tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81023414338496773162024-02-20T17:37:46.011-08:00Sailing Adventures with Nordic VWe wish to share our tales of adventure and discovery with you as we journey along the west coast of north america, mexico and beyondCathy and Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557366222931751796noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102341433849677316.post-57840524131449697312011-03-14T20:13:00.000-07:002011-03-14T22:49:40.809-07:00Topolobampo to Puerto VallartaWell everyone, we have done a lot of travelling since our last update. We are now in Puerto Vallarta, but we made many stops along the way. As usual, we have taken lots of pictures to tell the story for us....<br />Isla Santa Maria, near topolobampo<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4ccanHf9bwS3YfRqJVaEOOlsXgDvbilCPzi8XR-nxo5DabqiqmpR76IjCJkyjcOzBFF8ZAdDhO_7GE6cvFy92F5krkq5m9ZlxUah6y9sKRkNFJmB3Fp6Fo86p8jBf5PHjjBWUeIvUvs/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+024.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584170438926815906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4ccanHf9bwS3YfRqJVaEOOlsXgDvbilCPzi8XR-nxo5DabqiqmpR76IjCJkyjcOzBFF8ZAdDhO_7GE6cvFy92F5krkq5m9ZlxUah6y9sKRkNFJmB3Fp6Fo86p8jBf5PHjjBWUeIvUvs/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+024.jpg" /></a> A new all inclusive we read about, I think it might need a little work though!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9dcEVyrH1rmVc9mhWNh-Ga5gy0xyOCHgZpcsSZsKfB0fTpayrBS6uclHwm_llbUSo_gJ2Ul5EO97seCq4y62zmPVglzJU6RPI52vBBfO6BIU0FP5uES8N_jKWAbu3X89EdlH-tul4zLo/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+033.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584170434461950274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9dcEVyrH1rmVc9mhWNh-Ga5gy0xyOCHgZpcsSZsKfB0fTpayrBS6uclHwm_llbUSo_gJ2Ul5EO97seCq4y62zmPVglzJU6RPI52vBBfO6BIU0FP5uES8N_jKWAbu3X89EdlH-tul4zLo/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+033.jpg" /></a><br />A little mat making to help pass some time while we waited for the winds to calm<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrYd01GLHbOCHIgBRt1ORzO0UlbUGDQzB8bSKBy0xSuVniL_yb2rrRlPPMK1nx4MhyiscAO5njeCe_3_0eT73y0OXzW9TybfZVFPIMYh0SolrY_W6u15QAkGJkXaT0Xnv_AJoBku8IC8/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+044.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584170435531323522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrYd01GLHbOCHIgBRt1ORzO0UlbUGDQzB8bSKBy0xSuVniL_yb2rrRlPPMK1nx4MhyiscAO5njeCe_3_0eT73y0OXzW9TybfZVFPIMYh0SolrY_W6u15QAkGJkXaT0Xnv_AJoBku8IC8/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+044.jpg" /></a><br />It's easy, just run the rope through here, pull like this, twist this way....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIgf8Nq1_31zOjCKBBtGfHVukIlCdfbRbhvrDm9Co7zxP4R-_JsCxyVeMSkk8xNkonol6Ox0tw6jP5gC8UTUawS0cogIT6fcP_UuGjL5wvoAffugftvCZkJtJMRe1OPu1Tn0wd0yS5xw/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+040.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584170428277518530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIgf8Nq1_31zOjCKBBtGfHVukIlCdfbRbhvrDm9Co7zxP4R-_JsCxyVeMSkk8xNkonol6Ox0tw6jP5gC8UTUawS0cogIT6fcP_UuGjL5wvoAffugftvCZkJtJMRe1OPu1Tn0wd0yS5xw/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+040.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Not as easy as you might think, this mat making!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMRj5GDT_gyEbt1vPk4r7WNlZmekWw_Ug0oRm6lrCPRCpv22UsH4NRNOAJ7hFJGDZ1YyM99ZBQrnSxCH-3GBxToZus3MNlESwjM706DbwPHo4T89DCzSdD64DhWgRtQfTRC0rutfLse4/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+042.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584170424690198658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMRj5GDT_gyEbt1vPk4r7WNlZmekWw_Ug0oRm6lrCPRCpv22UsH4NRNOAJ7hFJGDZ1YyM99ZBQrnSxCH-3GBxToZus3MNlESwjM706DbwPHo4T89DCzSdD64DhWgRtQfTRC0rutfLse4/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+042.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Sunset at Isla Santa Maria<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3efZjU2Thx7Lq_KIJNZEicumrfNGcTFqEj7AhzTek6m5bLnzUeUiJ26Lb3MkU0SmQBnmBEwIkebZXLBHhH5KaL6MQemROd1jpM2WJw1ahtKutQ1t5G2AZlSmnv_rfVzT6bu-zgDIdiF0/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+051.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584168223740727378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3efZjU2Thx7Lq_KIJNZEicumrfNGcTFqEj7AhzTek6m5bLnzUeUiJ26Lb3MkU0SmQBnmBEwIkebZXLBHhH5KaL6MQemROd1jpM2WJw1ahtKutQ1t5G2AZlSmnv_rfVzT6bu-zgDIdiF0/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+051.jpg" /></a><br /><br />A little early morning visit from the local navy<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLTDgANv1z10hv0QsRomWGEtDNsu2j_5JMclC2WE4UGutt3ybKgItALnHEGA6Donryn1rvvYHBspM3Qz5ox4hSWEA2J-sjDZQA_CivUkgeByg20uCcs-3V4pB5hs7T9JaJulbprrYfPc/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+054.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584168212795055826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLTDgANv1z10hv0QsRomWGEtDNsu2j_5JMclC2WE4UGutt3ybKgItALnHEGA6Donryn1rvvYHBspM3Qz5ox4hSWEA2J-sjDZQA_CivUkgeByg20uCcs-3V4pB5hs7T9JaJulbprrYfPc/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+054.jpg" /></a><br />these guys were all business at first and then they warmed up to us, enjoyed<br /><div>coffee and we had a great visit with them<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-QiK9c0CHGQCzq4W-ceY4Kj6saP4KrYOyBvyhkqvhOujSn2vCG2KGLccXaYbVXHXyB5dsoOhCKXgQeP9Rcu3Z2DfKONiKNblkAbjGW59X53bxXZgFXZEX8HehXimaLM3pI1RcN8P9zY/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+058.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584168208588608370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-QiK9c0CHGQCzq4W-ceY4Kj6saP4KrYOyBvyhkqvhOujSn2vCG2KGLccXaYbVXHXyB5dsoOhCKXgQeP9Rcu3Z2DfKONiKNblkAbjGW59X53bxXZgFXZEX8HehXimaLM3pI1RcN8P9zY/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+058.jpg" /></a> Cruising in a mangrove swamp this shot is of an egret<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF0wN62diNqFfG-zVs0mgh1Ia-A3BjHctxVJhFWUHFg_yNFXbbbSImc4-WR5rKaXiRGD7juMoFdTxn_04ase50U_-qXzpKEY1TJNyaf5ov50jwK8oXlLjCUJYMtMd0su-YKSA5zusOU70/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+080.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584168211433913762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF0wN62diNqFfG-zVs0mgh1Ia-A3BjHctxVJhFWUHFg_yNFXbbbSImc4-WR5rKaXiRGD7juMoFdTxn_04ase50U_-qXzpKEY1TJNyaf5ov50jwK8oXlLjCUJYMtMd0su-YKSA5zusOU70/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+080.jpg" /></a> This is pechocho, an orphaned dolphin that lives in a lagoon near topolobampo. He has lived there for 18 years and is quite tame. If he doesn't want to visit with you, he picks up a stick and you wait for him to drop the stick. Once he has dropped his stick, he will come over to your boat and let you pet him<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslaofwi0fmG4rzwyw9VUBgKxczD0o71ARftber_ZiS0ekGuEpw2R1_ZNnBzeil9jL9AC1p3c5Id1UX6veoZyww4Za1yR1yXH8N-rvi28BhIcNIl2E-GXz41ckLoPa2dYgcsVV9P6hnpw/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+085.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584168205692357522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslaofwi0fmG4rzwyw9VUBgKxczD0o71ARftber_ZiS0ekGuEpw2R1_ZNnBzeil9jL9AC1p3c5Id1UX6veoZyww4Za1yR1yXH8N-rvi28BhIcNIl2E-GXz41ckLoPa2dYgcsVV9P6hnpw/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+085.jpg" /></a><br />Kim petting Pechocho<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwaXoGAZRiOlAEjaq11sYcJU4adKe-4baOtav0M5YHzY0Eh0612uFEAiuorxSI-3gFwXGJTCRrwud6M4tvV6rIp3HIIpVNoeOXL3L-LLiDNINVmZdgOOrFwj2QLZ8p0pMf2KOskpoKnk/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+090.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584166159353707842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcwaXoGAZRiOlAEjaq11sYcJU4adKe-4baOtav0M5YHzY0Eh0612uFEAiuorxSI-3gFwXGJTCRrwud6M4tvV6rIp3HIIpVNoeOXL3L-LLiDNINVmZdgOOrFwj2QLZ8p0pMf2KOskpoKnk/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+090.jpg" /></a><br />Mazatlan<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQo2OgzIEAKQGHHINlemY_rH85MIuDlqwavpjp9b1v6jP_ubGdIldYFDqW4BGmKhKb579AXXAQlTVoLA2EtfIuvkJORUn_Bgt96Mtqogf3Q2gUU90g2EAhf8Z_OjcsGWZ_KaWI50E6YHo/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+110.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584166156515897330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQo2OgzIEAKQGHHINlemY_rH85MIuDlqwavpjp9b1v6jP_ubGdIldYFDqW4BGmKhKb579AXXAQlTVoLA2EtfIuvkJORUn_Bgt96Mtqogf3Q2gUU90g2EAhf8Z_OjcsGWZ_KaWI50E6YHo/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+110.jpg" /></a> Mazatlan<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9120hogPbIT0gaqeiK_O9Z7a5oKAjPrCHn-tC05PqrcB6sY7cKP1trPnU03cTEwjPaabqQAwrY_NElUFuVGCgm9mQEXWT5XSV7x5Xr9Kw9QELVRhhxs1IH0ZG-yBxPb7QhWAMmBGQBI/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+118.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584166151424858738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9120hogPbIT0gaqeiK_O9Z7a5oKAjPrCHn-tC05PqrcB6sY7cKP1trPnU03cTEwjPaabqQAwrY_NElUFuVGCgm9mQEXWT5XSV7x5Xr9Kw9QELVRhhxs1IH0ZG-yBxPb7QhWAMmBGQBI/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+118.jpg" /></a> More Malecon in Mazatlan<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmf-L7CM4cDssQN9LfkHgtrpsjgilozHNwzEJXTrYNnZtlpphjhY_ndDVdXYe_8uGro4QwRITU4vU7G7G8it3kK6MdOzvBcP413e-qUSAF0UD_pAkyDeVu4_qyIDwwTLHK-u2Fo4-Rwk/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+127.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584166147236384450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmf-L7CM4cDssQN9LfkHgtrpsjgilozHNwzEJXTrYNnZtlpphjhY_ndDVdXYe_8uGro4QwRITU4vU7G7G8it3kK6MdOzvBcP413e-qUSAF0UD_pAkyDeVu4_qyIDwwTLHK-u2Fo4-Rwk/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+127.jpg" /></a>Large open style market in old city Mazatlan where they sell just about everything<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOV9m6R_T3vcpw91vLIhP96LEqnpsP8LeZwIQjDe4fEPV2wQij1OFJcs9XDlFr5Euwx9Bao8MwYVwooPsP-44sHODlkGYUu5QkMyjmxKYD57EZTZJZx31HKJulCNeyYB0Fv7Rw-eXNio/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+148.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584166142468889074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOV9m6R_T3vcpw91vLIhP96LEqnpsP8LeZwIQjDe4fEPV2wQij1OFJcs9XDlFr5Euwx9Bao8MwYVwooPsP-44sHODlkGYUu5QkMyjmxKYD57EZTZJZx31HKJulCNeyYB0Fv7Rw-eXNio/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+148.jpg" /></a> Yep, everything!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVCH69x3sP_aPVLIFLNDv3W0sZEo7BLzIEm4YeHZjecGqQgbLfu7EeQsZZwIQS_Q8AWnkhu7hY5_mOuUh0Si3K4iNy1m_bJU5Sn2dhosYedstBej6BG49lwVVSCNDbXyEEC9OEPY6EDI/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+149.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584159762893232994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVCH69x3sP_aPVLIFLNDv3W0sZEo7BLzIEm4YeHZjecGqQgbLfu7EeQsZZwIQS_Q8AWnkhu7hY5_mOuUh0Si3K4iNy1m_bJU5Sn2dhosYedstBej6BG49lwVVSCNDbXyEEC9OEPY6EDI/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+149.jpg" /></a><br />Thought we would stop here and have a bite at my niece's cafe!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1GUmT8kY8a8A1kZ75BWeiCc5rSiq61YEFZcz0pE2bHfS_Gfp87mTPwA3oB7dTJLqVSaWspZXvvulN-o_jKJEm-H5f6ydYCm93L_6rx4XNgSTTZsfT3Xj-J4sDWu2N60wRadeAcF3_Qw/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+166.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584159757279943826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1GUmT8kY8a8A1kZ75BWeiCc5rSiq61YEFZcz0pE2bHfS_Gfp87mTPwA3oB7dTJLqVSaWspZXvvulN-o_jKJEm-H5f6ydYCm93L_6rx4XNgSTTZsfT3Xj-J4sDWu2N60wRadeAcF3_Qw/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+166.jpg" /></a><br />We are now in a warmer part of Mexico and are beginning to see different animals. This iguana was sunning itself just off the walkway near the marina<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx5FGHcrtkFQA1OjzCa7gI40IAw0PnAKQAYxeeCmQDPr8RuRQwPw_4tSSksFNFgJnOXLdUTeceHavaKTA11fQmGE78OdCKN6fydpjlnQXGY29Gq-CCE_IMDWMdc0qfVfnzcqKqlPa7u6k/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+197.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584159756778061330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx5FGHcrtkFQA1OjzCa7gI40IAw0PnAKQAYxeeCmQDPr8RuRQwPw_4tSSksFNFgJnOXLdUTeceHavaKTA11fQmGE78OdCKN6fydpjlnQXGY29Gq-CCE_IMDWMdc0qfVfnzcqKqlPa7u6k/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+197.jpg" /></a> Heading off to carnaval<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD02kmL3qBgiNAIBKGTDD1Jp3ymtjjrq3L0ke4HeeyaNrDea0HdsJZ5aIXHO0WX7VpWEDTr1tYLIzoxhkyGWEQr3dqRz6wc6trDtOsN4hTbYIr89Uze2gCvBh1_1Moo0qfzHHO7Ea79Cg/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+202.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584159752031362370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD02kmL3qBgiNAIBKGTDD1Jp3ymtjjrq3L0ke4HeeyaNrDea0HdsJZ5aIXHO0WX7VpWEDTr1tYLIzoxhkyGWEQr3dqRz6wc6trDtOsN4hTbYIr89Uze2gCvBh1_1Moo0qfzHHO7Ea79Cg/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+202.jpg" /></a> Margarita booths are a big part of the entertainment at carnaval<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHuazjddrbJWju_8CcOlEeZd3lskzFZMmVZ3y7K0sIDdSKlHvM2Pjnr5EMGxgIQ9pQuSq1HwT2Zdgk-kdqJOzU41ljXdkHU1PngWPRtbgQvAzIrJxgKOrg28iedKPbKfOo7-4pAuvI_CE/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+212.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584159747231329842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHuazjddrbJWju_8CcOlEeZd3lskzFZMmVZ3y7K0sIDdSKlHvM2Pjnr5EMGxgIQ9pQuSq1HwT2Zdgk-kdqJOzU41ljXdkHU1PngWPRtbgQvAzIrJxgKOrg28iedKPbKfOo7-4pAuvI_CE/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+212.jpg" /></a> Getting into the spirit of carnaval. We had a ball!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImQXb9oQHJP1UybopaBMAgPGAMpxKRiPHlKSXnY5Ex4ErucM7vkKNlSrFkF66471BqG6CfLGZ9DxxPeNcITojGi4w9p-yMdKLKs361NbDzdYxNIAS9y0XUWxcfqLJwev8Ts-QUt903x0/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+226.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584157325009262386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImQXb9oQHJP1UybopaBMAgPGAMpxKRiPHlKSXnY5Ex4ErucM7vkKNlSrFkF66471BqG6CfLGZ9DxxPeNcITojGi4w9p-yMdKLKs361NbDzdYxNIAS9y0XUWxcfqLJwev8Ts-QUt903x0/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+226.jpg" /></a> this is what a half million people in celebration look like!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0RLqLHINuBqNjZE4S8dTEHdrCm0TLR_rRs4KCSkJdWJO19vC6-YmZz6PNK5O4HB4PrfziZFGmsMtaW2BHqdZzQmEkgcuQj8OBjz6NaR7zkU9f43I9RDo6u95PBQ0fsQf0K_R1_jk8bCg/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+227.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584157318593510930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0RLqLHINuBqNjZE4S8dTEHdrCm0TLR_rRs4KCSkJdWJO19vC6-YmZz6PNK5O4HB4PrfziZFGmsMtaW2BHqdZzQmEkgcuQj8OBjz6NaR7zkU9f43I9RDo6u95PBQ0fsQf0K_R1_jk8bCg/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+227.jpg" /></a> Away from the crowds of carnaval and back out to sea. We had an amazing day of fishing, caught 4 tuna and 1 dorado<br /><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNd3e-MxWrO-SetCXWMYgALPKmVA_mwatXmjTf_9qXoxbOt42AO3wkuZt2zR7_bjjU4ygKkS93EC4KvwCnqwcOokxXagXUlqmK7FCJ649Tb-Cr8p_yKCa_gJiDIGyXwWeOQl36hBJVgs/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+239.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584157307355958018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNd3e-MxWrO-SetCXWMYgALPKmVA_mwatXmjTf_9qXoxbOt42AO3wkuZt2zR7_bjjU4ygKkS93EC4KvwCnqwcOokxXagXUlqmK7FCJ649Tb-Cr8p_yKCa_gJiDIGyXwWeOQl36hBJVgs/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+239.jpg" /></a>Blake bringing in a big tuna<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsfoOnKYA48TZmkvqv3bNnrkjwvPQ-sO92s6YrAmPIgG6imOw3GQ30W7GbjjAVz1WDSl4z1DDfiVGJ0UQ9bbf9Pb6-_LohjH0441czpyoo3yzMSI2gxjlJgZWsf1eK32ArBKRrx9rEAVI/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+234.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584157309244302834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsfoOnKYA48TZmkvqv3bNnrkjwvPQ-sO92s6YrAmPIgG6imOw3GQ30W7GbjjAVz1WDSl4z1DDfiVGJ0UQ9bbf9Pb6-_LohjH0441czpyoo3yzMSI2gxjlJgZWsf1eK32ArBKRrx9rEAVI/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+234.jpg" /></a> Fishing village at Isla Isabel<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKWeAPQSXDZheOy4r89Om5h9F2jyHSu1ONV4CTfTTbDQCvZmkTLmu_kXPGdW3nSxcU5yzquO161gC9bzpeisvN1G9HwUjobgZYn3hXmC74S2MOrOj9ljJYeuUXVz8jnOsWB4Iemj2CFM/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+249.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584157305264631474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKWeAPQSXDZheOy4r89Om5h9F2jyHSu1ONV4CTfTTbDQCvZmkTLmu_kXPGdW3nSxcU5yzquO161gC9bzpeisvN1G9HwUjobgZYn3hXmC74S2MOrOj9ljJYeuUXVz8jnOsWB4Iemj2CFM/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+249.jpg" /></a><br />Iguanas at Isla Isabel<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9V9WI7d8-Q6KsCDyJneGW0oZ-uLM_rgAgAnyJakbFTcFiYPhGFHFL1El2HfAzcr3OYm7r9ZZ-JmfvsOUNYrZupgDvsbOUUpjplO5YYEwXqUSQNATsHHcq4PtS783JbxnEVjvSzO_AEp4/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+258.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584151962633837586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9V9WI7d8-Q6KsCDyJneGW0oZ-uLM_rgAgAnyJakbFTcFiYPhGFHFL1El2HfAzcr3OYm7r9ZZ-JmfvsOUNYrZupgDvsbOUUpjplO5YYEwXqUSQNATsHHcq4PtS783JbxnEVjvSzO_AEp4/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+258.jpg" /></a> Blue footed boobies near their nest<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2AvcmuNG2SsT8HyHtC-Fx2oPfBYxGHPhQ8ahLMU1vYC5xK_c8XjOES0mqrEKSRROFBrcM6eIzBT0Bj_TTJFhSDgKvhELQKQdqJMZoGGu7ymRUd63uxtna324wvNuz-Romeh5U9DFRng8/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+291.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584151957026921234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2AvcmuNG2SsT8HyHtC-Fx2oPfBYxGHPhQ8ahLMU1vYC5xK_c8XjOES0mqrEKSRROFBrcM6eIzBT0Bj_TTJFhSDgKvhELQKQdqJMZoGGu7ymRUd63uxtna324wvNuz-Romeh5U9DFRng8/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+291.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Not sure of the name of these gulls, but Isla Isabel is home to thousands of birds and quite a number of varieties. It is near the end of nesting time, and most of the babies are getting ready to leave the nests<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkw4flel77Hfp4ayrLmKUu-SBQsuF3h5pWGmMBGooV6gmXS_8kzFd-P4dJoJdVQAwo_ozLGEx214GbBGFSXLdQ22kDm4sblWChw9AA8IcpYcRi7VZIWrUElIU61OmE85hAnL8Nn-022w/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+289.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584151954205363938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkw4flel77Hfp4ayrLmKUu-SBQsuF3h5pWGmMBGooV6gmXS_8kzFd-P4dJoJdVQAwo_ozLGEx214GbBGFSXLdQ22kDm4sblWChw9AA8IcpYcRi7VZIWrUElIU61OmE85hAnL8Nn-022w/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+289.jpg" /></a> Male frigate birds have a bright red breast that they puff up to show off or as part of their defense<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI9UD4gE09MNyxOBoIv_K6aWImfUzQLaHalj2BnVE__PaTVrIvyJTS_a7soI77iHL-Rj9oX7qVIk1bHHrCAzCAyaDcHI2AXg2who-T23_xpbllWnEmG3a-Jld0w41NueyGWWtrERSxLfA/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+296.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584151947202848466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI9UD4gE09MNyxOBoIv_K6aWImfUzQLaHalj2BnVE__PaTVrIvyJTS_a7soI77iHL-Rj9oX7qVIk1bHHrCAzCAyaDcHI2AXg2who-T23_xpbllWnEmG3a-Jld0w41NueyGWWtrERSxLfA/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+296.jpg" /></a> we took a panga tour through a jungle area in San Blas near a little village called Matanchen<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitklebvJ7hXFy708ormZJy-5syzNPwnno2ZEzFamufiYWTBJKC2TInXWMvOqUoIkvlPYLbhO673rqOu4fN-GzqCuC_J-pyQ7pxdU4QTO9yMaBxGRg6D0MK1k1JOlxUyEpy4KwLJWR3CZw/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+308.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584151939757016786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitklebvJ7hXFy708ormZJy-5syzNPwnno2ZEzFamufiYWTBJKC2TInXWMvOqUoIkvlPYLbhO673rqOu4fN-GzqCuC_J-pyQ7pxdU4QTO9yMaBxGRg6D0MK1k1JOlxUyEpy4KwLJWR3CZw/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+308.jpg" /></a><br />American crocodiles. these guys can get up to 850 lbs<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOP9N-AwSyxE8qwqH9daSIYMQaa0Vc81xXOvxWPTqQ1VL7Y-s6AYI4fj1A457hf6KY5wDra-T70P0YU26H20NsoYz7bw2LNoU4OE_lVkeIcVHZpiR6g1CRO1kzC-pBZq6TsdCW6L6PZ4Y/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+319.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584149614220089186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOP9N-AwSyxE8qwqH9daSIYMQaa0Vc81xXOvxWPTqQ1VL7Y-s6AYI4fj1A457hf6KY5wDra-T70P0YU26H20NsoYz7bw2LNoU4OE_lVkeIcVHZpiR6g1CRO1kzC-pBZq6TsdCW6L6PZ4Y/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+319.jpg" /></a> We saw lots of turtles. Not sure of the variety, they are different from the big sea turtles we were seeing<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47m8XHJg2LsXmWuPUaHB5vcp0lySaKn8i5EA3v8T57a9z5mx7EwSfAjWevPwm1K9lOZZkCxgk-3Gy8TiSgCAU0RNwfO-YJPePJsm36fu18GSwd6kFEKq4TyE0Sk3XVPJTrAetahqcUkA/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+326.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584149605521450418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47m8XHJg2LsXmWuPUaHB5vcp0lySaKn8i5EA3v8T57a9z5mx7EwSfAjWevPwm1K9lOZZkCxgk-3Gy8TiSgCAU0RNwfO-YJPePJsm36fu18GSwd6kFEKq4TyE0Sk3XVPJTrAetahqcUkA/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+326.jpg" /></a>Big seafood feed at San Blas<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuoF-CVxFt2-Pn1a3PXSsIoLimaV9ukH5pA4FB8q0c3VvKmOdtnNcTSv94BgjZjSK3BFmax8b58hxOYSNzuWwCwkVKBDsQYPerR78ZFWOw0kKQr-56TgCgVdb1DxKWKjYgOnBjDbrBoX0/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+346.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584149599486079282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuoF-CVxFt2-Pn1a3PXSsIoLimaV9ukH5pA4FB8q0c3VvKmOdtnNcTSv94BgjZjSK3BFmax8b58hxOYSNzuWwCwkVKBDsQYPerR78ZFWOw0kKQr-56TgCgVdb1DxKWKjYgOnBjDbrBoX0/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+346.jpg" /></a> Woops, same picture!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaQxjLlNz8rwyf09MrPv8pNnROFdWXIuzuvygARoO-qcK5Q6DEvyijJUsoWqhBB__k2wX7ncmtwRBpTL8cvm3M8rg6edZ2Qwa42kJOBlSPgVUGnntD657cXEFrZ9CNy6dDPJYa7ICvfY/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+346.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584149594316644850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaQxjLlNz8rwyf09MrPv8pNnROFdWXIuzuvygARoO-qcK5Q6DEvyijJUsoWqhBB__k2wX7ncmtwRBpTL8cvm3M8rg6edZ2Qwa42kJOBlSPgVUGnntD657cXEFrZ9CNy6dDPJYa7ICvfY/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+346.jpg" /></a> Kim and Jack's last night. We were at a beachside restaurant at Bucerias. Nice little town that we intend on going back to and spending some more time<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWIyc94VGERtkQT1o81zMxpxj8rH-95w8jxnxqZcbZHlsddu5BZ3HwfSU3AnsGgoBbwi_IrnsMylqiVhdGvjV0p6FzZWffbfNly85A2JDPxexyYmEdIyvKE18pABvOsZRMJjs189vvkw/s1600/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+358.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584149590864217650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWIyc94VGERtkQT1o81zMxpxj8rH-95w8jxnxqZcbZHlsddu5BZ3HwfSU3AnsGgoBbwi_IrnsMylqiVhdGvjV0p6FzZWffbfNly85A2JDPxexyYmEdIyvKE18pABvOsZRMJjs189vvkw/s320/kim%2527s+visit+feb+22+-+march+14+358.