Dear F&F, December 20-22, 2008 I have to limit my computer time because I can very suddenly get a headache & nauseous if the weather gets a bit bumpy here at the anchorage. I thought I\’d be over that by now, but the motion sickness still jumps up & bites me sometimes. Almost every other …
Dear F&F, December 19, 2008 Today is Friday. We arrived at San Benedicto Island 2 days ago. On our 2nd dive today all our dreams came true. Jeronimo Jara drives the panga for the \”live aboard\” dive boat, \”Solmar V\”. He came over this morning to introduce himself & offer information about the dive sites …
Dear F&F, December 18, 2008 It is difficult without exact GPS waypoints to know where a good dive spot is versus a nothing spot. The commercial dive boat, \”Nautilus Explorer\” had showed up in the evening & we dinghied over to say hi & get some local knowledge. Owner of Reefseekers Dive Company (Ken Kurtis), …
Dear F&F, December 15-17, 2008 The distance to our destination was such that no matter how we calculated our possible speed & distance we would be underway 2 days & 2 nights in order to time a daylight arrival. Going to an island unknown to us, it is only prudent seamanship. Before exiting the marina, …
Passage: San Jose del Cabo to Isla San Benedicto….. Read More »
Dear F&F, December 12-13, 2008 We were happy that the windlass worked flawlessly as we upped the anchor at 6 am. It was still dark, with dawn coming about 40 minutes later. We took 3 hour shifts being on watch, although we were both awake most of the day. The 175 mile trip took us …
Passage Mazatlan to San Jose del Cabo and reprovisioning….. Read More »