tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69283089139940695412024-03-18T16:16:46.019-07:00Ruminations of a SailorMike Judy Goehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12382371212263585012noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928308913994069541.post-32163285811672701842024-02-12T17:46:00.000-08:002024-02-12T17:46:44.772-08:00The DNA of our winter months<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCM6_H9WPIk3EO6RAiv4vin3czw-Bt7A_DveN3PuB5UNAMNCa0Vl_-y-Dl3vutIFAx6Amwu55Brbhfn6TZZ_mUtsu0aFXB5430_xe_BBu7TLzF0_9ZqSeLYaIJD90d7qWx56sDjCEUtnoQ6DOW-big-GmIUma6tK0Fae_OweHkqLuGweo4FdKXBWzRcsnl/s4000/angel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCM6_H9WPIk3EO6RAiv4vin3czw-Bt7A_DveN3PuB5UNAMNCa0Vl_-y-Dl3vutIFAx6Amwu55Brbhfn6TZZ_mUtsu0aFXB5430_xe_BBu7TLzF0_9ZqSeLYaIJD90d7qWx56sDjCEUtnoQ6DOW-big-GmIUma6tK0Fae_OweHkqLuGweo4FdKXBWzRcsnl/s320/angel.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An angel getting ready for the parade</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygvdPcJf-___dwTqAPYbgzYfxPB4DYeNPFJmsR4iTqqEMPq9hMaQaFJshxS_jT08OdwarcsNQfUQ0VgX_veW8UkhwiJqL0Z5mn3DHk0zoj_VoCmeHix046pbLB2yO26AJh7_4538_vM5RZqB8MFToDfmlctQURwFdtDcONUqfIBCYvFZ0q50GhkZVOZly/s4000/neptuen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygvdPcJf-___dwTqAPYbgzYfxPB4DYeNPFJmsR4iTqqEMPq9hMaQaFJshxS_jT08OdwarcsNQfUQ0VgX_veW8UkhwiJqL0Z5mn3DHk0zoj_VoCmeHix046pbLB2yO26AJh7_4538_vM5RZqB8MFToDfmlctQURwFdtDcONUqfIBCYvFZ0q50GhkZVOZly/w320-h240/neptuen.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Neptune and the sea</td></tr></tbody></table> <br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4yqKCXfoSPB8tfWTB7LYHhWVqodxL54sKoTXOF3O_ssZCZUBPZ6txa-TpcR8ObFWrFl6T1wUFVO_QnlowF_rorMUZtsk9nljOLljP__H_1sBz5uWxb9IOWIV7wPqrrZEvVkJt3SHh-RmJXe_qMaijqCBpQR9_yfX4wBVjEG0F0Ly5AXmTefxNVOcnv6Bq/s4000/our%20winter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4yqKCXfoSPB8tfWTB7LYHhWVqodxL54sKoTXOF3O_ssZCZUBPZ6txa-TpcR8ObFWrFl6T1wUFVO_QnlowF_rorMUZtsk9nljOLljP__H_1sBz5uWxb9IOWIV7wPqrrZEvVkJt3SHh-RmJXe_qMaijqCBpQR9_yfX4wBVjEG0F0Ly5AXmTefxNVOcnv6Bq/s320/our%20winter.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The DNA of our winter months</td></tr></tbody></table>It’s already carnival time here in Guaymas and the air is filled
with tons of competing music, the roads are jammed with parade floats and barricades,
and people are thriving in the festivities. This year, the festival is very
active and today is Day 3 of 4 of the colorful parade. We’ve wandered through
the rides and along the parade route until we’ve had our fill of sights, sounds
and people. This year, I didn’t see any Pokemon lights as a prize along the midway games, so I skipped
the games this time. I have to be happy with my two treasured Pokemon lights in our floating home.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vkD6I_XbDsl5aonwM83BwSG1pRs7RALcnrGGQA3N9FhOYRq1ZwhKGF9JnfhyZg4Cmcjwo0kjOzvVj391FyCnakaFDO0T6m6kwHwEGeBZPWTGbq5jvqImZGPu6R2OitjpVAECRcKP36cQKu4cGZnWckbIWq9qSyyRVbtZJWUn5lU7JY6mUjVwNEHN0mAT/s4000/Sams%20club.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vkD6I_XbDsl5aonwM83BwSG1pRs7RALcnrGGQA3N9FhOYRq1ZwhKGF9JnfhyZg4Cmcjwo0kjOzvVj391FyCnakaFDO0T6m6kwHwEGeBZPWTGbq5jvqImZGPu6R2OitjpVAECRcKP36cQKu4cGZnWckbIWq9qSyyRVbtZJWUn5lU7JY6mUjVwNEHN0mAT/s320/Sams%20club.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />However! I did score the best light ever from our friends who borrowed our Sam's Club card and had to renew the membership - the gift was a truly funky light (remember the old days when you'd get a toaster at the bank!) Rechargeable, color changing and totally disco light which lights up our salon at night. <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tomorrow, we are planning our departure from the dock
heading toward Loreto on the Baja. We hope to meet up with friends there, and
head down to Isla Carmen and beyond to catch up with other friends who left before
the heavy wind event we’ve had the last week. It’s the same weather front that
pummeled California so no surprise that wind and weather headed to Mexico. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We’ve had a very active time since December including more
trips to Arizona, a road trip through the back roads of Sonora, including a stop in Bacanora where they make the local moonshine. And, what road trip could be complete without a stop in Moctezuma. Oh and by the way, the tiny tienda/restaurant across from the "tourist office" was sold out of bacanora, so we left empty-handed but happy for the stop.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sVPSSuI74X39zDESNyS4XRZt3gULYA0j_DrbWPwdkTC6SAQ2-eE6hHlaWBOakl2FLfKkngx6_4FuyVZtczarhUz949YcIsGAdXc245btqbVtRP2CRUsbptKDxb4lfccj92Z-BJvEdhAitLWMZ5h7GgDipQW1SH6BbrYO8k0NPpJqMBUlbsKdQb_7t0Uw/s4000/baca.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3sVPSSuI74X39zDESNyS4XRZt3gULYA0j_DrbWPwdkTC6SAQ2-eE6hHlaWBOakl2FLfKkngx6_4FuyVZtczarhUz949YcIsGAdXc245btqbVtRP2CRUsbptKDxb4lfccj92Z-BJvEdhAitLWMZ5h7GgDipQW1SH6BbrYO8k0NPpJqMBUlbsKdQb_7t0Uw/s320/baca.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The source of the wicked moonshine</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRcumOizgcf4GSN0J6_QzwPEHVb1RvUhCzBhcrvWyP4W_xzsW-R1NPxQMJCe5DC8e9BCDuBCpmDkFCA2h552YnppjnB0nzlKazwbc0qJrkZ0AWHib_0RO5iqvDGPNXDhGcnkHKXwrt7zogjTl8dTfr1PQkeqR8VsZ1Ps5EpanPfxGdFwQ8DvwV-up-uh8/s4000/baca%20,ale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRcumOizgcf4GSN0J6_QzwPEHVb1RvUhCzBhcrvWyP4W_xzsW-R1NPxQMJCe5DC8e9BCDuBCpmDkFCA2h552YnppjnB0nzlKazwbc0qJrkZ0AWHib_0RO5iqvDGPNXDhGcnkHKXwrt7zogjTl8dTfr1PQkeqR8VsZ1Ps5EpanPfxGdFwQ8DvwV-up-uh8/s320/baca%20,ale.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dudes doing the deed to make bacanora</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Our stop in Moctezuma included a visit to the church, the town square and a bathroom break at the local Pemex gas station. While wandering around to find the building with the bathroom, I see a lady selling used clothing alongside the bathroom building. I ask her how much for the ba<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">ñ</span>o and she says no charge BUT I do have galletas (cookies) for sale at the gas station. So of course, we bought the cornmeal cookies and she was very happy. I ask her for a recommendation for a local restaurant (after all, there were 5 or 6 along the town square). She suggests a place, we go and it's run by her sister. This is all in Spanish- every day I am thankful for my language skills. Although I do get myself into trouble sometimes... </p><p class="MsoNormal">During our winter months, we’ve had the extreme pleasure of seeing and hanging out
with a ton of our friends. We are so thankful for our tribe here. I can't say enough about the importance of friends!!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmhFilgz-xDEZy3uXowwu3juLfrH2jbtsc1dFBuKWjZukmHJ7UKZjRm2RNqYRSmeZBpkvqMj2yyXG0on5FbqMsvJ7GIcWQQie8OtNgWaZUAwLcNOlJHPhtMtfJAkv_Y8hcBtoXsfeGkAP4OEHQC-tmCCTrbQiUrv_3RLBnh74roNC29JL_Yy9k2IBMNadW/s4000/moz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmhFilgz-xDEZy3uXowwu3juLfrH2jbtsc1dFBuKWjZukmHJ7UKZjRm2RNqYRSmeZBpkvqMj2yyXG0on5FbqMsvJ7GIcWQQie8OtNgWaZUAwLcNOlJHPhtMtfJAkv_Y8hcBtoXsfeGkAP4OEHQC-tmCCTrbQiUrv_3RLBnh74roNC29JL_Yy9k2IBMNadW/s320/moz.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What can I say - we had a great lunch here</td></tr></tbody></table>Throughout January, Mike received 4 knee injections to help
postpone knee replacement. It’s a different modality than he received with the orthopedic
Dr. in La Paz. Because of the many issues in La Paz with the hurricane last September,
we decided we’d prefer to avoid going there this year so were glad to find a
local doctor. Mike’s happy with the results and we recommend Dr. Merino! <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Boat-wise, we completed a myriad of installations, repairs,
upgrades and fun stuff to make our boat more fabulous. It is after all, our home.