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Once again, we have been having lots of adventure as we journey south. We plan on heading to Manzanillo next and then working our way back north to put the boat back on the hard before we return to Canada for another work season. I will post more pictures and stories when I next have some to share!!</div><div> </div><div>Blog ya later</div><div>the crew of the Nordic V<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Cathy and Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557366222931751796noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102341433849677316.post-61722953470083491332011-03-11T09:05:00.000-08:002011-03-11T09:14:37.761-08:00Tsunami warningHola everyone!! We are currently in Puerto Vallarta at La Cruz Marina. We woke this morning with the radio all abuzz with the earthquake in Japan and the ensuing tidal wave. The forecast for us is that we may experience a large swell; not a major deal. We have put extra lines on the Nordic and she should be okay, just a bit of a rodeo. Local reports have the wave coming onshore here at around 1 pm our time; 11 am BC time. As soon as I can, I will update to let everyone know how we and the Nordic fared through. We are safe and have had plenty of time to prepare.<br /><br />Nordic V and crewCathy and Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557366222931751796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102341433849677316.post-55781559079212949552011-02-20T10:25:00.000-08:002011-02-20T13:52:08.861-08:00La Paz across the Sea to TopolobampoMy cousin Dave and his Joan at the pearl ruins in bahia san garbriel on Isla espiritu Santo<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvvF8ukXMlit00OkSG7CnjYcnuGZx-omNRBg5fErYGHMhcUC9oBIOPpgtRwIdzko8Qbjllnmhk-134cK9ZcsfR7thoPDYMLdIPtqBD-T9K7jppVxW3tLzFaO-D1QEGyFfx23nOAlVFWM/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+009.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575873592172234434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvvF8ukXMlit00OkSG7CnjYcnuGZx-omNRBg5fErYGHMhcUC9oBIOPpgtRwIdzko8Qbjllnmhk-134cK9ZcsfR7thoPDYMLdIPtqBD-T9K7jppVxW3tLzFaO-D1QEGyFfx23nOAlVFWM/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+009.jpg" /></a> Little fun with shadows!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYGp5XEB2vOY_Yj1eEs6cZQAYvIoGlt3Dpar3EJAtgn2YgLBbYIb-hPFKFz_ZYlZHHCMN6Zxtkx_Sox7u8NTwSdm3dBOujflWltp2ne3zEC-iqYUuexSpDxSDyWazBh64qLKMX3w446c/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+013.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575873586664711106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYGp5XEB2vOY_Yj1eEs6cZQAYvIoGlt3Dpar3EJAtgn2YgLBbYIb-hPFKFz_ZYlZHHCMN6Zxtkx_Sox7u8NTwSdm3dBOujflWltp2ne3zEC-iqYUuexSpDxSDyWazBh64qLKMX3w446c/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+013.jpg" /></a> Blue footed booby birds in Los Cuevitas on Isla Partida These birds are found throughout the sea of cortez. Easily identified by their blue feet, these birds have a wingspan of 4 - 5 feet and live on fish. They fish by diving like a bullet into the ocean. They can also swim underwater. Very cool to look at!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfx9zOqDbG1r6oTULQ6lO1cjPHpk39g8wcfqpwVIibri5ss9VZeYx_Md9TYmcqmruke5EGAS2LroarwXM32m4f2clqwxkcXc36KhS2JLQ-zrddIkgQ2_EMzwu5pL2qVPMtxjowpXNLWXY/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+036.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575873578854908098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfx9zOqDbG1r6oTULQ6lO1cjPHpk39g8wcfqpwVIibri5ss9VZeYx_Md9TYmcqmruke5EGAS2LroarwXM32m4f2clqwxkcXc36KhS2JLQ-zrddIkgQ2_EMzwu5pL2qVPMtxjowpXNLWXY/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+036.jpg" /></a><br />Bahia Ensenada Grande, Isla Partida<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kfwB-VKSYcFbMVheP_qIgVEtdG0Nb7bx3R4ZUO5ruP2G8D5lXVB6CkGxExo4xtsrK83zGjijCvUhRHHBocKZoUFawTaJv5nYc9e7BL7mDQuORJqju3o8UZruvCODqcvbjBr-3y0oEoA/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+052.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575871764588590898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kfwB-VKSYcFbMVheP_qIgVEtdG0Nb7bx3R4ZUO5ruP2G8D5lXVB6CkGxExo4xtsrK83zGjijCvUhRHHBocKZoUFawTaJv5nYc9e7BL7mDQuORJqju3o8UZruvCODqcvbjBr-3y0oEoA/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+052.jpg" /></a><br />Crossing the Sea of Cortez on our way to Topolobampo The crossing took us 17 hours with fairly calm seas and the wind blowing north east around 10 - 15 knots <br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxbT926lpCzPwVDbmdHi8UBdikjSCBryl6U1hL8oLk8Pyg015Cdsx6kCGVTNXLbUXR3uep3z8KxQTtcFT-PHHsswhjgpBh_J4oUim0tKfVjticNrG3wrBItnUc67aGMUSLVqIdx0BMDQ/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+096.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575871754562335522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxbT926lpCzPwVDbmdHi8UBdikjSCBryl6U1hL8oLk8Pyg015Cdsx6kCGVTNXLbUXR3uep3z8KxQTtcFT-PHHsswhjgpBh_J4oUim0tKfVjticNrG3wrBItnUc67aGMUSLVqIdx0BMDQ/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+096.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />This is what coming into a poorly marked unfamiliar port in the dark looks like!! note how we drove up on the land? (tee hee!!)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUSFLscpg0dU-GvnuMEZi9GNz-ytZxsU3h5BOW2ceS9nl34IeRPpBu_F8gSmuqtBkrjV_fKO-TH59b98re3evqel7o3yBVrBkc_trVMdDgZoZ726jOK7ZTwDn7ECco9p_askLJKV7MWo/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+034.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575871743868135410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUSFLscpg0dU-GvnuMEZi9GNz-ytZxsU3h5BOW2ceS9nl34IeRPpBu_F8gSmuqtBkrjV_fKO-TH59b98re3evqel7o3yBVrBkc_trVMdDgZoZ726jOK7ZTwDn7ECco9p_askLJKV7MWo/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+034.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Actually, it wasn't that bad, we were finally able to get to an anchorage by following the path the ferry took as it was leaving the harbour. The chartography for Mexico is poor, but with the combined information we had from various sources (and the ferry) we were able to get into Topolobampo harbour. </div><div><br />This is the view we had when we woke up in the morning!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1bKt252LxXBmrZnmP6UDhFUD3A78gEW-Hposcju2ShNcbwml8xbRUxqHm3rJRvAbK0Jii01ujl1_FJ47XP2VOLDrVKp1DRt5t8LahYbRB075_0GpHD6heAenbnjfpPj0vT9OP7yJQlI/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+100.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575871736142201730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1bKt252LxXBmrZnmP6UDhFUD3A78gEW-Hposcju2ShNcbwml8xbRUxqHm3rJRvAbK0Jii01ujl1_FJ47XP2VOLDrVKp1DRt5t8LahYbRB075_0GpHD6heAenbnjfpPj0vT9OP7yJQlI/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+100.jpg" /></a><br />Port of Topolobampo<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkutDhbecbgs19TWajLd2ufvM8EDrYSwhkns4laoCiMMNa66COp5noJjx_SztTMPuRnZhfIuPHHPA18ZgXgNoNerbWXknUFY7TdCnDvA8eddshOjZYEQs7EOGE9ZyxrtMnfjHARiP1YEI/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+103.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575871727856940834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkutDhbecbgs19TWajLd2ufvM8EDrYSwhkns4laoCiMMNa66COp5noJjx_SztTMPuRnZhfIuPHHPA18ZgXgNoNerbWXknUFY7TdCnDvA8eddshOjZYEQs7EOGE9ZyxrtMnfjHARiP1YEI/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+103.jpg" /></a><br />More port<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTz7f9GK2OBryOAHIn-I5BdXJ7MAfs2KTIq6iUMkYp-L_fTWGYreW5EnTvgEKrMNc4NtVAPvllONle-zWhG-ttCJnJ2O_7XnPuc-UdpGqne8N1BLctbwRtQ6oxEZ44bJo__LgDbEVTktw/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+107.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575869680526522514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTz7f9GK2OBryOAHIn-I5BdXJ7MAfs2KTIq6iUMkYp-L_fTWGYreW5EnTvgEKrMNc4NtVAPvllONle-zWhG-ttCJnJ2O_7XnPuc-UdpGqne8N1BLctbwRtQ6oxEZ44bJo__LgDbEVTktw/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+107.jpg" /></a> Local fisherman using poles. Apparently they have a net strung between the poles and drive the boat in reverse. We have yet to find out what they are fishing...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_0CgPYtYfpkqLywa5i2taXWMg8A1sUTlZoSWAk_6wzmiLxxn9SWIlaCwk4lDo8PQmFiv7G_X5ouE7VyClRr5zYH9bm2jhpxW7sJCKac-XGfLNCPA_tW0N1858-oyFqEIlijZXBXPfIc/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+114.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575869667443170130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_0CgPYtYfpkqLywa5i2taXWMg8A1sUTlZoSWAk_6wzmiLxxn9SWIlaCwk4lDo8PQmFiv7G_X5ouE7VyClRr5zYH9bm2jhpxW7sJCKac-XGfLNCPA_tW0N1858-oyFqEIlijZXBXPfIc/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+114.jpg" /></a><br />Los Mochis<br />The city of Los Mochis has an interesting history that is fairly complicated. Not originally developed by mexico, it was originally created by a man named Albert Kinsey. He envisioned a U.S. colony at the site in 1872 His plan was to develop a railway terminal for trade from Texas to Mexico and beyond. As this is a lengthy story, I won't continue on. It is very interesting and you can find a lot of history on this on the internet<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-XVWMqDaFYSgdU3AVeCO4FHKh9TmA2fquib6ZdAS0L2yUSosoplJqhpkpAzZqvlWZ925JgERCoOP9KMvcobUpzW9JK1CtpB9nvUeMtidt2_ecmHd6ajnYEiA7FCQ5CQtbriLIvWcAtU/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+122.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575869659583026258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-XVWMqDaFYSgdU3AVeCO4FHKh9TmA2fquib6ZdAS0L2yUSosoplJqhpkpAzZqvlWZ925JgERCoOP9KMvcobUpzW9JK1CtpB9nvUeMtidt2_ecmHd6ajnYEiA7FCQ5CQtbriLIvWcAtU/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+122.jpg" /></a><br />Dave and blake shopping for treasures at this open air market in Los Mochis<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAE4XUkIZMH11pui7HSAeAxA7ib3DH3IzXS18JkaiLgZsaqOy0cylkCVQH3htTbHp0a1rtMwAtwjw9izT-3ScsjHWEK7wIw6fDVxtaaXDefpGgWLCACAGXcpud_Kt41BgLNn6hKIbYFJA/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+131.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575869647478479698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAE4XUkIZMH11pui7HSAeAxA7ib3DH3IzXS18JkaiLgZsaqOy0cylkCVQH3htTbHp0a1rtMwAtwjw9izT-3ScsjHWEK7wIw6fDVxtaaXDefpGgWLCACAGXcpud_Kt41BgLNn6hKIbYFJA/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+131.jpg" /></a><br />Dave and Joan bartering for their blanket<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48-5fyBK0H6qHSX5VmwOX9SHwpTdGCR0O0h6jC6ZShDQa3S0HqFU4PL4LRl_oHmMXzya5UmI9h9mvFYO8EicZpdKCjRZS68BOWEnPOUaUsFS-Ubd_a7-56PyZDN7Csly8-nQ1JfKtZcA/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+132.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575869638544066050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48-5fyBK0H6qHSX5VmwOX9SHwpTdGCR0O0h6jC6ZShDQa3S0HqFU4PL4LRl_oHmMXzya5UmI9h9mvFYO8EicZpdKCjRZS68BOWEnPOUaUsFS-Ubd_a7-56PyZDN7Csly8-nQ1JfKtZcA/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+132.jpg" /></a><br />Los Mochis is a large city<br /><br /><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBz7udR-JLZwOL4Afykp6G-Wnkr_zzlsQiC32RJSdaFHD_q9bg75CbOHiZhhs8xoaJTOQat_5PY__dueOiMt0MUze682tImIxre7av38oNqoJ-0-KOd4e3yQkxfK_bVQB225qMz0iFKgw/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+136.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575863724917693906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBz7udR-JLZwOL4Afykp6G-Wnkr_zzlsQiC32RJSdaFHD_q9bg75CbOHiZhhs8xoaJTOQat_5PY__dueOiMt0MUze682tImIxre7av38oNqoJ-0-KOd4e3yQkxfK_bVQB225qMz0iFKgw/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+136.jpg" /></a><br />I love the open store fronts that are typical in Mexico<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAnpGt-K5v6hfWHcaPo1qvvig6WWiWZL-rtlczy1XaHkUeVqQdm8ekCpvwrMuv6qJ85fG54BceNVeakxspw5MxMX8lzb3xGr3HRWf8Sr7PKmBhwCBP3YslbcXWy6mSaQ2sds2HEVjRZQc/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+142.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575863718354504018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAnpGt-K5v6hfWHcaPo1qvvig6WWiWZL-rtlczy1XaHkUeVqQdm8ekCpvwrMuv6qJ85fG54BceNVeakxspw5MxMX8lzb3xGr3HRWf8Sr7PKmBhwCBP3YslbcXWy6mSaQ2sds2HEVjRZQc/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+142.jpg" /></a>views from the hilltop in topolobampo overlooking topolobampo bay<br /><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNz3q_J_vQC4KdVRBicbJwKNJJ4dFze8Zm4jGCz9vqBYpbkOKdE6JbFaXDB5EgcgEUzVII0qbiD-0iC4-VU-4fyEOP-1Kx1mJnAPHQxOj7Unpzkgc9EzO1ntfn9crBprXj7tf5FmRpSM/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+168.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575863713637298018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNz3q_J_vQC4KdVRBicbJwKNJJ4dFze8Zm4jGCz9vqBYpbkOKdE6JbFaXDB5EgcgEUzVII0qbiD-0iC4-VU-4fyEOP-1Kx1mJnAPHQxOj7Unpzkgc9EzO1ntfn9crBprXj7tf5FmRpSM/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+168.jpg" /></a><br />Open air restaurant in Topolobampo; plenty of fresh mariscos (seafood)<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipy_6PSIk1e25bff7nwDWZBmxjyc8tP-VQOLg3c5zIPe0h9ZqiVbIwB43sQI5wjztUemjQlfHZjRwolf-RfN0VZLPb_HhdtMWJnher4QJp_8nP08sDayh4yF7O66EtuPwALxUqmPfwlFQ/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+187.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575863705026361170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipy_6PSIk1e25bff7nwDWZBmxjyc8tP-VQOLg3c5zIPe0h9ZqiVbIwB43sQI5wjztUemjQlfHZjRwolf-RfN0VZLPb_HhdtMWJnher4QJp_8nP08sDayh4yF7O66EtuPwALxUqmPfwlFQ/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+187.jpg" /></a><br />more topolobampo<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDnJw0CCE1ZrHNs7mqNfucfo6pN9Ntw2PL5oNX4OCuTEm024Ry9a1SBI4WOm6wPPprXVf_rhoprt42RWO_JAA8rpx3-4w7lo0-prD_qdf7kXytS-6YbRoBGh_c6uAVRcMgqggy36ZCGU/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+159.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575860985122708050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDnJw0CCE1ZrHNs7mqNfucfo6pN9Ntw2PL5oNX4OCuTEm024Ry9a1SBI4WOm6wPPprXVf_rhoprt42RWO_JAA8rpx3-4w7lo0-prD_qdf7kXytS-6YbRoBGh_c6uAVRcMgqggy36ZCGU/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+159.jpg" /></a><br />and more...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyykZjwR-rNc30mxVUm_FG_VDcOOsj8ReYHNbcA88E1rCP2rG6xCogKwT8VdeBhcCpQZK-7gCEi7p_svRVNzAvk392VEk4jR86AXE5wTed3TFOza2vB06cho78pNx6oZ_XCAttcH7l_g/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+150.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575860978061334706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyykZjwR-rNc30mxVUm_FG_VDcOOsj8ReYHNbcA88E1rCP2rG6xCogKwT8VdeBhcCpQZK-7gCEi7p_svRVNzAvk392VEk4jR86AXE5wTed3TFOza2vB06cho78pNx6oZ_XCAttcH7l_g/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+150.jpg" /></a><br />6:am All Aboard!!! We took the train into the Barranca del Cobre (copper canyon) for an overnight trip into the Sierro Madre Occidental. The building of therail line (another long and complicated historical story) took approximately 90 years to build with a cost of over 100 million U.S. dollars. Originally built to give southern Texas transport access for farm produce to the Pacific, the object of the rail line has as many curves in it as the tracks themselves. Still the only transport link across the Western Sierra Madre it runs from Ojanaga on the Texas/Mexico border to Chihuahua and then west through canyon country to Topolobampo. Construction of the line, initiated by mostly american investors, was abandoned in the first half of the last century. In 1953, Mexico announced plans to complete the railway which, at that time, still lacked a route through the most difficult part; the mountains. In 1961 the line was finished. It involved some extraordinary engineering and a lot of hard work. Between Los Mochis and Chihuahua is the section usually travelled by tourists. There are 37 bridges and 86 tunnels. The line reaches a height of 2400 metres and for much of the route, skirts the rim of an enormous canyon more dramatic than the grand canyon<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0sFDSL7jG5FGXBmCwKIwLXflPUOTxln7S8nV2FGRxt2YL6DbbDKZVFAIRI2lFBOVnrNb_-JyhlrVGf91b3bXGc8OnbYiDvMsWsRbBVxPjZacuPqr9X-JrARhYYpbhuBzG2f6sAzMzqEI/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+198.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575860973666530642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0sFDSL7jG5FGXBmCwKIwLXflPUOTxln7S8nV2FGRxt2YL6DbbDKZVFAIRI2lFBOVnrNb_-JyhlrVGf91b3bXGc8OnbYiDvMsWsRbBVxPjZacuPqr9X-JrARhYYpbhuBzG2f6sAzMzqEI/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+198.jpg" /></a><br />The dining car, enjoying a little huevos ranchero<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3-JucgWnz7rUffkdMZtSYpnRt_pMwn57_vNPM1Rh28y_Lg3oqk04YOn3d5hQJDa0YHWD3rEiNc_1scAIQISDnc6NX3P9vBRtSlINtGJT-BxsXhbPMGHE9xyln0CrvUtAQdHunvcQWM4/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+199.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575860970173429890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3-JucgWnz7rUffkdMZtSYpnRt_pMwn57_vNPM1Rh28y_Lg3oqk04YOn3d5hQJDa0YHWD3rEiNc_1scAIQISDnc6NX3P9vBRtSlINtGJT-BxsXhbPMGHE9xyln0CrvUtAQdHunvcQWM4/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+199.jpg" /></a><br />Of course, the bar car!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGk47HHbCiLpOcO4RDm_hRepgK8x0z7mCp_aWXBf9sz1pclSHX9UxRmhtHL8vD3lIj-Bkd8bL4YvP5d5SJX5xl1N16bX5a7NVH-mUzs9EKRnybXXRFJltBogjJfseJ9vnTjzoH4Esp5AI/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+206.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575860967041018898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGk47HHbCiLpOcO4RDm_hRepgK8x0z7mCp_aWXBf9sz1pclSHX9UxRmhtHL8vD3lIj-Bkd8bL4YvP5d5SJX5xl1N16bX5a7NVH-mUzs9EKRnybXXRFJltBogjJfseJ9vnTjzoH4Esp5AI/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+206.jpg" /></a><br />Beautiful mountains views<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlqBWMQwzV5yeuV9G7Uz4bUEjdW1kKU8uI09nQXkGPA-94UaP-wxf7EhOiOxLeG6zrT0KVQXmfT7ejgRwvhGOfIJwlzO9udHXvwaAejv8sgAVotHxk5fzUi-xmfq5OHXRiNnyXfB5hO7w/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+234.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575851063455437314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlqBWMQwzV5yeuV9G7Uz4bUEjdW1kKU8uI09nQXkGPA-94UaP-wxf7EhOiOxLeG6zrT0KVQXmfT7ejgRwvhGOfIJwlzO9udHXvwaAejv8sgAVotHxk5fzUi-xmfq5OHXRiNnyXfB5hO7w/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+234.jpg" /></a><br />A few small villages dot the rail line<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT45KcptYMC8omyztLtBVfqVSFns827qKKJ-Wdqs7DdcnkX4NhC0Z1iobrDyewrRdOBFxAJ9-_pZTY2oN2fcRBzgfujahUVp_iN4BHZ9rAf4Lz2wWVPfE1g2eNEgi_APc-BzxDlCukuuM/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+235.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575851058147353202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT45KcptYMC8omyztLtBVfqVSFns827qKKJ-Wdqs7DdcnkX4NhC0Z1iobrDyewrRdOBFxAJ9-_pZTY2oN2fcRBzgfujahUVp_iN4BHZ9rAf4Lz2wWVPfE1g2eNEgi_APc-BzxDlCukuuM/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+235.jpg" /></a><br />More mountains<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQqknVtcjFSR9T5b8Jnm8siJ0wDh_l2IPvHmbPNAc4VfH1LqUpRSGFnBLBdhd4qKdERUROlFyBTE-mNFthdkpFEkG1fG0gvY-_6uXSsskCgcU0RtdU-o6Z-Jc2DoLmmDnc_SR93kVgm0/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+237.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575851052637796626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQqknVtcjFSR9T5b8Jnm8siJ0wDh_l2IPvHmbPNAc4VfH1LqUpRSGFnBLBdhd4qKdERUROlFyBTE-mNFthdkpFEkG1fG0gvY-_6uXSsskCgcU0RtdU-o6Z-Jc2DoLmmDnc_SR93kVgm0/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+237.jpg" /></a><br />Some examples of the switching back the track does<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZzWEaV8rHvvspCbnamYzwK3qfA5ToHavTRY9XWfP2JC_CGHpqkR8CWIV50bfGAnfgBcKcbQbTo98gJu8TnfEsQyUgMB-CA70ZLgkOyj6idLHvESEXkZApXMpKPpMlimMHzb2G9Cu4Mlo/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+238.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575851043071781698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZzWEaV8rHvvspCbnamYzwK3qfA5ToHavTRY9XWfP2JC_CGHpqkR8CWIV50bfGAnfgBcKcbQbTo98gJu8TnfEsQyUgMB-CA70ZLgkOyj6idLHvESEXkZApXMpKPpMlimMHzb2G9Cu4Mlo/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+238.jpg" /></a><br />beautiful<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGBTynSujgpah-wwkHh2GUK2As0uYoRFgmyrTKaGXNwQDWUS20yBupFgrnrqJx44s9d7LgJrFmyKcU6q-KMBdrQkIHWpqPf1l08KxHLYsBgptvjS2U8shUyBXwmazNrmFNbbXj1toSYKA/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+239.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575851040957843746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGBTynSujgpah-wwkHh2GUK2As0uYoRFgmyrTKaGXNwQDWUS20yBupFgrnrqJx44s9d7LgJrFmyKcU6q-KMBdrQkIHWpqPf1l08KxHLYsBgptvjS2U8shUyBXwmazNrmFNbbXj1toSYKA/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+239.jpg" /></a><br />The trip left los mochis at 6 am and arrived (at our destination) at 2:30 pm<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNbE-E7zI7GC_P5XPDE9v_wApp60oR1MHxsEdAkpkIcq-YYls-kXalBSCEwjkDP76kHbpH4DM9d6tIlBTztcSYSYHlWf0Qd4uhk15KrJcwDTILtz97dpmgORsiDUqotIFM4S0zfSqLRGA/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+243.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575848878457650434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNbE-E7zI7GC_P5XPDE9v_wApp60oR1MHxsEdAkpkIcq-YYls-kXalBSCEwjkDP76kHbpH4DM9d6tIlBTztcSYSYHlWf0Qd4uhk15KrJcwDTILtz97dpmgORsiDUqotIFM4S0zfSqLRGA/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+243.jpg" /></a><br />As we climbed further into the mountains, the vegetation changed from desert cactus and shrubs to an alpine vegetation. If you didn't know you were in Mexico, you would swear you were in the interior of BC<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnclr8l6S9PFMAqWStPXp26dnMoQOZdhHTaEAXP-UBw4GlAk2R0laOEV0iDSaKevxDnKyJOwJgRUTaqkCTPoohp7D3-AoV735FD571kuagkQ3DOqqdVgnqeEmIc5hc7KPxuPlG49oNfvM/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+255.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575848873455321218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnclr8l6S9PFMAqWStPXp26dnMoQOZdhHTaEAXP-UBw4GlAk2R0laOEV0iDSaKevxDnKyJOwJgRUTaqkCTPoohp7D3-AoV735FD571kuagkQ3DOqqdVgnqeEmIc5hc7KPxuPlG49oNfvM/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+255.jpg" /></a><br />Barranca del Cobre, one of 12 canyons in these mountains<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvmSYrcV1N3_zEp4HonVnfjPfGyt369G9Vh2TkG5yDV_B60sRar7v_PZOxdr8uUUkyDOzg_pZebHgt00iUjInPI8LHpcYWHFdPsVvuNGwMPg3eqkGMpuZ4_Cc8oJUfo5FLW239j4EMuk/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+267.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575848867218823634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvmSYrcV1N3_zEp4HonVnfjPfGyt369G9Vh2TkG5yDV_B60sRar7v_PZOxdr8uUUkyDOzg_pZebHgt00iUjInPI8LHpcYWHFdPsVvuNGwMPg3eqkGMpuZ4_Cc8oJUfo5FLW239j4EMuk/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+267.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The hotel we stayed at; Barranca Mirador<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-315pES9l-tY_39_YY239UVB6xq67o2Ldu6WzL1y0RbsGTrgI0HH_ksQCCXxhZes9CUlV5GZB1WMp2Jggc024Nt9P-yety0tab42XoHUf31Ke7voSI_U84Ulfc7bea4b3B_EKJvJXyNg/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+269.