2007 – 2008 California – Baja & The Sea of Cortez to Mazatlan Blog

Los Frailes to LA PAZ

2008 May 10 – June 4 Los Frailes to LA PAZ We enjoyed 4 scuba dives over 2 days at Los Frailes marine park. We wanted to stay longer but a local man in a panga told us where we were anchored was not allowed. According to our cruising guide books, both Rains & Cunningham, …

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Living the Dream……

Dear F&F;, 2008 May 9 Los Frailes, Cabo Pulmo Marine Park Today was the day. We are so excited to report that we are \”living our dream\”. Many of you have written us: \”Congratulations on living your dream.\” To me, before today it felt more that I was in pursuit of, en route to but …

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MAZATLAN

MAZATLAN 2008 April 29 to May 7 April 29 Tuesday We arrived tired but happy with the way the passage from Isla Isabella went. I already mentioned this elsewhere, but we were amazed & thrilled that we were able to hire a boat washer right after we docked at El Cid Marina. The 2 man …

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Isla Isabella – BIRDS

Dear F&F;, 2008 April 28 Isla Isabella – The Birds It was a 10 minute dinghy ride with “wet landing” and steep, soft sand. It was a strain for Scott to pull up the heavy dinghy out of the water above the tidal zone. The many fishermen were occupied with their work and did not …

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Isla Isabella – Arrival & Snorkeling

Dear F&F;, 2008 April 27 Isla Isabella – Enroute Challenges & Snorkeling I suppose our early morning on Saturday, to go on the Jungle Cruise, contributed to our being wide awake at 530 am on Sunday. We knew it would be about a 6 ½ hour motor from Matenchen Bay (San Blas) to Isla Isabella. …

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Matenchen Bay, San Blas – Jungle Tour

Dear F&F;, 26 April 2008 San Blas & Matenchen Bay, Mexico – 2 days, 2 nights The 23 mile run to our destination of Matenchen Bay was fairly uneventful. No dolphins, no whales. Just cruised up the coast to the tunes on Sirius radio. Matenchen Bay is a very large bay – about 1 mile …

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Matenchen Bay, San Blas – Jungle Tour

Dear F&F;, 26 April 2008 San Blas & Matenchen Bay, Mexico – 2 days, 2 nights The 23 mile run to our destination of Matenchen Bay was fairly uneventful. No dolphins, no whales. Just cruised up the coast to the tunes on Sirius radio. Matenchen Bay is a very large bay – about 1 mile …

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A Whale of a Day……

Dear F&F, (This post is a little out of order and we will catch up on the previous ones soon). A Whole Different Day I slept pretty well, most of the night with just a sheet. Pulled on the blanket only in the early morning. We were up before dawn wanting to make some distance …

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INLAND TOUR – Guanajuato, Dolores Hidalgo & San Miguel Allende……

Dear F&F;, March 13 – 16, 2008 After driving many miles through very little development, we suddenly turned & read this welcome sign: ***Bienvenidos a Guanajuato: Patrimonia de Humanidad*** There are stories from the past about a “River of Frogs”. Frog statues and logos are seen all over town. Fortunately we did not encounter a …

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