Dear F&F, February 26-27, 2009 Scott is wide awake by 6:15 am. There is no point in trying to sleep after he gets up. He goes straight outside for the hose & starts to wash the pounds of black soot & ash off our boat. There are some big chunks of burned stuff. Very, very […]
Passage to El Salvador….. Read More »
Dear F&F, February 25, 2009 We were not too surprised to hear from Ziggy the mechanic that the ship yard would not be ready to haul us out on Tuesday. But when we got another \”manana\” story this morning we decided to go there & see what was the hold up. Carmina drove us the
No Haul Out in Guatemala….. Read More »
Dear F&F, February 22-23, 2009 After breakfast onboard, we climbed into Carmina\’s Toyota Yaris (similar to a Corolla) & enjoyed the air conditioned 1 hr drive to Antigua. Guatemala has 36 volcanoes, several active. We stopped to let Scott photograph the grey smoke puffing out of the one called Fuego (fire). At least 2 are
Trip to Antigua & Tranmission Pick Up….. Read More »
Dear F&F, February 21, 2009 We slept very well with the air conditioner on which kept out the noise of the US Coast Guard sailors partying at the nearby palapa restaurant/bar. We got up about 7:15 am. Miguel Oscar who is recommended in our cruising guide as an agent to help with the check-in process
First Day in Guatemala….. Read More »
Dear F&F, The following is an edited version of Scott Adam\’s email to us regarding the successful acquisition of our NEW transmission. February 20, 2009 Email Report from Scott Adam, aka: \”Our Hero\”: 0630: Arise to the stock market falling. 0700: You call on Satellite Telephone (Scott Stolnitz) 0715: Go to Costa Mesa (Boatswains Locker
Scott Adam\’s Day…..The Great Transmission Caper….. Read More »
Dear F&F, February 19-20, 2009 February 19th It is 5:00 a.m., one more hour to go of my shift. The feared Tehuantepec is almost completely astern; the crossing picked at a perfect \”weather window\”. Predictions are it will be blowing 30-40 knots from the north, a full blown \”TEHUANTE-PECKER\” in less than 24 hours. At
Unplanned Change of Plans….. Read More »
Dear F&F, February 18, 2009 Zarpe from Mexico – Day #1 Gulf of Tehuantepec Last night we both took sleep meds to make sure we got a full night\’s rest. The dock was very surgy & would have kept waking us up. Most people would not be able to stand up in the cockpit the
Zarpe from Mexico – Crossing the Gulf of Tehuantepec….. Read More »
Dear F&F, February 17, 2009 Our passage went fine. We enjoyed turtles, dolphins & schooling bait fish all the way down the coast. When Scott was on watch he had to slam the boat in reverse to avoid driving over a fishing lines strung out along several (hard to see from a distance) bleach bottles
Huatulco and preparing for the Gulf of Tehuantepec….. Read More »
Dear F&F, Valentine\’s Day – February 16, 2009 We have been happily surprised by our experience here. Just goes to show you that you can\’t believe everything you hear. On the radio networks there had been some negative rap about Acapulco: theft, unfriendly to cruisers, have to make an appointment to get fuel, etc etc.
Dear F&F, February 16, 2009 We slipped our lines from the mooring ball pre dawn, enjoying the lights of Acapulco as we motored away from the bay. It was a calm & comfortable ride all morning. No wind, so motoring along. While Scott took the first watch I cut up my 3 colors of peppers
Acapulco to Huatulco Passage….. Read More »