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575848857976129250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-315pES9l-tY_39_YY239UVB6xq67o2Ldu6WzL1y0RbsGTrgI0HH_ksQCCXxhZes9CUlV5GZB1WMp2Jggc024Nt9P-yety0tab42XoHUf31Ke7voSI_U84Ulfc7bea4b3B_EKJvJXyNg/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+269.jpg" /></a><br />Local vendors; Tarahumara natives<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhezuzyfyLNDpVGXaSMcP6mFbDMhNmLWJaE4kxqXWsZQ0xF1sRxfmgjcFWscbpA3W7GV373tk0yr_iYdzxFw0W-XKr-bHuhKSSThxx4WvP8t1Gyexzcra81ib8Y1y8q-59W9GH_JazxVaY/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+274.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575848855043038546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhezuzyfyLNDpVGXaSMcP6mFbDMhNmLWJaE4kxqXWsZQ0xF1sRxfmgjcFWscbpA3W7GV373tk0yr_iYdzxFw0W-XKr-bHuhKSSThxx4WvP8t1Gyexzcra81ib8Y1y8q-59W9GH_JazxVaY/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+274.jpg" /></a><br />Climbing down the trails towards a Tarahumara village<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVssSl0zh2HCpbRhwmczOppkAeFzX8cKxBQX88KWFa7Iy5rY2_zble2iDK7krBWZK_woh2yU5p6yCenanIJ7AYKe6j1vX_mUZnzTnezBgKboEYcnx_Qe0FeUk4WNFpIMQRs91WJuU42Lw/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+288.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575846619074950258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVssSl0zh2HCpbRhwmczOppkAeFzX8cKxBQX88KWFa7Iy5rY2_zble2iDK7krBWZK_woh2yU5p6yCenanIJ7AYKe6j1vX_mUZnzTnezBgKboEYcnx_Qe0FeUk4WNFpIMQRs91WJuU42Lw/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+288.jpg" /></a><br />Young vendor selling quartzo<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQayJLPe3SsNv-a-NHudMEim4AScb0rjeyW0hEQljQZ08aCWRTCV7gAZRm8fhuf5QtAKntan5Sl60FiX_azQNAt_bFTnZ3TKpYBZp7nkOpMAsaqM-ETuknSsEq9MvAUgMMGQF0vmVfYU/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+292.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575846610872693074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQayJLPe3SsNv-a-NHudMEim4AScb0rjeyW0hEQljQZ08aCWRTCV7gAZRm8fhuf5QtAKntan5Sl60FiX_azQNAt_bFTnZ3TKpYBZp7nkOpMAsaqM-ETuknSsEq9MvAUgMMGQF0vmVfYU/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+292.jpg" /></a> </div><div>Tarahumara village<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tEfbusWAYr_1iTC7Pfk_UtAtKQYtzw58qB8reJc90JCMeKV9b354yvJw357Y_KWq2mUZxlF-CAyzgIQ81u0R_5l_NtwnEZJrOd7yyFZYcVvYit8sbGP0Eq8A1T1Sw9oCkVYNGUjAZi0/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+294.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575846603203942034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tEfbusWAYr_1iTC7Pfk_UtAtKQYtzw58qB8reJc90JCMeKV9b354yvJw357Y_KWq2mUZxlF-CAyzgIQ81u0R_5l_NtwnEZJrOd7yyFZYcVvYit8sbGP0Eq8A1T1Sw9oCkVYNGUjAZi0/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+294.jpg" /></a><br />more village<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQKKZXe8qC_mcnevfmwR74H1NbVvbSO5vDOEtBo1E54NbvHWsOjTxohWB-9O50kaKAYRe8wNgM_ojPnBV8AzFWoqovKQ3YBPJaF7Pv9Yk6eMjhhhFQWJUtjVJPJ84TD268XeQpC_9sI1c/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+295.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575846592528837778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQKKZXe8qC_mcnevfmwR74H1NbVvbSO5vDOEtBo1E54NbvHWsOjTxohWB-9O50kaKAYRe8wNgM_ojPnBV8AzFWoqovKQ3YBPJaF7Pv9Yk6eMjhhhFQWJUtjVJPJ84TD268XeQpC_9sI1c/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+295.jpg" /></a><br />more hotel views<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22SOM1kvtszJJHTH1HiZ1c54Vzg2bs-5LNJCmb3X4PpY-nmd104og_Bypr7w4heFiNAMuwW8qcSseNz5DaHZxB8WPfJpDq1BsaZ9lf26SVFdnZyk5h_xf6xXAq_4VJIIFiMf2fnVI9l8/s1600/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+363.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575846586908539026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22SOM1kvtszJJHTH1HiZ1c54Vzg2bs-5LNJCmb3X4PpY-nmd104og_Bypr7w4heFiNAMuwW8qcSseNz5DaHZxB8WPfJpDq1BsaZ9lf26SVFdnZyk5h_xf6xXAq_4VJIIFiMf2fnVI9l8/s400/dave+and+joan+visit+2011+363.jpg" /></a><br />I can't write enough about this incredible journey into the moutains. Learning about the history of the rail line, the migration of the Tarahumara natives, the development of Topolobampo as a major port is so interesting. I hope our few pictures here will inspire you to put this part of Mexico on your bucket list. We have not felt unsafe here once, the people have been nothing but friendly and helpful. In topolobampo, we are the only white people but we feel no prejudice. A wonderful place to visit.</div><div> </div><div>Our next blog update should have us in Mazatlan and area</div><div> </div><div>blog ya later!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Cathy and Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557366222931751796noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102341433849677316.post-80776889146968508082011-02-04T13:14:00.001-08:002011-02-04T13:40:09.224-08:00Pirate Girl Returns!!We have all been wondering where pirate girl has been and she is not sharing her story. All she said is that she has to "re-provision" and head off to the south seas. Not sure what all this meant until we got the following pictures.......<br /><br /><br /><br />"Hey pirate girl; those are our muffins"!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVP52zTX-dTCzAFmAv5JYLWQ8n3d0BBZnTzMaRQJVdv2AcquDH7s2bA8jlvCZ8KwOz2Nb_9GUOSDtlqe61OV-AFw5nB9PSFlEKZBSFulfo-XtiSElXbrW5dOoRnzzsBIGxy5gBabFgmAM/s1600/la+paz+pirate+girl+043.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569949286423601346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVP52zTX-dTCzAFmAv5JYLWQ8n3d0BBZnTzMaRQJVdv2AcquDH7s2bA8jlvCZ8KwOz2Nb_9GUOSDtlqe61OV-AFw5nB9PSFlEKZBSFulfo-XtiSElXbrW5dOoRnzzsBIGxy5gBabFgmAM/s400/la+paz+pirate+girl+043.jpg" /></a> Pirate has made a new friend. Loreto loves to drink Tequila!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZyt0bvrir73tPoQ1FH6T9Fpw1QYLyKuDC54Mnkum2veOyeawgH7jO8ILdCwtn_ccLVPwVyv40mUPmwHBpDh8gbNW1wIvJZdB_pYaACCSI9j0b3n-ElN_GS45RTbC_KF9APsCAhTbgu44/s1600/la+paz+pirate+girl+045.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569949284173659698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZyt0bvrir73tPoQ1FH6T9Fpw1QYLyKuDC54Mnkum2veOyeawgH7jO8ILdCwtn_ccLVPwVyv40mUPmwHBpDh8gbNW1wIvJZdB_pYaACCSI9j0b3n-ElN_GS45RTbC_KF9APsCAhTbgu44/s400/la+paz+pirate+girl+045.jpg" /></a> Pirate Girl and all the old gang. Wait a minute! what is gecko up to?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1M2QSuJtG1NVOW2Vu_E9X6f56tEd8cMFxgv1esX2RYngn0XF3Mx2VV7JHcR44asrne2Y8FKEb1fM6DCXkXFI5RIZs5iG8Py2iOKlb8EfhrnWqzOLzwZefP7POjNEHJFBUDRBR8WY-pFs/s1600/la+paz+pirate+girl+047.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569948321707206418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1M2QSuJtG1NVOW2Vu_E9X6f56tEd8cMFxgv1esX2RYngn0XF3Mx2VV7JHcR44asrne2Y8FKEb1fM6DCXkXFI5RIZs5iG8Py2iOKlb8EfhrnWqzOLzwZefP7POjNEHJFBUDRBR8WY-pFs/s400/la+paz+pirate+girl+047.jpg" /></a><br />I'm getting out of here!! Aarr!!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBM37AVOWyX9-7jwzs0nDj8_5UrXtRv4G4kD5cv9LO9mWMSle4utz892UtgLcS7uibfkZ8CKPcyDl8nRbgSGiyizFDB8ljc8AmMjY2UUpH8ce5MPR6qMvgFmiS2vore9p40obhHwik6bg/s1600/la+paz+pirate+girl+048.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569948315143880130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBM37AVOWyX9-7jwzs0nDj8_5UrXtRv4G4kD5cv9LO9mWMSle4utz892UtgLcS7uibfkZ8CKPcyDl8nRbgSGiyizFDB8ljc8AmMjY2UUpH8ce5MPR6qMvgFmiS2vore9p40obhHwik6bg/s400/la+paz+pirate+girl+048.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Sailing the sea single handed. Pirate girl has a new ship and is off to unknown places. bye pirate girl!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxgtQJD-awgUr5BD33_jTevL6zwiQUBCtN3X6PKSEZapk_UJrlsuaFrEfEw7biNkVihUInNKMHckXCUguIMfitUoRCeoXQ-4VwnGkFDItTRq7hkNkhNW7ZdEYhyphenhyphenyIFy8cozQjMSLsyuQ/s1600/la+paz+pirate+girl+050.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569948301300004114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxgtQJD-awgUr5BD33_jTevL6zwiQUBCtN3X6PKSEZapk_UJrlsuaFrEfEw7biNkVihUInNKMHckXCUguIMfitUoRCeoXQ-4VwnGkFDItTRq7hkNkhNW7ZdEYhyphenhyphenyIFy8cozQjMSLsyuQ/s400/la+paz+pirate+girl+050.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Oh no!! What is gecko up to now?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qU2rne2O6LtfAwvn5ZwbjEGskPH4lNafXjcRLvQ2LValx7eXdbi13gFIOcmAAw6YVz5VTIgHMhctBXEDKCR9OFMi3FJxu15FCLdOPm00Y67OgV02aSPul1d0cf9_OXUcf4-eF5vAspM/s1600/la+paz+pirate+girl+049.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569948293790365810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qU2rne2O6LtfAwvn5ZwbjEGskPH4lNafXjcRLvQ2LValx7eXdbi13gFIOcmAAw6YVz5VTIgHMhctBXEDKCR9OFMi3FJxu15FCLdOPm00Y67OgV02aSPul1d0cf9_OXUcf4-eF5vAspM/s400/la+paz+pirate+girl+049.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Shipwrecked!! Pirate girl has got herself into some trouble now. Is the ooga booga guy friendly? Is that a giant frog in the background? Is that a BEAR?!!!! Wake up pirate girl!!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNJb33XMMCJFcnX4b3UcjnWgnfRDws2ASWWGhfJxReT5ptwgVZ4TLG8OxAMPBzvjPPtThIKQcsz2jfNJUjqsDTOsxXfVFHmS1viYK-P5XeOfnnb-htV-IJmlWZ_oFZrtEUM9yX3h-QfQ/s1600/la+paz+pirate+girl+054.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569948284799717778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNJb33XMMCJFcnX4b3UcjnWgnfRDws2ASWWGhfJxReT5ptwgVZ4TLG8OxAMPBzvjPPtThIKQcsz2jfNJUjqsDTOsxXfVFHmS1viYK-P5XeOfnnb-htV-IJmlWZ_oFZrtEUM9yX3h-QfQ/s400/la+paz+pirate+girl+054.jpg" /></a><br />Stay tuned.........<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Cathy and Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557366222931751796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102341433849677316.post-60319281587185268982011-01-26T10:08:00.000-08:002011-01-26T12:55:45.599-08:00Isla Carmen and points south to La PazHola everyone<br /><br />It has been a couple of weeks since our last post, and we have covered a few miles since. Currently sitting in La Paz, we are doing some work on the boat in the Marina de la Paz boat yard. 10 days ago we bounced off a reef while we were rounding the south end of Isla Carmen on our way to Bahia Salinas. The feeling when we hit was like being in light fender bender; you feel a little startled but you know everything is okay. You just have to take it in to get the fender straightened!!<br /><br />we have had different company come and go over the last couple of weeks, the pictures below shows everyone sharing the fun with us on the Nordic and the beauty of the Sea of Cortez. We love having the extra hands to sail the boat making the long trips a lot more entertaining.<br />After picking up Andrea from the La paz airport, her and I stopped at this roadside truck stop for and interesting meal. Our server spoke zero english and our spanish is only at about age 2. We ordered the first thing we recognized (no menus) as she spoke at about 100 miles an hour!! It all turned out okay; just one more travel experience!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1eoAOuTL4-dG9P-g7e_-WWgHpPjVhOPeozzxXDgpfEzbVMYTrD84pOIopcO9yCA-Hd8e8F_2eIZUUG9Xba8AGJJTncyADvTZfM5h00ywD5RxKANTnVznCDBN-gXL_8DcigB1TS72v158/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566582498614107842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1eoAOuTL4-dG9P-g7e_-WWgHpPjVhOPeozzxXDgpfEzbVMYTrD84pOIopcO9yCA-Hd8e8F_2eIZUUG9Xba8AGJJTncyADvTZfM5h00ywD5RxKANTnVznCDBN-gXL_8DcigB1TS72v158/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+005.jpg" /></a> Andrea at the "truck stop diner"<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9ywvE7a-TtpQcDwNZu6nr9ru2bedEVODTzelODExc95mBvscH3sFBgiYqbTfrnn4VREGvDNSIMSO8dUgw7Qwm7fE7lVxcUS6e7jHkf1kOJlHG4dQew3fPSVQyXhp5-hLyFLlOPEIG1M/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566582498034240626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9ywvE7a-TtpQcDwNZu6nr9ru2bedEVODTzelODExc95mBvscH3sFBgiYqbTfrnn4VREGvDNSIMSO8dUgw7Qwm7fE7lVxcUS6e7jHkf1kOJlHG4dQew3fPSVQyXhp5-hLyFLlOPEIG1M/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+001.jpg" /></a> Andrea in front of the mission in Loreto<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOuMCQKDbalveSce9oDJVec8sBXZjJbPg5r-QdLZX8RG8VVwomTH-mgkkRwfzdZSEBqo-OpqzMZNhB7pt0PsSSO2h3YIVs02Ile7YHD3xAp26nP3UlogAVMB2-c2pUeAPJdj9686iLlvk/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+013.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566581572384727826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOuMCQKDbalveSce9oDJVec8sBXZjJbPg5r-QdLZX8RG8VVwomTH-mgkkRwfzdZSEBqo-OpqzMZNhB7pt0PsSSO2h3YIVs02Ile7YHD3xAp26nP3UlogAVMB2-c2pUeAPJdj9686iLlvk/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+013.jpg" /></a><br />Birthday dinner with Jim and Linda at Domingos in Loreto. It was Linda's birthday. Luckily, these guys were around to entertain us with a few songs<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77sEC5A3EN7edvKWS5N7wptWa9A-9pOQe3ixQyfak2tqWb9oSA4Rb0TnPRvvn8Lrq9lEsCA9amPHG6tXnYCwyYJlFE9y9L5YOXGKAZZbzubIkj51hG0rh-5OURIboteUhck8arkOG3qk/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+015.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566581565859167154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77sEC5A3EN7edvKWS5N7wptWa9A-9pOQe3ixQyfak2tqWb9oSA4Rb0TnPRvvn8Lrq9lEsCA9amPHG6tXnYCwyYJlFE9y9L5YOXGKAZZbzubIkj51hG0rh-5OURIboteUhck8arkOG3qk/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+015.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Coming into Bahia Salinas, Isla Carmen<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3esIMDEOd15dS-XLyQH8p3Rr8bqVao42_UMI8b4CIXKr-XJxc179qX8npORVC6W1PPLhTdS9FnHzRZy4iILz2t_rkUGOcGRN9yTUjJyX22_JhYgwgYkCti05X8WNuqUjNupnrKQyuLw/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+034.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566581561824001730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3esIMDEOd15dS-XLyQH8p3Rr8bqVao42_UMI8b4CIXKr-XJxc179qX8npORVC6W1PPLhTdS9FnHzRZy4iILz2t_rkUGOcGRN9yTUjJyX22_JhYgwgYkCti05X8WNuqUjNupnrKQyuLw/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+034.jpg" /></a><br />Old Church at Bahia Salinas<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGRUJUmwsfgP36Ssp3gaIH3ACwXJ_eP-ilX0DSGsqJDJTTVmXy0jc7kc7ZYgDHugSJYGyyfj4VmuSve9KVIQPqs6G2b2l_5k29uTAU2qbUGX_HRtOmpLmj6XdjGoWG8TiR_ORa_yzLgU/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+037.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566581554085839746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGRUJUmwsfgP36Ssp3gaIH3ACwXJ_eP-ilX0DSGsqJDJTTVmXy0jc7kc7ZYgDHugSJYGyyfj4VmuSve9KVIQPqs6G2b2l_5k29uTAU2qbUGX_HRtOmpLmj6XdjGoWG8TiR_ORa_yzLgU/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+037.jpg" /></a><br />Inside the church looking out to the bay<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1iHwpAiDFTc6mFuq7dyLTK6QVSmWYr4LnezAWN3bZquZYevQIN5achL3091mJf9p0NysI3cZAnyTUHd25pPIsUWmAhq98-aYbW1BEnsmUbWerdDT9iI3B-Bn36vPYMADolW2lcyKOrU/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+042.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566581545334633362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1iHwpAiDFTc6mFuq7dyLTK6QVSmWYr4LnezAWN3bZquZYevQIN5achL3091mJf9p0NysI3cZAnyTUHd25pPIsUWmAhq98-aYbW1BEnsmUbWerdDT9iI3B-Bn36vPYMADolW2lcyKOrU/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+042.jpg" /></a><br />Bahia Salinas was once a large salt mining operation that exported worldwide. The salt production shut down in the 1980's and all that remains is a small hunting camp and lots of old buildings that are slowly falling into ruin<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2VzuZRppigmU0SnmcqbNrALSZzs4tSk-0kTMQHCt5y-baSm9CpyArEluisSf_O2fSr2195LR64Hy9_6JXOI0lECNKffYd2fHAAdIBywx4tI7GqeZSf7GJ4p9Me4CCeM2hAetyYXQPKiU/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+053.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566579235883915090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2VzuZRppigmU0SnmcqbNrALSZzs4tSk-0kTMQHCt5y-baSm9CpyArEluisSf_O2fSr2195LR64Hy9_6JXOI0lECNKffYd2fHAAdIBywx4tI7GqeZSf7GJ4p9Me4CCeM2hAetyYXQPKiU/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+053.jpg" /></a><br />Salt ponds<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtBHC27PBtzAyi1zjYL-4dFrCTlwOaIlbo7vCk5aVJoPYaO9zdKdseAOjB7xe_veRGXX7encGjSS1NLtcD4OffQCvoobwC06IvbwY9_LUn328rMvnitcdzLM92QjioryiChEcRmxbiSI/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+057.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566579229929896898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtBHC27PBtzAyi1zjYL-4dFrCTlwOaIlbo7vCk5aVJoPYaO9zdKdseAOjB7xe_veRGXX7encGjSS1NLtcD4OffQCvoobwC06IvbwY9_LUn328rMvnitcdzLM92QjioryiChEcRmxbiSI/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+057.jpg" /></a><br />the old ruins make for some great photos and it is interesting to poke around and wonder about the people who used to work here<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqX30EDxID9jaZbxZdsrRmxGViX32_Ua7JVX_XcNXZ4QmSHZV7RPlipKDDxrNhIwyKONyotYtTbCjwwYocpnDYtwdb2b0PUjo8FurYvVmyo-W6jqiuq021aiRdOkNsrqxKB1lkSR6OeAY/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+064.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566579228904981266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqX30EDxID9jaZbxZdsrRmxGViX32_Ua7JVX_XcNXZ4QmSHZV7RPlipKDDxrNhIwyKONyotYtTbCjwwYocpnDYtwdb2b0PUjo8FurYvVmyo-W6jqiuq021aiRdOkNsrqxKB1lkSR6OeAY/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+064.jpg" /></a><br />Andrea with the bay and the Nordic in the background<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8crOWar9_OV0d-RKWtKx2qqj3YsE8BiKroGp2h9JiD8cd5G1RXcfqTBviXg05EoDOlQlp3kXchZMSjy58YwIE2g031ScLUe-rC7QzOi7oCCeBq7bIO92XWvX0UjgbHC3owtRXoKjOZU/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+078.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566579217848302306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8crOWar9_OV0d-RKWtKx2qqj3YsE8BiKroGp2h9JiD8cd5G1RXcfqTBviXg05EoDOlQlp3kXchZMSjy58YwIE2g031ScLUe-rC7QzOi7oCCeBq7bIO92XWvX0UjgbHC3owtRXoKjOZU/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+078.jpg" /></a><br />Possible office building? Inside we found lots of old paper, a safe and a typewriter<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDeS2Uk8GvzzppJgvzFvWV0LpYSp6a_FNfv44mv4U3A1YwYwW-5C8JWj-HzND9dgznoqwfYQX3Ba5auCOgXal213Yxsr0TkZhy-cTJe5gKfeGzzBC2qR_GUux7EhnfWS4ZiyEW7XE8NLY/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+085.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566579214664935218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDeS2Uk8GvzzppJgvzFvWV0LpYSp6a_FNfv44mv4U3A1YwYwW-5C8JWj-HzND9dgznoqwfYQX3Ba5auCOgXal213Yxsr0TkZhy-cTJe5gKfeGzzBC2qR_GUux7EhnfWS4ZiyEW7XE8NLY/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+085.jpg" /></a><br />After returning to Puerto Escondido from Bahia Salinas, we have picked up Russel, Stacey, Dani and Sarah for a little tour. Dani was able to join us for five days; Sarah for one. Dani, Sarah and I had an interesting road trip driving from Loreto to Agua Verde where we caught up with the boat and her crew. That story is for another blog!!</div><div></div><div>This shot was taken in Agua Verde, a small fishing village<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUyw-8GAtm_p96KY99QTn2fb14HgHMThEgQfqDfWCBQTrH-s396VQgqHhyphenhyphenPpySihcD2qNg0YIuPLNFT7OGNpcC0hqWdf13XXI1UPtvGMKCE4frtfCKfF0Oi2vVGvTRhMgQw6gUQYjV5c/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+112.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566577446939113522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUyw-8GAtm_p96KY99QTn2fb14HgHMThEgQfqDfWCBQTrH-s396VQgqHhyphenhyphenPpySihcD2qNg0YIuPLNFT7OGNpcC0hqWdf13XXI1UPtvGMKCE4frtfCKfF0Oi2vVGvTRhMgQw6gUQYjV5c/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+112.jpg" /></a><br />the girls, all in uniform enjoying breakfast topside in Agua Verde<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_UU0zxV8KBNSaNDiG4H1OlR-UYcDUCnGIIS8oOoDHAqossZzfiCHIQzi2b30Jgl24Y32p_dllOlCcj2XrCvwJXRVEi-YnaTX4Jc_UWPVsq2wgbb5M1HPebaErgBgs_DBSsAMCcyLGe8/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+114.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566577438189078994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_UU0zxV8KBNSaNDiG4H1OlR-UYcDUCnGIIS8oOoDHAqossZzfiCHIQzi2b30Jgl24Y32p_dllOlCcj2XrCvwJXRVEi-YnaTX4Jc_UWPVsq2wgbb5M1HPebaErgBgs_DBSsAMCcyLGe8/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+114.jpg" /></a><br />Dani enjoying a brewski relaxing in the "boom chair" The chair is suspended from the end of the boom and then is swung out over the edge of the boat. Quite enjoyable!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwl8TNqqwzewbaAqjFlOuZ1BG3le0OQJI3V0lOo3zJD2b20XPo58L38fFjxX5UTGOBPtYdZgm-tMNoUw6mCfvWBiehD4LHjQZTp-pG8JDuMigqSfQ52NMW-5KYN1w7pSdQ8ph1hoADRg/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+120.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566577431091992194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwl8TNqqwzewbaAqjFlOuZ1BG3le0OQJI3V0lOo3zJD2b20XPo58L38fFjxX5UTGOBPtYdZgm-tMNoUw6mCfvWBiehD4LHjQZTp-pG8JDuMigqSfQ52NMW-5KYN1w7pSdQ8ph1hoADRg/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+120.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Sun rising with the full moon still high in the sky I am so grateful for the wonderful beauty here. It is truly amazing<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqN1dSQmxRIJK0RV095p1ZMnbJwfpIA6CI76nhlN7yiU2l0zeP4Ja6MknQGqGmkX7d-5058yFImX5d-WyKx-K-68H4MMTpLLs_T2SW3Rqfp-JmvFGB8M7G7ZMSzoTGri2Y_hCY5o_uLY/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+122.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566577426766785250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqN1dSQmxRIJK0RV095p1ZMnbJwfpIA6CI76nhlN7yiU2l0zeP4Ja6MknQGqGmkX7d-5058yFImX5d-WyKx-K-68H4MMTpLLs_T2SW3Rqfp-JmvFGB8M7G7ZMSzoTGri2Y_hCY5o_uLY/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+122.jpg" /></a><br />Stacey at the helm<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXLLq5FKWD6KcpC1Gcfs236K799BzOoDNiMK76sEPGyykGRPDS5BVSfHHdy9IzdtM5txm93mU8TvbQFfQGW-L9XWlGGvwtlOI9qzkdUAhKWUNlthI-tzYd7dUiCamJ03JZwlZT15SyHo/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+126.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566577421547431170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXLLq5FKWD6KcpC1Gcfs236K799BzOoDNiMK76sEPGyykGRPDS5BVSfHHdy9IzdtM5txm93mU8TvbQFfQGW-L9XWlGGvwtlOI9qzkdUAhKWUNlthI-tzYd7dUiCamJ03JZwlZT15SyHo/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+126.jpg" /></a><br />Dani at the helm with Russel co-piloting<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOQmYy8Mc1ls7-Bg5bP3_eh-1iNgUr34aGvleX4U5v3quuUZ_eQhZpHZk8-knt6pYPs2T0peImjcan_M8dxFkF_NsS6Cwq08v0gZT8AmQJcb0WZejGXg86Jdd7_aHc7z4x_cqMcfIZLQ/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+128.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566575634292749218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOQmYy8Mc1ls7-Bg5bP3_eh-1iNgUr34aGvleX4U5v3quuUZ_eQhZpHZk8-knt6pYPs2T0peImjcan_M8dxFkF_NsS6Cwq08v0gZT8AmQJcb0WZejGXg86Jdd7_aHc7z4x_cqMcfIZLQ/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+128.jpg" /></a><br />Isla San Jose at Bahia Amortajada<br />Sherpa? The water was too shallow to paddle; russel and I didn't have any shoes!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Lm2wvY5uYeVuN_g4aSfEg3TAayk0YHL-3IEwNTxLEuNwF2MWYLYp-0vmVutF3sFqptsJYTPjswQo6NO-jP1WhsDSypVIR9xqW_IapnJFnMxT_5wWjPIyPwPR8UIIcLawLG-2btXEUfI/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+131.