We’ve had our share of ups and downs in the process – we are very blessed with
excellent vendors, good resources and plenty of taco stands!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIp25wwDgOF_0g94IOYKITRzUfpvkycSBHyp7fl0ivi_pPQ7zEjc7-P41DEQkY0qRtSUCpj58HcH0huYXH7TOPnGDHZN4e4i7pSCZE2zzLSrouNN_vcaY0dv_VRBvJV8_t51jOe0QwV56uJWcSS1paf2rH2vl9uys5fNXeT96yx_pqGZZoGTMkzDeudjm/s4000/battery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIp25wwDgOF_0g94IOYKITRzUfpvkycSBHyp7fl0ivi_pPQ7zEjc7-P41DEQkY0qRtSUCpj58HcH0huYXH7TOPnGDHZN4e4i7pSCZE2zzLSrouNN_vcaY0dv_VRBvJV8_t51jOe0QwV56uJWcSS1paf2rH2vl9uys5fNXeT96yx_pqGZZoGTMkzDeudjm/s320/battery.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And for those who wonder how Mike spends his time</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><o:p></o:p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHZtym5dWNHZPkAxasHqJN23U8_WCLibhXkBIQAIfq9NDMiVCEOV9r_z9cv5aip2iwVAHq0kiqdT9WeKeXvELz3D3s927tVud3QROI576xBIcWEFdDA5s-OoNvHKhyDiUegYjK-rjVh_3JFXRXbtNkv8ppzRpBOjMfhTZl-Oljx8F70iABw7FzO2VHdnv/s4000/tortiall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHZtym5dWNHZPkAxasHqJN23U8_WCLibhXkBIQAIfq9NDMiVCEOV9r_z9cv5aip2iwVAHq0kiqdT9WeKeXvELz3D3s927tVud3QROI576xBIcWEFdDA5s-OoNvHKhyDiUegYjK-rjVh_3JFXRXbtNkv8ppzRpBOjMfhTZl-Oljx8F70iABw7FzO2VHdnv/s320/tortiall.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lady making tortillas on an open fire</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDVThpEYIe5J6ykIAP_6dZjTDcnuP0yARGc3wmgIWmYjsmGt9TYsUKuGAe8TvtrEnMYdSznEXBZPWfn9xq5af_PEVxM0gfxx6MJfpUoWA9gsc9TpubErsLLpJVODHPUpNZGO1HExM7qy07ard_wgnJMqOsJ-0RuKkpqFycP65SowtAgzVCTQb5VdCmDor/s4000/ou%20lady.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDVThpEYIe5J6ykIAP_6dZjTDcnuP0yARGc3wmgIWmYjsmGt9TYsUKuGAe8TvtrEnMYdSznEXBZPWfn9xq5af_PEVxM0gfxx6MJfpUoWA9gsc9TpubErsLLpJVODHPUpNZGO1HExM7qy07ard_wgnJMqOsJ-0RuKkpqFycP65SowtAgzVCTQb5VdCmDor/s320/ou%20lady.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Lady of Guadalupe - full size sculpture across<br />from our hotel room on a road trip. Felt safe!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_NlClQyZdrT88MKaf-TyaNFLEfFkMGRQ_NpUTXygwWNhedAf0RMkahCvlaEMwXX8F1kXEXXvyq0eSSNSJWVb0-Tj-63X3955unDQY-XQN1RAuufwu_iWqQX5wBCSsUDuJlam7YQezo9d3TZlG4g7RuzzKo0gdF4Zjb-RMCzZ91BD40afIf1wDu7O9UJD/s4000/long%20parade.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_NlClQyZdrT88MKaf-TyaNFLEfFkMGRQ_NpUTXygwWNhedAf0RMkahCvlaEMwXX8F1kXEXXvyq0eSSNSJWVb0-Tj-63X3955unDQY-XQN1RAuufwu_iWqQX5wBCSsUDuJlam7YQezo9d3TZlG4g7RuzzKo0gdF4Zjb-RMCzZ91BD40afIf1wDu7O9UJD/s320/long%20parade.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OK, so these 5 ladies are lined up<br />for the parade with 2+ cases of <br />beer at their feet (everybody brings<br />their own beer although <br />there's plenty for sale)<br /> - that ought to get them<br />through the several hours of the parade</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1Mp-1E9LMketQWM2eXCY_8Wccxo71eP0poMmdelRKJfG0EZiZ2RrlbOZ_7haUbaJXIt-gIFVlAZSeXxrpsXhW46oR1vGG1FrhupDjNGri-Kg25TZsZRaKm5ePqdDKCHoRmSpdax-n-AyKWldeE1kmLgvXeQQcufCVUlS26P2aoefl6BZzoJVNGXT76g1/s4000/king%20band.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1Mp-1E9LMketQWM2eXCY_8Wccxo71eP0poMmdelRKJfG0EZiZ2RrlbOZ_7haUbaJXIt-gIFVlAZSeXxrpsXhW46oR1vGG1FrhupDjNGri-Kg25TZsZRaKm5ePqdDKCHoRmSpdax-n-AyKWldeE1kmLgvXeQQcufCVUlS26P2aoefl6BZzoJVNGXT76g1/s320/king%20band.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Banda band ready to jump on their float<br />with red sequined jackets and the head <br />guy of the parade (mayor?)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitoHKzGj6yHMXxHSWJKHvdLNz5K6jZytoIOcOYvLNjHBZc97O6gTfT1Jtbi3orKaEG3kdHCrAOyHz-qPII0gCrIh_P0kv4-Avpuya0zg523oIsU3_quuM63pbMFS2QPg1TvqwOaVA1GqHU2rA-rsI7c__veMeYvVsSOas-Yum7aw6m68BFRgc3kuabMhRZ/s4000/girls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitoHKzGj6yHMXxHSWJKHvdLNz5K6jZytoIOcOYvLNjHBZc97O6gTfT1Jtbi3orKaEG3kdHCrAOyHz-qPII0gCrIh_P0kv4-Avpuya0zg523oIsU3_quuM63pbMFS2QPg1TvqwOaVA1GqHU2rA-rsI7c__veMeYvVsSOas-Yum7aw6m68BFRgc3kuabMhRZ/s320/girls.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scantily clad young girls by the hundreds</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8GX9G8WKLrYiG-EpxyPrHclkxSodOC2sktgP6WeLc00nSuWTM4Rwbx0DZWRScuTT1PT4F5pEoUw8LskhykV5BcUqR1ehSGx_89escQm8zGnX0qg58nKP8RZ0Uxqk9AcXLTlEK7uQk8dRomkYk2wJEhwBjTf_TX8EPrJQnKedTJQmNqhtnHjm6294vUpe/s4000/cjircj.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8GX9G8WKLrYiG-EpxyPrHclkxSodOC2sktgP6WeLc00nSuWTM4Rwbx0DZWRScuTT1PT4F5pEoUw8LskhykV5BcUqR1ehSGx_89escQm8zGnX0qg58nKP8RZ0Uxqk9AcXLTlEK7uQk8dRomkYk2wJEhwBjTf_TX8EPrJQnKedTJQmNqhtnHjm6294vUpe/s320/cjircj.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blessings to you and yours</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><br />Mike Judy Goehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12382371212263585012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928308913994069541.post-6261644947248868162023-12-23T12:00:00.000-08:002023-12-23T12:00:23.104-08:00Merry Christmas & Wishing you a Joyous New Year<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOP7B0QxrFoCjRDwUlcA_iRYoNNAuLiSdRwG9E0k0UWizT7hDw2t7l5Uv91l6v1iavvPrngag_EuRhdK8cb7FwWuhiSkKW54IPgGwFjUycuTxjHuzWHTnUouzLdk7OY_BH9D7u4QP3YWrAuQ7iuuEfUBeu0NESJbMP1aIkI22qu-edQfl5rveLQTIzt1xi/s4000/Christmas%20ship.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOP7B0QxrFoCjRDwUlcA_iRYoNNAuLiSdRwG9E0k0UWizT7hDw2t7l5Uv91l6v1iavvPrngag_EuRhdK8cb7FwWuhiSkKW54IPgGwFjUycuTxjHuzWHTnUouzLdk7OY_BH9D7u4QP3YWrAuQ7iuuEfUBeu0NESJbMP1aIkI22qu-edQfl5rveLQTIzt1xi/s320/Christmas%20ship.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>While we are happily afloat at the dock in Guaymas once again this
