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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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Saturday (August 20) was another cool day. Feeling motivated, Eric removed all the gear that we keep stored in front of the air compressor, then detached the compressor from its mount under the lazarette. He moved the compressor to be … Continue reading →

Friday morning (August 19), the sky was ominously gray. The weather forecast said a storm was approaching. We could see that it was raining in the distance. But it was (relatively) cool! We decided to risk to the rain and … Continue reading →