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| Swimming with Baby Seals |
back soon! Down to business
on the boat. Got the sails up
Got Jasdip as ready as I could in
anticipation of the arrival of
La Bohem from Gate 11 in Alameda. Neil and Marion
were sailing down on the Ha Ha
and were headed this way. They
planned to stay in La Paz about
a week or less and then in the
Sea of Cortez for a few days and
then across to Mazatlan.
It was so good to see them. They
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| Very Cute and Very Fun |
parked at Marina de La Paz so
I was a bit far away from them
but we still managed to get together
a bit. We then sailed out into
the Sea together. It is so much fun to
hang with good friends and show
them some of the things I really
love about the Sea. We all
decided to go swimming with the
seals and stopped at Isla Islotes.
By the time we got there it
appeared that only Vanessa and I
wanted to go swim with them. I had
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| Vanessa having the time of her life with the Seals! |
previously been apprehensive
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| Fiddler Crab Critical Mass |
about this experience but this time
I was bound and determined to get
in the water with them. So we
went. It was SO!!! much fun!! I
think this will be a regular stop from
now on. Especially if the water is
warm.
We anchored in Ensenada Grande
for a day which included a trip to the
beach where we found "Fiddler
Crab Critical Mass"! The beach was
literally crawling with these things.
Herds and herds of them. One
could hardly put ones foot down
without stepping on them. We explored a bit of the Island and of course it was
time for a cerveza! The water
was warm and the sun was hot and
Neil decided to check the anchor
setting on La Bohem. So he took a
look and thought he found an
additional anchor that had been abandoned.
Well it turned into a f aux salvage
operation. It was an anchor but a
very old and very rusted one. Too
bad but the exercise was fun.
We took a trip through the
mangroves at Amortahada. We also
anchored off the mangroves, Never
again. Those no see um bites
lasted 2-3 weeks and left
scars!! After about a week of
lounging, fishing, eating, swimming,
playing games and generally
relaxing La Bohem departed east
across the Sea of Cortez to Mazatlan
and south. They were headed
through the Panama Canal to the
East Coast for Marion's Dad's
birthday.
I was all alone, sniff......well
after the shock of one minute
being surrounded by great folks to
being totally alone on a beautiful
white sandy beach I adapted. It is
the way of cruising. The Hello's
are GREAT the GOODBYE'S
are hard. However it is amazing
how paths continue to cross
months even years later. That is the
one of the good parts.
I moved around to the front side of the Island for protection from the
North wind and stayed a
couple of days. Then one morning
I decided it was time to head
back and fix the boat.
I got up very early in
anticipation of arriving
in La Paz before dark.
The sunrise was beautiful
and it was such a peaceful
feeling being out there.
I actually sailed a fair
bit of the way and as I was
nearing San Gabriel Bay
I heard a familiar voice
on the radio and was invited
to stop and hang with
Julie and Bill on Voyager
and Dale and Dena on
Double Dharma. We wound
up staying a couple of days.
It was fun because one
could be out at the Islands
yet still get the internet!!
I had some parts that I
desperately needed to get
ordered and I hadn't talked
to anyone for almost 2 weeks
so it was fun!
Back to La Paz. They say there
is a giant bungee cord that
attaches itself to your boat once
you have visited and it always
pulls you back. I am beginning
to think that it is TRUE!!!
was warm and the sun was hot and
it was a perfect day in the Sea.
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| Neil trying not to step on the crabs! |
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| Cocktails and dinner on Jasdip |
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| Neil donned his scuba gear to check his anchor |
setting on La Bohem. So he took a
look and thought he found an
additional anchor that had been abandoned.
Well it turned into a f aux salvage
operation. It was an anchor but a
very old and very rusted one. Too
bad but the exercise was fun.
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| La Bohem |
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| Miss Marion not the Librarian |
mangroves at Amortahada. We also
anchored off the mangroves, Never
again. Those no see um bites
lasted 2-3 weeks and left
scars!! After about a week of
lounging, fishing, eating, swimming,
playing games and generally
relaxing La Bohem departed east
across the Sea of Cortez to Mazatlan
and south. They were headed
through the Panama Canal to the
East Coast for Marion's Dad's
birthday.
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| Back side of Isla San Francisco |
after the shock of one minute
being surrounded by great folks to
being totally alone on a beautiful
white sandy beach I adapted. It is
the way of cruising. The Hello's
are GREAT the GOODBYE'S
are hard. However it is amazing
how paths continue to cross
months even years later. That is the
one of the good parts.
I moved around to the front side of the Island for protection from theNorth wind and stayed a
couple of days. Then one morning
I decided it was time to head
back and fix the boat.
I got up very early in
anticipation of arriving
in La Paz before dark.
The sunrise was beautiful
and it was such a peaceful
feeling being out there.
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| Front side of Isla San Francisco |
bit of the way and as I was
nearing San Gabriel Bay
I heard a familiar voice
on the radio and was invited
to stop and hang with
Julie and Bill on Voyager
and Dale and Dena on
Double Dharma. We wound
up staying a couple of days.
It was fun because one
could be out at the Islands
yet still get the internet!!
I had some parts that Idesperately needed to get
ordered and I hadn't talked
to anyone for almost 2 weeks
so it was fun!
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| Sunrise |
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| Happy Hour with Dena and Dale |
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| and Julie and Bill |
Back to La Paz. They say there
is a giant bungee cord that
attaches itself to your boat once
you have visited and it always
pulls you back. I am beginning
to think that it is TRUE!!!
La Paz is a great place to be connected! But, glad you are enjoying exploring the islands too. They are amazing. Say Hi to all for us. Must be time for Bay Fest!
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