Christmas season, it provides us time to reflect on this amazing year. We are
thankful for so much in our lives! Our many friends – both south and north, our
families – distant though they are, the staff at the Fonatur boatyard, and the multiple
vendors who help us stay afloat. The list goes on and on… <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjwsk3wJzDSfGbNa7K-0T6rRc1APhVa148JDAqOt0Sjo_goWJ1LjcMjEGwmroYHqKagncjbhNhzy3APHJlQQIG5QBLiF9-yqLPhlYf_DcOV9IMOFO-U-xUe4XH1ajXcn6H7autdOL8bf8rE0qBEwC7lFyBAvIRLbWCL00lvZ4XSZWSDq0fPpWf5yO5yaa/s4000/engine%20room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjwsk3wJzDSfGbNa7K-0T6rRc1APhVa148JDAqOt0Sjo_goWJ1LjcMjEGwmroYHqKagncjbhNhzy3APHJlQQIG5QBLiF9-yqLPhlYf_DcOV9IMOFO-U-xUe4XH1ajXcn6H7autdOL8bf8rE0qBEwC7lFyBAvIRLbWCL00lvZ4XSZWSDq0fPpWf5yO5yaa/s320/engine%20room.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wiring in the new batteries, happy full<br />days in the engine room for the Cap'n</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7cqaZKXU93aNw0y0WTv_F9JmEW9ztSdymQZv1DHarY_4k2Es_6ziSTES97Fgk9yd1CyMT86vC5ebBOdiaFzAVCm-TFLdDH2Q1mV94B3EFHAM9myZq_b6Y_e_Jmxe1A62__aB_ZFr7SQzWMPHQ-Xs6Ri1nRIF2Jm0UuR7wiO9CT4TwpWCaWaaHh8jnWgW/s4000/installing%20water%20pump.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7cqaZKXU93aNw0y0WTv_F9JmEW9ztSdymQZv1DHarY_4k2Es_6ziSTES97Fgk9yd1CyMT86vC5ebBOdiaFzAVCm-TFLdDH2Q1mV94B3EFHAM9myZq_b6Y_e_Jmxe1A62__aB_ZFr7SQzWMPHQ-Xs6Ri1nRIF2Jm0UuR7wiO9CT4TwpWCaWaaHh8jnWgW/s320/installing%20water%20pump.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Installing repaired water pump</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6YVwk2LX9QMHGWL8rblmhJ_aF4p0a7ZFpxClKdNPlQZLVCpQFRbFHEJl1b3-5MRL5t0B6AfR_omDcT0fSRZD5fgfYBsGWoyVQNMtGN7L5A-ZCAQFAFfyhiycwUM3qifMa1WIfm7_felPx_DH9REE0kMzjAJbKIKyLYutgqRWq-24WHFHJI1ZZQkLCOKh/s4000/Up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6YVwk2LX9QMHGWL8rblmhJ_aF4p0a7ZFpxClKdNPlQZLVCpQFRbFHEJl1b3-5MRL5t0B6AfR_omDcT0fSRZD5fgfYBsGWoyVQNMtGN7L5A-ZCAQFAFfyhiycwUM3qifMa1WIfm7_felPx_DH9REE0kMzjAJbKIKyLYutgqRWq-24WHFHJI1ZZQkLCOKh/s320/Up.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up the mast with Doug's help</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVQSHqsmWbMnoZ1hMle9Dt7kfsRPsjnX6R5lIGdfcPPDzJorMGyuxNbEA8NoXIzkLW6bEkxdd76PqSZeDFdwh6vYvEHWRtJXlZpsA67gjKUbRR7D1UkD9snxfltBMBm3SZWJgXwJ_ggjMov-W0GHkMW66dQYr4rcCjVyIyJZ24JoIBkrdxxTEPkUYer7m/s1605/Christmas%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1605" data-original-width="895" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVQSHqsmWbMnoZ1hMle9Dt7kfsRPsjnX6R5lIGdfcPPDzJorMGyuxNbEA8NoXIzkLW6bEkxdd76PqSZeDFdwh6vYvEHWRtJXlZpsA67gjKUbRR7D1UkD9snxfltBMBm3SZWJgXwJ_ggjMov-W0GHkMW66dQYr4rcCjVyIyJZ24JoIBkrdxxTEPkUYer7m/s320/Christmas%202023.jpg" width="178" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early Christmas in Nogales AZ, picking up our new batteries</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b>The Ups and Downs of Boat-Love<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">We continue to enjoy the ups and downs of our boating lives
on Pura Vida - from the top of the mast installing a new navigation light, to the
hull installing a new zinc on the freshly polished prop – to every pump and
part installation in between.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrFmGfFzmLa0xLI5twY_Tc4OQo9MtFd7BePZ2dIitkEDh4pmiQfEtOZPCPMol4KWhjm5zPQx0Usuk6Vm5_lyN8KsGQ6l4igHXdzMiXF1VMB99Wpf8zwueBQUmbs6OZ7n_VRnhGAVEJlc49FkO8blq1As5aCB7VnZ5DjIJyySIq-vVnufvytM7irQj3VWw/s4000/new%20curtains.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrFmGfFzmLa0xLI5twY_Tc4OQo9MtFd7BePZ2dIitkEDh4pmiQfEtOZPCPMol4KWhjm5zPQx0Usuk6Vm5_lyN8KsGQ6l4igHXdzMiXF1VMB99Wpf8zwueBQUmbs6OZ7n_VRnhGAVEJlc49FkO8blq1As5aCB7VnZ5DjIJyySIq-vVnufvytM7irQj3VWw/s320/new%20curtains.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New curtains, thanks to Marion's sewing skills</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgI69RC5HdD3Lk5dT93CSetdcdxYNsTdhbGMucXW5TBTOycbbm9gvLSw5qHtRvS89awccoQ2SbO9yF0_2ynQmUL2j_sw1UJQvx9-CWhC6VOQ5FqZAmMS6hsyZ63WI7VdYXStyRXe7sanZiMHrt2nvdHVjF3KTURet9pIBsq_jfspRT55MqtskC6brvBp9/s4000/Oscar%20and%20Mario.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgI69RC5HdD3Lk5dT93CSetdcdxYNsTdhbGMucXW5TBTOycbbm9gvLSw5qHtRvS89awccoQ2SbO9yF0_2ynQmUL2j_sw1UJQvx9-CWhC6VOQ5FqZAmMS6hsyZ63WI7VdYXStyRXe7sanZiMHrt2nvdHVjF3KTURet9pIBsq_jfspRT55MqtskC6brvBp9/s320/Oscar%20and%20Mario.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oscar & Mario tearing out the old nasty walls and<br />pink insulation</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoI3VquNdk_lwJwVdmqvhnBtRe2J3TFhDTtLfL2G5MRy7Osr5WsnuxGcyYVVhr3oHlV7hmxOpHhBehjkyxxJivYQZp0FVzU6QJXwAXS_yl4KUvHEzi69UirhdDBu2gPB7UY70gyaHGjxAdC6NczYkGifKsFNc9pgSvbdK3h9uKYXLp0CmgQ_REsX4-Qvm/s4624/removing%20wall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoI3VquNdk_lwJwVdmqvhnBtRe2J3TFhDTtLfL2G5MRy7Osr5WsnuxGcyYVVhr3oHlV7hmxOpHhBehjkyxxJivYQZp0FVzU6QJXwAXS_yl4KUvHEzi69UirhdDBu2gPB7UY70gyaHGjxAdC6NczYkGifKsFNc9pgSvbdK3h9uKYXLp0CmgQ_REsX4-Qvm/s320/removing%20wall.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Judy removing the port bezels before tearing down<br />the old wall coverings</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0mfJWpkt0V3tukzHHref1MtwFozcqcRn8xljDNLtPAWdzeMbwtYa3ROPMLWPtO7ExLZ03iBFMlebCjs4I9OIBJQIKuTFXbJB0zMHbaSJpJdXtwJJeXo8L2O-A_X8y5t0489H7iudFq5DJ7q179du2xpb6FrUyWYxMkbyi_HwWuZWleRzlo9WlatiTOWg/s4624/new%20walls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0mfJWpkt0V3tukzHHref1MtwFozcqcRn8xljDNLtPAWdzeMbwtYa3ROPMLWPtO7ExLZ03iBFMlebCjs4I9OIBJQIKuTFXbJB0zMHbaSJpJdXtwJJeXo8L2O-A_X8y5t0489H7iudFq5DJ7q179du2xpb6FrUyWYxMkbyi_HwWuZWleRzlo9WlatiTOWg/s320/new%20walls.