The Story of guy and gal!

Tried all day yesterday on and off to get on to the internet to no avail.  Had a great day yesterday touring the little town of Port San Bartoloome............years ago there were a lot of turtles here hence the name turtle bay. As first walked off the fuel dock onto the beach and up to the town we certainly noticed the aftermath of the 2009 Baha Haha, the 16th annual trip from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas by about 200 sailing vessels.  This week is another fleet coming through only they are motor boats  and it is called the  Foubar!  The little villages that get picked as stop off points make good money for a day that is for sure.  We were surprised that there was any fresh food to buy yesterday.  We did well being very excited about a head of lettuce, a cabbage, cream cheese and a few pieces of fruit. You have no idea how exciting it was to get cleaned up, put earring on and yes even a little lipstick!!!  We were like teenagers going out on a F...

It is already Friday tomorrow! We have managed to get to Cape San Quentin and are anchored here after spending the night at anchor at Punta Colnette. It was a good day with many porpoise shows and one whale! We also discovered a sun fish! Very strange creature……….I must research it a little and give you details next time as we could not get too close to it but it just kind of lays there on top of the water with all of its legs up in the air seeking the son! (Sound like something that you would like to do???) I got a few pictures and will send them on if they turned out. We did manage to get in a few hours of sailing as we had some favorable winds today!!! The Captain is pleased. The day also brought us our second fish. Claes put out a tuna fishing line, which is basically a line attached to the side of the boat with a huge big wooden plug/hook. You just pull along as you go on and it lies on top of the water; the tuna fish feed at the top and jump up and voila you have ...

After our grueliing day yesterday a nice fresh fish supper and hours of Skyping with our beloved family and friends.............that is YOU!!!! we had a great sleep. The Captain is a little concerned cause the price of wine here is pretty high and his first mate.......that would be me............is starting to drink beer.  Hmmm not sure if his sharing will go that far but we will see how much he really loves me hey???? We are getting ready to leave and fuel up and on to Puerto Santo Thomas which is a mere 22 miles and a good anchor for the night then on to Punta Colnet which is another 42: making a nice day of sailing if we are blessed with some winds.  This way we are travelling a reasonalbe portion of the day and not wearing ourselves out. So, that is the plan. Welcome to all the newbies on the blog.............if you have any questions please make a comment and I will try to help you.  Please browse around as I continually update the little sidebar features and t...

The day started early.................we were .off to the immigration office for  9 am and after many pieces of paper filled with form after form and standing in line, paying with paesos we received our tourist visas, temporary permit for the vessell and clearance with customs as well as recognition for arriving and departing.............all for a mere  three hours of our time.  But we are legal now and the WhiteShell II is now a Mexican vessell for ten years!!!!!! The rest of the day was spent at the supermarket to replenish with fresh thins. as we  hope to leave tomorrow morning.........not sure where or how far but we will carry on. It was so good to talk with you all on Skype..................let's try in the morning agian?? I am pretty tired so will cut this short.........just downloaded some more pictures and a video....check it out. Louise and Claes

Thank you for following us --it does our hearts good to know that!! Yes, it is very similar to RVing but cleaner and not so much traffic!  HAHHAH!  Never have a shortage of water especially now that the Water Maker is ready for the pressure test--tomorrow!  Up until now it has been very much like Canada being the US of A and even up till Ensenada.  Very modern and very commerical  all the way.  We are anticipating that will change soon.. gas in a jerry can and not much shopping until you get to Cabos San Lucas. Yes, it is our home and we love it! The Yanmar seems to be a very common  motor for most sailors these days.  It ran us over $25,000.00!!!!!  Any donations will be graciously accepted..........just talk to our Banker, our daughter Crista at the Scotia Banko!!!!  Hahahhah!   Yes, I am working on pictures of the White Shell II..  keep blog in and it will not disappoint! Glad that you are heading south and look f...

After a leisurely morning of stowing away our things and fuelling up we head out of the harbor saying farewell to San Diego. We shared the marine highway with a huge Navel Aircraft Carrier and many other types and sizes of vessels. The sea was calm and the weather over cast with a little sunshine from the east. After a few hours of getting organized with new GPS charts we decided to head for the Coronado Islands, Crown Islands just five miles south west of Tijuana. Knowing that we will need to get up early to make Ensenada tomorrow we plan an early supper of burgers and jo jos. Even though the new motor reacts a little differently than the old Ford I still am able to do my part to help Claes set anchor about 200 yards off shore at about 35 feet. We are surrounded by large fish boats and what appears to be numerous abalone farms on the southern tip of the larger island. On the North end of the island is a small naval station which regulate the comings and goings of the island ...

Yes, in the morning we will stow away our "stuff" and head out of the bay, after fuelling up of course. We are looking forward to making it about 20 miles tomorrow to a place called Puerto Salina. There is no big rush to get to Ensenada, our first port of entry in Mexico, as the custom office will not be open until Monday. Today, we walked to the Customs and Home Land Security office in downtown San Diego to hand in our cruising permit that we had obtained at Port Angeles. It was a beautiful walk as you can tell by the pictures……….a nice park like walk most of the way. A lot of it was along the water ways so it was very enjoyable. We stopped for a nice cup of coffee and the most incredible "Danish" I have ever tasted. Claes loves them and buys them all the time but this was heavenly……..fresh and so tasty. All for around 5 bucks and enough for two. We walked past the Marine Museum and the sailing vessel The Star of India, of which is posted pictures when w...