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566575630335465026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Lm2wvY5uYeVuN_g4aSfEg3TAayk0YHL-3IEwNTxLEuNwF2MWYLYp-0vmVutF3sFqptsJYTPjswQo6NO-jP1WhsDSypVIR9xqW_IapnJFnMxT_5wWjPIyPwPR8UIIcLawLG-2btXEUfI/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+131.jpg" /></a><br />Small stingray in the lagoon at Isla San Jose This is one of the reasons you need to have some foot wear!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxxIH3SOCFA8KAkoEcJhvHfzg3sZ3o1-C1LZEm3hfys2_JxZJA6tr9Gh3YG-I-TKAE8guZUOzHXTcJCezfBPpxyhVUdnVFb8Yt0XL1ZWXv1bpc7iJz_tImSx4G65Tkyv062e5uJ-8nATM/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+137.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566575626067843090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxxIH3SOCFA8KAkoEcJhvHfzg3sZ3o1-C1LZEm3hfys2_JxZJA6tr9Gh3YG-I-TKAE8guZUOzHXTcJCezfBPpxyhVUdnVFb8Yt0XL1ZWXv1bpc7iJz_tImSx4G65Tkyv062e5uJ-8nATM/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+137.jpg" /></a><br />Twin engines helping us cruise back out of the lagoon at Bahia Amortajada on Isla San Jose<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhj4XY97p6-7iSzU3EquRexB4n9jHuQF8nmJ0RADPrdpzXbu9_r42e846ezEFJjANaHYQk8qWSgnBaSccrXEMjyyzBBuG41mktTjYPNETagwX4345lYbhcnAPS_xyZqsUXpao2VFLT1w/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+138.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566575621180113634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhj4XY97p6-7iSzU3EquRexB4n9jHuQF8nmJ0RADPrdpzXbu9_r42e846ezEFJjANaHYQk8qWSgnBaSccrXEMjyyzBBuG41mktTjYPNETagwX4345lYbhcnAPS_xyZqsUXpao2VFLT1w/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+138.jpg" /></a><br />Sunrise shot at Bahia San Franscisco<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCcJZWjdpu8pe_qwZzeMa6izU3GVxMxTZQQa8OvILxquJ6iF8ceggwbqoRRDwXPYo86a4mqszS4nmO6DGXViWeDrLp1us4h5a2akVD5cg6iBhMqUgclfgyd6216iOmfNFqeX8sguIu8Y4/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+167.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566575614246751490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCcJZWjdpu8pe_qwZzeMa6izU3GVxMxTZQQa8OvILxquJ6iF8ceggwbqoRRDwXPYo86a4mqszS4nmO6DGXViWeDrLp1us4h5a2akVD5cg6iBhMqUgclfgyd6216iOmfNFqeX8sguIu8Y4/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+167.jpg" /></a><br />Stacey returning from her swim with the sea lions off Los Islotes. Stacey and Andrea swam and played with the sea lion for about an hour. I don't have any pictures of them with the sea lions, but when I get some from the girl's cameras, I will post some!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBTVDwQg8fjPAYEh4fBPV7iWgGZLU8R-q6LsLobNVBtrKH3FHjvkVOOslzRODNr1egyi_h3JOyEu7Rdh1oun4LlhmokD4IlVsqoto7eWnQKqBgYHzCI4SndLXYBaTzpPlH5RvQ081J-c/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+168.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566573456600214898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBTVDwQg8fjPAYEh4fBPV7iWgGZLU8R-q6LsLobNVBtrKH3FHjvkVOOslzRODNr1egyi_h3JOyEu7Rdh1oun4LlhmokD4IlVsqoto7eWnQKqBgYHzCI4SndLXYBaTzpPlH5RvQ081J-c/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+168.jpg" /></a><br />Isla Los Islotes where Andrea and Stacey swam with the sea lions<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluX5-9lcp9Lvh8cFgqZRMJ9SbhLoDeYJQo_cfW6VV8usjXsa-mej9l0ZpOHNtz_b8dXFU2uMpIOvnDcPfMUV3X_uHyWWdBs4GHq-LW_3lb6SA66diMdiLmQ4c_uDYpVDv67Au8l0BA80/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+169.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566573447504601074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluX5-9lcp9Lvh8cFgqZRMJ9SbhLoDeYJQo_cfW6VV8usjXsa-mej9l0ZpOHNtz_b8dXFU2uMpIOvnDcPfMUV3X_uHyWWdBs4GHq-LW_3lb6SA66diMdiLmQ4c_uDYpVDv67Au8l0BA80/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+169.jpg" /></a><br />Dani and Stacey at Bahia San Gabriel on Isla Ispiritu Santo<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhai3KwtjGU-_nI2nA_XJa9BAhh8G5yUnhwoptiw7hebZRLE4bsZ1bpWA3gCh42qSX0dyfvUqyGw-He6y8_PMzJhlkMD476QnmNUlr9p4MqNEaVRbv4FibLttO4JWphY-u4PXicL35CgTk/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+171.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566573440143252370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhai3KwtjGU-_nI2nA_XJa9BAhh8G5yUnhwoptiw7hebZRLE4bsZ1bpWA3gCh42qSX0dyfvUqyGw-He6y8_PMzJhlkMD476QnmNUlr9p4MqNEaVRbv4FibLttO4JWphY-u4PXicL35CgTk/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+171.jpg" /></a><br />Strange sighting behind the Nordic V !!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZy1nDBqZziIPyIFK1R8CR7YVUOEv3ddKLR8DeR1z721lIa5xv4FrX98f9WR7P_ilaBziALj3fy3LJPVQAXGdIPSVnVopwWrXN4C-OgA2xh5-4Q5jWT5XYpOcjZRrjC0JO1pa5b5J0Ac/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+174.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566573437077964210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZy1nDBqZziIPyIFK1R8CR7YVUOEv3ddKLR8DeR1z721lIa5xv4FrX98f9WR7P_ilaBziALj3fy3LJPVQAXGdIPSVnVopwWrXN4C-OgA2xh5-4Q5jWT5XYpOcjZRrjC0JO1pa5b5J0Ac/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+174.jpg" /></a><br />Cruising around in our new boat!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfr8n03j2-Uw7FtTRRq7_T4NA_xP1ONxieVWUmbpCKaL4qhEADfNeCqqWloAPk3l8UKflc-PTVynM_rpx_o-WkM0B_aLvn0rvFDsnF3ywb8xzPNSdJ4INZgs-fG8QzFV52nUFLh_psTk/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+187.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566573434440430258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfr8n03j2-Uw7FtTRRq7_T4NA_xP1ONxieVWUmbpCKaL4qhEADfNeCqqWloAPk3l8UKflc-PTVynM_rpx_o-WkM0B_aLvn0rvFDsnF3ywb8xzPNSdJ4INZgs-fG8QzFV52nUFLh_psTk/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+187.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Let me tell ya about this boat......<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioW2m2FI1znXXiGSbFKfS059cTM506fvxYYDKErbghEP6SIWbkmJlET1xMhDhxkEE08mEIXhXZEENsnac_GljbtOd5KNnXkpvE7gShcKSCBZRsa4fP7aB0lWPIKCu9RKyPraXQbzVqwHA/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+188.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566571136236550978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioW2m2FI1znXXiGSbFKfS059cTM506fvxYYDKErbghEP6SIWbkmJlET1xMhDhxkEE08mEIXhXZEENsnac_GljbtOd5KNnXkpvE7gShcKSCBZRsa4fP7aB0lWPIKCu9RKyPraXQbzVqwHA/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+188.jpg" /></a><br />The girls in pink are enjoying 34 knots and cold cervesas!!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDEmB1Kan-fH05Ge6L4SpTTFJvWKbO1bgL4wkWFovB7Z7xw2G9tBfciN-nRoGOcVtJFp-nH3sDwU-tyU1_cnF20im9WM_dRZ2B7MfST8JgsJ8Hh2fwl1AVAzxn0H4HU3HDeiW1bzZx4M/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+192.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566571130589085634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDEmB1Kan-fH05Ge6L4SpTTFJvWKbO1bgL4wkWFovB7Z7xw2G9tBfciN-nRoGOcVtJFp-nH3sDwU-tyU1_cnF20im9WM_dRZ2B7MfST8JgsJ8Hh2fwl1AVAzxn0H4HU3HDeiW1bzZx4M/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+192.jpg" /></a> Okay, it is not our new boat. The morning after we landed in La Paz, we ran into a good friend on the dock. He invited us out to cruise in his beautiful yacht Ares. He is staying here in La Paz until the end of spring and will bring the boat north for our summer The yacht handles like a speed boat and it was fun to go for a burn in her!!!</div><div><br /><br />Yep, that's right!! Leave is up to Russel to find a casino !! We were driving around on my birthday when we came across this place. It was a hoot to play on machines that had spanish recordings and buttons!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Z2ojHX6EuKEYpI_Qbgb-hLWxiv_jtLpMMSsRYIbkEW1P7wj9DVIuvR7cutfDSly_BMPMPrXT_bUqhd05oc2V_gL4Xm7tkuzBrMUJ61IGH_X3pyytccblFDeISnjiGWJxjnzNIgZOxu8/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+206.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566571124975694098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Z2ojHX6EuKEYpI_Qbgb-hLWxiv_jtLpMMSsRYIbkEW1P7wj9DVIuvR7cutfDSly_BMPMPrXT_bUqhd05oc2V_gL4Xm7tkuzBrMUJ61IGH_X3pyytccblFDeISnjiGWJxjnzNIgZOxu8/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+206.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Stacey, me and Russel on my birthday in front of the casino<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Ihku1cBcE8Qtplp2Fry5GexSiCoX0AJsbCgr65oKVdI7I9Zc5dEzsuBLqBnV9xyHi9Om0yGAT_yh9utkrs4UaJK9u9bMYuvbC5UiDu8W9xQSRpSbJyleWx-mDvRtAjj1Ry2aFb6De1k/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+208.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566571120606391410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Ihku1cBcE8Qtplp2Fry5GexSiCoX0AJsbCgr65oKVdI7I9Zc5dEzsuBLqBnV9xyHi9Om0yGAT_yh9utkrs4UaJK9u9bMYuvbC5UiDu8W9xQSRpSbJyleWx-mDvRtAjj1Ry2aFb6De1k/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+208.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Last night for Russel and Stacey before they head back to Vancouver. We all stayed at the Hotel de le Flores. Beautiful hotel with a rooftop pool!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8i7xq6i9IT_oQFcqs-XTZ-M6yGQAUMw9siYLAenEl1xZxkWTUKuz5viPLIyc_H5fpgHlFxk4EdUC0oDif_Rv4UD7xIPehu-mAMfnr0Lo7BmhSEPW4poW-sr2uZT_zdc5SCuOeAhxAcs/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+212.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566571113535118082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8i7xq6i9IT_oQFcqs-XTZ-M6yGQAUMw9siYLAenEl1xZxkWTUKuz5viPLIyc_H5fpgHlFxk4EdUC0oDif_Rv4UD7xIPehu-mAMfnr0Lo7BmhSEPW4poW-sr2uZT_zdc5SCuOeAhxAcs/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+212.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Topside is Russel, Peter and Blake<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9ttUlUeRNo-v344N3ypeAjUk7XkdkIQJcva_UJIIKTHPxmere67wNtVlhveNqXz1wzhjDmM7r3QhQRwNy0RXSiWX-OmHxMXpOHfsFUtSvRlkFR3Rq5yWj4zFXR2IxQsK90Mo3Wbk754/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+215.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566568725377204354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9ttUlUeRNo-v344N3ypeAjUk7XkdkIQJcva_UJIIKTHPxmere67wNtVlhveNqXz1wzhjDmM7r3QhQRwNy0RXSiWX-OmHxMXpOHfsFUtSvRlkFR3Rq5yWj4zFXR2IxQsK90Mo3Wbk754/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+215.jpg" /></a><br />The hotel is nicely decorated with a lot of plants, pottery and interesting architecture<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoj1GqVaLWuElZ1Wlmzisxw2FGRVV-UAdBsWD3O7HzDBjpAGqa1gDQorvT3qf_2aQ8vnOtWUoU0xmNhqedwsQmwd9AcpCKXGDwJLlAW9_8iBOiS-6WmhRHkCaIjLevMOOzeHrwx-5Asnk/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+218.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566568722805182370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoj1GqVaLWuElZ1Wlmzisxw2FGRVV-UAdBsWD3O7HzDBjpAGqa1gDQorvT3qf_2aQ8vnOtWUoU0xmNhqedwsQmwd9AcpCKXGDwJLlAW9_8iBOiS-6WmhRHkCaIjLevMOOzeHrwx-5Asnk/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+218.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />View from the hotel<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfN-O-922GDBxoTRCVEOYynDwgZAJBd06UCjOubujXWvsCuLU8sipo78xIP_SNsVwmZDhkYs-cHCig9v1OUIh9IJwjOoMC2QB4apYy6sO1t3Fy17TYfDvVdhsr7OdhGzFHTIQ-xg7k4TQ/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+217.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566568715458503314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfN-O-922GDBxoTRCVEOYynDwgZAJBd06UCjOubujXWvsCuLU8sipo78xIP_SNsVwmZDhkYs-cHCig9v1OUIh9IJwjOoMC2QB4apYy6sO1t3Fy17TYfDvVdhsr7OdhGzFHTIQ-xg7k4TQ/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+217.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Remember that little fender bender I wrote about earlier?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi84TmxtE30SJzub5ALIBiureKTWwGXdSH2MCbkDaKbewnmxhzzLk239XUipHf3Hbo-RHKHw8RH15qdMi1gWqzWLguxUchtASapkgtLrUGz8v_BcA-wcBPB0hRC6RQRIO134FAALt_VugM/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+238.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566568705266414434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi84TmxtE30SJzub5ALIBiureKTWwGXdSH2MCbkDaKbewnmxhzzLk239XUipHf3Hbo-RHKHw8RH15qdMi1gWqzWLguxUchtASapkgtLrUGz8v_BcA-wcBPB0hRC6RQRIO134FAALt_VugM/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+238.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I guess we can tell by this picture who was driving!!!!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjproo9PhBxf0AVQ_fisb1q8XJ1oxgjMUrQzQvlxJU91b43Ea_EL1dSCFs-PTmVPKQIq7DVmJ23L_HiWTSalQWy-WwmHvfsLhN1O5-yd21Wmbiau5Gg50ZryNztA8q7USt-0EMN0kdgA_k/s1600/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+239.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566568699469720210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjproo9PhBxf0AVQ_fisb1q8XJ1oxgjMUrQzQvlxJU91b43Ea_EL1dSCFs-PTmVPKQIq7DVmJ23L_HiWTSalQWy-WwmHvfsLhN1O5-yd21Wmbiau5Gg50ZryNztA8q7USt-0EMN0kdgA_k/s400/andrea+%252C+isla+carmen%252Ctrip+with+stacey%252C+russel%252C+dani+239.jpg" /></a><br />It is hard to say goodbye to everyone as their visits end and they go home. The mornings are not the same without everyone singing to "rambling blues" by the "be good tanyas" Or playing "spite and mailice" for ridiculous trophy titles" (yes Andrea, we are coming for your title!!) We look forward to our next visitors and more adventures.</div><div> </div><div>We will be in the boat yard for a couple of days and then we will head over to Topolobampo, a bay near the city of Los Mochis. There we will meet up with my cousin Dave and his wife Joan and wend our way south to Mazatlan. I will try to post whenever the internet permits. </div><div></div><div>blog you all later!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Cathy and Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557366222931751796noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102341433849677316.post-81600447905733785862011-01-09T18:10:00.000-08:002011-01-09T20:38:57.013-08:00Back in Puerto EscondidoHere we are heading back to Puerto Escondido after New Years. Our crew has grown to include Oren Frey (a co-worker of Liz, Irene and Sarah). We picked up Sarah in Mulege (just south of Santa Rosalia and we now have 6 of us on board and we are having a ball.<br /><br />We landed back in Puerto Escondido on Jan 6th. Irene is departing Mexico and heading back home to Memphis and then flying on to Guatemala to do a six month tour with Habitat for Humanity. We will miss her sense of adventure and humour. Sarah is employed as a kayak guide here in Loreto and she heads back to work on the 10th (today) It is nice that we will get to still see Sarah from time to time. Liz has joined Sarah for a couple of days before she also leaves Mexico to go home to San Francisco. We will miss Liz's adventurous spirit as well and all the music. It was good fun having all three of the Misty girls on board. Oren has headed back to the U. S. as well. It was a pleasure having him aboard!! For the next few days we will regroup the boat and get a few repairs done. The windlass has not been working but because we have had so much willing crew we have not fixed it. It needs to be fixed now because I prefer to haul anchor with a motor rather than manually. Such a princess!!<br /><br />We will have more company arriving on the 15th of January. Russel and Stacie from Vancouver will be staying with us for 10 days and we are looking forward to seeing them.<br />We will keep you posted with pictures of their visit. We hope to get out and see some whales. Might have to travel a little further south as the weather is still a little cool and they are not this far north yet.<br /><br />Enjoy the pictures; blog ya later!!<br /><br /><br /><br />Oren on the helm heading to Mulege to pick up Sarah<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzL1pLz0UVYoSQORomljZafsYcitWnXBvnBiNvlumRoT1LFM6qTL8tKFe18vaMY9TpYJ08J_6XO2oa4zHFytau1gOK81DJWwhcljIsiG8Zrfj2ysyZdGG-NYWENPKonkdpcd_Il6FNQU/s1600/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+014.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560402258695408562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzL1pLz0UVYoSQORomljZafsYcitWnXBvnBiNvlumRoT1LFM6qTL8tKFe18vaMY9TpYJ08J_6XO2oa4zHFytau1gOK81DJWwhcljIsiG8Zrfj2ysyZdGG-NYWENPKonkdpcd_Il6FNQU/s400/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+014.jpg" /></a>Sea caves between Mulege and San Juanico<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyw7Jzn5ur0tqBcK3TVXOvLqGDdsXklGUyUNBtiC4RA0NapEaInBpvQKaEuOrxtV6SlG7jqoxq8XEyfWDJmF6e4a4mKKALgpr5ntLksbLVkzwqLWFBTHJ8c83RcocbXDlno6L8soFelg/s1600/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+018.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560402254835279330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyw7Jzn5ur0tqBcK3TVXOvLqGDdsXklGUyUNBtiC4RA0NapEaInBpvQKaEuOrxtV6SlG7jqoxq8XEyfWDJmF6e4a4mKKALgpr5ntLksbLVkzwqLWFBTHJ8c83RcocbXDlno6L8soFelg/s400/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+018.jpg" /></a> Me at the helm; quite a serious position!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ICj1oZRUPcGzgNJjaXY2LKFvaWnyLDNxugaQwj6QKksOSM9SvGPjwuiAQ5Y9e69eFxKHd-WgeDO5wvMErnhK2UBBpBtnQ7Nm0z0oGB56dI4cSr6D2oHXU7j4sxxHy0od12_7X8OxhgQ/s1600/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+022.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560402250365917474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ICj1oZRUPcGzgNJjaXY2LKFvaWnyLDNxugaQwj6QKksOSM9SvGPjwuiAQ5Y9e69eFxKHd-WgeDO5wvMErnhK2UBBpBtnQ7Nm0z0oGB56dI4cSr6D2oHXU7j4sxxHy0od12_7X8OxhgQ/s400/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+022.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Putting up the spinnaker heading to San Juanico<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8zlwSqXuR1ZSe-Z5izUpSi1XXRtWdsjE9xtiOGfd0Kda6VPK3wCoIpN7G6DwqEHZGS-e9cJ6G7kUOuHPYJrnPN0cMqon9KgVvmMaJ_uL1VTUJiuu3nz_wqso535Dj0Lk54QKgOjzp1c/s1600/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+023.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560402243934714114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8zlwSqXuR1ZSe-Z5izUpSi1XXRtWdsjE9xtiOGfd0Kda6VPK3wCoIpN7G6DwqEHZGS-e9cJ6G7kUOuHPYJrnPN0cMqon9KgVvmMaJ_uL1VTUJiuu3nz_wqso535Dj0Lk54QKgOjzp1c/s400/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+023.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Spinnaker up; thanks Liz and Sarah<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj87UA5_Lxk2lwAvzj8kPnCPlO-UNF1px1pHf-c2tx_KGbdQuIDVoggxs8NwNYuUFWFYtvBPoFXiQVjwn3cJkPWwKE8OIDHKGv1yuOEW6K1eBct9Ti5L7cdnmC6zG9YW5ygYDCn7MVL8s/s1600/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+026.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560402233766856674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj87UA5_Lxk2lwAvzj8kPnCPlO-UNF1px1pHf-c2tx_KGbdQuIDVoggxs8NwNYuUFWFYtvBPoFXiQVjwn3cJkPWwKE8OIDHKGv1yuOEW6K1eBct9Ti5L7cdnmC6zG9YW5ygYDCn7MVL8s/s400/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+026.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Sailing into San Juanico bay<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirX7Zrn6L53DME8EJ5GjDbNh0AtUr8swVIcFHwL6UFc_2r_Kel7dKdyeEJNrpTN5oZjbh5C10WMNbTDRNJZQU-dJh1XFrHAH7eJjfBwOiPxf6mXJbDSLo55TmifS0MlWcqgbqaYiDPxFQ/s1600/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+031.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560378829052340978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirX7Zrn6L53DME8EJ5GjDbNh0AtUr8swVIcFHwL6UFc_2r_Kel7dKdyeEJNrpTN5oZjbh5C10WMNbTDRNJZQU-dJh1XFrHAH7eJjfBwOiPxf6mXJbDSLo55TmifS0MlWcqgbqaYiDPxFQ/s400/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+031.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Clam dinner; yum!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCfUn8rCbRKpYVAi_X9yhnFtePgfofOYyVEQQggYZIszmi730qDGkP3KCMTL6sNukBN7DUbFvjbS3vCkSNJwW6ygHO-X-5jy6Eqy10f6dZ3dxDycpBYn6TJrVnfK6RYPA00LrcIH8tX8/s1600/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+035.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560378824905527698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCfUn8rCbRKpYVAi_X9yhnFtePgfofOYyVEQQggYZIszmi730qDGkP3KCMTL6sNukBN7DUbFvjbS3vCkSNJwW6ygHO-X-5jy6Eqy10f6dZ3dxDycpBYn6TJrVnfK6RYPA00LrcIH8tX8/s400/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+035.jpg" /></a><br />Heading into shore for a little hike; yep that's right there are five in the dinghy and the outboard decides not to run. Lots of room to row!! That's boatin' for ya!!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOcE5C-7415wrIx5MzopxKsPrUfZI3K-ot_uQbKh4ALOyevhkw6pf02z4CrU5oB03NlaMKZI1BV9HtjKyNYVvv0e-fr0KIB1I0D_xLNz8msIKeMVp_lXzOEJ6fRrgzutj5TaH-zkJPLY/s1600/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+037.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560378818469519394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOcE5C-7415wrIx5MzopxKsPrUfZI3K-ot_uQbKh4ALOyevhkw6pf02z4CrU5oB03NlaMKZI1BV9HtjKyNYVvv0e-fr0KIB1I0D_xLNz8msIKeMVp_lXzOEJ6fRrgzutj5TaH-zkJPLY/s400/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+037.jpg" /></a> Beautiful scenery here in San Juanico<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7RRzQPvOsK5O1T-bvrJEM46IQkH4tBVqobtiwCuS9t0-SgZKCEhgqEB7FyrQSIzrB3RIqi9ona1pb1adsKxi2VpdY_BiQZ_ykO5PKdf5-HcSgjneXbSa8a282cSxXYHs0FF4Nm2HRi0/s1600/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+039.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560378815837546514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7RRzQPvOsK5O1T-bvrJEM46IQkH4tBVqobtiwCuS9t0-SgZKCEhgqEB7FyrQSIzrB3RIqi9ona1pb1adsKxi2VpdY_BiQZ_ykO5PKdf5-HcSgjneXbSa8a282cSxXYHs0FF4Nm2HRi0/s400/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+039.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Unusual rock patterns. I have no idea what kind of rock this is but it sure is interesting to look at.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYuhmoDG0_P12wgMQ7GXVLr-29KC5_EvhgBgA2bF9Jtm8sbXFsElw7vOoGTQ0XcsXciW4Cwi3ota_l3yXsdksqvofEBCWYBNWUckJBYv_Gp_VxSEThssgOfniUOtfApDAfnOkkTLiXplc/s1600/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+041.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560378811250418114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYuhmoDG0_P12wgMQ7GXVLr-29KC5_EvhgBgA2bF9Jtm8sbXFsElw7vOoGTQ0XcsXciW4Cwi3ota_l3yXsdksqvofEBCWYBNWUckJBYv_Gp_VxSEThssgOfniUOtfApDAfnOkkTLiXplc/s400/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+041.jpg" /></a><br /><br />We went on a long hike up into the hills overlooking San Juanico. The Nordic V is the boat on the right. Blake and Liz stayed behind to do anchor watch<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAIKhRbJyfTETtiTP-6pnUPezucm6rR42JtrrX07RYgJBJotlPHJnhdEWl3xaKwRalsZObUX-JRcV3tmfwvVTf5kbuWNR0IY9Oxqxs2Fngx4yeKuvzFZLZyUas3DhwWwux1zj5ChH-Yo/s1600/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+045.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560376430772166802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAIKhRbJyfTETtiTP-6pnUPezucm6rR42JtrrX07RYgJBJotlPHJnhdEWl3xaKwRalsZObUX-JRcV3tmfwvVTf5kbuWNR0IY9Oxqxs2Fngx4yeKuvzFZLZyUas3DhwWwux1zj5ChH-Yo/s400/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+045.jpg" /></a> Breathtaking views; worth the hike!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmc1ZFSDViCTBZw3mPp2T9Gjxw-4693IRg61BHuQuDdlFCr-_OFsKg1oZ99C8H6Ap2CJo-GEMwGJRnmXWcYtCWW4MR9qrm7OQxeWj53jj_h7r2w8RE5gpcNNvlSy3jip8JvM-reBMwh-Q/s1600/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+048.