2008 April Blog

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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