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9º 22.062' N | 79º 57.03' W | L'Chaim | Getting satellite system going again. Planning to leave Panama tomorrow late afternoon for crossing Caribbean Sea upwind to Dominican Republic or Puerto Rico. | over 5 years ago | Show |
7º 16.428' N | 80º 55.53' W | L'Chaim | Our second stop in Panama, first was Bahia Honda. Here we hiked with cows, and monkeys. Drier and some grassland with the jungle, plus lemon trees. Nice to hike. Panama City in 150 miles. | almost 6 years ago | Show |
8º 37.356' N | 83º 9.132' W | L'Chaim | In Golfino, last stop in Costa Rica. The most protected anchorage in months and a great cruiser club with dingy dock, less tourists and hopefully some good hiking. Still hot but starting to rain in afternoons and that is a plus as long as you don't leave the hatches open. Panama next week. | almost 6 years ago | Show |
9º 52.878' N | 85º 31.608' W | L'Chaim | Samara Costa Rica, a surf, yoga, vegetarian kind of town. Will hang out here for a couple days, still too hot but that is the new normal. On sail here we had 15-24 knots of wind from NW, E, and S all within 45 minutes. Not the trade winds. | about 6 years ago | Show |
10º 26.43' N | 85º 46.932' W | L'Chaim | Got to Costa Rica after a crazy 6 day passage. Lots of motoring, super hot, lightning storms at night, wind from all directions. Sat phone stopped working. Checked in and working our way south. All is good. | about 6 years ago | Show |
15º 3.66' N | 94º 13.242' W | L'Chaim | On passage to Costa Rica, dreaded gulf of tehuantepec a non-issue. 12 hours of sailing and now a long motor, not much wind along here. Had rain last night for first time in months, short squall line. | about 6 years ago | Show |
15º 45.186' N | 96º 8.124' W | L'Chaim | Last stop in Mexico, leaving to Costa Rica on Monday if all works out. Hot here but a nice half built resort town, less crazy than Acapulco and such. | about 6 years ago | Show |
17º 40.758' N | 101º 39.42' W | L'Chaim | Just outside Zihuatanejo. 30 hour passage from Manzanillo with limited wind. We will stay in Z for a few days,then the last section of Mexico! | about 6 years ago | Show |
19º 17.022' N | 104º 52.29' W | L'Chaim | Tenacatita Bay. More remote but still a palapa restaurant. Snorkeling and hiking. | about 6 years ago | Show |
19º 34.998' N | 105º 7.878' W | L'Chaim | Chamela Bay. A nice stop with group of social cruisers after a 50 mile downwind run. | about 6 years ago | Show |
20º 41.304' N | 105º 17.328' W | L'Chaim | This will be our home base in PV while family visits and we get prepared for the passage into the South Pacific. | about 6 years ago | Show |
20º 44.916' N | 105º 22.938' W | L'Chaim | In La Cruz, many anchored cruisers, incredible farmers market, last stop before Vallerta. Seeing more boats that we know including friends from Seattle on Small World. | about 6 years ago | Show |
21º 30.942' N | 105º 14.58' W | L'Chaim | San Blas. Beach covered with palapa restaurants, a working class Mexican's beach getaway. Also neat old Town.Jungle everywhere, crocodiles! | about 6 years ago | Show |
21º 50.532' N | 105º 52.908' W | L'Chaim | Island Isabela. The location for a low budget nature show. iguanas, blue footed boobies, frigate birds, all nesting within arms reach. | about 6 years ago | Show |
23º 11.91' N | 106º 25.452' W | L'Chaim | Made it to Mazalan with a 30 hour sail on a broad reach, waves were steep at times but angle okay. Mazalan has beautiful old town, leaving tomorrow for San Blas. | about 6 years ago | Show |
24º 9.78' N | 110º 18.78' W | L'Chaim | Back in coffee shop in La Paz for resupply and weather wait and then sailing across to Mazalan | over 6 years ago | Show |
26º 0.6' N | 111º 20.562' W | L'Chaim | IN Loreto coffee shop. No good spot to anchor here so rented a car from Marina to the south. Really nice town. | over 6 years ago | Show |
25º 18.252' N | 110º 56.73' W | L'Chaim | Puerto Los Gatos. Looks like Utah red rocks, great hiking in the desert, no-one here for two days. North wind has kept us here but hopefully leaving tomorrow. | over 6 years ago | Show |