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New walls in sleeping area and our V-berth - nice <br />to get rid of the 47 year old vinyl and rusty staples</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">And then there's the interesting lifestyle in Mexico - very different from our "first world problems".<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRITGFcXwBlQr39eQHP122O7euyPwwtxhX63WdZ9T-iqoY2BnFGn-EFnsugNcmcN_uHd46rhUsUKugx6eM7oDvARZ05rp65Qi6C99-SicveVKtLkCyiDXlsP5EytVEG-b5w1Wd8al5LPlz-jTPxqReX6xAV4LUXgXSxh1Yx4ZdSgpbdfcy8lguqcxu-0fw/s4000/sunset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRITGFcXwBlQr39eQHP122O7euyPwwtxhX63WdZ9T-iqoY2BnFGn-EFnsugNcmcN_uHd46rhUsUKugx6eM7oDvARZ05rp65Qi6C99-SicveVKtLkCyiDXlsP5EytVEG-b5w1Wd8al5LPlz-jTPxqReX6xAV4LUXgXSxh1Yx4ZdSgpbdfcy8lguqcxu-0fw/s320/sunset.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunsets never cease to amaze and astound us</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbZoUrM_2OPALeAVhPXxxNqu5wCFlcHdUMGxpLUYApxOQd2Di6daAp1YVvtTu8lkM9opDcNF4aXizgz7EwGw6B3fSRe5Vvwc3eloSysxx8DJ3hdyyTzwmn3SmeKOVUuqR3-U9nudTu5arvE914MUxPM3hmqZ30EAQ32YytID84T-gIjvFmlpeSMVmPnsH/s4624/sunrise.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbZoUrM_2OPALeAVhPXxxNqu5wCFlcHdUMGxpLUYApxOQd2Di6daAp1YVvtTu8lkM9opDcNF4aXizgz7EwGw6B3fSRe5Vvwc3eloSysxx8DJ3hdyyTzwmn3SmeKOVUuqR3-U9nudTu5arvE914MUxPM3hmqZ30EAQ32YytID84T-gIjvFmlpeSMVmPnsH/s320/sunrise.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunrise the next morning across San Carlos Bay</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdHqRvpxO0cvldWEafK7rSRtSbLMp2vvyXiv7tvQk-G5Nw9SotvV1A8jpxu2NGzxHhvV4xYJlXSFNgv5iyG1BuLnAr_CR1raQfgEHbywcAUq2ytge-hDXfKNsyOlnmqExaXiJWp_96peZWhl-Ny-aXUNQ7SUJIp6bwNS66gPWhJy8xTNcR9aeZQeM4uwJq/s3564/Home%20from%20work.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1550" data-original-width="3564" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdHqRvpxO0cvldWEafK7rSRtSbLMp2vvyXiv7tvQk-G5Nw9SotvV1A8jpxu2NGzxHhvV4xYJlXSFNgv5iyG1BuLnAr_CR1raQfgEHbywcAUq2ytge-hDXfKNsyOlnmqExaXiJWp_96peZWhl-Ny-aXUNQ7SUJIp6bwNS66gPWhJy8xTNcR9aeZQeM4uwJq/w400-h174/Home%20from%20work.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Truckload of workers on their way home</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQamFDxFIwDiJjX5ZUc4GnI59StoQ943V9qvQOefT5gYMcJ1J-DRKexsrsJleWfIe1XFjFH8Z2OlRiyob0kDuwJO-tqfViwTbwEnUUmI3cQ1YCBbobi4vMj6uygneIvd8TnyGbLDsRTLIrAuE7UsmAagukFxgm39ys_ljrVraB8TS9YNOZl5JiK1FsQcHQ/s4000/Cheetoh%20tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQamFDxFIwDiJjX5ZUc4GnI59StoQ943V9qvQOefT5gYMcJ1J-DRKexsrsJleWfIe1XFjFH8Z2OlRiyob0kDuwJO-tqfViwTbwEnUUmI3cQ1YCBbobi4vMj6uygneIvd8TnyGbLDsRTLIrAuE7UsmAagukFxgm39ys_ljrVraB8TS9YNOZl5JiK1FsQcHQ/s320/Cheetoh%20tree.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This year's display features Cheetohs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVzj12jzNpybd2MJUfD2xeAaGvn3GNknm5RpKsyLzqMWDcbponRbhXHr9QOAQR3SFxn-Q1xd-EHL-mieBc_k_K_dOzpaUQDSgeoidGXMy6wYpfa7KjRzHFq3QovTNBitXbgqYHFHyxb_g862DKLM2inphcndkN9naVEBS1SF9XBwwFgm7ZMxuHeW6SCjj/s4000/ready%20to%20launch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVzj12jzNpybd2MJUfD2xeAaGvn3GNknm5RpKsyLzqMWDcbponRbhXHr9QOAQR3SFxn-Q1xd-EHL-mieBc_k_K_dOzpaUQDSgeoidGXMy6wYpfa7KjRzHFq3QovTNBitXbgqYHFHyxb_g862DKLM2inphcndkN9naVEBS1SF9XBwwFgm7ZMxuHeW6SCjj/s320/ready%20to%20launch.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready to launch, the travel lift is <br />approaching from the stern <br />to haul us to the ramp</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p>Mike Judy Goehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12382371212263585012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928308913994069541.post-66574898854945282082023-10-10T09:44:00.000-07:002023-10-10T09:44:39.655-07:00From Lighthouse to Lighthouse to Lighthouse: A Watery Kind of Summer<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEituU7CwoaeQ3mP6RLmMNSX1OHfJ3a3d19JzAdGhefkFde3OTo6mFpElptMIscHNl5DpykibT3E6QKQxeuuYZmNDSbSeBxWtSoaotGN76m0hGFGW8ZSVJt4yQ2CaH6lgKnlWPcrosdrsZJAqDxsVOr_c_8qG_fWpJ2Pse_dIYuKFs-egZ6dlnIlvR-H79qt/s4032/underwater%20kiss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEituU7CwoaeQ3mP6RLmMNSX1OHfJ3a3d19JzAdGhefkFde3OTo6mFpElptMIscHNl5DpykibT3E6QKQxeuuYZmNDSbSeBxWtSoaotGN76m0hGFGW8ZSVJt4yQ2CaH6lgKnlWPcrosdrsZJAqDxsVOr_c_8qG_fWpJ2Pse_dIYuKFs-egZ6dlnIlvR-H79qt/s320/underwater%20kiss.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A carefully calculated underwater kiss</td></tr></tbody></table></div>As I am sure is true for everyone reading this, summer was a
busy time – and as fall sets in, life sometimes settles down and provides a
moment to reflect and be thankful. We hope this note finds you well and that you
had a good summer wherever you enjoyed the sunshine and long days.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Our summer was filled with extensive traveling and between
each trip, we worked full time at West Marine to get that employee discount for
our ongoing boat parts list. You’d think we’d be done with projects on our
beloved Pura Vida, but we have a shorter list this fall than other years. Believe
it … or not. We thankfully are heading south shortly to hopefully reach new shores and additional ports of call than we’ve explored in recent years.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Our summer travel found us in some pretty incredible watery locations.
