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La Gringa Anchorage, Bahia de Los Angeles, Day 2

Sunrise on Monday, September 12 We spent most of the day doing chores. Christi was cleaning the waterline when she got an especially painful jellyfish sting on her ankle. It hurt so much that she had to get out of the … Continue reading

Keith’s Perspective on the Various Bay of LA Anchorages/Le point de vue de Keith sur les différents mouillages de la baie de Los Angeles

I liked La Mona the second time. We went to another party, this time on a cruiser’s beach, and did D&D with Basik and Gen M. J’ai aimé La Mona la deuxième fois. Nous sommes allés à une autre fête … Continue reading

La Mona Anchorage to La Gringa Anchorage, Both in Bahia de Los Angeles

When Eric woke up, on Sunday (September 11), a few of his toes were bruised and it was a bit hard for him to walk. Not a fun way to start the day. He is glad he did not fall farther … Continue reading

The Aftermath of Hurricane Kay

On Friday morning (September 9), we were surprised to wake up to no wind and no rain. The storm had cleared much earlier than expected. What a relief! It did start to drizzle not long after we woke up, but … Continue reading

Keith’s Perspective on La Mona, The Village at Bahia de Los Angeles and Hurricane Kay/Le point de vue de Keith sur La Mona, le village de Bahia de Los Angeles et l’ouragan Kay

I liked the La Mona anchorage. Mostly, we played at the beach. I had fun with with the kids on Gen M and Double Deuce. We went to a costume party.  I liked the party at first, but toward the … Continue reading

Hurricane Kay

Thursday, September 9 – We were all up very early. In good news, the forecast had improved to only 30 to 40-knots of sustained winds with gusts to 50. Also, the worst of the storm would hit in the late … Continue reading

Continuing to Prepare for Hurricane Kay

Here is the sunrise on Tuesday, September 6. Look at how bright the moon is despite the early morning sun. Not long after that photo was taken, the wind picked up. We had 17-knot sustained winds with gusts to 25-knots … Continue reading

Preparing for Hurricane Kay in Puerto Don Juan

Monday, September 5 — Here is the sunrise. Eric had been so focused on the wind speed forecast that he’d forgotten to check swell size. Out in the Pacific, 100 miles west of Cabo San Lucas, the waves were expected … Continue reading

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