Landed in the Lazarette
Bleeding Out the Fish(prevents harmful toxins occuring)
Mexico has two distinct seasons. November to June is classed as the winter, spring or dry season. June to October is classed as the Summer, fall season, or wet season.
We are now seeing the summer season approach. With it comes careful weather watching.
Summer in Mexico means low pressures dominate over the land heated by intense overhead sun. Lightning storms and hurricane season in Mexico. For yatistas the mainland where we have been traveling is a very dangerous section of coast to visit during this period.
Boats head north into the Sea of Cortez where you can get out of the reach of Hurricane Alley and the seas are more tranquil. There are several type of winds that blow at night cooling down the cabin. We are in the desert here so they still do not see as much rain as is observed on the mainland. We have pulled out our lightning protector. However the best protection for us is the nestle up close to a sail boat. They have a higher mast than us!
We left Mazatlan and headed to the inside Baja coast going North. In most part the 30 hr trip was uneventful. The waves kicked up a little nothing too serious but enough to make for very little sleep along the way. We were about 1/3 the way through when Ken caught the largest fish to date. A 48’ 40 lb Dorado. Awesome. We now have to give away fish as the freezer is beyond full. We will not fish anymore until we have consumed much of what we have.
We are now again in La Paz staying at the virtual marina. (Disco as loud as ever)
We are now seeing the summer season approach. With it comes careful weather watching.
Summer in Mexico means low pressures dominate over the land heated by intense overhead sun. Lightning storms and hurricane season in Mexico. For yatistas the mainland where we have been traveling is a very dangerous section of coast to visit during this period.
Boats head north into the Sea of Cortez where you can get out of the reach of Hurricane Alley and the seas are more tranquil. There are several type of winds that blow at night cooling down the cabin. We are in the desert here so they still do not see as much rain as is observed on the mainland. We have pulled out our lightning protector. However the best protection for us is the nestle up close to a sail boat. They have a higher mast than us!
We left Mazatlan and headed to the inside Baja coast going North. In most part the 30 hr trip was uneventful. The waves kicked up a little nothing too serious but enough to make for very little sleep along the way. We were about 1/3 the way through when Ken caught the largest fish to date. A 48’ 40 lb Dorado. Awesome. We now have to give away fish as the freezer is beyond full. We will not fish anymore until we have consumed much of what we have.
We are now again in La Paz staying at the virtual marina. (Disco as loud as ever)
We had dinner with Kristen and Ned from Bristol Blue on board the Genesis. It was nice to see them again.
Tomorrow we will have the boat hauled and begin the yearly maintenance of bottom painting, zinc changing and a few other projects. Living on the hard is not fun. You are in a shipyard climbing a ladder into the boat. Lots of noise, dirt etc.. The shipyard has armed guards at night and as the lyrics of Eileen Quinn says “Hopefully I don’t bite it going for a pee.”
We figure we will be here for at least 2 weeks as I have to get some dental work done. A filling fell out. Since I am sure it will turn into a root canal I estimate having to stay longer than we wanted to stay. The plus side is that work done in Mexico is very professional and is Wayyyyyyyyyy cheaper than Canada. Actually affordable. I would suggest that a person take a vacation to Mexico, have their dental work done and still come out cheaper than going to a dentist in Canada. Bonus a free vacation.
I have put up a chart of the Sea of Cortez. We will be heading clockwise staying close to hurricane holes. As we will be in the wilderness the blogs will come through the SSB and pictures will have to be attached when we are within internet service.
There are several towns and we plan to also do a lot of in land travelling. I am looking forward to this section as it will be a lot of swimming, sea kayaking, hiking, in general getting in shape.
We figure we will be here for at least 2 weeks as I have to get some dental work done. A filling fell out. Since I am sure it will turn into a root canal I estimate having to stay longer than we wanted to stay. The plus side is that work done in Mexico is very professional and is Wayyyyyyyyyy cheaper than Canada. Actually affordable. I would suggest that a person take a vacation to Mexico, have their dental work done and still come out cheaper than going to a dentist in Canada. Bonus a free vacation.
I have put up a chart of the Sea of Cortez. We will be heading clockwise staying close to hurricane holes. As we will be in the wilderness the blogs will come through the SSB and pictures will have to be attached when we are within internet service.
There are several towns and we plan to also do a lot of in land travelling. I am looking forward to this section as it will be a lot of swimming, sea kayaking, hiking, in general getting in shape.
We will be travelling clockwise around the Sea of Cortez
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