Water…It’s our thing, I’d venture a guess. So, read on if you dare. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFLkqo4afdTPyP4q0Sizp7PDiJiu4_6Z58t1LmssS08ZtsVWhMmfpkqwaak-6v637NPa4B2cVqH6srbt3lzYCnLI255MIAMg0QRPNh5GVNpsDEVX_kk4yyHmP0F7rjA1ysYp41l2tc5GCzW-5hyphenhyphen1te527SOcYeDKrdW1n0haUACzC2KVXTypkDg_NzNHpi/s422/GT%20lighthouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="376" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFLkqo4afdTPyP4q0Sizp7PDiJiu4_6Z58t1LmssS08ZtsVWhMmfpkqwaak-6v637NPa4B2cVqH6srbt3lzYCnLI255MIAMg0QRPNh5GVNpsDEVX_kk4yyHmP0F7rjA1ysYp41l2tc5GCzW-5hyphenhyphen1te527SOcYeDKrdW1n0haUACzC2KVXTypkDg_NzNHpi/s320/GT%20lighthouse.jpg" width="285" /></a></b></div><b><br />Grand Turk Lighthouse - Turks
& Caicos</b><b><span style="background: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We’d paid deposits and had credits to use from our
aborted fall 2022 dive trip to Grand Turk – last year’s hurricane changed our
travel plans. So, we rebooked to depart June 1 – Mike’s birthday, on a red eye
to the Caribbean paradise we’d not visited since 2005. Scuba diving awaited and the diving was as exceptional as we remember. <o:p></o:p></p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiOc-QPLNmS3fSt6lzL_SlWSfDTXKaZ3MDO4XuzSLKIkFmuvv19qRCbmkndiCsUr-7TFSPv0p_jA-OEKVYNmFniPpjBBG2JySuNg_KrCRzfAs8ng4lF5B8_zfKR-wp5kAoaC18j04oxyFwE6ATUidOD75_xEWs8_aoBS_iuHaVMxdfhDBKV7iJI6qrixHj/s4624/at%20anchor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiOc-QPLNmS3fSt6lzL_SlWSfDTXKaZ3MDO4XuzSLKIkFmuvv19qRCbmkndiCsUr-7TFSPv0p_jA-OEKVYNmFniPpjBBG2JySuNg_KrCRzfAs8ng4lF5B8_zfKR-wp5kAoaC18j04oxyFwE6ATUidOD75_xEWs8_aoBS_iuHaVMxdfhDBKV7iJI6qrixHj/s320/at%20anchor.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Positioned around the anchor at a shipwreck</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">At Blue Water Divers on Grand Turk, our dive masters, King and Nick, took great
care of us for 10 dives over 5 days. The wall is right there so
the boat ride is short to some pretty killer diving. Turks and Caicos is a UK territory
separated by a 7,000-foot marine trench: Turks Island Passage or Columbus
Passage. This breathtaking wall is a superhighway for migrating fish, rays,
turtles, dolphins and local fish schools and other cool stuff. One of our dive
companions and his son had cameras so we were fortunate to score some of their
images.<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLeSFqlOf_AkOdsSqs5HA9lYyxdpBO543P8MdE4-a1Np0Q0psxuRdSh17uYllMqdo6vMYqEO1DVipaAryEJJG7w-txL3ZEDtDwfuNpfPiqXtb7vgWQgKd4rGbjpsJC3XtHfYB0pb-NP8dIDujIxgCr7PNPBMX0z1bbJ2Zvsd4tOqFQO2j9HXj92MISs7pp/s3840/turtle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLeSFqlOf_AkOdsSqs5HA9lYyxdpBO543P8MdE4-a1Np0Q0psxuRdSh17uYllMqdo6vMYqEO1DVipaAryEJJG7w-txL3ZEDtDwfuNpfPiqXtb7vgWQgKd4rGbjpsJC3XtHfYB0pb-NP8dIDujIxgCr7PNPBMX0z1bbJ2Zvsd4tOqFQO2j9HXj92MISs7pp/s320/turtle.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We saw plenty of turtles</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL4v9DHWHvZcINELEM3p-t6jVSKiEuffbIrkbS6mzoZDA0pUFPEkb_gl1D63hahNy-sFNTmTq0cpjlt91M8a7Bghn5WwbTmiFXOu9jmW6plKCLuYuj7X4aXFd5GJWEwCUU4PQ-nkIASkjwCPbtS2Bs5lW4ekjc1oTCq_JbD0bT2vWctpeyI21h2LdmSRvx/s4624/shallow%20reef.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL4v9DHWHvZcINELEM3p-t6jVSKiEuffbIrkbS6mzoZDA0pUFPEkb_gl1D63hahNy-sFNTmTq0cpjlt91M8a7Bghn5WwbTmiFXOu9jmW6plKCLuYuj7X4aXFd5GJWEwCUU4PQ-nkIASkjwCPbtS2Bs5lW4ekjc1oTCq_JbD0bT2vWctpeyI21h2LdmSRvx/s320/shallow%20reef.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shallow reef around GT</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-38Z8InGGF-D0_KYAH3yfmO8IstKIqmkIeMHMD-End_YbXL-ck7_Ec21v1_g1JgbACUY5Tp0RpGaDhpjKZ76PRaaphHh8AHzLbVmXKX1fSDkmO3aAi8wDUKajIYjHv6lUNrVGlRljtbgkcEGertIXhbrrgAjiu1pPDqpqOB71guXN4yDYsNV8WZP8REE9/s4032/queen%20angel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-38Z8InGGF-D0_KYAH3yfmO8IstKIqmkIeMHMD-End_YbXL-ck7_Ec21v1_g1JgbACUY5Tp0RpGaDhpjKZ76PRaaphHh8AHzLbVmXKX1fSDkmO3aAi8wDUKajIYjHv6lUNrVGlRljtbgkcEGertIXhbrrgAjiu1pPDqpqOB71guXN4yDYsNV8WZP8REE9/s320/queen%20angel.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Queen Angel</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq274z5gTdidIjCVy5f8gD3-GKWjs-7i6iY2vSYG7BXmFqdivL3KFaYL_31vmSfPw7EXbZh6X0xbVtzTQxejOJrgkGXSMg3hNumBS4Y-fQJVadWRl7PAFSHThSI_nWIRZWMtEhyFd5iRMctdAvaUOoc_C5GI8lRh6YvCCxv5giuEi0WXvH1f3glBEHoA0l/s4032/peacock%20flounder%20top.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq274z5gTdidIjCVy5f8gD3-GKWjs-7i6iY2vSYG7BXmFqdivL3KFaYL_31vmSfPw7EXbZh6X0xbVtzTQxejOJrgkGXSMg3hNumBS4Y-fQJVadWRl7PAFSHThSI_nWIRZWMtEhyFd5iRMctdAvaUOoc_C5GI8lRh6YvCCxv5giuEi0WXvH1f3glBEHoA0l/s320/peacock%20flounder%20top.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look closely to see the flat Peacock Flounder</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIeUcxXVoewMOcePOjHJMvY3JT1amClSs83DjVmrsYuJCaxbUGI4Hjr49t5-gbG6fhXq_Yr-tVtqyJEg3D67ppqLEcQoibKaAwKvVT-U-JG6q2bNYWptgBmEXsUJat_bS-Rv5awCUp7XlMROeSFkkipEUNQWRXWMOeEI7R9Dyf8aFd2Uum8DjiekDqIsrc/s4032/judy%20coral%20head.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIeUcxXVoewMOcePOjHJMvY3JT1amClSs83DjVmrsYuJCaxbUGI4Hjr49t5-gbG6fhXq_Yr-tVtqyJEg3D67ppqLEcQoibKaAwKvVT-U-JG6q2bNYWptgBmEXsUJat_bS-Rv5awCUp7XlMROeSFkkipEUNQWRXWMOeEI7R9Dyf8aFd2Uum8DjiekDqIsrc/s320/judy%20coral%20head.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coral heads as I swim on by</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJvOV_FMDJWuwm6JDC-TZhYeZgiypCA4FPwdxOtfRDBw2LJ5p7DQhbDJtQLzgbuLQSwka7FbCGqjhMGrnChZpy2CELRf3O636U6wLn1WmUg6BdCnPAtsSGQGBHbjkVyWBeSWhZD3OszvUj1dUbaM9yW_EeBivmvefJImLUcAiO9BwNwKLiM0eMcgaFfDk/s2097/gray%20angels.