So our true adventure has begun. I’ll do my best to make this a catch up blog… we haven’t had much of a chance to update in the last couple weeks…
We ended up in Sunroad Marina in San Diego, which was much closer to the action then our original Pier 32 slip. The first day in SD was spend tracking down visas and fishing liscenses. We fortunately finished the chores in time to spend the day touring Balboa Park and the Natural History Museum. The special was “Oasis: Baha California”. The video of the wildlife got us very excited to head down the coast, but all my newfound confidence with snorkeling was demolished (too many creatures), we’ll have to see if I can regain some by the time we get there. The rest of the weekend we spent with Suebee and we were lucky to visit with Jesse and Shanna, boating friends who moved down the coast.
On Friday we were set to fly home for a week to check on things and see Ceejmo, who got leave before shipping off to Alaska. It was nice to be home and see the dogs, the house, friends, and family, but I think we all found the short trip oddly stressful. I ended up changing my flight to head back to SD on Tuesday in order to take care of some final touches and have time to see some friends. It was so great to catch up with everyone… and also to have a couple days to myself before the folks came back into town and we headed down the coast. Once their plane landed the following Friday it was nonstop go. Who knew that this cruising thing got to be stressful? We made sure to break it up a little with fun stuff. Saturday night we joined the NorCal crew on MorningStar (a beautiful and luxurious motor yacht Patricia was nice enough to host on!) Haha, I don’t think I had ever had better food in a prettier place, so thank you very much Mimi and Patricia! Sunday was the infamous Baha-Haha costume party, and we also welcomed our fourth crew member Barry White (dads lifelong friend). I ran into my new friends Jaime and Toby, met their fellow crew Gary and even made another friend my age who went to De La Salle! Needless to say, I was THRILLED…
We headed south Monday, October 27. One hundred and eighty boats, all with colorful spinnakers, crossed the starting line at 11 o’clock. The sight was beautiful. The first leg was set to be 350 miles, 3days and two nights. The first 24 hours the sailing was fantastic. I had my first night watch, which was less scary than I had imagined and went by rather quickly. Day two the winds died and the motor went on. Again. But all wasn’t lost, we fished our hearts out. Apparently the Bonitos love us, we couldn’t put a line in the water without hooking one of those guys within the hour. Unfortunately, I came down with a terrible headcold and enjoyed none of it. I was condemned to my room so my germs wouldn’t spread and hated life for the next 24 hours. Luckily for me, the fish still liked us when I was feeling a little better. We even hooked a huge Dorado (Mahi Mahi anyone?) but it got away. I won’t go into specifics, but my Dad blames me. Too bad he doesn’t get that it was too big to fit in the net! Knowing that we weren’t going to make it to Turtle Bay in the daylight, we anchored off of Cedros Island for night three. It was a perfect spot. We witnessed a beautiful sunset, BBQed up some fresh Bonito fish tacos (Barry was pissed we threw all of the fish back after that, they were delicious!) and we witnessed a breathtaking lightning storm. The next morning we pulled up the anchor to a perfect sunrise and headed for the Bay. Day four marks the best day thus far in our fishing careers. Two Yellowtail before ten. Haha, Kat was trying to take a shower off the stern and behind the “curtain of privacy” when we hooked the second. We all rushed back, and had to inform her that fishing trumps privacy, so she should put her clothes on and let us bring in our catch! All was good, we brunched on fresh sashimi. Plus, pulling into Turtle bay the Dolphins decided to escort us in, and both my mom and I reached down off the bow and got to pet our new friends.
Turtle Bay wasn’t exactly what I expected. There wasn’t the clear, torquiose water I was expecting, and the red tide and dead fish (a fisherman apparently decided to dump his tons of dead bait in the water) weren’t convincing me to jump in and swim around. But the weather was nice and I got to hang out with my new friends and eat fresh Yellowtail steaks so I guess there can’t be any complaining. And I do love my new friends, I definitely lucked out.
Wow, this is getting too long! Baja Santa Maria was beautiful. We had an AMAZING hike to the top of the world and I went snorkeling and tide-pooling with my new marine biologist friend (very convenient huh?). After a couple of fun days and a rowdy party, we headed for Cabo!
Cabo has been wonderful. Aside from the hustle and bustle, whistles and drinks, I have snorkeled everyday, swam, tanned, and kayaked to my little hearts desire. It’s been a blast. Unfortunately, we had to say goodbye to some new friends we’ve met along the way (Cabo is the end of the official Baja Haha). But we’re still traveling with an entourage… Di’s Dream, Suebee, Eager Dreamer, and of course, Triumph will all be headed in the same direction so we plan to meet up at anchorages along the way.
I promise I’ll try and get better about this blog thing…
Miss you all!