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560376428886743906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmc1ZFSDViCTBZw3mPp2T9Gjxw-4693IRg61BHuQuDdlFCr-_OFsKg1oZ99C8H6Ap2CJo-GEMwGJRnmXWcYtCWW4MR9qrm7OQxeWj53jj_h7r2w8RE5gpcNNvlSy3jip8JvM-reBMwh-Q/s400/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+048.jpg" /></a><br />Walking back up the mountain heading back to the boat<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifK2Y6FFkKrA25UIjkQEyNG77Wi1r6-Q_M6bdlfRyufJG6WHV4wiInvyGsaJ2dUCvM7Larns3YjOMQBtCT28yok848YUWp1NkS1MV16xTlvhAUTHcvt2TqIxNuZZhcrRatGu7O7a1TO3I/s1600/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+077.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560376423214891986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifK2Y6FFkKrA25UIjkQEyNG77Wi1r6-Q_M6bdlfRyufJG6WHV4wiInvyGsaJ2dUCvM7Larns3YjOMQBtCT28yok848YUWp1NkS1MV16xTlvhAUTHcvt2TqIxNuZZhcrRatGu7O7a1TO3I/s400/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+077.jpg" /></a><br />sunrise at San Juanico bay It is worth getting up at 6 am to witness this kind of beauty.<br /><br /><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pmNLjRXBtn4vRoeNuMXmZSVQdbJb6GXZH81TpFTfLVL-F0lQyENRIXJ5s28e9qWzCJiBYkCQ3Eb-4yvHdCsN_yNhqPyC6PXO7VTa2WwkQc2u_3kCVOcpXCPyBYjyvpCOKsPSmbj-fLc/s1600/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+092.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560376419360670514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pmNLjRXBtn4vRoeNuMXmZSVQdbJb6GXZH81TpFTfLVL-F0lQyENRIXJ5s28e9qWzCJiBYkCQ3Eb-4yvHdCsN_yNhqPyC6PXO7VTa2WwkQc2u_3kCVOcpXCPyBYjyvpCOKsPSmbj-fLc/s400/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+092.jpg" /></a><br />Our three amigas heading off on their next adventures. We will miss you all!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKpHr1bu_UBj99L-WDlb-j2VmDceNKK4v5dvZltK1-hxODFHWDI81sJiaomm8vVKj6MXSp3gUYQTc3fy0N_Gk5_tj94WKDAaMXgTnoCxFUsZtezl-_KsvYWi5EYEcE_SyqlTTk8mnIJY/s1600/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+118.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560376412705520450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKpHr1bu_UBj99L-WDlb-j2VmDceNKK4v5dvZltK1-hxODFHWDI81sJiaomm8vVKj6MXSp3gUYQTc3fy0N_Gk5_tj94WKDAaMXgTnoCxFUsZtezl-_KsvYWi5EYEcE_SyqlTTk8mnIJY/s400/new+years%252C+san+juanico%252C+to+puerto+escondido+118.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Cathy and Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557366222931751796noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102341433849677316.post-11028166269131409702011-01-01T11:08:00.001-08:002011-01-01T12:43:01.273-08:00Santa RosaliaOur time in Santa Rosalia is coming to a close. We have had a great look around and looked at some very cool sights. Some of the historical buildings were closed and we will try to come back so we can look at the museum. In the late 1860's, copper was discovered. 11 mines were originally operated. The Yaqui Indians serving time in the Guaymas prison were used to work the mines. With the Mexican copper exports to Europe increasing, the French entrepeneurs became interested and migrated to the area. Working with Mexican government in 1886, these business men had wood shipped from Oregon and BC and built homes, office building and railroad platforms. Rail tracks, cars and engines were shipped from Europe. By 1896, 52,000 tons of copper had been produced and by 1905, 366,000 tons of copper had been produced. As you see the pictures below, you can see the European influence in the architecture. Many buildings have been maintained and serve as government buildings.<br /><br />Blake working in a local welding shop building davits for the dinghy<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEing_hUvg89jzdWz-cfivd9i_TKc0mC_jrjQcSVTzkLiQMgBzGzP9d55-W73PUg-aFPddrqUm4KN7wiSLM3pwhjwGH5dfZ8sKJDgcOJx2tkopTvwU01VAzcesanwGxZY-WqsMJ1I3ZJM-s/s1600/santa+rosalia+003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557310638314602530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEing_hUvg89jzdWz-cfivd9i_TKc0mC_jrjQcSVTzkLiQMgBzGzP9d55-W73PUg-aFPddrqUm4KN7wiSLM3pwhjwGH5dfZ8sKJDgcOJx2tkopTvwU01VAzcesanwGxZY-WqsMJ1I3ZJM-s/s400/santa+rosalia+003.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Yay for spanish speaking Irene!! They were able to get the measurements across to the good folks. The accuracy at this point was fairly important if the davit was to fit the boat!! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSi3_R_pPaEkrYeYl-HrXShhtGngWfkDLXc197rf7MWpMHr5bndrEVND6015tUE4FVKgzRmF-zaMsqs5MuNsf6eQv81BBuS9Vm9G1lD14IvOTHF1YBlMVdMMIK6MvLSvdo6P20CmmMuHI/s1600/santa+rosalia+005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557307918993335138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSi3_R_pPaEkrYeYl-HrXShhtGngWfkDLXc197rf7MWpMHr5bndrEVND6015tUE4FVKgzRmF-zaMsqs5MuNsf6eQv81BBuS9Vm9G1lD14IvOTHF1YBlMVdMMIK6MvLSvdo6P20CmmMuHI/s400/santa+rosalia+005.jpg" /></a> Davit building itself?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbUSkv9-dVS_XVuCM2GFfVscusg1XjrcciByUkNZ6NZgFO1cPCo06t9_f88AhhYlQ1vvl2ZRhjVqUC3OYhbyjH8QA2eyca4Otgan_z-J5oI922oNJvX1dmKix8rhQl2adxB1PEBF7MmzI/s1600/santa+rosalia+047.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557307915235772066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbUSkv9-dVS_XVuCM2GFfVscusg1XjrcciByUkNZ6NZgFO1cPCo06t9_f88AhhYlQ1vvl2ZRhjVqUC3OYhbyjH8QA2eyca4Otgan_z-J5oI922oNJvX1dmKix8rhQl2adxB1PEBF7MmzI/s400/santa+rosalia+047.jpg" /></a><br />Finished job, complete with a hanging boat<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsmNTz1X44c0qJ0C5_1icZcW_3UUmkMO0aBVgtfUHsSfVazzNNzBOzAaUGnzjCSrQ0EdgFmRxtvUvXt-L9hNBkeh19GlJiZEoicljkK0p0eISDm49i9-M8YEAXA5kJlXBakKiAeS33fmI/s1600/santa+rosalia+059.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557307909132354978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsmNTz1X44c0qJ0C5_1icZcW_3UUmkMO0aBVgtfUHsSfVazzNNzBOzAaUGnzjCSrQ0EdgFmRxtvUvXt-L9hNBkeh19GlJiZEoicljkK0p0eISDm49i9-M8YEAXA5kJlXBakKiAeS33fmI/s400/santa+rosalia+059.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Iglesia Santa Barbara<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFiru6Iu0xFr6e-d4UxWuxqTuL-mSGhpQB85ih8XbAbX_gAZCRJBLEaRt0nOxPYEsSNDbYSTpO67WwcZkarm1tMruFEPkR6u0xciOuwM9o1Eb9Oj5DWPvJ6HjwpWfZJ4TpqAOBKJerl8/s1600/santa+rosalia+013.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557307904072501186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFiru6Iu0xFr6e-d4UxWuxqTuL-mSGhpQB85ih8XbAbX_gAZCRJBLEaRt0nOxPYEsSNDbYSTpO67WwcZkarm1tMruFEPkR6u0xciOuwM9o1Eb9Oj5DWPvJ6HjwpWfZJ4TpqAOBKJerl8/s400/santa+rosalia+013.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Note the steel frame-work inside the church. Regular services are still held<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4feohd4Am_6spyXVq37bpR0Dk6iuHnXbHPUEMTlHUnMv0cCENM1s_WMV61WYWaN-JSGQfs3G2aRLkAffeFWWfg9soyduzRtFcRB77VK6nFhw_9nGH57mf3iVvW63Mlrx08AupyPMa58/s1600/santa+rosalia+014.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557307899794123314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4feohd4Am_6spyXVq37bpR0Dk6iuHnXbHPUEMTlHUnMv0cCENM1s_WMV61WYWaN-JSGQfs3G2aRLkAffeFWWfg9soyduzRtFcRB77VK6nFhw_9nGH57mf3iVvW63Mlrx08AupyPMa58/s400/santa+rosalia+014.jpg" /></a><br />An explanation of Iglesia Santa Barbara<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjen8trnUaMjAV7CcqwYTfg3CShCMnQY4jlr3D5IF_YGV4XYb9wutjCVq-c8uP-1n1Zsm53vxyq39uhcS_v4nDzI04j8K8B9kSkrcmziJEq-XjTg79iTXEJWskukdi-2-kGk7dmtwaJBWI/s1600/santa+rosalia+016.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557305197275069922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjen8trnUaMjAV7CcqwYTfg3CShCMnQY4jlr3D5IF_YGV4XYb9wutjCVq-c8uP-1n1Zsm53vxyq39uhcS_v4nDzI04j8K8B9kSkrcmziJEq-XjTg79iTXEJWskukdi-2-kGk7dmtwaJBWI/s400/santa+rosalia+016.jpg" /></a><br />One of our favorite stops; the local tortilleria!!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSPRJlYNa4lKCU30t7antecvoh_5A8T6eIKQXCj8FbgZ1yYxI8dWXm8vO4wIft-occr2qTufIEJ_1QyXzLQTn0U5d36bN44eQ8XzUL079PkVGmJqq5WMo4JnnEv5W8cZDyHGdwe-PMr8/s1600/santa+rosalia+017.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557305188430337682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSPRJlYNa4lKCU30t7antecvoh_5A8T6eIKQXCj8FbgZ1yYxI8dWXm8vO4wIft-occr2qTufIEJ_1QyXzLQTn0U5d36bN44eQ8XzUL079PkVGmJqq5WMo4JnnEv5W8cZDyHGdwe-PMr8/s400/santa+rosalia+017.jpg" /></a><br />The closed museum<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7ZuaTyB3bm4zxNCbG0MAMf9dX7_dUE66ywRIEnFV8ObgQYpWIjeKiGSsdBQjMXv0UUTSQBZ62FauT_-cwpp8afw0ReGrAHn1kTdk8G9KFnG7nf91338Mt3Afxy5Qhy_5BLQB6mYsQJ8/s1600/santa+rosalia+022.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557305188382737282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7ZuaTyB3bm4zxNCbG0MAMf9dX7_dUE66ywRIEnFV8ObgQYpWIjeKiGSsdBQjMXv0UUTSQBZ62FauT_-cwpp8afw0ReGrAHn1kTdk8G9KFnG7nf91338Mt3Afxy5Qhy_5BLQB6mYsQJ8/s400/santa+rosalia+022.jpg" /></a><br />Houses here in Santa Rosalia are very different from any where else on the Baja. Most home are built from cement and the roofs are generally made from thatch. In Santa Rosalia, though, wooden houses were built and many still remain.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcOM5i2No3H6Vn6Pu_lz3O7e3qnUtwoTF2FkYEk1YfYBF5GnCpxxsNDDktfg8nKWi88uP1d1rhfq2bhYrOjJsw04pyxBylhNYqG2Nd_fKhRCuc8RpDVVY-PwQGCyaADoDYZoBM-6u8VSE/s1600/santa+rosalia+026.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557305183302297586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcOM5i2No3H6Vn6Pu_lz3O7e3qnUtwoTF2FkYEk1YfYBF5GnCpxxsNDDktfg8nKWi88uP1d1rhfq2bhYrOjJsw04pyxBylhNYqG2Nd_fKhRCuc8RpDVVY-PwQGCyaADoDYZoBM-6u8VSE/s400/santa+rosalia+026.jpg" /></a><br />All around the village there are mine artifacts<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSl1AWQVPNCU8x71mCfkATeWR5B0iFEyGU847s4dTaPHI0-dv-7338e5KWyDiEVlLLQVpjYtgR1cUBgU7xP7R1GitdnzOU9p0GcViNAWvPPqxEzVEWCHgvE9kCwvfIC01qmuYgs8jtGc/s1600/santa+rosalia+028.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557305179656024002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSl1AWQVPNCU8x71mCfkATeWR5B0iFEyGU847s4dTaPHI0-dv-7338e5KWyDiEVlLLQVpjYtgR1cUBgU7xP7R1GitdnzOU9p0GcViNAWvPPqxEzVEWCHgvE9kCwvfIC01qmuYgs8jtGc/s400/santa+rosalia+028.jpg" /></a><br />Town center<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7gtEXBudT90Uz4xwQiObh47sHiYuLsySOjzXEk8rvGxgl5l59ZEx8y2Vy68mhOD2n9R0v1AaKhlfLatIcPSrLqH0i57Fxd2HmmtDSafFiib-DsZ0hkI99vJbGxFspVSrHPhXa5hm-xk/s1600/santa+rosalia+039.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557302204347913394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7gtEXBudT90Uz4xwQiObh47sHiYuLsySOjzXEk8rvGxgl5l59ZEx8y2Vy68mhOD2n9R0v1AaKhlfLatIcPSrLqH0i57Fxd2HmmtDSafFiib-DsZ0hkI99vJbGxFspVSrHPhXa5hm-xk/s400/santa+rosalia+039.jpg" /></a><br />One of the many taco stands We did not eat here, but the food looked good when I walked by<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8ajoSsnVq-qC7duaIlzmfpQOORZ-SGZgYBDQzCEmH-wbyQ_Bjs2PCK20A6wdSG0ftY3gQepIWy1q4bVLhc73CiyRGqbLnoSyWQvWbQhE6srtSGf4B9qry5Qzh4Lu7EKxhMF_B8f5Yjk/s1600/santa+rosalia+041.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557302202800009714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8ajoSsnVq-qC7duaIlzmfpQOORZ-SGZgYBDQzCEmH-wbyQ_Bjs2PCK20A6wdSG0ftY3gQepIWy1q4bVLhc73CiyRGqbLnoSyWQvWbQhE6srtSGf4B9qry5Qzh4Lu7EKxhMF_B8f5Yjk/s400/santa+rosalia+041.jpg" /></a><br />These little stands are everywhere. Usually they are serving shredded beef tacos with lots delicious salsas and veggies<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMco8dQUcvoIWOpq2jORiDiC5st0bTO-V9ecczns-MdilT7QiH3GUTpwMdiBwM9nVPrf8IipCx2Ha_cdGgljtlq-BAOkRCWTol5n3vYKbdI1IhUPOeTgTuOd3Q0-uQzESrLK07izyHeQ/s1600/santa+rosalia+043.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557302195745135730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMco8dQUcvoIWOpq2jORiDiC5st0bTO-V9ecczns-MdilT7QiH3GUTpwMdiBwM9nVPrf8IipCx2Ha_cdGgljtlq-BAOkRCWTol5n3vYKbdI1IhUPOeTgTuOd3Q0-uQzESrLK07izyHeQ/s400/santa+rosalia+043.jpg" /></a><br />Reprovisioning for the next few days<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9MkiizKWgxQi52tylHQhpJxnOxqj_UjbqJONBZ1ZSQSbFaZsAfHVgT-AGlBrsK62EbDDGvGQQOPiv8m4hTd_s0Z0fhqdczhKekxnv2sYHHeRU37j4dN0JflWvxb7lBP9ioz20JlZhtU/s1600/santa+rosalia+054.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557302192219437714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9MkiizKWgxQi52tylHQhpJxnOxqj_UjbqJONBZ1ZSQSbFaZsAfHVgT-AGlBrsK62EbDDGvGQQOPiv8m4hTd_s0Z0fhqdczhKekxnv2sYHHeRU37j4dN0JflWvxb7lBP9ioz20JlZhtU/s400/santa+rosalia+054.jpg" /></a><br />As per request, this is what a 25 lb turkey looks once it has been deboned and reshaped to fit a rectangular pan!!<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5T3p2ylDFPo72KN-33-Ha543d3SMgLw0gXQmYYJgWAtLwVP07W0V-bxqvFl_4gGSy5ZYI7WX08BXVex9ynh0LyM5vryLjFELWpP2XBwYf2zqILfu7HtnRd6CalSmROU3FY9qvDNkx3M/s1600/mexico+december+2010+101.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557302188353999730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5T3p2ylDFPo72KN-33-Ha543d3SMgLw0gXQmYYJgWAtLwVP07W0V-bxqvFl_4gGSy5ZYI7WX08BXVex9ynh0LyM5vryLjFELWpP2XBwYf2zqILfu7HtnRd6CalSmROU3FY9qvDNkx3M/s400/mexico+december+2010+101.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Cathy and Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557366222931751796noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102341433849677316.post-49045808733753149812010-12-30T19:22:00.000-08:002010-12-30T20:51:37.785-08:00Good Internet; Here come the pictures!!Nice to see the family name on a street in San Diego<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5nwMrbBl8MIGDyJFRHW2uJg5lqmjTmkJTXAcBIoud4BxNnr7T3qiE0qV8d2hSB2MeRjLUuLaDrx-dS5rHnDP2-6uuMSYsqEu3W5oM98g9-6wxzXKjnYYLOsYH2YvJ6sGlRp_NuM575E/s1600/mexico+december+2010+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556697360324213954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5nwMrbBl8MIGDyJFRHW2uJg5lqmjTmkJTXAcBIoud4BxNnr7T3qiE0qV8d2hSB2MeRjLUuLaDrx-dS5rHnDP2-6uuMSYsqEu3W5oM98g9-6wxzXKjnYYLOsYH2YvJ6sGlRp_NuM575E/s400/mexico+december+2010+002.jpg" /></a> Just a little beach combing and leg stretching<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_D4bGleqm2RopWssHUkNYsXWKkzC0zMMSlH4o4yDRajcUnkP5ff3DCg1oGdPoARLZ_FV0kRERDPYX7GxnSWblk0h5xhvelaLTLsyV9Jc472h3SLiM-YSE9q8yw542A4vk2U9XU1RSh0A/s1600/la+paz+to+san+evaristo+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556696445687677906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_D4bGleqm2RopWssHUkNYsXWKkzC0zMMSlH4o4yDRajcUnkP5ff3DCg1oGdPoARLZ_FV0kRERDPYX7GxnSWblk0h5xhvelaLTLsyV9Jc472h3SLiM-YSE9q8yw542A4vk2U9XU1RSh0A/s400/la+paz+to+san+evaristo+002.jpg" /></a><br />Mexico here we come!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQcFmpqyQnxkdEmP2Er9lJ-N2DyVVcRnH-ijSlfaxjglsJP0M7NYHVUVxECspcS4HDPi-OihPLZE8-GRAT1eGGcTUYRV-2zayIXTFGTsWWCOB1ucqtY6i4ZQQrwJWZ0ZoaVb4ZT_nr6A/s1600/mexico+december+2010+010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556696441771530146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQcFmpqyQnxkdEmP2Er9lJ-N2DyVVcRnH-ijSlfaxjglsJP0M7NYHVUVxECspcS4HDPi-OihPLZE8-GRAT1eGGcTUYRV-2zayIXTFGTsWWCOB1ucqtY6i4ZQQrwJWZ0ZoaVb4ZT_nr6A/s400/mexico+december+2010+010.jpg" /></a><br />Comong down the hill into Ensendada, the first big city on th Baja<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWtd7SHu7MO3uIWbh3samPhsHIqCcqjedm9rKpwQAoD5lXhKr8PuO_wiUVEH4WLze41sPfdXVSZQf3kdHpYyBEsXKmKTsFMm8albLnWm1PDYsVh9cDiKFsvYVb-lmU0FuBGnzJF97Ukw/s1600/mexico+december+2010+012.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556696437962273202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWtd7SHu7MO3uIWbh3samPhsHIqCcqjedm9rKpwQAoD5lXhKr8PuO_wiUVEH4WLze41sPfdXVSZQf3kdHpYyBEsXKmKTsFMm8albLnWm1PDYsVh9cDiKFsvYVb-lmU0FuBGnzJF97Ukw/s400/mexico+december+2010+012.jpg" /></a><br /><br />A little roadside cafe between San Quintin and Santa Rosalia<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7M-PUlt2JJfDXRVcyZx1uWmlQGwnSyTuQoqqRxLTxLQp_JkfxEbRMyFNsQgzTKc0wYRCssJU3THtwKzzyUKiodBe9K_0fIxAcMDVTWooKZUi4eJsOcMVr5B5r8NMheCwIBIjSMSy51Q/s1600/mexico+december+2010+032.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556696434310264626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7M-PUlt2JJfDXRVcyZx1uWmlQGwnSyTuQoqqRxLTxLQp_JkfxEbRMyFNsQgzTKc0wYRCssJU3THtwKzzyUKiodBe9K_0fIxAcMDVTWooKZUi4eJsOcMVr5B5r8NMheCwIBIjSMSy51Q/s400/mexico+december+2010+032.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />The kitchen in most of these little restuarants are just household size. These ladies sure can put out some good food!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77MAWz-gREw3HOEUo8HGoeOv0nQXG8MMkPDOpZxiIKOr5jyiUzZzhdd1tNotZRRrDTlHULRj7mHLylSfvFJGXmoiJaN5bHP9YXC4qcBpdUah_JmzLs_Ttr8laLN3k66VPl_-SrJdjkTc/s1600/mexico+december+2010+033.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556696428410252274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77MAWz-gREw3HOEUo8HGoeOv0nQXG8MMkPDOpZxiIKOr5jyiUzZzhdd1tNotZRRrDTlHULRj7mHLylSfvFJGXmoiJaN5bHP9YXC4qcBpdUah_JmzLs_Ttr8laLN3k66VPl_-SrJdjkTc/s400/mexico+december+2010+033.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Small roadside gas station. There are larger stations but we weren't sure when the next one was going to be so we purchased gas from this fellow.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkS0wBFNnF3mGXQMoHOpQ6cWrMjqBEp0znArgJhYLAaxLRmb5BWZq40q38av7wY4YdZAC-dq55HouE7wmBv2w6ehJdsveHnhLNRaO6b5795UcwKJi47Gd_lG7wa6hKGrbNxTNiWisSVg/s1600/mexico+december+2010+038.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556694449926403682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkS0wBFNnF3mGXQMoHOpQ6cWrMjqBEp0znArgJhYLAaxLRmb5BWZq40q38av7wY4YdZAC-dq55HouE7wmBv2w6ehJdsveHnhLNRaO6b5795UcwKJi47Gd_lG7wa6hKGrbNxTNiWisSVg/s400/mexico+december+2010+038.jpg" /></a> Driving across the mountains from the Pacific side to the Sea of Cortez side of the Baja<br /><br />In the boat yard getting Nordic V ready for the water. Our buddies Irene and Liz lending a helping hand<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtXyX-4RT1ZyvVATkvZQHhlKRW86dQgE4ABetyJouWerL0ONiOXjTK6cQO2Q8HQoMAvT0kbE4Xp-Vp9hyphenhyphenSqNmJHkNTzNGlfvsJaJaMYqDHmjC_X26Dv7POEJ1GksN1C2gwogOygJPDY8/s1600/mexico+december+2010+069.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556694442132054386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtXyX-4RT1ZyvVATkvZQHhlKRW86dQgE4ABetyJouWerL0ONiOXjTK6cQO2Q8HQoMAvT0kbE4Xp-Vp9hyphenhyphenSqNmJHkNTzNGlfvsJaJaMYqDHmjC_X26Dv7POEJ1GksN1C2gwogOygJPDY8/s400/mexico+december+2010+069.jpg" /></a><br />Big job taking out all the gear and clean it all up and restow it all. Nice when it is all done!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwn_UkMVMMsYHXkL6vUUxTdduE05NMOcpSFec5ye3ofNqI_RjAW81h_63ycImXrCUswdQi5jpvwAyhHiaFUJdIwCc1jX8FuJLXQ4VSqb9MFakrTSodqr2Ximk_GEfpAVNhhX9ZJeTzFIo/s1600/mexico+december+2010+070.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556694439746823954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwn_UkMVMMsYHXkL6vUUxTdduE05NMOcpSFec5ye3ofNqI_RjAW81h_63ycImXrCUswdQi5jpvwAyhHiaFUJdIwCc1jX8FuJLXQ4VSqb9MFakrTSodqr2Ximk_GEfpAVNhhX9ZJeTzFIo/s400/mexico+december+2010+070.jpg" /></a><br />More shots of the drive down.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNzSVIzUXdwe9ZV6uw3dhmcTrWBy5jKKt0Nk_IOEoJDkrpLeSRUA9O6kRPMWwSLPvkAfNm_yxFCsccYFIi8wbm6ItCBhC8Nw2R5OgsMPfV45oTHgkxBl16GhmLymRMq4vaVE0b22Aq_w/s1600/mexico+december+2010+065.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556694434502483282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNzSVIzUXdwe9ZV6uw3dhmcTrWBy5jKKt0Nk_IOEoJDkrpLeSRUA9O6kRPMWwSLPvkAfNm_yxFCsccYFIi8wbm6ItCBhC8Nw2R5OgsMPfV45oTHgkxBl16GhmLymRMq4vaVE0b22Aq_w/s400/mexico+december+2010+065.jpg" /></a><br /><br />This is Liz sizing up the next job, which is to climb the mast to tie on the roller furling rigging<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRt2s6_2yiurkxmJQZcgTpkyfofSTLThxjlBpBdeBAjlxoOzrV4VRcBVTCSvU5Sq6uFyFUwcZCmkUwakKYIkM-Qdo7pPdGxxqobc7DOgZE7ZfYZH-fs1T86nXeFP28YibJ5w1oaJe6JYQ/s1600/mexico+december+2010+074.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556691902570275698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRt2s6_2yiurkxmJQZcgTpkyfofSTLThxjlBpBdeBAjlxoOzrV4VRcBVTCSvU5Sq6uFyFUwcZCmkUwakKYIkM-Qdo7pPdGxxqobc7DOgZE7ZfYZH-fs1T86nXeFP28YibJ5w1oaJe6JYQ/s400/mexico+december+2010+074.jpg" /></a><br />Thank you Liz!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1ZKZvjTcnd_GZPcojjLgBQjrM3GTOBNNxNjPvwwxL85rB4u9NwdLbxNsDvAAW_S6REUJxjxaa7rplnByCC8HZWRPMarI_XsYpWgDPL2VFYvCDHYrHscmn7RdvDlIbQTvL3ote-HSiZk/s1600/mexico+december+2010+076.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556691899930991730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1ZKZvjTcnd_GZPcojjLgBQjrM3GTOBNNxNjPvwwxL85rB4u9NwdLbxNsDvAAW_S6REUJxjxaa7rplnByCC8HZWRPMarI_XsYpWgDPL2VFYvCDHYrHscmn7RdvDlIbQTvL3ote-HSiZk/s400/mexico+december+2010+076.jpg" /></a><br />Splashing in, getting ready to head out the day before Xmas<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsY4R5N7HTbL3ARLwlLTHE4VArcz0jX82AF17Tk1OJOi6WQUYKUmwASHskP6PAT01Qgbg74JNO8_Dml9dB_hlM6R8NB7PooO8nQQ8NMW3eVXT75aDS1lcuK417gf67-lSM4GJw9CQA34/s1600/mexico+december+2010+093.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556691893959638818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsY4R5N7HTbL3ARLwlLTHE4VArcz0jX82AF17Tk1OJOi6WQUYKUmwASHskP6PAT01Qgbg74JNO8_Dml9dB_hlM6R8NB7PooO8nQQ8NMW3eVXT75aDS1lcuK417gf67-lSM4GJw9CQA34/s400/mexico+december+2010+093.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Xmas party with the fleet at Peurto Escondido<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxi9TQb0ZW_KUwv_QiBj6oKcN20uVUqNs7Bkay-UUMSVN_4_G2RlexmuQNiTRSffgZBTh9jm4kZ45MOT1kg8sT-CPfwebzSfDncY0rZp1UPemy_DI99riRLBUucif93ra-elgRS_XTW0s/s1600/mexico+december+2010+078.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556691890176968386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxi9TQb0ZW_KUwv_QiBj6oKcN20uVUqNs7Bkay-UUMSVN_4_G2RlexmuQNiTRSffgZBTh9jm4kZ45MOT1kg8sT-CPfwebzSfDncY0rZp1UPemy_DI99riRLBUucif93ra-elgRS_XTW0s/s400/mexico+december+2010+078.jpg" /></a><br />Of course, no Xmas party is complete without a pinata!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KDqkPzVVZVVWtJDqtNKsKV_a9DZDNA8UBWEvKZ-CT5lxxnvCPkmh7yPuKAF28pmbit5OQqjprJT2HlHoZ43nrbbHRNVGul_X6Q4UFp0RUs1dUqvtEzL31U84E3ldDh5zHhO0v8Cc7ts/s1600/mexico+december+2010+084.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556691881818061554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KDqkPzVVZVVWtJDqtNKsKV_a9DZDNA8UBWEvKZ-CT5lxxnvCPkmh7yPuKAF28pmbit5OQqjprJT2HlHoZ43nrbbHRNVGul_X6Q4UFp0RUs1dUqvtEzL31U84E3ldDh5zHhO0v8Cc7ts/s400/mexico+december+2010+084.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Xmas day Isla San Cosme<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXxbjb6KC8r71kZZ4qaCvYgT7DQtL10qMeVBFLFUDHynB-ksytx3AmzdcXcjKSZSfFyctWtNPPxO-pdrKYhXgNAyZBRs7YZEWo4SpHeUj2kCBf3QeSTJLuscyWF9LOPfvVhIMNA9IDQk/s1600/mexico+december+2010+109.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556687202315696194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXxbjb6KC8r71kZZ4qaCvYgT7DQtL10qMeVBFLFUDHynB-ksytx3AmzdcXcjKSZSfFyctWtNPPxO-pdrKYhXgNAyZBRs7YZEWo4SpHeUj2kCBf3QeSTJLuscyWF9LOPfvVhIMNA9IDQk/s400/mexico+december+2010+109.jpg" /></a> Exchanging gifts with Liz and Irene xmas morning<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje21it3gQya3h3h9IdUUWG3puVK4MFR6xi_FNyw2QsKaXJrya7ydtLvUydsNQTH24tnxT3zPXpIz-xq-zABIoqm0N1lJnU85XMPCP1CO-uBEogk-vIaH3vePdjPLWo2aC_XTFNNB5Yl6M/s1600/mexico+december+2010+118.