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1179" data-original-width="2097" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJvOV_FMDJWuwm6JDC-TZhYeZgiypCA4FPwdxOtfRDBw2LJ5p7DQhbDJtQLzgbuLQSwka7FbCGqjhMGrnChZpy2CELRf3O636U6wLn1WmUg6BdCnPAtsSGQGBHbjkVyWBeSWhZD3OszvUj1dUbaM9yW_EeBivmvefJImLUcAiO9BwNwKLiM0eMcgaFfDk/s320/gray%20angels.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gray Angels</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98tz7WwqMWfjJUkKR5WzuPkNySYeohW6eiwAzFf-nNUoKWuc7HGs_3o2U7lg2kO4ghvPnZkTxfcKltHJyk4sQKTwE3CoE0YM4Ffrdg8VR8Ocut71vhXCBoXwuVCI52AQD4JkkT3WY3b1zJKurzoVoIjfuoXQ9XYBh0uUXUaUkpJtdnGDMqDHmef2RnORW/s4032/blue%20tang.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98tz7WwqMWfjJUkKR5WzuPkNySYeohW6eiwAzFf-nNUoKWuc7HGs_3o2U7lg2kO4ghvPnZkTxfcKltHJyk4sQKTwE3CoE0YM4Ffrdg8VR8Ocut71vhXCBoXwuVCI52AQD4JkkT3WY3b1zJKurzoVoIjfuoXQ9XYBh0uUXUaUkpJtdnGDMqDHmef2RnORW/s320/blue%20tang.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kiss me, dahling!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6pC3WNn5be3ORCE43VZ0AGNQFpvCGaL7Y48t7sSqXtEINQdz5EGm1JAYtk1gnz1cewijtnhlxQ8otEX2VCPlJ0UOXcK3pZ69COAkibGsWxsoaUoZLiGuochsoy2pigc1sRQFst2CA8aYJrTc7gBqUc1Do7ybLveh-rQXOb0EcaHI9MppdkK2WyAgSMPHZ/s4624/king%20DM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6pC3WNn5be3ORCE43VZ0AGNQFpvCGaL7Y48t7sSqXtEINQdz5EGm1JAYtk1gnz1cewijtnhlxQ8otEX2VCPlJ0UOXcK3pZ69COAkibGsWxsoaUoZLiGuochsoy2pigc1sRQFst2CA8aYJrTc7gBqUc1Do7ybLveh-rQXOb0EcaHI9MppdkK2WyAgSMPHZ/s320/king%20DM.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With dive master King</td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJK9YkqFv50wIF-vUQfRmgVaecBM4cruJUq19c9a5q2SCbhxX0PuipLMp1TfHXyX9jaKqh0mDG81Qw9dNaA9aUMjm4GYNgoWVhqPipk3VbTpofCj9_26nZY8tN3ggchfyypFlS8-TVHtPoUDpWmCR2mEcSJVJKnnhvzxRiqp0NnYmP2U-7HZs6CkNgX0K/s4624/cart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJK9YkqFv50wIF-vUQfRmgVaecBM4cruJUq19c9a5q2SCbhxX0PuipLMp1TfHXyX9jaKqh0mDG81Qw9dNaA9aUMjm4GYNgoWVhqPipk3VbTpofCj9_26nZY8tN3ggchfyypFlS8-TVHtPoUDpWmCR2mEcSJVJKnnhvzxRiqp0NnYmP2U-7HZs6CkNgX0K/s320/cart.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Touring the island in our deluxe golf cart</td></tr></tbody></table><br />On a non-dive day, we tried to rent a scooter to tour the 7-mile-long
island, but the scooter was so small, Mike knees were in front of the head
light so they “upgraded” us to a golf cart for the same price. Score! The shade
cover was most welcome on that hot humid day. We visited Grand Turk Lighthouse,
built in 1852 by British architect Alexander Gordon to alert sailors of the
treacherous shallow reef. There’s plenty of colorful stories about that lighthouse and
the pirates who took advantage of shipwrecked vessels.<o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCr4EfKxu8Xn5TCvPIRChJTet2xZE9qArhjEiT5MdnEXxctR0KOYJJyeFACuzt_9lXG-_n8EgSVVRWtMegOmeGwCX1CTDiUAOOy_6VkNxce13lT3TQEKLJcVNbr1AEhbAQqgkvDifgGHME-AxNURtIZhvD7AtI56uvLbuvsXOBOCTnsYBhe1BVq_d2r3E1/s4624/WI%20lighthouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCr4EfKxu8Xn5TCvPIRChJTet2xZE9qArhjEiT5MdnEXxctR0KOYJJyeFACuzt_9lXG-_n8EgSVVRWtMegOmeGwCX1CTDiUAOOy_6VkNxce13lT3TQEKLJcVNbr1AEhbAQqgkvDifgGHME-AxNURtIZhvD7AtI56uvLbuvsXOBOCTnsYBhe1BVq_d2r3E1/s320/WI%20lighthouse.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Door County LH</td></tr></tbody></table><b>Door County Lighthouse – Wisconsin</b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxZ9eCCFvll0crLYe3P8k56R6nUu35gVvf1ChbXcJ_8VaHLLgaPzZS6w396k0LdiivQOPnAJ6hHKH95qiw6HXXb0zr22zebwaIjNvtynu3ZkqH2OslC8S8po4dFlKWkJ21E3qbfhatbTmIRfGPp-rbkUXTDCcwV7O0KGELIYPzf2wgfB7wRaAfNEOBK7w/s4624/Reunion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxZ9eCCFvll0crLYe3P8k56R6nUu35gVvf1ChbXcJ_8VaHLLgaPzZS6w396k0LdiivQOPnAJ6hHKH95qiw6HXXb0zr22zebwaIjNvtynu3ZkqH2OslC8S8po4dFlKWkJ21E3qbfhatbTmIRfGPp-rbkUXTDCcwV7O0KGELIYPzf2wgfB7wRaAfNEOBK7w/s320/Reunion.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All dressed up for the<br />HS reunion</td></tr></tbody></table><br />August found us on an extended visit to spend time with my family
and attend my Oconomowoc Senior High School class reunion. Mike graciously attended
with me. It was way more fun than I expected – well attended, interesting to
connect with so many people - and the weekend included a golf outing.<o:p></o:p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEogkLmspe-DjzatrXwcVH7qqnVHK1I3Olj86kxp6Hl3eEbcKUXXn_fq_WOEhsjFdVZA6iodb-cqSmJoKVMZ3fM2SAOWzKm7M3aDB13gtvae9kciZcp1Ga7USszIXejaEO355w2FQZIsYRGTFmursWWn8aS22QqVcKRP-_P3-BUoDKrgyjgh_3eVkyQq3H/s4624/Mike%20chandlery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEogkLmspe-DjzatrXwcVH7qqnVHK1I3Olj86kxp6Hl3eEbcKUXXn_fq_WOEhsjFdVZA6iodb-cqSmJoKVMZ3fM2SAOWzKm7M3aDB13gtvae9kciZcp1Ga7USszIXejaEO355w2FQZIsYRGTFmursWWn8aS22QqVcKRP-_P3-BUoDKrgyjgh_3eVkyQq3H/s320/Mike%20chandlery.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike explores the chandlery at the museum</td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3cgtLENc-7xTDBQVrpIYM2mY24k1PQ0vWNAsllmbiYRBqyEWqSXN4TZ5yiF3gNNOGc9A8CBmpo5-3KhBB8GtAxCi1h0zTrWDZ3DZf4mYPlwYfu40G0kLa8pbEYgi4QouKM33DJwRWF6zXaxu2A5bOXiq11L_UGwWrr9dNrVnOlkwiB9FbNX9AOGVsCSUE/s4624/lake%20mi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3cgtLENc-7xTDBQVrpIYM2mY24k1PQ0vWNAsllmbiYRBqyEWqSXN4TZ5yiF3gNNOGc9A8CBmpo5-3KhBB8GtAxCi1h0zTrWDZ3DZf4mYPlwYfu40G0kLa8pbEYgi4QouKM33DJwRWF6zXaxu2A5bOXiq11L_UGwWrr9dNrVnOlkwiB9FbNX9AOGVsCSUE/s320/lake%20mi.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake MI viewpoint</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLbzo65eDCbUHQMpfqAAVNvjYpUBSDWJbhjNLC4bBB6Uf4nB61ZfzabjwxqInWgzZO6LMGYCYFwhWHYlTArhY5mAPj3sshQg1hyChk6dgJh9G6BY6fFwRaG9QVMxuHHg67CB8gikbAW9H-tXpQayRVXR2wuz4XYrbPopvm3Sut-JuYQOPMGWkoXt42SIh/s4624/manitowoc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLbzo65eDCbUHQMpfqAAVNvjYpUBSDWJbhjNLC4bBB6Uf4nB61ZfzabjwxqInWgzZO6LMGYCYFwhWHYlTArhY5mAPj3sshQg1hyChk6dgJh9G6BY6fFwRaG9QVMxuHHg67CB8gikbAW9H-tXpQayRVXR2wuz4XYrbPopvm3Sut-JuYQOPMGWkoXt42SIh/s320/manitowoc.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Our travels to Wisconsin took us to Door
