We left for Bahia Concepcion at 0815 on Wednesday, October 12 . The trip took 8.5 hours. The seas were mostly calm and it was a smooth ride. We are pleased to report that we rolled up 40,0000 miles on this … Continue reading →
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Second Trip to Santa Rosalia, Days 11 – 12
Full moon about to set behind this house on the morning of Monday, October 10 Followed by the sunrise Monday was our usual routine: chores in the morning and a trip to downtown in the afternoon to run some errands … Continue reading →
Second Trip to Santa Rosalia, Days 8 – 10
Friday, October 7, continued… After the museum, we headed back to Kosmos. We noticed that most of the piles of mud were gone, and realized that we hadn’t seen the soldiers in a few days. In the late afternoon, it … Continue reading →
Second Trip to Santa Rosalia, Day 8
On Friday (October 7), we had lunch at Los Compadres. Just like last time, Eric ordered their signature lamb tacos. It was tender, shredded meat cooked in spices and served in tortillas. Christi and Keith ordered carne asada tacos, which … Continue reading →
Second Trip to Santa Rosalia, Day 7 (Continued)
(Thursday, October 6, continued) In the evening, we decided to continue exploring the area by heading south on Highway One. We’d only been south once, and hadn’t been paying attention as we walked. The black sand beach was covered in … Continue reading →
Second Trip to Santa Rosalia, Days 6 and 7
Sunrise on Wednesday, October 5, taken from the marina There was recently a hurricane that hit Mazatlan. The hurricane died out, and the only effect that we’ve experienced up here was large swells from the south, which hit last night … Continue reading →
Keith’s Perspective on Santa Rosalia (For the Second Time)/Le point de vue de Keith sur Santa Rosalia (pour la deuxième fois)
Santa Rosalia was still fun. We went to a lot of good restaurants. I had delicious chicken tostadas, 3 different awesome soups, some enchiladas, and some good carne asada. We have been eating lots of pastries. Santa Rosalia était encore … Continue reading →
Second Trip to Santa Rosalia, Day 5
On Tuesday, October 4, it was only 73 degrees at 0800. We decided to take advantage of the cool weather to walk along the sea wall to the edge of the harbor. Looking at the old photos that we’ve seen … Continue reading →
Second Trip to Santa Rosalia, Day 4
Monday, October 3 was a TLC for Kosmos day. Eric started the day by changing the generator impeller. Then he put away all the tools from oil change and impeller change projects, and stowed extra oil containers (Santa Rosalia doesn’t … Continue reading →
Second Trip to Santa Rosalia, Day 3
When we woke up on Sunday, October 2, it was very windy. The wind was pleasantly cool and refreshing! Christi needed a jacket when she went out to watch the sunrise. Once the sun was up, the wind died and … Continue reading →