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556687194184626306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje21it3gQya3h3h9IdUUWG3puVK4MFR6xi_FNyw2QsKaXJrya7ydtLvUydsNQTH24tnxT3zPXpIz-xq-zABIoqm0N1lJnU85XMPCP1CO-uBEogk-vIaH3vePdjPLWo2aC_XTFNNB5Yl6M/s400/mexico+december+2010+118.jpg" /></a> Xmas day raft up party with the fleet at Peurto Escondido<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0al08cN7aEX5vYrB5K1kCO72Ncz9xmKgrzTxSAi0QzY_r2EMUk4bENWQ4ROMvvIcH10UweRyboUsGCcK-rUokFA5tfJVxv0syacySIpFGl_h59_EGikyWmK4XWUNuPnvN9SG5fB6zoiQ/s1600/mexico+december+2010+127.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556687191062980642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0al08cN7aEX5vYrB5K1kCO72Ncz9xmKgrzTxSAi0QzY_r2EMUk4bENWQ4ROMvvIcH10UweRyboUsGCcK-rUokFA5tfJVxv0syacySIpFGl_h59_EGikyWmK4XWUNuPnvN9SG5fB6zoiQ/s400/mexico+december+2010+127.jpg" /></a><br />More raft up xmas day<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkaYYR4jII5RgHx-NcidxIo63hX5foOh6iN0zZBoygTptOz11JOBdBwFEBisKlFno9BZFfo3VG0iAZi3yTdOCPlk1SPdbkTIlmer5H5zBBHVgqzKAGDQYxSh8Qo54fjlCyYrb1HVwZHpw/s1600/mexico+december+2010+129.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556687186502135778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkaYYR4jII5RgHx-NcidxIo63hX5foOh6iN0zZBoygTptOz11JOBdBwFEBisKlFno9BZFfo3VG0iAZi3yTdOCPlk1SPdbkTIlmer5H5zBBHVgqzKAGDQYxSh8Qo54fjlCyYrb1HVwZHpw/s400/mexico+december+2010+129.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Bahia San juanico on our way up to Santa Rosalia<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQx3TnG0TA47JE78B4nD1t1TYwFADLqW_wgvBbaflWjUUGIUQbAsdcgD1C8DkC-K4SOao0n1bRmk4W6UgifIjVhPezPlhs91KlK2LXQXLzpFOlMKH-Rlf6WRQwqu32d4Rw6uvK7oWScDw/s1600/mexico+december+2010+146.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556685337919107666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQx3TnG0TA47JE78B4nD1t1TYwFADLqW_wgvBbaflWjUUGIUQbAsdcgD1C8DkC-K4SOao0n1bRmk4W6UgifIjVhPezPlhs91KlK2LXQXLzpFOlMKH-Rlf6WRQwqu32d4Rw6uvK7oWScDw/s400/mexico+december+2010+146.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />This booby bird flew alongside us trying to land to take a rest and finally succeeded by landing on the kayak. he sat there for awhile until he slid off the kayak backwards.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VYB_1HA1G808Xjabz4W26XUws6qr2KyqvkZqWP_6dKt83tJv3ZmtQZCrs5npLLsJ0cPN4YuwUJer8a72T6tz8k4qK2HeMxxL8S5-lWhNeumd3jrbuEL3R4aL5Cb7jVW6rek4UPUQQvs/s1600/mexico+december+2010+163.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556685330970551906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VYB_1HA1G808Xjabz4W26XUws6qr2KyqvkZqWP_6dKt83tJv3ZmtQZCrs5npLLsJ0cPN4YuwUJer8a72T6tz8k4qK2HeMxxL8S5-lWhNeumd3jrbuEL3R4aL5Cb7jVW6rek4UPUQQvs/s400/mexico+december+2010+163.jpg" /></a><br />We have landed at Santa Rosalia and are excited to do more exploring around this very cool town. We poked around the village today and tomorrow will try to find the museum and maybe tour a library that was created in the name of Mahatma Ghandi. Apparently he lived here for a number of years and there is some photographic history as well as some signed books. I will update the blog one more time before we leave this area with some local pictures. </div><div> </div><div>Blog ya all later!!</div><div>Feliz Ano Neuvo!!</div><div>Team Nordic V<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Cathy and Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557366222931751796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102341433849677316.post-27017647087779546462010-12-28T18:45:00.000-08:002010-12-28T19:20:00.400-08:00In the water and sailing aboutHello Everyone<div><br /></div><div>We arrived in Peurto Escondido a week before Xmas and joined in on the festivities going on around the harbour. We are reunited with our sailing companions from the Misty Moonlight and they have joined us to cruise for a few weeks. We sailed out of Peurto Escondido for Honeymoon Cove on the 23, spent the night and headed Bahia Cosme for Xmas Eve. At Bahia Cosme there are some hot springs (actually, we think it is hot air that heats the water) and at low tide a tidal pool is left to heat up to about 102 degrees. It is quite lovely to relax in the pool. </div><div>We anchored at Isla Cosme for Xmas Eve. Xmas morning was sunny and beautiful and we exchanged gifts with Liz and Irene. We enjoyed a Xmas breakfast complete with roast turkey, mashed potatoes, peas, stuffing and tortillas. We managed to cook a 25 lb turkey in our oven; deboned of course!! It barely fit, but it turned out great!!</div><div><br /></div><div>We returned to Peurto Escondido for the remainder of Xmas day and joined the local fleet for a big raft up party. There was plenty of ho ho-ing and good times. There is a really great group that live year round in Peurto Escondido and we have come to know them well.</div><div><br /></div><div>Boxing day had us heading north toward Santa Rosalia where we will spend New Year's Eve. As it is a 119 NM trip, we are doing the journey in hops. We spent our first night on Isla Coronado, left the next morning and sailed up to San Juanico. At San Juanico we met up with some other cruisers and had a little party on the beach. We have made plans to meet up with them in Santa Rosalia for New Years.</div><div><br /></div><div>The following morning we sailed up to San Sebastion where we currently as I write this blog. If the weather is good, we should made Santa Rosalia tomorrow, the 29th. We plan to spend a few days looking around Santa Rosalia. The town has a long history with many things to look at. One of the landmarks is an iron church designed by Eiffel. Apparently the church was commissioned to be built for the 1896 worlds fair and then sent to Santa Rosalia in 1897. </div><div><br /></div><div>When I have some stronger internet, I will post some pictures.</div><div><br /></div><div>Nordic V signing off..... </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Cathy and Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557366222931751796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102341433849677316.post-66082334364515961952010-12-12T19:26:00.000-08:002010-12-13T08:26:22.018-08:00On The Road Again!!Early Xmas !!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Z3XHEvl6Q1qKaiqkTuNIN79sloNIBI2QIYRsl7EbflyVZaSLSj75J2_hyphenhyphenBAaBnQe-Kbr474XShERCWxZ-9O4CMGKd1O4vMo5EDI8WYhwH6qv4TEV4ezDmTP2ejfHILn9napVUWC7oas/s1600/burrardseaspan+Fort+St+James+2010+058.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550198264025899394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Z3XHEvl6Q1qKaiqkTuNIN79sloNIBI2QIYRsl7EbflyVZaSLSj75J2_hyphenhyphenBAaBnQe-Kbr474XShERCWxZ-9O4CMGKd1O4vMo5EDI8WYhwH6qv4TEV4ezDmTP2ejfHILn9napVUWC7oas/s400/burrardseaspan+Fort+St+James+2010+058.jpg" /></a><br /><div>We enjoyed an early Xmas with the kids in Parksville, Vancouver Island<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzhBERjdiq-EkmAuVpfcoyNZ5GAVx_6hK3V-PpBHlD5LGz9C2C13UiRO9ywYmmIss55yOEfNrvWqdWw9LyqVTYPUZEjI-qurbmpcH1SSbjL7vgy8L8bVpnOKwrdT9Qlx77c9OUvsnsfw/s1600/burrardseaspan+Fort+St+James+2010+051.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550198243351315602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzhBERjdiq-EkmAuVpfcoyNZ5GAVx_6hK3V-PpBHlD5LGz9C2C13UiRO9ywYmmIss55yOEfNrvWqdWw9LyqVTYPUZEjI-qurbmpcH1SSbjL7vgy8L8bVpnOKwrdT9Qlx77c9OUvsnsfw/s400/burrardseaspan+Fort+St+James+2010+051.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Woo Hoo!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgpm_EYUy05bTSGCJUu6i2zEOsZv_2b1KMChR8Bmw0wz1o6EgNfLjhRxIGXrsUOhqkRWk-5pEGvLOZ-ysQ9P3n_WXJIBwyT1ZwzbNN8i-gybUlfcvLbHikE-jJklcuwyzwOuvXk_Hc1Dk/s1600/burrardseaspan+Fort+St+James+2010+059.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550198234413722914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgpm_EYUy05bTSGCJUu6i2zEOsZv_2b1KMChR8Bmw0wz1o6EgNfLjhRxIGXrsUOhqkRWk-5pEGvLOZ-ysQ9P3n_WXJIBwyT1ZwzbNN8i-gybUlfcvLbHikE-jJklcuwyzwOuvXk_Hc1Dk/s400/burrardseaspan+Fort+St+James+2010+059.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Blake<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_DA_Ekat6Z9xOLbPPVzM6Y0ezV_03UHwDu5_qhkcgPU6pshRtAMxrrB-DlCrZnIwr_mBb3KJGRbIMxQnnbC0E3Jt6ugCLDw81-boalRrRwB1gxoNU8I0apxyx_P-yGvxWXTSkZNezMo0/s1600/burrardseaspan+Fort+St+James+2010+109.jpg">'s parents feed the deer all winter right by their home in Fort St. James British Columbia<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550198227399625538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_DA_Ekat6Z9xOLbPPVzM6Y0ezV_03UHwDu5_qhkcgPU6pshRtAMxrrB-DlCrZnIwr_mBb3KJGRbIMxQnnbC0E3Jt6ugCLDw81-boalRrRwB1gxoNU8I0apxyx_P-yGvxWXTSkZNezMo0/s400/burrardseaspan+Fort+St+James+2010+109.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Stuart Lake Fort St. James<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwf0y-S8qI88hTLsBHrhwYEIsPDbom2wh8gu5iiu2Pilgtryp-_-Q1ocjBeZ4RteukLxLQRDLXsg09iMbzIExLsiJ-5Hp9Zfz38u3pk1buJgHj_TdQK_SACjYpNuh7ornQ0MwWbu5v5-s/s1600/burrardseaspan+Fort+St+James+2010+111.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550198217390464418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwf0y-S8qI88hTLsBHrhwYEIsPDbom2wh8gu5iiu2Pilgtryp-_-Q1ocjBeZ4RteukLxLQRDLXsg09iMbzIExLsiJ-5Hp9Zfz38u3pk1buJgHj_TdQK_SACjYpNuh7ornQ0MwWbu5v5-s/s400/burrardseaspan+Fort+St+James+2010+111.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Sunset Stuart Lake<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimE9AOZCo8pR8336RlmomR-LGzZItQUJ5h-rPcbTBsDLR7RWrbzdK-bCQMnYHINxMNkjSxeVcQcvcBsZlaC8IbPTSku06fTlr8qCQoNQMIPw-CfSJhmQQlunyiMRTFlhrAuPUvaXfjG1s/s1600/burrardseaspan+Fort+St+James+2010+120.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550195461621710402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimE9AOZCo8pR8336RlmomR-LGzZItQUJ5h-rPcbTBsDLR7RWrbzdK-bCQMnYHINxMNkjSxeVcQcvcBsZlaC8IbPTSku06fTlr8qCQoNQMIPw-CfSJhmQQlunyiMRTFlhrAuPUvaXfjG1s/s400/burrardseaspan+Fort+St+James+2010+120.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Driving the Coquihalla Highway between Kamloops heading towards Vancouver for our final day before leaving for Lake Joy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR92w4PYDJyNMILZommDNp6_vf4rUIZxplX2EdHS7UzUDAFNoWHLOEy1S9tFVnOT0bSp_0sCqRahbf393yg28CVBe1Fb6l9KcRciDb6LHnJsDAQP8n_kFm0T-BzUjiHi_pkDC7NtW3HA0/s1600/burrardseaspan+Fort+St+James+2010+148.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550195443363139522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR92w4PYDJyNMILZommDNp6_vf4rUIZxplX2EdHS7UzUDAFNoWHLOEy1S9tFVnOT0bSp_0sCqRahbf393yg28CVBe1Fb6l9KcRciDb6LHnJsDAQP8n_kFm0T-BzUjiHi_pkDC7NtW3HA0/s400/burrardseaspan+Fort+St+James+2010+148.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>More beautiful BC!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJpewKxq7HKAaLvOFah_rKUzG-m1PmkuwtH7-u3BoatbDkk4Vg76mXGh85PDYV6FNubdpRIwb2V0UAyRF4v6WZFdMxDsPK7skLj4cANyV8jnYxWqICoyfaTZ6GwkAEH92DfclyIJPtRs/s1600/burrardseaspan+Fort+St+James+2010+152.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550195440806999362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJpewKxq7HKAaLvOFah_rKUzG-m1PmkuwtH7-u3BoatbDkk4Vg76mXGh85PDYV6FNubdpRIwb2V0UAyRF4v6WZFdMxDsPK7skLj4cANyV8jnYxWqICoyfaTZ6GwkAEH92DfclyIJPtRs/s400/burrardseaspan+Fort+St+James+2010+152.jpg" /></a><br /><br />We have arrived at Minney's in Newport. We are just a little early and we are looking forward to see Sherry. We became good friends last year when we spent almost 2 weeks shopping here. This store has almost anything you would need for any second hand parts you may need!! We picked up 2 new sails, a new cruising book, and all the pieces we need to create a davit system for our dinghy.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRSf5iUt16hHplYAXgz-85YXSnkGrnCNHj4C763BWikXDwTAr-h2WcyKR_OhQJjET_stnF8QuO8QR5l6X1bY28Jj6TuhUu-DB5FyQPQhbHDbHT5eiPUY8s48zNBhTDLcn_BD_cTnpMzQ/s1600/burrardseaspan+Fort+St+James+2010+168.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550195431767037986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRSf5iUt16hHplYAXgz-85YXSnkGrnCNHj4C763BWikXDwTAr-h2WcyKR_OhQJjET_stnF8QuO8QR5l6X1bY28Jj6TuhUu-DB5FyQPQhbHDbHT5eiPUY8s48zNBhTDLcn_BD_cTnpMzQ/s400/burrardseaspan+Fort+St+James+2010+168.jpg" /></a><br />No Blake, you can't go in yet!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7XAiXumk9VqhWrWJlMxrviYH38_3LhvNWyNew6pT3v7ghFs4rRxvDPWNo6eyGaqHcBLufILl2ERqq4OdhIyZGD8kw7eglhBMvXkiqx99kYdY0HHzkFA2bK67zeEMDRkfVtk4Kzb3wqQ/s1600/burrardseaspan+Fort+St+James+2010+167.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550195417375594370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7XAiXumk9VqhWrWJlMxrviYH38_3LhvNWyNew6pT3v7ghFs4rRxvDPWNo6eyGaqHcBLufILl2ERqq4OdhIyZGD8kw7eglhBMvXkiqx99kYdY0HHzkFA2bK67zeEMDRkfVtk4Kzb3wqQ/s400/burrardseaspan+Fort+St+James+2010+167.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Well everyone, the time has rolled around again!! After some teary goodbyes to the kids, the Crew of Nordic V are on the move and heading for Mexico!! Currently, we are in Newport Beach, California and will head down the Baja on Tuesday morning. We began our trip with a little cruise northward to Blake's parents in Fort St. James in northern BC. After that, we headed south to visit our new friends in Carnation Washington (Lake Joy to be exact). Cathy, Jeanette and Cindy greeted us with the delight people have when you have not seen them in awhile. They fed us a beautiful meal, and we left Lake Joy the next morning headed to Astoria. We met up with a cruisin' buddy there, spent the night on her boat and head to southern California.<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div>The temp. is up around 20 degrees and we are lovin' the warm air. We are looking forward to another fun-filled winter in the Sea of Cortez. Our young friends from the Misty Moonlight are waiting for us to return and we plan to spend more time sailing/playing with them. We look forward to reconnecting with all the folks from the Hidden Port Yacht Club in Peurto Escondido.</div><br /><div>I will sign out for now, hope everyone is well and healthy and ready for Xmas. Special thoughts to my niece Shayla who is due to have her baby today!! Once again, the invitation is sent out to all of you to come and spend some time with us on the Baja. We have a vehicle in Mexico this trip. Just fly into Loreto and you will have vehicle to come and find us and hop on board!!</div><div> </div><div>Cathy and Blake</div><div>Nordic V</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Cathy and Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557366222931751796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102341433849677316.post-89394167136605990902010-04-02T17:37:00.001-07:002010-04-02T18:05:14.669-07:00LoretoThe town of Loreto is just north of Peurto Escondido where we are anchored. The port is a huge anchorage and there are many ways to get into town, including hitching with year round residents. People are generous with their rides and local advice. Our spanish is not improving though as most people speak english. We have not moved past one word sentences and pantomime!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FAxmEencpioGyUW8wmrpC97pRTdSvDV4jN_XliL6YJbZy7MkUQCqzgj1vLe2TSrYxUD2uarMQMMpBOpTMZw_dG_3v85liKmoaNM5G_H_LoL6oSbH34l_gbGmq08dssDv0-AQ2Z2IpVU/s1600/peurto+escondio+and+loreto+109.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455707726463665154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FAxmEencpioGyUW8wmrpC97pRTdSvDV4jN_XliL6YJbZy7MkUQCqzgj1vLe2TSrYxUD2uarMQMMpBOpTMZw_dG_3v85liKmoaNM5G_H_LoL6oSbH34l_gbGmq08dssDv0-AQ2Z2IpVU/s400/peurto+escondio+and+loreto+109.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Open market in Loreto<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGv2cQynXXTJ2IHFTlXM21ct5mQnr1FUA5VCYOtGqbbrsTgVPsx_UtbbYUC8sYGzMsKBXhEfAn0Sz_DMTS-6Zj4LmUWA6l1BgpMdWdATKVyoNYZpliUrqnNr4q9Q7gPVic9cAJdeasDo/s1600/peurto+escondio+and+loreto+111.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455706669877628962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGv2cQynXXTJ2IHFTlXM21ct5mQnr1FUA5VCYOtGqbbrsTgVPsx_UtbbYUC8sYGzMsKBXhEfAn0Sz_DMTS-6Zj4LmUWA6l1BgpMdWdATKVyoNYZpliUrqnNr4q9Q7gPVic9cAJdeasDo/s400/peurto+escondio+and+loreto+111.jpg" /></a><br />Blanket weaver in the Loreto open market. He will weave any pattern you ask him to.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_NYCzqEvoXUM5jtJ_NBhojMz4LDVYeQQWRWogk40WIeYe86h6Xl09I1Vn_QiWR5E5k-eOkNgj4OjNCIbXiwDrNVkWQ7sIepP2CSjSLqehkFJbrd3R6e5H1At_MrHFQ_heWsxsp2eoUk/s1600/peurto+escondio+and+loreto+116.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455706656440534370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_NYCzqEvoXUM5jtJ_NBhojMz4LDVYeQQWRWogk40WIeYe86h6Xl09I1Vn_QiWR5E5k-eOkNgj4OjNCIbXiwDrNVkWQ7sIepP2CSjSLqehkFJbrd3R6e5H1At_MrHFQ_heWsxsp2eoUk/s400/peurto+escondio+and+loreto+116.jpg" /></a> Fruteria in Loreto<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibR-clZwZY1dkpgTBm-Bj4fgs4L48XLFCWRnDfGayS_n4pKHMx4brMifzIByrpZV3FfrSIfLbv4tyTh5xugMJhWcpXPrHN2PS1M2vQNNgAzXqbcSszwxjWiauP6eKGiuI8gh_b0TuzksE/s1600/peurto+escondio+and+loreto+124.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455706647735989394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibR-clZwZY1dkpgTBm-Bj4fgs4L48XLFCWRnDfGayS_n4pKHMx4brMifzIByrpZV3FfrSIfLbv4tyTh5xugMJhWcpXPrHN2PS1M2vQNNgAzXqbcSszwxjWiauP6eKGiuI8gh_b0TuzksE/s400/peurto+escondio+and+loreto+124.jpg" /></a> Loreto Mission Church circa 1659<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6Ja93BRR52YXOb66KZ8aCQaPnXL-EhOIsSUfX8nsZ7thRLukx9lK3jNHasFRBSOocXf1yzPi84v0F7FLyvQ_MI6QnX1n1km5fI7YS53gs3QjYepYDIH7T-ZpXzSkDAjHL7DglLcsPVo/s1600/peurto+escondio+and+loreto+125.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455706638162323090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6Ja93BRR52YXOb66KZ8aCQaPnXL-EhOIsSUfX8nsZ7thRLukx9lK3jNHasFRBSOocXf1yzPi84v0F7FLyvQ_MI6QnX1n1km5fI7YS53gs3QjYepYDIH7T-ZpXzSkDAjHL7DglLcsPVo/s400/peurto+escondio+and+loreto+125.jpg" /></a> I received permission from this lady to take her picture as she rested in front of the mission<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUs45iS02ZWhLIsjgxQH40plAyNKZc38uVGZRRWoJL6mhAksxkIcsCYDKjn6iFdpNoTzQzG3uFkkPNWuxzdYB0CQKVPcl-vwdkK52EvzzvXieLe2X2Vg5medhlM1H6HHX25NNa8KHADsw/s1600/peurto+escondio+and+loreto+137.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455706629561297138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUs45iS02ZWhLIsjgxQH40plAyNKZc38uVGZRRWoJL6mhAksxkIcsCYDKjn6iFdpNoTzQzG3uFkkPNWuxzdYB0CQKVPcl-vwdkK52EvzzvXieLe2X2Vg5medhlM1H6HHX25NNa8KHADsw/s400/peurto+escondio+and+loreto+137.jpg" /></a> Every sunday there is a big open market where farmers bring their produce, local stores bring their wares and vendors sell tacos, burritos and hamburguesas. The veggies are cheap and fresh and delicious!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Cathy and Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557366222931751796noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102341433849677316.post-22239479300867629572010-04-02T16:28:00.000-07:002010-04-02T17:20:15.252-07:00San MarteWe sailed up from San Evaristo to Bahia San Marte. We spent one night and then sailed up the Peurto Escondido. We have joined the yacht club in Puerto Escondido and will be hauling the boat out there. The town of Loreto is just to the north and there is plenty of shopping and sightseeing.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXzugmciGaVw93itBiKn7ddrfQl0prLvZlGUXRfBm_Ff01SJ40rg7VsuX0dT-Yy1-Fvm7bzMaSLbhQmgz-pfvpdFbW-9oMfhHiphZa695NLRmQ7HnkvpUYbbGNkFD1OUAb0yiYV-1C2Y/s1600/peurto+escondio+and+loreto+097.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455691920142680834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXzugmciGaVw93itBiKn7ddrfQl0prLvZlGUXRfBm_Ff01SJ40rg7VsuX0dT-Yy1-Fvm7bzMaSLbhQmgz-pfvpdFbW-9oMfhHiphZa695NLRmQ7HnkvpUYbbGNkFD1OUAb0yiYV-1C2Y/s400/peurto+escondio+and+loreto+097.jpg" /></a> Sunrise in Bahia San Marte<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVimsXyAaiGD6XpM6NvxwzsnqlPMISwyPgDhvdh_FVO9maif_8nHkCEOQJeftOXFUW8XijaWR8hLgojFo34cbHPLDd8yfjEvKg6oaOQJit0wu8RnyRaL80jqx_iGMnzy38W5raQ62GZ8/s1600/peurto+escondio+and+loreto+072.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455691422072532850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVimsXyAaiGD6XpM6NvxwzsnqlPMISwyPgDhvdh_FVO9maif_8nHkCEOQJeftOXFUW8XijaWR8hLgojFo34cbHPLDd8yfjEvKg6oaOQJit0wu8RnyRaL80jqx_iGMnzy38W5raQ62GZ8/s400/peurto+escondio+and+loreto+072.jpg" /></a><br />Nordic V at anchor in San Marte<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjf_BtCxra5xgjvFD5ocYoRF77QtFIk3J2xABJch-k3IpCfWsmcs9P16Hnln-LjERsdFb8UYkcMA_cWAfBSfvakxQwFBAtPbtf0pp_SRCxFLlGZKn8R93SS0g46zZnxSBXqnjif8dVlE/s1600/peurto+escondio+and+loreto+060.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455691414189313890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjf_BtCxra5xgjvFD5ocYoRF77QtFIk3J2xABJch-k3IpCfWsmcs9P16Hnln-LjERsdFb8UYkcMA_cWAfBSfvakxQwFBAtPbtf0pp_SRCxFLlGZKn8R93SS0g46zZnxSBXqnjif8dVlE/s400/peurto+escondio+and+loreto+060.jpg" /></a><br />Nearly every anchorage we stop at has hiking trails and beautiful views. This view is from the plateau above Bahia San Marte<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyMdk4nVzP-5_YO0uMad6dZoK5DZ3UCP1JbUYt7Y2qkDTjI5f5Cez4_Oswm-EGkKytUrf7NmSR2HvkGzticOwAHLOl8BTXgKPLTjUK_59K3fBGUJuyoYQBYgFtW8aFK4Fksq9g0F-nxY/s1600/peurto+escondio+and+loreto+059.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455691405209005010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyMdk4nVzP-5_YO0uMad6dZoK5DZ3UCP1JbUYt7Y2qkDTjI5f5Cez4_Oswm-EGkKytUrf7NmSR2HvkGzticOwAHLOl8BTXgKPLTjUK_59K3fBGUJuyoYQBYgFtW8aFK4Fksq9g0F-nxY/s400/peurto+escondio+and+loreto+059.jpg" /></a><br />Not sure what this plant is, but it reminds me of chinese lantern and the animals eat the fruit<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJp3JyBUiPUUu-xSGvmHFW-5_NTUNaUPMIPt_BF83G1GbfmrOxOfDUn0k5T9rGWMD_qTzCI_HGG9YyW9nGuC1ZvBEMUoKrdegI9WWsvLygX34iTRRORryeEKRBUfazRR2LA2oD7bD6yow/s1600/peurto+escondio+and+loreto+042.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455691400245308194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJp3JyBUiPUUu-xSGvmHFW-5_NTUNaUPMIPt_BF83G1GbfmrOxOfDUn0k5T9rGWMD_qTzCI_HGG9YyW9nGuC1ZvBEMUoKrdegI9WWsvLygX34iTRRORryeEKRBUfazRR2LA2oD7bD6yow/s400/peurto+escondio+and+loreto+042.jpg" /></a><br />Sea caves just south of Agua Verde<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-AF2XvoBfSA-VjSN92wnj1jsOWtXf4Q1-m0m2V-oshWMJr9AI2nrkFiNMn9GmLYKLynPOQo8cYNb2Irxu4wFSS7UGuPQ2XWKH48dQjIFobDdXzcb4bqDfCVp_puqONzA7bmj3hXOpf94/s1600/peurto+escondio+and+loreto+039.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455691393676467362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-AF2XvoBfSA-VjSN92wnj1jsOWtXf4Q1-m0m2V-oshWMJr9AI2nrkFiNMn9GmLYKLynPOQo8cYNb2Irxu4wFSS7UGuPQ2XWKH48dQjIFobDdXzcb4bqDfCVp_puqONzA7bmj3hXOpf94/s400/peurto+escondio+and+loreto+039.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The rock formations are varied and create an amazing coastal view. The different layers contain volcanic rock, limestone, shell, and bone and the list goes on. On the beaches you can pick agates, obsidian and countless types of shell for jewellry.