County, where we experienced our first visit to Lambeau Field, home of the
Green Bay Packers. We enjoyed lunch and a great visit with my sister and her husband. <div><br /></div><div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2OwC1pGi9mC0xiFTV9I7jO9EcIwmuHa74PLzBtJGlyDNwXqNLaU2k6vnSUXziK6btRJFTFswYfK5y27XfZp2bzpfTjrP3iFrFhd6CjWGHmSJZfv8vpw9_266w-KLTdgb7P27wLlvRWTSLUFkDcdCNR9TfAYYV9Nxq3kZx4tOUIlmWm_SftAf83lqXQxj/s4624/Lambeau%20gift%20shop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2OwC1pGi9mC0xiFTV9I7jO9EcIwmuHa74PLzBtJGlyDNwXqNLaU2k6vnSUXziK6btRJFTFswYfK5y27XfZp2bzpfTjrP3iFrFhd6CjWGHmSJZfv8vpw9_266w-KLTdgb7P27wLlvRWTSLUFkDcdCNR9TfAYYV9Nxq3kZx4tOUIlmWm_SftAf83lqXQxj/w400-h180/Lambeau%20gift%20shop.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheesehead display in an old Chevy pickup</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The gift shop amazed with its cheesehead display, green and
gold bling and paraphernalia for every whim, even a Swarovski crystal GB helmet
for a mere $5,000.<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSLBEJNWJEuichVlvOgTrMFmkwXMnXizqbQzR9UTkQKapBqkafNqG2v_yTVOr8rCluz05hl4-yQXfxxXVj1D-F7zSf8xThpgKu0OXAMFcaVNUoD2yulYG8-BqF6Oa3PKLOl6U5tUYRk72Bevzg9UAt3w8dqtb3GqtABi-qTf5dGiV-W8wrf4ePlLz_znL/s4624/bling.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSLBEJNWJEuichVlvOgTrMFmkwXMnXizqbQzR9UTkQKapBqkafNqG2v_yTVOr8rCluz05hl4-yQXfxxXVj1D-F7zSf8xThpgKu0OXAMFcaVNUoD2yulYG8-BqF6Oa3PKLOl6U5tUYRk72Bevzg9UAt3w8dqtb3GqtABi-qTf5dGiV-W8wrf4ePlLz_znL/s320/bling.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Packer bling!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <o:p></o:p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvugiog83Qh5B5Ej_E2fdgP-N9x-2un2b6s29SESRX74hbuiZrpHuRCdSMLnj-DPtV9csivJ4BG0qr7WYtdZRCOVQJXMluU0nIalP3Sz1yoOfO-o33G8yK115jhEV-_wd8J8RdZlmf627PSBcKw2_0F2mbKCyvcVd_W3HqWS4RMqQR8LFHtEreyffv5dVw/s4624/pig%20race.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvugiog83Qh5B5Ej_E2fdgP-N9x-2un2b6s29SESRX74hbuiZrpHuRCdSMLnj-DPtV9csivJ4BG0qr7WYtdZRCOVQJXMluU0nIalP3Sz1yoOfO-o33G8yK115jhEV-_wd8J8RdZlmf627PSBcKw2_0F2mbKCyvcVd_W3HqWS4RMqQR8LFHtEreyffv5dVw/s320/pig%20race.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pig races @ State Fair</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6XpKXrRjYQY5dvI7mPAN0wN6wytxTI3MKwIQKH8fAIm_GuV4lKpVluA3u-LCavBpR_0b-b41G2Qh181J4ovF8MDnLACukb5eDvUPo05H7cKca3g8qj0wcMARuXTUnf2QXClyg3VAJr_4bChVkfNmDs9RwmsmDN9W7MVKiJkQfwPSN-cVQ9J_oCfXcMKce/s4624/creampuff.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6XpKXrRjYQY5dvI7mPAN0wN6wytxTI3MKwIQKH8fAIm_GuV4lKpVluA3u-LCavBpR_0b-b41G2Qh181J4ovF8MDnLACukb5eDvUPo05H7cKca3g8qj0wcMARuXTUnf2QXClyg3VAJr_4bChVkfNmDs9RwmsmDN9W7MVKiJkQfwPSN-cVQ9J_oCfXcMKce/s320/creampuff.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With the Cream Puff Mascot at WI State Fair</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFPC1EgJ6MjwdlYfNMhCP3pKoJFVkYSyQ8eSOUNIq5MkhY6WxXDRqQEskdwSuSZNddkr5vNEZ84J2kbXJnjxmJxCLtcTIkR7mdWU7Ay3gB9xdhyphenhyphenBEVPSUCWQBD-MzbviEXHEy4SKMQRiwtfCC31lL2NKbw0gFhBC1nO7nfQ3NxbQrJxlBH0JoS6dFXEMN/s3961/WI%20nightclub.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="3961" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFPC1EgJ6MjwdlYfNMhCP3pKoJFVkYSyQ8eSOUNIq5MkhY6WxXDRqQEskdwSuSZNddkr5vNEZ84J2kbXJnjxmJxCLtcTIkR7mdWU7Ay3gB9xdhyphenhyphenBEVPSUCWQBD-MzbviEXHEy4SKMQRiwtfCC31lL2NKbw0gFhBC1nO7nfQ3NxbQrJxlBH0JoS6dFXEMN/s320/WI%20nightclub.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A "primer" for visiting a Wisconsin Supper Club</td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_3UVUJmlItraAxxf38V6jtdNNt0Zn4SmTPM8pBbcPvaDsINkPsF8A-X2UiG80fHmTHrUEW8CJknEjFOmCzYar0kRdwyHkxe6OHQ3wUDXr0QYENYxkbaJ1os6AkMsE8qCf3pRHg5eAhIQceQ7t-NGK9J1TtpA3Br0UJuszdXEGk-eRCaRtL6X2rSt7FWO/s4624/sisters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_3UVUJmlItraAxxf38V6jtdNNt0Zn4SmTPM8pBbcPvaDsINkPsF8A-X2UiG80fHmTHrUEW8CJknEjFOmCzYar0kRdwyHkxe6OHQ3wUDXr0QYENYxkbaJ1os6AkMsE8qCf3pRHg5eAhIQceQ7t-NGK9J1TtpA3Br0UJuszdXEGk-eRCaRtL6X2rSt7FWO/s320/sisters.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My sister made us matching 'sister' purses</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha05YeXbjV6fiUICqA-YZOHQ-AV8OVhT6N7ndENOIqu5kj9u_3LF1M3gE9nRu3IZdWCGzXtdWFhadBjlz-6_w8KHng5E98IfY_WeonMQBaiGzEErRqnjrzt_Ok_2XRMFbWYJ6g1bGLj0ijZxarwYx3UyrfwrOe71FB4_yFUdmcUJDWdwIdLMIn-ZR-y0it/s1024/sisters%20beach.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha05YeXbjV6fiUICqA-YZOHQ-AV8OVhT6N7ndENOIqu5kj9u_3LF1M3gE9nRu3IZdWCGzXtdWFhadBjlz-6_w8KHng5E98IfY_WeonMQBaiGzEErRqnjrzt_Ok_2XRMFbWYJ6g1bGLj0ijZxarwYx3UyrfwrOe71FB4_yFUdmcUJDWdwIdLMIn-ZR-y0it/s320/sisters%20beach.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exploring state parks</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The best part was my sisters coming up to join us as we
explored Door County for a few days. Lake Michigan is omnipresent with its vastness,
