Our next cruise - Mexico to Alaska

[ksanders]

Sounds like a great plan Kevin. I can probably help arrange a slip in my marina in San Diego on Harbor Island right across from the airport. There might be a few SD folks who would like to grab a beer or dinner with you and your wife and hear some stories of your adventures. LMK if you are interested in either.

That sounds wonderful, Thanks! !!! We love meeting fellow boaters and sharing sea stories about big waves, and bigger fish!!!

We are On track to catch a weather window in Feburary and run 24X7 up the Baja to Ensenada where we will stop for a bottom paint job, before heading North in early March.

 

[ksanders]

After groaning about being charged for 50 feet at marinas, I finally accepted it and now I tell people I have a 50 foot boat.

It's funny jut how big boats really are. From the factory our 47 foot hull boats as you know measured almost 54 feet OAL.

I removed the bow pulpit and got ours down to 51'

 

[SteveK]

Even better Kevin, I am only a foot shorter.

 

[ksanders]

Even better Kevin, I am only a foot shorter.

How did you do that???

 

[SteveK]

How did you do that???

You shortened yours to be one foot longer than mine.

 

[ksanders]

You shortened yours to be one foot longer than mine.

Steve, I removed my bow pulpit completely.

did you pull your anchor from overhanging the bow completley?

I am super duper curious???

 

[SteveK]

Oh, my boat is overall 50, yours is now 51, only one foot longer, no magic, just math.

 

[bkcorwin]

off topic but what bakery is it? Im rolling into la paz in the am and always on the look out for a good panaderia

 

[slowgoesit]

Sounds like a great plan Kevin. I can probably help arrange a slip in my marina in San Diego on Harbor Island right across from the airport. There might be a few SD folks who would like to grab a beer or dinner with you and your wife and hear some stories of your adventures. LMK if you are interested in either.

Just don't try and keep up with Kevin on Margarita's! No, I don't want to talk about it.

 

[ksanders]

off topic but what bakery is it? Im rolling into la paz in the am and always on the look out for a good panaderia

Vicky sells hot dog and hamburger buns to the hot dog carts that operate in town. If you eat at a hot dog cart she probably supplied the bun, as she has something over 80% of the market share.

On any given day she makes between 5 and 10 thousand hot dog buns.

 

[ksanders]

Just don't try and keep up with Kevin on Margarita's! No, I don't want to talk about it.

We try to make sure nobody leaves our dock parties sober.
The other day we invited someone we had just met and he told us that our parties were infamous.

I was pretty proud

 

[bkcorwin]

Vicky sells hot dog and hamburger buns to the hot dog carts that operate in town. If you eat at a hot dog cart she probably supplied the bun, as she has something over 80% of the market share.

On any given day she makes between 5 and 10 thousand hot dog buns.

ah, wow ok. not the kind of bakery i was thinking but pretty cool. If i eat a hot dog ill appreciate the bun quality.

 

[heysteve]

off topic but what bakery is it? Im rolling into la paz in the am and always on the look out for a good panaderia

Two great bakeries near the central district are Amelier 21 Centro and La Masa. Both are VERY good!

 

[BoondocksHawks]

I lived in Newport, Oregon for a couple of years and there are many fantastic coastal attractions within an hour or less.

 

[ksanders]

we are now less than two weeks out from departing and down to watching for weather windows, even though we're still at the very edge of the forecast

The plan is to leave on about February 1 in the afternoon, making an overnight run to San Jose Del Cabo, where we pick up fuel.

Then while the weather is permitting, we will run 24 seven which is approximately four days to Ensenada.

If the weather kicks up, of course we pull in and hide just like any other Plan.

Once in Ensenada, we will get the bottom painted and start our adventure of the coast

 

[heysteve]

Maybe too early but Cabo on the 23rd looks good with a move to Mag Bay on the the 24th.

 

[ksanders]

Maybe too early but Cabo on the 23rd looks good with a move to Mag Bay on the the 24th.

Yes, but a bit too early. I have a contractor finishing up the AFT flybridge canvas.