Continuing on with Wednesday, February 22 — We decided to anchor near the only village in the bay. We’re unclear on whether the name of the village is Bahia Tortugas or if it is Puerto San Bartolome — we’ve seen … Continue reading →
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The Rest of the Passage from Magdalena Bay to Turtle Bay
Tuesday, February 21 — The seas had been calm on Monday until about 2030 (8:30 pm), when the swells, swell period and wind chop all started to pick up. By midnight, Kosmos was pitching so much that we had to … Continue reading →
Passage from Bahia Magdalena to Bahia Tortuga, Day 1
Continuing on Monday, February 20… After returning from our amazing whale watch expedition, we ate lunch and did a few last minute get-ready-to-go things before lifting anchor. Since we hadn’t gotten the dinghy down, we hadn’t gone out to the … Continue reading →
Petting Wild Whales in Magdalena Bay
Sunrise on Monday, February 20 The panga picked us up from Kosmos at 0740. It was a 20-minute ride back to the mouth of the bay in their fast panga, as opposed to the over 1.5 hours that it had … Continue reading →
The Rest of the Passage from La Paz to Bahia Magdalena
Continuing on Saturday, February 18… after we rounded the corner of Cabo San Lucas, the conditions in the Pacific continued to get calmer and calmer. Here was the sunset on Saturday. The smoothest seas were at about midnight, then it … Continue reading →
Keith’s Perspective on the Passages from La Paz to Turtle Bay and on Whale Watching/Le point de vue de Keith sur les passages de La Paz à Turtle Bay et sur l’observation des baleines
I had a good time on the first passage from Costa Lotta to Magdalena Bay. The seas were calm. I mostly played video games and ate ice cream. I slept well, and in my parent’s bed! I didn’t have to … Continue reading →
Passage from La Paz to Bahia Magdalena: The First 24-Hours
The crescent moon was visible during the sunrise on Friday, February 17 On Friday, we were up earlier than usual to get the boat ready to go. We untied shortly after 0800. The ride was uncomfortable for the first two hours, … Continue reading →
Keith’s Perspective on Our Last Week in La Paz/Le point de vue de Keith sur notre dernière semaine à La Paz
Overall, I liked La Paz. There were parts that weren’t so good, but those were far outranked by the good parts. There’s lots of good food and nice scenery. I can’t say I’m sad to leave La Paz, but only … Continue reading →
Second Trip to Marina Costa Baja, Day 18 — Carnival
Sunrise on Thursday, February 16. The crescent moon rose not long before the sun did, and was glowing brightly as the sun rose. Wednesday had been a mellow day, but Thursday was the exact opposite – we went non-stop from … Continue reading →
Ushuaia: End of the World
At latitude 54°48′ S, Ushuaia is the earth’s southernmost city and bills itself as the “end of the world”. (Port Williams in Chile is actually further south, but has a much smaller population and is classified as a town.) Ushuaia’s population initially was not Argentinian, but British. The city was founded in the 1800s by…