24º 54.558' N | 110º 42.36' W | L'Chaim | Fishing village of San Evaristo, a restaurant and a store but both closed for some reason. But they are catching lots of fish! And they have a cute little school with one class going. | over 6 years ago | Show |
24º 49.188' N | 110º 34.062' W | L'Chaim | Isla San Francisco, this is where they take the photos for the Sea of Cortez ads. When we do our next blog post you will see what I mean. Calm sunny weather. | over 6 years ago | Show |
24º 33.642' N | 110º 23.82' W | L'Chaim | Second night out of La Paz. first anchorage was El Cardoncito, just room for us and stars so bright. Tonight Ensenada Grande with 7 other boats, stars still bright. Beautiful here. | over 6 years ago | Show |
24º 9.792' N | 110º 18.78' W | L'Chaim | Best coffee shop in La Paz. Been here for a couple days to shop and deep charge batteries before heading north again for 10-12 days. | over 6 years ago | Show |
24º 18.018' N | 110º 20.13' W | L'Chaim | Getting out if la Paz for some snorkeling and hiking around, very quiet
here just a few miles away. | over 6 years ago | Show |
24º 25.662' N | 110º 21.138' W | L'Chaim | �IPIsla Espírito Santo, this is a marine park with great snorkeling and white sand beaches. Saw all kinds of cool fish and snuck B to shore, no dogs. | over 6 years ago | Show |
24º 18.018' N | 110º 20.13' W | L'Chaim | Getting out of La Paz for some snorkeling and hiking. Very quiet here just a few miles away. | over 6 years ago | Show |
24º 9.672' N | 110º 18.96' W | L'Chaim | In LaPaz having great coffee. Nice town, big and busy without being totally tourist driven. Will be based here for a while, heading out to places north periodically. Happy solstice! | over 6 years ago | Show |
23º 59.592' N | 109º 49.548' W | L'Chaim | Second day here, finally feels like something other than the Pacific Ocean. Warmer, clear water, no swell. Rolly last night when wind died but flat by morning. Beautiful! | over 6 years ago | Show |
23º 3.3' N | 109º 40.38' W | L'Chaim | Anchored just outside of a fancy new marina 17 miles from Cabo. A bit rolly
from small waves, no wind. Vary quiet, nice change! | over 6 years ago | Show |
22º 53.112' N | 109º 54.612' W | L'Chaim | In Cabo for a couple of days. Crazy change after remote fishing villages, tourist central! Heading into sea of Cortez this afternoon, all good. | over 6 years ago | Show |
24º 37.932' N | 112º 8.148' W | L'Chaim | Spending a couple days in little fishing village after a 44 hour run with mostly sailing. Finshed with winds way above forcast and crazy seas, nice to be relaxing here. Holly ran 10 miles down a beautiful empty beach. | over 6 years ago | Show |
27º 41.4' N | 114º 53.61' W | L'Chaim | In Turtle Bay, first real harbor and town since Ensenata. Just had first fish tacos. Heading to Mag Bay tomorrow for long 250 mile run, no great stops before then. | over 6 years ago | Show |
28º 15.06' N | 115º 9.912' W | L'Chaim | Great stop, hiked up a beautiful arroyo with various cactus and desert plants. Also little pools of water with tadpoles. Quiet anchorage. | over 6 years ago | Show |
30º 22.782' N | 115º 58.098' W | L'Chaim | Bad stop here, huge current and big waves going though bay. Did not go to shore, rested and left. | over 6 years ago | Show |
31º 51.282' N | 116º 37.32' W | L'Chaim | Made it to Ensenada. Great to be here, still need to check in but Marina is helping us with paperwork. Very light winds (less than 5 mostly) so motor all but 1 hour from San Diego. Heading to Todos Santo Islands tonight. | over 6 years ago | Show |
31º 48.18' N | 116º 47.208' W | L'Chaim | Island with large nesting bird population during that season, nice walk, no evidence of recent people. | over 6 years ago | Show |
32º 42.558' N | 117º 14.052' W | L'Chaim | Here in San Diego for almost a week getting things done but leaving for Mexico tomorrow morning at 3am. | over 6 years ago | Show |