<br /><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div>Cathy and Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557366222931751796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102341433849677316.post-51371055114766965502010-03-15T16:51:00.000-07:002010-03-15T18:38:25.382-07:00Isla Espiritu Santo to San EvaristoPart of the reason for us to go on this sailing journey was to meet people and share stories. We met Jane, Simon, Hugo and Ethan on Elixir in San Quintin on the outside of the Baha waaay back in January! We have been bumping into them as both our boats travelled down the Baja and up into the Sea of Cortez. Elixir is a 48 - 51 foot catamaran and the family is travelling to Australia. We enjoyed spending time with them and playing with the kids. My hat is off to Jane and Simon undertaking such a challenging journey with a 3 year old and an 18 month old. They are from Australia so we hope to see them again when we get over there !!<br /><br />As we travel up the Sea, I am amazed at the varied and continuous beauty of the bays and islands we are stopping at. Each one has something new to explore from cool cactus to unique tiendas (little stores) and friendly locals. I am so grateful for the evolution of the camera from film to digital!! I can click away with out any concern. Everything looks picture worthy; it is hard to stop taking shots.<br /><br />We are currently in a small bay called Honeymoon Cove across from Peurto Escondito. For some reason we can get internet; even though we ARE out in the boonies!! (?) I am trying to get caught up on the blog so everyone knows where we are. Today's date is March 15 and we are having some quiet time with our young buddies from the Misty Moonlight. Time is closing in on them and we are spending a few days together before they head back to La Paz and back to their working lives. Time closes in on us as well and we haven't even touched the tip of the exploration iceberg !!<br /><br />Our plans for the next few days are to explore a bay called Agua Verde and then it will be time to part company with Misty. I try not to think about our departure from them; they have become like daughters to us and we are going to miss them immensely. We have spent alot of time together and I can't count the laughs there have so many. We have made some tentative plans to see them in the future; when and where will be determined. They have touched our hearts and we look forward to more trips with them in the future.<br /><br />We will head north to Bahia Concepcion to investigate that area to finish our trip for this year. We will meet up with some folks we met in Peurto Escondido and sail with them before we make our way back to Peurto Escondido where we will leave the boat for this year.<br />We will leave Honeymoon Cove tomorrow and will be away from internet service for a bit. Hoping this finds everyone healthy, happy and ready for more blog news as the Nordic V wends her way to her most northern destination on this; our first trip around the Sea of Cortez.<br /><br /><br /><br />Old<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETCT-LQ3KTUI1HN_hLCgrDzLWXsb_hwhs4uo9qMXUDDyk9vBkJ_8w61yZ8nd6Sf2WAkmVhXvXDQhIxuXBqUqxjsQDLQwtkpwKdRjDkra_2AGK5WBKwFBzIiYc2FPOdKaCu9oPPECcCMY/s1600-h/la+paz+to+san+evaristo+003.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449019293110969970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETCT-LQ3KTUI1HN_hLCgrDzLWXsb_hwhs4uo9qMXUDDyk9vBkJ_8w61yZ8nd6Sf2WAkmVhXvXDQhIxuXBqUqxjsQDLQwtkpwKdRjDkra_2AGK5WBKwFBzIiYc2FPOdKaCu9oPPECcCMY/s400/la+paz+to+san+evaristo+003.jpg" /></a> pearl farm in Bahia San Gabriel Isla Espiritu Santo<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhddQcyPn1A_w_Xq1nxLtZnJkHusXt3DaOdWZHcN2AClNj5QnAmJz5HyGmt9Ass1fB2VzpF4bDkflehvVI677N1s0BrJiXljCJHL7i3KoDw7hVYyaStiFjt7DQX3OFCHUr6B0srrpao2FY/s1600-h/la+paz+to+san+evaristo+009.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449019279056613298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhddQcyPn1A_w_Xq1nxLtZnJkHusXt3DaOdWZHcN2AClNj5QnAmJz5HyGmt9Ass1fB2VzpF4bDkflehvVI677N1s0BrJiXljCJHL7i3KoDw7hVYyaStiFjt7DQX3OFCHUr6B0srrpao2FY/s400/la+paz+to+san+evaristo+009.jpg" /></a><br />More ruins at San Garbriel<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTBwGeY-cahj8TyNARVf94zIhq_g9LHyTBRtsLrZ2b5JXxVhB1bfjxQp9z7HA-DvXzm1F1G0wyBSEzZhSzUzYSjuTwZ7CSER8vAnTbwHZ0yI_2i8GINn4ilkBJuzfEvr0wCdtFpAJr8Y/s1600-h/la+paz+to+san+evaristo+053.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449019270666284994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTBwGeY-cahj8TyNARVf94zIhq_g9LHyTBRtsLrZ2b5JXxVhB1bfjxQp9z7HA-DvXzm1F1G0wyBSEzZhSzUzYSjuTwZ7CSER8vAnTbwHZ0yI_2i8GINn4ilkBJuzfEvr0wCdtFpAJr8Y/s400/la+paz+to+san+evaristo+053.jpg" /></a><br />Mangrove swamp at Bahia Amortajada on Isla San Jose<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_01glUH31W3xAd9neGry5McVLdgOQwKl5H6LtbrU5YrHJd7fFIluJlx3ThB6KYVPBvN-dcJ1c0x-3Wn9hHCTjyTEo6IddJNeWjoZItxKa0nsGlIsa12y9Iey3v5Lux2jbEkFNz6eSZVE/s1600-h/la+paz+to+san+evaristo+059.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449019264250982402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_01glUH31W3xAd9neGry5McVLdgOQwKl5H6LtbrU5YrHJd7fFIluJlx3ThB6KYVPBvN-dcJ1c0x-3Wn9hHCTjyTEo6IddJNeWjoZItxKa0nsGlIsa12y9Iey3v5Lux2jbEkFNz6eSZVE/s400/la+paz+to+san+evaristo+059.jpg" /></a><br />It was that we decided we needed to have a holiday so the crew on Misty Moonlight proclaimed March 1st as Cactus Day. We all celebrated at the beach on Isla San Francisco with afternoon appies. Pictured is Sarah from Misty Moonlight and Neil from Rootea<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTsv3ukz1Bg02yqOwvi-NYK9SE-lYj5LjO6px2NpvGn7hx2KkMDj561rvL-5xzsezdlYm1ZKN0fKXCKFvOqKyPn1HWste26pnTt_0C6NqqpIYJifhzvbxNbQ_hqFcpl9MdTSMxP4VkhE/s1600-h/la+paz+to+san+evaristo+065.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449016011462391826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTsv3ukz1Bg02yqOwvi-NYK9SE-lYj5LjO6px2NpvGn7hx2KkMDj561rvL-5xzsezdlYm1ZKN0fKXCKFvOqKyPn1HWste26pnTt_0C6NqqpIYJifhzvbxNbQ_hqFcpl9MdTSMxP4VkhE/s400/la+paz+to+san+evaristo+065.jpg" /></a> Bahia San Evaristo<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwOY6Iv5HnYIAPWZOYQifsOhKvvjaP3IwrNSygEI4WJWonCEZ8lC5yKJRKFe5dDfgN4BKiL63aSo4y42u9F0S3MmHX2fW3fA6fglzVebISHwz-A_SF-u_nZTlEUSF65HsXs9q9ex6ATnI/s1600-h/la+paz+to+san+evaristo+073.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449016007458812290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwOY6Iv5HnYIAPWZOYQifsOhKvvjaP3IwrNSygEI4WJWonCEZ8lC5yKJRKFe5dDfgN4BKiL63aSo4y42u9F0S3MmHX2fW3fA6fglzVebISHwz-A_SF-u_nZTlEUSF65HsXs9q9ex6ATnI/s400/la+paz+to+san+evaristo+073.jpg" /></a><br />Simon, Jane, Hugo and Ethan from Elixir. Blake from Nordic V<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Cathy and Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557366222931751796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102341433849677316.post-28190829378420210172010-03-10T08:58:00.001-08:002010-03-15T16:50:19.567-07:00Cabo and points North<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyZsqB66qe9WYoHqEOVj-Y7EpTvXECwWezSL9j67-z-Tyj1KltTxDfgq7rDLSlRnnELUi6h_8PL5-F_mni08S13NEhspXZSi8fLwbRnAvRV85nDSfoKZbprezqULmuKvlmFNOFRJDeF4/s1600-h/cabo+san+lucas+004.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449010586839764994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyZsqB66qe9WYoHqEOVj-Y7EpTvXECwWezSL9j67-z-Tyj1KltTxDfgq7rDLSlRnnELUi6h_8PL5-F_mni08S13NEhspXZSi8fLwbRnAvRV85nDSfoKZbprezqULmuKvlmFNOFRJDeF4/s400/cabo+san+lucas+004.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Lands End at Ca<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79KRnYIQ5Ij2xnCvhf-xmeLgXxWnDX_qLnhodKZdWWt-F-ntjAIyn5XZ_PDv21rUUZGHaAMExPt7U_LtRNjJcRfAUjWSLHItuF7HouT5V1FciWWlNDDfj7O1VDie72SUt3U_CGDN6RP0/s1600-h/cabo+san+lucas+007.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449010578497779778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79KRnYIQ5Ij2xnCvhf-xmeLgXxWnDX_qLnhodKZdWWt-F-ntjAIyn5XZ_PDv21rUUZGHaAMExPt7U_LtRNjJcRfAUjWSLHItuF7HouT5V1FciWWlNDDfj7O1VDie72SUt3U_CGDN6RP0/s400/cabo+san+lucas+007.jpg" /></a>bo San Lucas<br />More Cabo San Lucas Bay<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-GtpOicEdfyvB42eYEAi_VG6IW4_X3BXIpQFg8H_02XQ6sZmKKjYjyRLHZyb5dd6V_-YgkYfCfe3VVpbspXOOyA-3R176bLip9rhBwgKJJ89_oy1OwRpbDUTx9CicgPLvELqBRsG7j0/s1600-h/la+paz+060.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449006987412503218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-GtpOicEdfyvB42eYEAi_VG6IW4_X3BXIpQFg8H_02XQ6sZmKKjYjyRLHZyb5dd6V_-YgkYfCfe3VVpbspXOOyA-3R176bLip9rhBwgKJJ89_oy1OwRpbDUTx9CicgPLvELqBRsG7j0/s400/la+paz+060.jpg" /></a> Greetings from Ballandra Bay!! Finally, I am putting on some nature type pictures. We are having a blast as you can well imagine. This pretty little bay is just north of La Paz and we spent some time there with Amber, Cory and Taylor<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZNgyRVyLc6FrKtzmitf6KLydCz_UQ-4z8ngwovlD2RPNF9xkajlsBH989IDjKcVrT_pb3DXsq19sdfBp4EaT9Dn6s1J6ucj2oeRxtEvnRWcIyBue8-vexUw-kb0VUZJn-c0CwHb9Trw/s1600-h/la+paz+062.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449006981668173394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZNgyRVyLc6FrKtzmitf6KLydCz_UQ-4z8ngwovlD2RPNF9xkajlsBH989IDjKcVrT_pb3DXsq19sdfBp4EaT9Dn6s1J6ucj2oeRxtEvnRWcIyBue8-vexUw-kb0VUZJn-c0CwHb9Trw/s400/la+paz+062.jpg" /></a><br />Nordic V at Ballandra<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6j6RN7Y7IXSflpctiYGELxylC65W-gI3DL9mJaTvO1xjGYDECU72V-HxZkJMt3nhLNdnhURVLLTCaAIV2HB2kuy56Vow2nyx-xcHiG4YqMsOqFuVhN3UwLe8duZ9XEBRudaueoGlkN30/s1600-h/la+paz+079.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449006967282868626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6j6RN7Y7IXSflpctiYGELxylC65W-gI3DL9mJaTvO1xjGYDECU72V-HxZkJMt3nhLNdnhURVLLTCaAIV2HB2kuy56Vow2nyx-xcHiG4YqMsOqFuVhN3UwLe8duZ9XEBRudaueoGlkN30/s400/la+paz+079.jpg" /></a> Hondo Rock<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLaGSmkvW1ah03O4VAy6QQ6IAMN_2EIHN9PJ9QTSITa6aKoYuyWvw5Jb1hgUwJodqpOQ-Zs6jx8Sf-vNjrgtZX3b5hV0NovYrQGzaoMQ1Iqu-lHINbndixoZj9O1GqbYFovAWwMmSw20U/s1600-h/la+paz+083.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449006960009610914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLaGSmkvW1ah03O4VAy6QQ6IAMN_2EIHN9PJ9QTSITa6aKoYuyWvw5Jb1hgUwJodqpOQ-Zs6jx8Sf-vNjrgtZX3b5hV0NovYrQGzaoMQ1Iqu-lHINbndixoZj9O1GqbYFovAWwMmSw20U/s400/la+paz+083.jpg" /></a> Sharing the bay with these fine feathered friends!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eARhsbMxQVHxXv7X4YGe0RSUdNHE7thW-rDnJpQ2FZNEzf-6d7Sde9bI1_sMfd7xnwnjBz6QbyXFiDSt7YO5RqE0nuIDX958WRQPvxkeY8LVQj-c_EFP44NcJEgJzSLGbclUZ2zH9vQ/s1600-h/la+paz+123.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449006950422053570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eARhsbMxQVHxXv7X4YGe0RSUdNHE7thW-rDnJpQ2FZNEzf-6d7Sde9bI1_sMfd7xnwnjBz6QbyXFiDSt7YO5RqE0nuIDX958WRQPvxkeY8LVQj-c_EFP44NcJEgJzSLGbclUZ2zH9vQ/s400/la+paz+123.jpg" /></a><br />On the road to San Jose del Cabo to the airport. Taylor and Me!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlTaCjCcyjKsYZTFsra55ILSOevwCLW8MW57jV3GbyHZZ3VaB5fiUMQtFWer4UfUs_Bj-Zo6TTH8a56HXvD0i0QSSe4u6eX7JBhwaL2z4HVwG_dwledFQzcyR21BNshDbSVfU9zI0Wgo/s1600-h/la+paz+088.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449004674002613490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlTaCjCcyjKsYZTFsra55ILSOevwCLW8MW57jV3GbyHZZ3VaB5fiUMQtFWer4UfUs_Bj-Zo6TTH8a56HXvD0i0QSSe4u6eX7JBhwaL2z4HVwG_dwledFQzcyR21BNshDbSVfU9zI0Wgo/s400/la+paz+088.jpg" /></a><br />Cory, Amber and Taylor snorkelling at Ballandra<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Cathy and Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557366222931751796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102341433849677316.post-21618464780026119772010-03-10T08:32:00.000-08:002010-03-10T08:54:03.759-08:00Wedding in La Paz<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0RooXQmle6t1Dvpk3qKrv1pdu5zuvNoTvmAEc0SyxiUjzbCBhtE88WKr9sEG63E4NaqgIKgAxl9_4Oj8HfaU5zftXAN6TRBG3otn9L7ej7GO7UMwZiFACsAor49XEDIStBpwupK90JU/s1600-h/Image-11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 267px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447047754893477474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0RooXQmle6t1Dvpk3qKrv1pdu5zuvNoTvmAEc0SyxiUjzbCBhtE88WKr9sEG63E4NaqgIKgAxl9_4Oj8HfaU5zftXAN6TRBG3otn9L7ej7GO7UMwZiFACsAor49XEDIStBpwupK90JU/s400/Image-11.jpg" /></a> Amber and Cory renewed their wedding vows during their visit to La Paz<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFyN2J4p5i6rUfUUf-V1J3Fr4DsTeBRsnmKeXYXmOh_bBwtU7MoOqdXtL2YR6pi5MCphtRsGs4Y8TtEwGBHBIhXCEjGFPpGSehhkVg2tP6Ffbo_tRZPaHTXGZtFu_fTK2_q0XcRSkXB9M/s1600-h/Image-82.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 267px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447047745180777650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFyN2J4p5i6rUfUUf-V1J3Fr4DsTeBRsnmKeXYXmOh_bBwtU7MoOqdXtL2YR6pi5MCphtRsGs4Y8TtEwGBHBIhXCEjGFPpGSehhkVg2tP6Ffbo_tRZPaHTXGZtFu_fTK2_q0XcRSkXB9M/s400/Image-82.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAqHJvggEC7IqfIA6gly-HGU92DSD81IMEUfNtUHkRTlnbNcs_lvYLUdupkvytM-t5iulL6eDVwznt-5elghJW5ECJY-45dVQV2zgRdT8QG14aX4wiP-bAESO7BHOIQQcHTVVBdUAevE/s1600-h/la+paz+023.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447044965081228994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAqHJvggEC7IqfIA6gly-HGU92DSD81IMEUfNtUHkRTlnbNcs_lvYLUdupkvytM-t5iulL6eDVwznt-5elghJW5ECJY-45dVQV2zgRdT8QG14aX4wiP-bAESO7BHOIQQcHTVVBdUAevE/s400/la+paz+023.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Cathy and Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557366222931751796noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102341433849677316.post-16007303088230510082010-03-09T13:36:00.000-08:002010-03-10T08:58:36.878-08:00La Paz Carnaval<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8fK2rNaWhfAcpa7TnMIp1vGFiUw2_R81v8RzArhZ7728E2r9O3AdOKj6XeRY2QdaL1q08PXUOXxrqL_Qr2PlOXvrjBmUR9SD_V-dyu-FzWflu-5pneuxlod4tJ8UhNRjW99Cj6nrjjpo/s1600-h/la+paz+052.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447037465276387042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8fK2rNaWhfAcpa7TnMIp1vGFiUw2_R81v8RzArhZ7728E2r9O3AdOKj6XeRY2QdaL1q08PXUOXxrqL_Qr2PlOXvrjBmUR9SD_V-dyu-FzWflu-5pneuxlod4tJ8UhNRjW99Cj6nrjjpo/s400/la+paz+052.jpg" /></a> Just a few pictures to show Carnaval (Mardi Gras) here in La Paz. This the people were celebrating Mexico's 200th anniversary of their independence from Spain.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBhKvu6ZSAHfRN97l42Al599qJfrBakUlRQxT282YE_OpYbeos6n3HBcnzjHY_-Jkp-xlC14RY74CrfkLkn0X0nNNLlF-WtDR5giVe_XfAD5-JnwJCTkMzsftDN28TQTMCthsz1p7fJQ/s1600-h/la+paz+036.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447037452444687426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBhKvu6ZSAHfRN97l42Al599qJfrBakUlRQxT282YE_OpYbeos6n3HBcnzjHY_-Jkp-xlC14RY74CrfkLkn0X0nNNLlF-WtDR5giVe_XfAD5-JnwJCTkMzsftDN28TQTMCthsz1p7fJQ/s400/la+paz+036.jpg" /></a><br />Yep, that's right, chips on a stick!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Jwe3x2n4lbYDIULVWfyRhg2orUyY-zfKKm8GIHl7E02kPAtvr4nExwLtyIBQ2MMsn6iHZrCCFtp2bpQhl2yWsSy1HGN7lUmxiZ4ansVto4gBkwRu_atGo9N2XAQQQoFEGHhnOmHFD6M/s1600-h/la+paz+045.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447037452081730418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Jwe3x2n4lbYDIULVWfyRhg2orUyY-zfKKm8GIHl7E02kPAtvr4nExwLtyIBQ2MMsn6iHZrCCFtp2bpQhl2yWsSy1HGN7lUmxiZ4ansVto4gBkwRu_atGo9N2XAQQQoFEGHhnOmHFD6M/s400/la+paz+045.jpg" /></a><br />Blake, Cory, Amber and Taylor enjoying hand made tortillas filled with delicious meats and veggies done up Mexican style!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymcW7NLt-C3pz534AzKSWnMshVpAt55idtPI5y_hcjKhfBIrJmuj4esq_CVSfgusyY-oGZtNCxMdvaNl20wd1_2fygQlKzazaE8-EzChIXVOGSjencoaLomaUoT43RJGjR4S8DBlSReM/s1600-h/la+paz+048.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447037438846231250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymcW7NLt-C3pz534AzKSWnMshVpAt55idtPI5y_hcjKhfBIrJmuj4esq_CVSfgusyY-oGZtNCxMdvaNl20wd1_2fygQlKzazaE8-EzChIXVOGSjencoaLomaUoT43RJGjR4S8DBlSReM/s400/la+paz+048.jpg" /></a> Parades were held every night and the costumes and floats were colourful and the music could be heard from miles away!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8EblSCSRNLTN0q-Wls7YU-wXRMAnSpAuY7J5_Dly9UMoEE1xaIkrPbgxWM-U0v5uQVp8Do_lBplowOYmjRQJyGxfGs46wuTE4u1T_WTfgiV0W3XfAdjm6Cbi1p0RMJOl3p387LQj2As/s1600-h/la+paz+052.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447037429405540322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8EblSCSRNLTN0q-Wls7YU-wXRMAnSpAuY7J5_Dly9UMoEE1xaIkrPbgxWM-U0v5uQVp8Do_lBplowOYmjRQJyGxfGs46wuTE4u1T_WTfgiV0W3XfAdjm6Cbi1p0RMJOl3p387LQj2As/s400/la+paz+052.jpg" /></a><br />The Mardi Gras Queen for this year<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Cathy and Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557366222931751796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102341433849677316.post-17082952153536302202010-02-19T07:39:00.000-08:002010-02-19T09:04:24.626-08:00Cabo San Lucas to La PazHello everyone<br /><br />We are about to leave Marina La Palmira in La Paz and this is my last project before we untie and head out to Isla Espiritu Santo. My apologies for the lack of photos, but the internet here just will not allow them to upload.<br /><br />We have been enjoying ourselves for the last few weeks on all the beautiful beaches from Cabo San Lucas to La Paz. We visited Bahia Los Frailles and gorged ourselves on sun, snorkelling, kayaking and swimming. The water was perfect for swimming and was an amazing clear blue green. We stayed there for 2 days and then moved up the coast to Puerto Los Muertes de Ensenada. We stayed for 2 days and played on the beautiful beach there as well. There was a restaurant at this bay which served up all the traditional Mexican food so we took a few breaks from the galley and let somebody else do those chores!<br /><br />Next we headed up to La Paz for Carnaval and to witness the renewed wedding vows of our daughter Amber and her husband Cory. They have been married almost 10 years and decided to renew their vows during their visit. A picture says a thousand words and when the internet will allow me, I will post some photos. Needless to say, the bride was gorgous, the groom was smitten and the setting was beautiful. With a minister from the "Church of What's Happening Now", a professional photographer, a commandeered mandolin player and the rest of us, the ceremony was touching to witness and an honour to be a part of. Afterward we enjoyed an authentic Mexican dinner complete with a sombrero wearing singer belting hispanic melodies!!<br /><br />After a few days in La Paz sightseeing and enjoying Carnaval we went back out to visit a bay called Ballandra. In our guide book it looked very beautiful and we did not want to pass it up and it was only a couple of hours from La Paz. Cory and amber and Taylor only had a few days left of their holiday and we needed more beach time! Ballandra turned out to be as gorgeous as the book said. We played around there for a couple of days and then back to La Paz for the end of Carnaval. This year the Mexican people are celebrating their 200th year of independance and that was the theme of this year's Carnaval. I will share pictures when I can; the floats and costumes were amazing and everywhere there was music, music, music!!<br /><br />We leave La Paz today to head out to Isla Espiritu Santo to meet up again with Misty Moonlight and then continue our travels north. A lot of the islands are all protected parks. We plan on going to the Loreto area and investigate the islands around there. After that; who knows? If anyone wants to join us , there is an airport in Loreto. You can phone us at 612 152 5724. The cell phone seems to work most places. Anyhow folks, the lines are tugging, it is time to get away from dock and onto more adventures!!<br /><br />Blog ya later!Cathy and Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557366222931751796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102341433849677316.post-41832585831626515042010-02-10T21:48:00.000-08:002010-02-10T22:27:20.215-08:00<img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436863596856957234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTV1DZmjzJKOCzIRQF3f-xu1yq1MvvCXObsV8Y58qIcIUdkIGhxZQ97A4jZgxENh-3qBxyKcHZ5S1BUw0QX2cUBcMxQnw-jk2GWMTFsIUBeQVnJe0qRDURNOc_UE4RpoQJ3Q-deLCzrE/s400/turtle+bay+strut+fix+on+misty+moonlight+038.jpg" />Did I mention that the girls had a few boat troubles? Well, it kinda goes like this...<br />Electrolysis had ravaged their prop shaft strut and the shaft came loose just south of Turtle Bay. Blake and I gave them a tow into the bay and gave assistance where we could with the repair. When they were removing the strut from the boat to fix it, a little more bad luck came their way. The bearing that holds the shaft in place kinda fell out and sank to the bottom. While Blake and Sarah rebuilt the strut with spare pieces of steel from the Nordic and the use of a shop in town, Irene (along with some local lobster fishermen) dove for the missing bearing. Kinda like a needle in a hay stack but luck was with the girls and one of the divers found the bearing. Not a dry eye in the house!! About the time the bearing was found, Blake and Sarah had finished rebuilding the strut and the repair was able to happen.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrKqgwtZfYRYPHQIBf9XkkJpF5G0K1sf6HBGVZ4cIe2Nl1c6TcOaAWKOB_SX4ynEjKG21eyicBFsFlMZmkzvwdf2rUUc1_otAWcnvi9RVel0h_3zcHeWAbh8YE768ayNwpFMTPs3Nn2Mc/s1600-h/turtle+bay+strut+fix+on+misty+moonlight+032.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436863587486371090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrKqgwtZfYRYPHQIBf9XkkJpF5G0K1sf6HBGVZ4cIe2Nl1c6TcOaAWKOB_SX4ynEjKG21eyicBFsFlMZmkzvwdf2rUUc1_otAWcnvi9RVel0h_3zcHeWAbh8YE768ayNwpFMTPs3Nn2Mc/s400/turtle+bay+strut+fix+on+misty+moonlight+032.jpg" /></a> With the help of a local fish boat, Misty was lifted out of the water and Irene, Liz, Sarah and Blake completed the repair.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXFUwrUNi2iVM8aGjU_-YWJVt5M5t0kjhLa5JO2jBaxkljQ4rvV3DHmOJBZ8yo1NcTHQTo-15Jv3ZEOzJ6yJmWkrzDN76EeHvj9kLyP_BWVXJjfAZn8WpYORIGU6gJJLgcAYbzmusDC4/s1600-h/newport+to+cabo+san+lucas+112.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436863574558976066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXFUwrUNi2iVM8aGjU_-YWJVt5M5t0kjhLa5JO2jBaxkljQ4rvV3DHmOJBZ8yo1NcTHQTo-15Jv3ZEOzJ6yJmWkrzDN76EeHvj9kLyP_BWVXJjfAZn8WpYORIGU6gJJLgcAYbzmusDC4/s400/newport+to+cabo+san+lucas+112.jpg" /></a> Happy team after all repairs were made and we were leaving Turtle Bay bound for Magdalena Bay<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdckOU2O-FQYIYqNqIcFOq13LWiZHlBwFosS2g_EnbWPFga9n2ONWtVcHpHbQSRSILfakgbpVRVMSEYsqyRPU3CzahC-dUz4MZ5_wmVGFYgYEVHWoRJdltEy3ItqGD17aS4xWHwmX_94/s1600-h/newport+to+cabo+san+lucas+105.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436863565843053890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdckOU2O-FQYIYqNqIcFOq13LWiZHlBwFosS2g_EnbWPFga9n2ONWtVcHpHbQSRSILfakgbpVRVMSEYsqyRPU3CzahC-dUz4MZ5_wmVGFYgYEVHWoRJdltEy3ItqGD17aS4xWHwmX_94/s400/newport+to+cabo+san+lucas+105.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Nothing like a little bakery stop after a lengthy underwater boat repair<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Z0KGSPz-InBaZPvEor5uzyLS4OpIXi9bchRtBUDjte1-E6B-L3mUY5FhwlGO83B_f9LANlluoyjvBVpneCH00l98LTn-_vI1ocVN_wXxYAY8g7Cncdu4R30ZONw4rfHvQe3PW4hfBaI/s1600-h/newport+to+cabo+san+lucas+107.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436860153727704914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Z0KGSPz-InBaZPvEor5uzyLS4OpIXi9bchRtBUDjte1-E6B-L3mUY5FhwlGO83B_f9LANlluoyjvBVpneCH00l98LTn-_vI1ocVN_wXxYAY8g7Cncdu4R30ZONw4rfHvQe3PW4hfBaI/s400/newport+to+cabo+san+lucas+107.jpg" /></a> Bahia de Tortuga (turtle bay)<br />We stayed here for 3 nights.