When there is no fire extinguisher, you can always try prayer. You may need prayer to keep these wires on this public electrical pole from catching fire, too. Whimsical, artistic public seating is not necessarily comfortable public seating. Sometimes, even grimy boat yards can support things of beauty. m
Through circumstances beyond our control we spent two months and four days at the Singlar dock in Guaymas, Sonora. This is not a bad thing. I said it last year and I'll say it again now: Guaymas is a great cruiser's destination. The town has history to it, construction improvements of the waterfront and malecon continue,…
Our approach to big boat projects involving tool skills or physical demands is this: GB does almost all that sort of work while I handle the parts/supplies procurement, keep myself available to help GB when he asks for it, follow the instructions he gives me, and otherwise keep myself out from underfoot. Meaning, I had some spare…
It took GB 6 days to sand, fill and paint The Fox's hull at Marina Seca in San Carlos. To be sure, it's a big job and physically demanding, but GB's been there before and knows what to expect. In this photo on the left, GB has filled the dings and dents left by mostly-vegetative…
Late March is a good time to haul out in San Carlos to work on a boat. The Marina Seca there is a large and busy place, but the end-of-season rush hasn't begun so it's easy to schedule a haulout and gather supplies. The weather is generally warm, dry and sunny, yet still cool enough to be comfortable for working. …
So, here I am: I got my blogging mojo back just in time to leave Internet connectivity again. Sailing is like that sometimes. Anyway, the last thing that went according to plan, occurred waaay back in late March when GB dove on the hull in Bahia Concepcion over on the Baja Peninsula and advised me The…
We have been in the Sea of Cortez since November 1, enjoying the fine winter weather. It had been a great cruse, and we met some real interesting people. The problem was the bottom kept getting foul. I was cleaning it every six weeks, then every four, and now every three. It was a mess…
'Bye Mom. The flowers blooming all around your garden look beautiful. Say hi to Dad when you see him. m
We left the sportfishing skiff we’d towed to Timbabichi in the care of the two pangas that guided them in to the shallow part of the anchorage. We assumed all was now well, and planned to follow up with the two fellows in the morning. The next day, about 0730, we saw the neighboring ketch…
VHF 16 came alive: “Anybody copy?” It sounded to us like the typical gringo boater, unfamiliar with radio protocols, was trying to check if his radio were functioning by calling for whichever other boater might happen to be in range, to tell him how well his signal was being received, and from how far away.…