Left Agua Verde early Saturday morning for Ensenada Grande. We figured that this was as far as we could go before dark and safely anchor. As we were heading South we watched both the Auburn and Oregon games to see if TCU would go to the nati…
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Auga Verde
Getting into the anchorage at Auga Verde was interesting. There were several ways into the area but really only one safe way at low tide. As we were coming into the area I could see water breaking over the reefs in several areas. To get into…
Trip from Punta Evaristo to Agua Verde
We left Punta Evaristo early and headed North to Auga Verde so that we would get there by 1PM. The trip was pretty peaceful with 10-12 knot winds and minimum seas. The mountains to the West of us were much like the mountains in Arizona in th…
Trip to Auga Verde
We got up at 6 am this morning to get the boat ready for the 90-mile trip to Bahia Aqua Verde. Took everything off the shelves, locked all the hatches, locked all the port hole, filled the water tank, put up the Christmas decorations, …
South Island
The last two weeks of November we spent traveling around New Zealand’s South Island in a campervan, seeing the sights and getting to know the Kiwis. We found the scenery to be spectacular and the people to be charming.Mount CookOur good friends, Andy a…
Russell -The Hell Hole of the Pacific?
The first stop after leaving the marina at Opua was the town of Russell which was the first capital of New Zealand.As one of the earliest settlements in New Zealand, Russell and the surrounding areas have a rich and colourful history. While Abel Tasm…
#31 Nick Of Time
We knew we were pushing the season a little. The Sea of Cortez has a reputation for getting unruly beginning in late November through December and maybe January. Our plan was to move south to Puerto Vallarta before the weather turned. …
Trip to Todos Santos
The weather was too rough on Friday when the girls (Karissa and Christen) were to go out snorkeling, so we (the 3 girls) headed to Todos Santos (~ 1 hr 20 min) to see the town and hopefully do a little shopping. La Paz hadn’t pro…
Heading South
We finally threw the dock lines and crept out of the marina pen in the wee small hours of the morning, going through the tunnel of navigation lights that make up the Cairns Harbour channel. It was 2 weeks after arriving back from the Louisiades and wit…
It’s Beginning to Look a LOT Like Christmas on JB
Julie began decorating the boat the day after Thanksgiving, just like she does at home. This is her favorite time of the year so from now until New Years, I have to listen to Christmas music non-stop. In addition, I (Julie) have brough…