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPx4h3croJTiMJUX-J_1fYaEq3jReDG-XsYfxg8tv7lP5Uya2IrRiQpkefuY25sqQalI_NJRMC94_hEzsyKAUN2rNiXm5vLIMfFapKJD5R0fTaDo7GDGNvHfx-5yCtR_1TcQUPHqpLXs/s1600-h/newport+to+cabo+san+lucas+101.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436860146314168866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPx4h3croJTiMJUX-J_1fYaEq3jReDG-XsYfxg8tv7lP5Uya2IrRiQpkefuY25sqQalI_NJRMC94_hEzsyKAUN2rNiXm5vLIMfFapKJD5R0fTaDo7GDGNvHfx-5yCtR_1TcQUPHqpLXs/s400/newport+to+cabo+san+lucas+101.jpg" /></a> Side streets in Turtle Bay. Population here is about 200 people<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9v7PG-CKDo3CW-8K_0UMHFb0LwMssNGe8xy-Iehyphenhyphenp2ytWMSk6E5tr4a6H8WOA8bPRack62etou4JqvF4-0t6Gsplp5AT8-Wwv0raClx3utIwARuROmaxplWtCbtO2ydHMw-rh-zKIXuY/s1600-h/newport+to+cabo+san+lucas+098.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436860140191834882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9v7PG-CKDo3CW-8K_0UMHFb0LwMssNGe8xy-Iehyphenhyphenp2ytWMSk6E5tr4a6H8WOA8bPRack62etou4JqvF4-0t6Gsplp5AT8-Wwv0raClx3utIwARuROmaxplWtCbtO2ydHMw-rh-zKIXuY/s400/newport+to+cabo+san+lucas+098.jpg" /></a> More Turtle Bay.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Cathy and Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557366222931751796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102341433849677316.post-48790074425125870132010-02-10T20:59:00.000-08:002010-02-10T21:48:21.940-08:00San Quintin Bay<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnZUyuumHI-bmpgyIxSctB1gXJfYgKMzrnTGxypD9AFtmutYm_UtH3_SoWqV0qoplEWkAkexrOHaExCKYMAG3yCEzR8M37yQ6bsDvg_QsthSnpdMIHhyphenhyphenCBCpSxRpMAAD0kpTe_R7cif0/s1600-h/newport+to+cabo+san+lucas+082.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436851865000588370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnZUyuumHI-bmpgyIxSctB1gXJfYgKMzrnTGxypD9AFtmutYm_UtH3_SoWqV0qoplEWkAkexrOHaExCKYMAG3yCEzR8M37yQ6bsDvg_QsthSnpdMIHhyphenhyphenCBCpSxRpMAAD0kpTe_R7cif0/s400/newport+to+cabo+san+lucas+082.jpg" /></a> My birthday party<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Fa7w8lNIwOjG6O-gLkKNBIQ7C1pRvpAnqq8jZFMlekctirBMRc6jsHDqMQMzaIj8utJNcGW9P-5pIA9puSyv5vCh2EnPNEi7GsJpRMVlXlnqND06sYWqaKzfc5k3I24kikJTyE2wd7s/s1600-h/newport+to+cabo+san+lucas+081.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436851857809773938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Fa7w8lNIwOjG6O-gLkKNBIQ7C1pRvpAnqq8jZFMlekctirBMRc6jsHDqMQMzaIj8utJNcGW9P-5pIA9puSyv5vCh2EnPNEi7GsJpRMVlXlnqND06sYWqaKzfc5k3I24kikJTyE2wd7s/s400/newport+to+cabo+san+lucas+081.jpg" /></a> Even with the storm raging outside, the birthday must go on!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jAyfwR2oC2t_COTfCCMW0T-qoMyuDpDKIPSdQmvzeawEtKPvNpaHHh8slTHjTYJBYavAJz5Qt3-qjthdItR17G6EkxHDYHLlltOFls5Ts2nI00_FoI5ggX_VLP_Tm20kmPVtNVcrI1s/s1600-h/newport+to+cabo+san+lucas+089.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436848147218250482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jAyfwR2oC2t_COTfCCMW0T-qoMyuDpDKIPSdQmvzeawEtKPvNpaHHh8slTHjTYJBYavAJz5Qt3-qjthdItR17G6EkxHDYHLlltOFls5Ts2nI00_FoI5ggX_VLP_Tm20kmPVtNVcrI1s/s400/newport+to+cabo+san+lucas+089.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>From left to right: Sarah, Me, Liz and Irene. Our friends from Misty Moonlight.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgATBhfPnMvWSf0k8RVggD4VpfkWwfaGo0pjbfhv-bsuU9LkLpaf55uJQD4B2Pw6hfFWOcUTCoEtFWAwVU_bRW6oT26bnWGMa_W-v4aFpWru8gV5JAuT26MeiKdSSHIbG_cusA61dxsq2I/s1600-h/newport+to+cabo+san+lucas+072.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436848124211310498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgATBhfPnMvWSf0k8RVggD4VpfkWwfaGo0pjbfhv-bsuU9LkLpaf55uJQD4B2Pw6hfFWOcUTCoEtFWAwVU_bRW6oT26bnWGMa_W-v4aFpWru8gV5JAuT26MeiKdSSHIbG_cusA61dxsq2I/s400/newport+to+cabo+san+lucas+072.jpg" /></a> Blake out in the storm that struck us for 3 days in San Quintin Bay. We clocked the wind at 44 knots. Quite exciting and just a little stressful....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvwDl-7uJ0wlLrDke5tnNTdcu0JAGdq24A25GOBMicE6LjxugnqZkARd4CIrDiYnXPARoWsBUL-uYdGfP584v_9eriUSzl-5kNzxjtlhkWRBcKzzlEJkJo6UE90X-7XMa7_TQYkUJwRM/s1600-h/newport+to+cabo+san+lucas+071.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436848117021420962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvwDl-7uJ0wlLrDke5tnNTdcu0JAGdq24A25GOBMicE6LjxugnqZkARd4CIrDiYnXPARoWsBUL-uYdGfP584v_9eriUSzl-5kNzxjtlhkWRBcKzzlEJkJo6UE90X-7XMa7_TQYkUJwRM/s400/newport+to+cabo+san+lucas+071.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Beautiful San Quintin Bay with out the storm. Looks just a little different....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZfYd_fl2GbixYAPzRk46ZHqcaQEJdkk2QeIO3Wa_XtNZ86WAFHHftaRZO9PgUq0rQoePledijfIlAP_gwyf6OOgk0aYYhi73fT9o-2HYR02PENXz0lwWR5di3yI44xQA7DmGt67e8-E/s1600-h/newport+to+cabo+san+lucas+066.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436848105355284050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZfYd_fl2GbixYAPzRk46ZHqcaQEJdkk2QeIO3Wa_XtNZ86WAFHHftaRZO9PgUq0rQoePledijfIlAP_gwyf6OOgk0aYYhi73fT9o-2HYR02PENXz0lwWR5di3yI44xQA7DmGt67e8-E/s400/newport+to+cabo+san+lucas+066.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Sandy beach, warm sun and a gentle breeze; sighhhh........<br />During our stay here (four days) we saw humpback whales continuously. San Quintin lagoon is one of many lagoons along the Baja where the whales come annually to give birth to their babies. They travel over 1500 miles to come here. It was rare to not see a whale and they were so close to us we could smell their breath - pretty stinky!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Cathy and Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557366222931751796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102341433849677316.post-13524691688958220562010-02-04T17:52:00.000-08:002010-02-10T20:58:57.035-08:00Baja pictures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzoWCqSwa-yaTkPEV8-c0S0JUdeXdrgf9Mh7UK_zqODFtiYrtmfvrciAFZNQ8C9sChrtqqW0XCltxsNA66eq36zZhQ7Wg0NdoxEXirHfWNW8MzAFyo8_LpYqOi0Qzi-UXqcTo0vorVsIo/s1600-h/newport+to+cabo+san+lucas+055.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436844534552990306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzoWCqSwa-yaTkPEV8-c0S0JUdeXdrgf9Mh7UK_zqODFtiYrtmfvrciAFZNQ8C9sChrtqqW0XCltxsNA66eq36zZhQ7Wg0NdoxEXirHfWNW8MzAFyo8_LpYqOi0Qzi-UXqcTo0vorVsIo/s400/newport+to+cabo+san+lucas+055.jpg" /></a> Hey everyone - finally some photos to go with our journey. We started fishing as soon as we were in Mexican waters and were rewarded right away with this guy. Not sure what type of fish this is but he sure was tasty!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUHbIebVPsv3trzSkSLLJsiv_ddZ3BmzSAbLQN5OPakQ8aG2KAGebw-KgqXcF6NUVqCzAQ3kzzkP2Xmv_Y-yBRT_vSKWiqt3R6nblP7lhpmdNwfy6hKZceFDjNGrrovHSy4Yf-hH44Gmc/s1600-h/newport+to+cabo+san+lucas+044.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436844527113351026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUHbIebVPsv3trzSkSLLJsiv_ddZ3BmzSAbLQN5OPakQ8aG2KAGebw-KgqXcF6NUVqCzAQ3kzzkP2Xmv_Y-yBRT_vSKWiqt3R6nblP7lhpmdNwfy6hKZceFDjNGrrovHSy4Yf-hH44Gmc/s400/newport+to+cabo+san+lucas+044.jpg" /></a> Ensenada was the first town in Mexico that we visited. We signed into the country here and stayed one night before heading out to San Quintin Bay 110 nm to the south.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhim-EsWYxbrISPw0LgB_wI3eq0al3EK2QZ_23K4tKjq2LAmgS2_oqBki73N6rn4n_O_JNB9dvmilpRpj2-A9AL__MW9tJrbCWiLTxNYBraT0QLhOooQtnDLdCeQaHvwB8Z4Wbv0oQRtZ4/s1600-h/newport+to+cabo+san+lucas+033.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436844517916462578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhim-EsWYxbrISPw0LgB_wI3eq0al3EK2QZ_23K4tKjq2LAmgS2_oqBki73N6rn4n_O_JNB9dvmilpRpj2-A9AL__MW9tJrbCWiLTxNYBraT0QLhOooQtnDLdCeQaHvwB8Z4Wbv0oQRtZ4/s400/newport+to+cabo+san+lucas+033.jpg" /></a> Just some of the beautiful seashore down the Baja peninsula.<br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Cathy and Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557366222931751796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102341433849677316.post-89072528542524523092010-01-28T11:51:00.000-08:002010-01-28T12:17:05.416-08:00We are in Mexico!!Hola everyone!!<br /><br />We are in Bahia de Tortuga (Turtle Bay). This small village is 210 miles south of Ensenada. We travelled from Ensenada on the 16th of January and sailed south 65 miles to San Quintin Bay. We waited out a 3-day storm while we were anchored there. The wind was clocked at 44 knots and the five boats anchored had an interesting three days to say the least!! One boat lost it's anchor and careened through the anchorage helpless to do anything. Miraculously, she did not hit anyone, and a man from the boat Elixir was able to get an anchor and rope to the boat before it hit the shore. Quite alot of excitement to say the least!! It turned out that the storm flooded the village of San Quintin, knocked out 2 bridges and cut off the village from outside roads. They called a state of emergency and the army was on site helping with repairs. We walked into town after the main storm had blown through for a few groceries. We found a ride with a young man and his wife and they gave us a ride into town and then as far back as they could on the washed out roads.<br /><br />We left San Quintin on Jan. 23 and sailed the 160 miles to Turtle Bay. We are leaving today for Magdalena Bay and should arrive in 2 days time. There are many stories to relate, but we need to get going on our way to Mag bay. I will give a full report when we get to Cabo San Lucas, which our destination after Magdalena Bay.<br /><br />Adios Amigas!!Cathy and Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557366222931751796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102341433849677316.post-574564083215164032010-01-14T09:52:00.000-08:002010-01-14T10:12:24.672-08:00Once there was a store named Minneys.....I am writing this today as I sit in San Diego harbour while Blake takes care of our cruising discharge from the united states. Upon his return, we will head off to Mexico!!! Ensenada is 69 miles south of San Diego which is an easy day sail away. Once into Mexico, I do not know how often we will have access to internet, but we will try to keep you as updated as possible.<br />Now on to the story about Minneys...<br />This new and used marine store is every mariners dream. They have just about every part a sailor could possibly want and then some. The prices and selection are second to none that we have come across so far in our travels. Blake thought he had died and gone to heaven. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdn4gfoVJpTVobdbK_xE2ziMk7f_SQbk-Gph8Ba-8gd0L_ZDfHBPLD3_wsWDlkJJuyQeAxuGOdJeOMSbUIYZFo5f6JohndCpGa5PBS1W-9UGeouyLQZRzrFzBRwTWZLE7-kI78vczTbEc/s1600-h/newport+ca+2010+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426656691114041090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdn4gfoVJpTVobdbK_xE2ziMk7f_SQbk-Gph8Ba-8gd0L_ZDfHBPLD3_wsWDlkJJuyQeAxuGOdJeOMSbUIYZFo5f6JohndCpGa5PBS1W-9UGeouyLQZRzrFzBRwTWZLE7-kI78vczTbEc/s400/newport+ca+2010+001.jpg" /></a> Jeff and sherry helped us until we had spent so much time there they were asking us where stuff was...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tXilabLJaTd344RKA16-jsJcokRMkZBNn8qShyphenhyphenDdOamT4CK1G4fUVCZrzmCcTG19H9U1JwJB4jAotCRNAQs_jKF9NeufvAUYyKHDoOS1IuYxCkBNaJM-fjx9G8b-WJzKg5bfEQbsuR4/s1600-h/newport+ca+2010+002.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426656674603704258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tXilabLJaTd344RKA16-jsJcokRMkZBNn8qShyphenhyphenDdOamT4CK1G4fUVCZrzmCcTG19H9U1JwJB4jAotCRNAQs_jKF9NeufvAUYyKHDoOS1IuYxCkBNaJM-fjx9G8b-WJzKg5bfEQbsuR4/s400/newport+ca+2010+002.jpg" /></a><br />See anything you like?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SGPNB0EHe0G4D9V2PkJk4bAQ-4EHY8Arl7lfQ_oR9NsnDQ4PBYKYYrryfve0HS6auR9tyOKmBpohjxo4sVevoLTi3EINjbyQE3g6RHNxrE9Lp8ToVl3CCVvgucWP9NZH-KTb7-kC28A/s1600-h/newport+ca+2010+004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426656662448268034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SGPNB0EHe0G4D9V2PkJk4bAQ-4EHY8Arl7lfQ_oR9NsnDQ4PBYKYYrryfve0HS6auR9tyOKmBpohjxo4sVevoLTi3EINjbyQE3g6RHNxrE9Lp8ToVl3CCVvgucWP9NZH-KTb7-kC28A/s400/newport+ca+2010+004.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Blake bought the pieces to create a new bow roller - total cost of pieces - $68. - 00 new cost 359.00 - Look on Blake's face when he had the finished bow roller - priceless!!(picture coming soon)<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEienlhHCEzA8VBlqAxHnl6WYXg9N2a4e514sszPzpGgeRHz1GrEgHllfU-Oy4i2VT9CecbYZZrF4zlNcSfJCxgwlJjhz8xDJ4Qv8lnFE9EdKixXPJb9KIRoYAg5INQ6tYQt20WZixO00hw/s1600-h/newport+ca+2010+005.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426656640967789362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEienlhHCEzA8VBlqAxHnl6WYXg9N2a4e514sszPzpGgeRHz1GrEgHllfU-Oy4i2VT9CecbYZZrF4zlNcSfJCxgwlJjhz8xDJ4Qv8lnFE9EdKixXPJb9KIRoYAg5INQ6tYQt20WZixO00hw/s400/newport+ca+2010+005.jpg" /></a><br />We spent so much time there at Minneys they gave us T-shirts!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-j_k4eqC25RgFqTUhpPQUMmSH1074sNOhJToGnQ71ddC_PqOezk_hrppJOuk-IMPMSZGjSBj-22XJDSbpfdvmd7XOiPPqPUTmoVqXnq3QUCM3S6u0TVdzxkxDWBoQlrIYfiECmz4CQpE/s1600-h/newport+ca+2010+006.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426656616921239938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-j_k4eqC25RgFqTUhpPQUMmSH1074sNOhJToGnQ71ddC_PqOezk_hrppJOuk-IMPMSZGjSBj-22XJDSbpfdvmd7XOiPPqPUTmoVqXnq3QUCM3S6u0TVdzxkxDWBoQlrIYfiECmz4CQpE/s400/newport+ca+2010+006.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Cathy and Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557366222931751796noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102341433849677316.post-73956169303182294682010-01-02T19:34:00.001-08:002010-01-12T08:19:56.073-08:00Morro Bay to Santa BarbaraMorro Rock - south of San Francisco. This rock is a volcanic plug created 26,000 years ago. All the breakwaters around Morro bay were built from rock blasted Morro rock which is a similiar rock to granite. Excavation of this rock ceased in 1963.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7X3JNvMjectrxmIcjN630uIIbvJh0VRKBDKrYImncOhWeR24NntG0XSv-DbhcgWrtWeqXhoYRW89SntMoA-84OM3nWVkhVSgz2oM1IGRbSqUi_ad73M0dCW0KbGRwGUvKWyNGdeSqGTQ/s1600-h/san+francisco+-+santa+barbara+086.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425869429488123874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7X3JNvMjectrxmIcjN630uIIbvJh0VRKBDKrYImncOhWeR24NntG0XSv-DbhcgWrtWeqXhoYRW89SntMoA-84OM3nWVkhVSgz2oM1IGRbSqUi_ad73M0dCW0KbGRwGUvKWyNGdeSqGTQ/s400/san+francisco+-+santa+barbara+086.jpg" /></a> Morro Bay<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jDrzjSL1V-9W0yWQ8uTAVO5UaAfJszZGDtAgCukstNgK5lUOgW-v7x-fFMUJY9CIsgsvzCockIX-hdMSJk_tUmTePgxL9xGEZ3O8jtSdIvobeo4CXDe9RpdxPqZW9kFun1-mC5WbEXM/s1600-h/san+francisco+-+santa+barbara+099.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425869419628070546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jDrzjSL1V-9W0yWQ8uTAVO5UaAfJszZGDtAgCukstNgK5lUOgW-v7x-fFMUJY9CIsgsvzCockIX-hdMSJk_tUmTePgxL9xGEZ3O8jtSdIvobeo4CXDe9RpdxPqZW9kFun1-mC5WbEXM/s400/san+francisco+-+santa+barbara+099.jpg" /></a> Wing on wing - 10knots!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgrAxdRbZTmrQ_BtNrVgtHwLaT6Yak97THqj1DOnrcrvrKOYj8neMdyJeQAXEU6B7uQBifj6aDNDCEeAypN8UG6G9DYBO_bc37Akkcu6Ayvwn3qR7dSSW9CpZXIfn8OdvFAqeczGOk1s/s1600-h/san+francisco+-+santa+barbara+112.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425867325988820290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgrAxdRbZTmrQ_BtNrVgtHwLaT6Yak97THqj1DOnrcrvrKOYj8neMdyJeQAXEU6B7uQBifj6aDNDCEeAypN8UG6G9DYBO_bc37Akkcu6Ayvwn3qR7dSSW9CpZXIfn8OdvFAqeczGOk1s/s400/san+francisco+-+santa+barbara+112.jpg" /></a><br />Coming into Santa Barbara<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdCGQxUhSMgQ8IUwDqGI56TdymxGN0OTvh53NjZdT908Gpvqh8cm4dL68QA-Gl8OnucttX3pl2V-ClIKaqyXYqjgJr0myyKJW-80aqvHYKd0QUfLX3ZHhUGn4PdNkEK40zw-2WU5GJgY4/s1600-h/san+francisco+-+santa+barbara+123.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425864729958211986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdCGQxUhSMgQ8IUwDqGI56TdymxGN0OTvh53NjZdT908Gpvqh8cm4dL68QA-Gl8OnucttX3pl2V-ClIKaqyXYqjgJr0myyKJW-80aqvHYKd0QUfLX3ZHhUGn4PdNkEK40zw-2WU5GJgY4/s400/san+francisco+-+santa+barbara+123.jpg" /></a><br />Santa Barbara Marina<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrQKP-KhooX6kBLubbcNcEdhwMJCpwQEVNNk-2C9lFUpI7fg60ZwxeBCnKcryWJXHSHyIpiVA8sDo07tgUNe_G-jGCH3rhXHZmz12kfODwPIZFzRCs8E9jnUL025_Pxp1wil4QGJwiq4/s1600-h/san+francisco+-+santa+barbara+132.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425863267522880114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrQKP-KhooX6kBLubbcNcEdhwMJCpwQEVNNk-2C9lFUpI7fg60ZwxeBCnKcryWJXHSHyIpiVA8sDo07tgUNe_G-jGCH3rhXHZmz12kfODwPIZFzRCs8E9jnUL025_Pxp1wil4QGJwiq4/s400/san+francisco+-+santa+barbara+132.jpg" /></a>Santa Barbara<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr7GsIyRBCkdyjl2tOM-M4fwxm5To-FIaOudec1zENA3mHWhOmkXkugJNBaUUGvD038PIRZnkCXmiSYHjJJ_bqz4wEeXsZ-dl4fxLt4vT69UUAfaVJVLugvkf0HEXjmS04cleWUfXP88A/s1600-h/san+francisco+-+santa+barbara+151.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425857774020102402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr7GsIyRBCkdyjl2tOM-M4fwxm5To-FIaOudec1zENA3mHWhOmkXkugJNBaUUGvD038PIRZnkCXmiSYHjJJ_bqz4wEeXsZ-dl4fxLt4vT69UUAfaVJVLugvkf0HEXjmS04cleWUfXP88A/s400/san+francisco+-+santa+barbara+151.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3O_GGtGOL701RdPfZl-yb_6JzJt3-KzukQu88ZdI-rFT1tU5MRUHKAQeSM8ZAzyOsO_4_HFpPEqmIeauXB3lTxBBDHCsc19ceXIh7Fk2fBr9KXkll1GrXrrGSHkrNN_V7zliXzsJlvs/s1600-h/san+francisco+-+santa+barbara+154.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425856614720110914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3O_GGtGOL701RdPfZl-yb_6JzJt3-KzukQu88ZdI-rFT1tU5MRUHKAQeSM8ZAzyOsO_4_HFpPEqmIeauXB3lTxBBDHCsc19ceXIh7Fk2fBr9KXkll1GrXrrGSHkrNN_V7zliXzsJlvs/s400/san+francisco+-+santa+barbara+154.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Cathy and Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557366222931751796noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102341433849677316.post-87970777954094520512010-01-02T19:09:00.001-08:002010-01-02T19:34:08.940-08:00Happy New YearHappy New Year everyone!! We are currently in Newport Beach California and will be heading south around the 7th of January. We had planned to head south a little sooner, but we are enjoying Newport Beach so much, we thought we would hang around a little longer than originally planned. That's the beauty of cruising, you can do whatever blows your hair back!!<br /><br />The following pics are from our time in San Francisco<br /><br />Of course, no blog would be complete without a shot of alcatraz<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_l53whlfVIOuME3VkvcwGlXRCVQW_SlstQ9QC4unXSsS62WAD7-9MOevhZo2nnN_UR5F-iilZuH1bxgO4GrXJ-7ZeGKAmRZJ-gIU-OUVazVDoGpI5_CDigbHhJ6rINR1AXcc2t9IyXtU/s1600-h/san+francisco+-+santa+barbara+044.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422350007843762866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_l53whlfVIOuME3VkvcwGlXRCVQW_SlstQ9QC4unXSsS62WAD7-9MOevhZo2nnN_UR5F-iilZuH1bxgO4GrXJ-7ZeGKAmRZJ-gIU-OUVazVDoGpI5_CDigbHhJ6rINR1AXcc2t9IyXtU/s400/san+francisco+-+santa+barbara+044.jpg" /></a> Dining at the crabhouse at Pier 39 in san francisco<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRsgbhq_lXcfHxRtxNS2VwtPy3OH3SuX_rYQNEDLv9ieHSc5ekEJ3oVumFIggdo_SOGBEZ8hXlclobkX7SqtsZMTCCjVT8YJZ_czlAovVesu8xWil1PeVTqPrNMV4HS3qoOz9_b3gkfM/s1600-h/san+francisco+-+santa+barbara+017.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422350002253632882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRsgbhq_lXcfHxRtxNS2VwtPy3OH3SuX_rYQNEDLv9ieHSc5ekEJ3oVumFIggdo_SOGBEZ8hXlclobkX7SqtsZMTCCjVT8YJZ_czlAovVesu8xWil1PeVTqPrNMV4HS3qoOz9_b3gkfM/s400/san+francisco+-+santa+barbara+017.jpg" /></a> crab anyone?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEku37KfRoHhAeRK9aMp0Zr9wazeYE7PmNhKBNQUIOMFHFnEElz36EOCKVJ5wvvPqJFdj7dB7oK_2lF78P4gdbBh0bvHTohMw1hU0zXTVdVe8IUjBF87rMlHkUQ7wYu3az3vq6if8Syo4/s1600-h/san+francisco+-+santa+barbara+015.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422349993871693874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEku37KfRoHhAeRK9aMp0Zr9wazeYE7PmNhKBNQUIOMFHFnEElz36EOCKVJ5wvvPqJFdj7dB7oK_2lF78P4gdbBh0bvHTohMw1hU0zXTVdVe8IUjBF87rMlHkUQ7wYu3az3vq6if8Syo4/s400/san+francisco+-+santa+barbara+015.jpg" /></a><br />Vicki and I at Pier 39 near Fishermans wharf<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnGqq7wyLAnl_hTDX9vYuU2dHE9sK44tF2e_3weXdpK1hxIbwJGW084Ia9Ju0kBq7dCIl0BRqwgJZq-DycSI5r2O8IypK1tMQJJtUq-FEdbyzV6_iPpYGl9LQ8FANWoqh9GNz-nC4gdy0/s1600-h/san+francisco+-+santa+barbara+012.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422349990246379106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnGqq7wyLAnl_hTDX9vYuU2dHE9sK44tF2e_3weXdpK1hxIbwJGW084Ia9Ju0kBq7dCIl0BRqwgJZq-DycSI5r2O8IypK1tMQJJtUq-FEdbyzV6_iPpYGl9LQ8FANWoqh9GNz-nC4gdy0/s400/san+francisco+-+santa+barbara+012.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Forbes Island - California style!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSjq4DgJRrRk1g_apifIMwWs7VzUXl1FPCCiQVWT7NsXh64tl8cU_uFJSK07a9fvfZNNzIJTYCMz0vN3J8-pK4i_W72HWvRuFRIhfXF6r5GwNWu2lebnqquF6HrO60zZangvIjzdkk9U/s1600-h/san+francisco+-+santa+barbara+020.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422349987470566610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSjq4DgJRrRk1g_apifIMwWs7VzUXl1FPCCiQVWT7NsXh64tl8cU_uFJSK07a9fvfZNNzIJTYCMz0vN3J8-pK4i_W72HWvRuFRIhfXF6r5GwNWu2lebnqquF6HrO60zZangvIjzdkk9U/s400/san+francisco+-+santa+barbara+020.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Cathy and Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557366222931751796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102341433849677316.post-72200186642927054092009-12-23T07:28:00.000-08:002009-12-23T07:46:30.478-08:00Merry Christmas Everyone!!We leave Santa Barbara today and head to Santa Catalina Island for Xmas. We will then head to San Diego and will be in Ensenada between Xmas and New Years. Love to you all and we will add pictures down the line somewhere.<br /><br />Love Cathy and Blake<br />Merry Xmas and Happy New Year<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Merry xmas you bunch of scallywags!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRy-gvGlAbeOQuD5xODMv762Nf9SV-D2V3Nja_NOEOw41pKNBiHtsrV3Wf10fN0LlmEBUuAJBzroPX6tpAoj_kAYe1mYnT8vAxg93kmwDtBrRlHahCrpisWV3okViB_HZ33tYSxk1MJjA/s1600-h/san+francisco+-+santa+barbara+160.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418457250076789906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRy-gvGlAbeOQuD5xODMv762Nf9SV-D2V3Nja_NOEOw41pKNBiHtsrV3Wf10fN0LlmEBUuAJBzroPX6tpAoj_kAYe1mYnT8vAxg93kmwDtBrRlHahCrpisWV3okViB_HZ33tYSxk1MJjA/s400/san+francisco+-+santa+barbara+160.jpg" /></a> Merry Xmas (video)<br /><div></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz6nyIVrFSh3QLMFa2b9ERGvwHoMVDKJcwUiIe-s5DeCdPLHrlc_ehjlo-rzzTix877kiVkG7b4x0aLQvZkKA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Cathy and Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12557366222931751796noreply@blogger.com1