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La Mona Anchorage to Bahia de Los Angeles Village to Don Juan

Sunday, September 4 – The alarm went off at 0500. Outside, there was no wind or rain, and the skies were partly cloudy. Eric did a quick weather check to see is the forecasts had changed. They’d both worsened. One … Continue reading

La Mona Anchorage, Days 2 – 3

Friday Sept 2 – While we were sitting outside watching the sunrise, we saw a magnificent rainbow. This one shows how big it was. This is a close of so you can see the colors better. At first, we were … Continue reading

Puerto Don Juan to La Mona Anchorage

Thursday, September 1 — One of our neighbors in the anchorage at Don Juan was throwing herself a birthday party this evening, and she had invited us to attend. The party was taking place in a different anchorage, called La … Continue reading

Puerto Don Juan Days 2 – 3

Sunrise, Tuesday August 30 As the sun was rising, a fleet of little fishing pangas came roaring into the bay and stopped suddenly near our boat. They fished for maybe an hour, then roared back out as fast as they … Continue reading

Keith’s Perspective on Bahia San Francisquito and Puerto Don Juan/Le point de vue de Keith sur Bahia San Fransquito et Puerto Don Juan

I hated Bahia San Francisquito. There were no kids! It was ultra rocky! We were trapped inside the boat because there were so many bees! It was horrible! Ja’i deteste Bahia San Francisquito. Il n’y avait pas d’eufants. La mer … Continue reading

Bahia San Fransquito to Puerto Don Juan

Sunday August 28 — Almost every day, Eric spends time obsessively checking the weather forecasts, poring over the cruising guides, and seeking advice on where to take Kosmos next. One of the most wonderful things about the Sea of Cortez … Continue reading

Bahia San Franquito, Days 3 – 5

Sunrise Friday morning (August 26) When we were on Isla Coronados, we’d noticed that someone had put a bucket of water on the shore. Tons of bees swarmed the bucket, but there were no bees anywhere else. One of the … Continue reading

Keith’s Perspective on Santa Rosalia/Le point de vue de Keith sur Santa Rosalia

I liked the city of Santa Rosalia. It had good restaurants and a awesome bakery. Though… it was a long walk to the store. J’ai aimé la ville de Santa Rosalia. Il y avait des bons restaurants et une très … Continue reading

Santa Rosalia to Bahia San Fransquito

On Wednesday (August 24), the alarm went off at 0500 am. We got up Kosmos ready to go. We untied at 0600, before the first light of dawn. When we were already sweating at 0515 am, we knew it was … Continue reading

Santa Rosalia days 6 – 8

Here is the sunrise on Sunday (August 21). Sunday was oppressively hot again. Eric got a very early start on the dive compressor. He reassembled the third stage. Sadly, the compressor still didn’t work. He took off the final pressure … Continue reading