We had both just “upped anchor” and were heading our separate ways. Speed Bird toward Cabo San Lucas and back to San Diego. We were headed up into “The Sea”….. Isla San Francisco – Sea of Cortez
We first anchored in “The Elipse” at Puerto Escondido. Cindy is at the dinghy dock. Puerto Escondido, Baja California Sur – Mexico
Puerto Escondido, Baja California Sur – Mexico
Puerto Escondido, Baja California Sur – Mexico
Puerto Escondido, Baja California Sur – Mexico
San Juanico, Baja California Sur – Mexico
San Juanico, Baja California Sur – Mexico
San Juanico, Baja California Sur – Mexico
Isla Danzante, Sea of Cortez – Mexico
This is m/v Speed Bird ( A Nordhaven 54?) owned by Peter and Mary Rose. We met them at Marina Costa Baja and really enjoyed their company. This photo was taken at Isla San Francisco. Speed Bird has been sold and Peter and Mary Rose are building a LARGER Nordhaven…..Nice!… Isla San Francisco – Sea of Cortez
Mick & Joyce’s s/v Rhumb Line a 48 foot Hughes Catamaran Isla Carmen, Sea of Cortez – Mexico
Marquar Anchorage, Isla Carmen, Sea of Cortez – Mexico
Marquar Anchorage, Isla Carmen, Sea of Cortez – Mexico
Marquar Anchorage, Isla Carmen, Sea of Cortez – Mexico
Loreto, Sea of Cortez – Mexico
Loreto, Sea of Cortez – Mexico
Loreto, Sea of Cortez – Mexico
Isla Danzante in the distance Candelero Chica Anchorage, Sea of Cortez – Mexico
We all know you think we sit around, dive and drink Margaritas. This was a 110 degree day where Scott had to fix an oil leak on one of the starboard engine alternators that just “fell off”……..Welcome to “boat projects in exotic locations, part infinity!” Isla Danzante, Sea of Cortez – Mexico
Roca Blanca, Sea of Cortez – Mexico
After a rinse, the name on our Welcome mat should through on to the teak grate below…. Sea of Cortez, Mexico
Dive site Roca Blanca, Sea of Cortez – Mexico
Isla Damien, Sea of Cortez – Mexico
We had to get a LOT of boat parts and we heard our friends Clark and Vincent were coming from France to be the first legally wedded gay couple at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego. Cindy said please, and 17 hours and 6 military check points , we were in San Diego…. San Diego – California
San Diego – California
San Diego – California
Hotel del Coronado, San Diego – California
Hotel del Coronado, San Diego – California
Hotel del Coronado, San Diego – California
Part of what we got was 5 new 12 volt batteries. Mick and Terry helped me put them in……..Have a Margarita! Puerto Escondido, Baja California Sur – Mexico
Puerto Escondido, Baja California Sur – Mexico
Terry, Mick and Joyce and Cindy and Scott went on a dive trip to San Juanico North… San Juanico North, Sea of Cortez – Mexico
San Juanico North, Sea of Cortez – Mexico
Punta Pulpo (which means “octopus” in Spanish) got it’s tentacles on this unfortunate vessel. We were en route to Isla Ildefanso in search of the elusive Hammer Head sharks. This is where we met our first “Chubasco” and the most northerly extent of our summer in “The Sea”…. Punta Pulpito – Sea of Cortez – Mexico
On our dives at Isla Ildefanso, we didn’t find any Hammer Head sharks, but Scott found evidence that we weren’t the first divers ever here……Maybe this guy met the Hammer Head sharks?…..:) Isla Ildefanso, Sea of Cortez – Mexico
As the daytime temperatures averaged OVER 100 degrees daily and the nights rarely below 85 degrees; we put up our windscoop that we got on the San Diego trip to catch any breeze we could. Sea of Cortez, Mexico
Puerto Escondido, Baja California Sur – Mexico
We were almost directly under Tropical Storm Julio when it passed over Puerto Escondido. We never saw wind over 20 knots, but we got 8 inches of rain in 24 hours. The barometer was watched closely! Puerto Escondido, Baja California Sur – Mexico
Terry told us of the spectacular waterfalls that occured right after Tropical Storms or even Hurricanes passed over Puerto Escondido. There were dozens of these very temporary but spectacular waterfalls on the East face of the Sierra Gigantes which rim Puerto Escondido. Loreto and the local roads were flooded. Puerto Escondido, Baja California Sur – Mexico
This is Monte, single handing near Isla Damien in his Gemini 34 catamaran. Isla Damien, Sea of Cortez – Mexico
JJ & Henry on s/v Rapscullion Agua Verde, Sea of Cortez – Mexico
Now we had one trimaran and four catamarans in a row. Around the corner was one of our favorite dive sites at San Marcial Cove Agua Verde, Sea of Cortez – Mexico
Terry Kennedy of s/v Manta and Wayne of s/v Capricorn Cat Agua Verde, Sea of Cortez – Mexico
We really had a fabulous time following Terry around and diving at least every other day during our 3 months in the Puerto Escondido area. Terry got us all excited about diving with sharks and manta rays at the Revillagigedos (San Benedicto and Socorro Islands). We would head to Mazatlan the next morning and prepare for our trips to Copper Canyon, Cindy’s to visit everyone (and more boat stuff in LA and No. Cal) and prepare for our trip to the Revillagigedos (250 nm SSW of Cabo San Lucas) in December. Agua Verde, Sea of Cortez – Mexico
Agua Verde, Sea of Cortez – Mexico
Dawn found this very cooperative Octopus on our third dive together off Isla Carmen Isla Carmen, Sea of Cortez – Mexico
Sea of Cortez, Mexico
A different octopus. When the water was cool in the early summer, we saw lots. After the water got into the 80’s, these guys went deeper for the cooler water. Sea of Cortez, Mexico