We ended up in Sunroad Marina in San Diego, which was much closer to the action then our original Pier 32 slip. The first day in SD was spend tracking down visas and fishing liscenses. We fortunately finished the chores in time to spend the day touring Balboa Park and the Natural History Museum. The special was “Oasis: Baha California”. The video of the wildlife got us very excited to head down the coast, but all my newfound confidence with snorkeling was demolished (too many creatures), we’ll have to see if I can regain some by the time we get there. The rest of the weekend we spent with Suebee and we were lucky to visit with Jesse and Shanna, boating friends who moved down the coast.
On Friday we were set to fly home for a week to check on things and see Ceejmo, who got leave before shipping off to Alaska. It was nice to be home and see the dogs, the house, friends, and family, but I think we all found the short trip oddly stressful. I ended up changing my flight to head back to SD on Tuesday in order to take care of some final touches and have time to see some friends. It was so great to catch up with everyone… and also to have a couple days to myself before the folks came back into town and we headed down the coast. Once their plane landed the following Friday it was nonstop go. Who knew that this cruising thing got to be stressful? We made sure to break it up a little with fun stuff. Saturday night we joined the NorCal crew on MorningStar (a beautiful and luxurious motor yacht Patricia was nice enough to host on!) Haha, I don’t think I had ever had better food in a prettier place, so thank you very much Mimi and Patricia! Sunday was the infamous Baha-Haha costume party, and we also welcomed our fourth crew member Barry White (dads lifelong friend). I ran into my new friends Jaime and Toby, met their fellow crew Gary and even made another friend my age who went to De La Salle! Needless to say, I was THRILLED…
We headed south Monday, October 27. One hundred and eighty boats, all with colorful spinnakers, crossed the starting line at 11 o’clock. The sight was beautiful. The first leg was set to be 350 miles, 3days and two nights. The first 24 hours the sailing was fantastic. I had my first night watch, which was less scary than I had imagined and went by rather quickly. Day two the winds died and the motor went on. Again. But all wasn’t lost, we fished our hearts out. Apparently the Bonitos love us, we couldn’t put a line in the water without hooking one of those guys within the hour. Unfortunately, I came down with a terrible headcold and enjoyed none of it. I was condemned to my room so my germs wouldn’t spread and hated life for the next 24 hours. Luckily for me, the fish still liked us when I was feeling a little better. We even hooked a huge Dorado (Mahi Mahi anyone?) but it got away. I won’t go into specifics, but my Dad blames me. Too bad he doesn’t get that it was too big to fit in the net! Knowing that we weren’t going to make it to Turtle Bay in the daylight, we anchored off of Cedros Island for night three. It was a perfect spot. We witnessed a beautiful sunset, BBQed up some fresh Bonito fish tacos (Barry was pissed we threw all of the fish back after that, they were delicious!) and we witnessed a breathtaking lightning storm. The next morning we pulled up the anchor to a perfect sunrise and headed for the Bay. Day four marks the best day thus far in our fishing careers. Two Yellowtail before ten. Haha, Kat was trying to take a shower off the stern and behind the “curtain of privacy” when we hooked the second. We all rushed back, and had to inform her that fishing trumps privacy, so she should put her clothes on and let us bring in our catch! All was good, we brunched on fresh sashimi. Plus, pulling into Turtle bay the Dolphins decided to escort us in, and both my mom and I reached down off the bow and got to pet our new friends.
Turtle Bay wasn’t exactly what I expected. There wasn’t the clear, torquiose water I was expecting, and the red tide and dead fish (a fisherman apparently decided to dump his tons of dead bait in the water) weren’t convincing me to jump in and swim around. But the weather was nice and I got to hang out with my new friends and eat fresh Yellowtail steaks so I guess there can’t be any complaining. And I do love my new friends, I definitely lucked out.
Wow, this is getting too long! Baja Santa Maria was beautiful. We had an AMAZING hike to the top of the world and I went snorkeling and tide-pooling with my new marine biologist friend (very convenient huh?). After a couple of fun days and a rowdy party, we headed for Cabo!
Cabo has been wonderful. Aside from the hustle and bustle, whistles and drinks, I have snorkeled everyday, swam, tanned, and kayaked to my little hearts desire. It’s been a blast. Unfortunately, we had to say goodbye to some new friends we’ve met along the way (Cabo is the end of the official Baja Haha). But we’re still traveling with an entourage… Di’s Dream, Suebee, Eager Dreamer, and of course, Triumph will all be headed in the same direction so we plan to meet up at anchorages along the way.
I promise I’ll try and get better about this blog thing…
Miss you all!
1 comment:
Wow, great pictures. My last two weekends I spent getting rained on while I watched football. Need an extra hand? I'm a hard worker, don't eat much and I am good for some entertainment.
It looks/sounds like life is amazing. Glad to get an update.
Cam
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