La Cruz

It is Monday morning at the marina Riviera Nayarit in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, MX I,m sitting by the ocean waiting for the sun to come up, Diana is still sleeping, this is part of my getting up far to early. The weather is nice this time of day, before it gets hot. This marina […]

Pictures from our Puerto Vallarta passage

We have arrived in Puerto Vallarta after a two day passage from Mazatlan, it was an uneventful passage approx 200 nautical miles and we average 5 to 6 knts an hour so you do the math. We are all well and it is warmer here than Mazatlan by one or two degrees but it is […]

Mazatlan Marina

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Winter in Mazatlan

Happy New Year all !!!

Well it is winter in Mazatlan, which for a northerner is a contradiction in terms but, after a day at 25c the nights cool-down to a chilly 11c which for us now is cold(please don’t hate us that much). The tourists are starting to arrive in droves which makes for […]

Merry Christmas 2010 from Mazatlan, Sin, MX

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas

Made it to Mazatlan

We made it to Mazatlan! It has been a long time since I updated the blog so here goes. We are now tyed up at the Marina Mazatlan in Mazatlan Sinaloa MX. It is nice here the weather is warmer and the sun hotter, it only took two days more to get here from Cabo. […]

Maps of all the places I talk about

Some people tell me they have no Idea where we are, so here are some maps to help. Just click and enjoy.

Ventura California

Catalina Island

Ensenada MX

The trip from Ventura to Ensenada in detail

This is my recollection of the trip from Ventura to Ensenada, which is about 200nm and took us about 8 days. This includes 5 days of travel and 3 days in San Diego, it should have taken 3 or 4 days.

Day one; We left Ventura about 4:30am an headed out, it was dark and […]

Getting used to Ensenada, Culture shock

Well after two weeks in Ensenada the culture shock has subsided a bit. It is a new country and a new language for the most part. We have now been into town a couple times, we took the bus and cab combo, 8 pesos for the bus which almost takes us to the grocery/liquor store […]

We are Ready

We have finally finished all project and are preparing to leave Wednesday for Ensenada. We are using our new super quite, one flush, electric toilet now and it works great, It was a bit of work to squeeze a full size toilet in the forward head. The new GPS and pod are now completely installed […]