gabriel on Isla Espiritu Santo, when Tim got the bright idea to put a bucket of water up on the port bow so that way they wouldn’t bother us in the cockpit. This time we woke up to thousands of bees all over the deck drinking the dew. Raising anchor was a precarious situation but somehow we got out of there with no bee stings.
Exodus anchored off of LoretoThe sun’s in my eyesThe sun’s still in my eyesWith Grandpa and DadWe will miss Grandma and Grandpa! So glad they got to come visit!BrothersAfter Gary and Marsha headed to the airport, we did some provisioning. This is typically how we transport our groceries from the store to the dock… on our packmulesWe love the walk street in Loreto
We returned to Agua Verde with Gary and Marsha for spearfishing at Roca Solitaria. This time we anchored at the other side of the bay in the northernmost anchorage.
Logbook – May 27, 2013 (Bahia Salinas to Agua Verde)
Passage Log Highlights
1235 Depart Bahia Salinas
1421 Macerator leak from B’s tank into port bilge. ran bilge pump. will fix leak at anchor. dumped all 3 heads. watermaker running. no sails, under sb engine only. P engine hours = 855.1
1829 Arrive Agua Verde
Daily Notes
Passage to Agua Verde
Departed Bahia Salinas at 12:35 and arrived Agua Verde at 18:29. Motored the whole wayEntering the bay past Roca SolitariaThis time we anchored on the north side of Agua VerdeGames with Grandma, yay!
Logbook – May 28, 2013 (Agua Verde)
Daily Notes
More spearfishing. Brenden caught his Cabrilla!
D- hike and swim
More spearfishingBrenden told me he was going to come home with a Cabrilla, and he deliveredNo bake cookiesNo bake cookies
Hanging with Grandpa
I kayaked to shoreCheck out our new sun shade (Thanks Marsha!)I hiked to the ridge to get this one.A view of the anchorageRoca SolitariaA view of Exodus
Logbook – May 29, 2013 (Agua Verde)
Daily Notes
Trip to the tienda with Brenden, thought we were out of gas
Snorkel/spearfishing w/ sv Lady Carolina then drinks & snacks on Exodus
False alarm emergency search party “Plane Crash”
(Edit: The “plane crash” was a radio-controlled airplane, but that didn’t stop the entire anchorage from getting spun up to help.)
Good morning Agua VerdePreparing to go up the mast (primarily to check the VHF antenna connector)Ready to goViews from atop the mastViews from atop the mastViews from atop the mastViews from atop the mastViews from atop the mastViews from atop the mastViews from atop the mastViews from atop the mast
Logbook – May 30, 2013 (Agua Verde to Honeymoon Cove)
Daily Notes
Spearfishing at Roca Solitaria at Agua Verde – Tim got a great Cabrilla – fish tacos for lunch while on passage to Honeymoon Cove
Email to family and friends dated May 30, 2013
Subject: On the move again
We will be leaving Agua Verde this afternoon to head closer to Loreto so we have a short trip tomorrow to take Gary & Marsha to the airport. 😦 Boys are out spear fishing now… last night we had fish for dinner caught by Alex and Brenden. They are becoming quite the hunters.
Love and miss you all.
-D.
Dad came home with a cabrillaPlaying on the kayak – No Paddles!Wrestling in the salon
We had only a short stay (one night) at Bahia Salinas and our main objective, which we achieved, was to dive on the wreck in the middle of the bay. Bahia Salinas is a large south-facing bay on the east side of Isla Carmen.
Logbook – May 26, 2013 (San Juanico to Bahia Salinas)
Passage Log Highlights
0920 Depart San Juanico
1052 Fog
1109 Dolphins
1207 Fish on
1716 Arrive Bahia Salinas (Isla Carmen)
Daily Notes
Fixed B macerator Pump
Passage to Bahia Salinas. Caught a long fish (TBD) + 3 Bonita (kept 1)
Boys boogie board w/ Grandma
It was a long day of motor sailing. We departed San Juanico at 9:20 and arrived at Bahia Salinas at 17:16.The geography of Bahia SalinasDolphins on passage from San Juanico to Bahia SalinasPlaying with dolphinsAlex caught an interesting fish. We did not eat this one.Grandpa hauling in a fishAlex reels in another one. According to the logbook we caught 4 fish on this passage: “Longfish (TBD) + 3 Bonita (kept 1)The Bonita we keptThe dramatic shoreline of Bahia SalinasA couple other boats in the large bay
Logbook – May 27, 2013 (Bahia Salinas to Agua Verde)
Passage Log Highlights
1023 Raised anchor – move to tuna boat wreck
Daily Notes
Snorkel on sunken tuna boat at Bahia Salinas
Passage to Agua Verde
Alex and Grandma relaxingFun with Grandma and GrandpaThis is a tuna boat that sunk in the early 80s. Excellent snorkeling!
Email to family and friends dated May 27, 2013
Subject: Headed to Agua Verde
We snorkeled on a 120 ft tuna boat wreck in ~30 ft of water today. Amazing! Now we are headed to Agua Verde so the spearfishing quest can continue.
Gresham Family Exodus 