wind and waves. </div><div><br /></div><div>Later, we spent hours exploring the fascinating Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc. Of course, Mike found the Chandlery!</div><div>We headed out along the jetty to reach the Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Light, built
in 1881. <o:p></o:p><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSL9ZdnSSW0f37wYNni_aYfIodAkloNIx6qAeG35425D4u94KhwoOT-Vi3dj3zA-sRriZ5pQiw2VendMoitk05dG0qYlGmGJ7f__DL4EhOWlcUwp-8hXMFDt0EUgWDG7oLqQoBTbjbFJW08vg8PnMYLuCCAh8EvEAxgPoFG3BxFnMQTSWWTWyfFOw5LY__/s4624/M%20LB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSL9ZdnSSW0f37wYNni_aYfIodAkloNIx6qAeG35425D4u94KhwoOT-Vi3dj3zA-sRriZ5pQiw2VendMoitk05dG0qYlGmGJ7f__DL4EhOWlcUwp-8hXMFDt0EUgWDG7oLqQoBTbjbFJW08vg8PnMYLuCCAh8EvEAxgPoFG3BxFnMQTSWWTWyfFOw5LY__/s320/M%20LB.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LB Peninsula</td></tr></tbody></table>We ended summer in September with a trip to Seattle to pick up our long
backordered Vitrifrigo AC/DC fridge from Sure Marine in west Seattle. After the
rainy drive, we wove our way southeast to spend a couple of days in Long Beach,
Washington where Mike’s family had a beach house for 50+ years. It was a great
rekindling time, visiting familiar spots and enjoying beach walks.
We trekked through the rain forest to Cape Disappointment Lighthouse – walking gingerly as waves crashed around us. Although
we didn’t see any gray whales, we heard they were on their way south. We hope
to catch a sighting or two in the Sea of Cortez this winter.<br /><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>No lighthouse – but Canada beckoned</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqJMdjNJ0Vn2kpNcLgMopjEQRkfl335KH9SjYYA_XWXlMfQwWlCrtjggADdi-nJReD7TAZo5r_lyaQPe68RT5BfwzHmN3s49HgnSfzchDH_dg07ae-vCMJn97EJtZZBLgS5sfG3EdeMf5f5TRJ_nJIMlGzYLdiwrbiRAJTr74dNju96GaT14oLW4gDdPg/s4624/view%20camano.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPqJMdjNJ0Vn2kpNcLgMopjEQRkfl335KH9SjYYA_XWXlMfQwWlCrtjggADdi-nJReD7TAZo5r_lyaQPe68RT5BfwzHmN3s49HgnSfzchDH_dg07ae-vCMJn97EJtZZBLgS5sfG3EdeMf5f5TRJ_nJIMlGzYLdiwrbiRAJTr74dNju96GaT14oLW4gDdPg/s320/view%20camano.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from our friends' place on Camano Island</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Each month had a big trip and July was no exception - a winner,
visiting friends and sharing experiences. It started with a visit to friends on
Camano Island, WA on our way north. Their timber framed home and property look
across to Whidbey Island with views of the Olympics and Cascades. Wow. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKz4zoWY4soKOZ2G3tqZDf7A1-3cKim2lrWCBt81NJ3KIzk5LD0VXOCpCZ-TCC2JJwE_qgI5OJjECmDKK89VoUFN_WxaFCgKNGMX0w7LdexTyW8quxv_m85te8UesRG2GA547GFowcJcJSEJn0m9vUwqQPLxjxyug7aIKBuJRdT4qm7c601eqfluEpHuo/s4624/raft.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKz4zoWY4soKOZ2G3tqZDf7A1-3cKim2lrWCBt81NJ3KIzk5LD0VXOCpCZ-TCC2JJwE_qgI5OJjECmDKK89VoUFN_WxaFCgKNGMX0w7LdexTyW8quxv_m85te8UesRG2GA547GFowcJcJSEJn0m9vUwqQPLxjxyug7aIKBuJRdT4qm7c601eqfluEpHuo/s320/raft.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White water rafting in BC</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihLUogjriHWx6CEqDo4C7Lufm7vRaEAOSo2cXOa9vWnlcFq-2vNqD65f9Ik_VY3iuUe-y6rs9WeD5oI9b6z76hiBWN3s_suotMs9roDkBJJFCa9KcpttCT-BFFeIUshgSj_9eVSMjlXRHUIn72-rwPBjtmwFov0qS4jHszYxeizAuKxa6ABcNUuX4jMZub/s4624/white%20water.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihLUogjriHWx6CEqDo4C7Lufm7vRaEAOSo2cXOa9vWnlcFq-2vNqD65f9Ik_VY3iuUe-y6rs9WeD5oI9b6z76hiBWN3s_suotMs9roDkBJJFCa9KcpttCT-BFFeIUshgSj_9eVSMjlXRHUIn72-rwPBjtmwFov0qS4jHszYxeizAuKxa6ABcNUuX4jMZub/s320/white%20water.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waterfall on our rafting trip</td></tr></tbody></table><br />We headed to eastern BC, where we had the extreme pleasure
of white watering with friends on the Columbia River at its headwaters, staying
at their log cabin overlooking the river. They arranged the full day trip and
it was amazing.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQ3lFrCfWxlkaw2q_uIBW8YWdgpkYT3q9KKCY39AsY4nfQxbt7zOHcNHksFvsmKweZUTUZ0YCqUt53s85GJ0nK9pBORwdEjTkq29b3E9jJ_K-C_txgtmSjWZkcNys4QHO2w9vq6GLK4lzQOfOjTu-rj6FwtxJxtmA0pf2gBEn91lZOjvdJA0qOwjiOaRr/s4000/camp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQ3lFrCfWxlkaw2q_uIBW8YWdgpkYT3q9KKCY39AsY4nfQxbt7zOHcNHksFvsmKweZUTUZ0YCqUt53s85GJ0nK9pBORwdEjTkq29b3E9jJ_K-C_txgtmSjWZkcNys4QHO2w9vq6GLK4lzQOfOjTu-rj6FwtxJxtmA0pf2gBEn91lZOjvdJA0qOwjiOaRr/s320/camp.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our fantastic camp site along the river</td></tr></tbody></table><br />We headed further east to Calgary, Alberta, for more
adventures with great friends, also from our Mexico travels. They arranged a canoeing
and camping trip with their gear on the Deer River. The trip was well planned,
relaxing and highly appreciated – and even included homemade carrot cake, shared
around the campfire. Nice.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We’ve been very thankful for our summer and look forward to new adventures as we head south this month. Always remembering that every
day is a blessing!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6VD5hKyZAGuoAta-METlA6A69hhS2XMcs0AQ95DldbOv9BQkOSpqypFGVsBEII6a_XmNHLlvFMHvqwmOJMPGsPbg4qi0nPKX5zrIWpVibscFPzWENyKE_LBRVtHGbeUQLZQQ2I5wv1TTXYt-tC6rbVOnN2O-1ra_uuUj7OT4MAzuVk0KL6E8YY5aIgNt/s4624/welcome%20rum%20punch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6VD5hKyZAGuoAta-METlA6A69hhS2XMcs0AQ95DldbOv9BQkOSpqypFGVsBEII6a_XmNHLlvFMHvqwmOJMPGsPbg4qi0nPKX5zrIWpVibscFPzWENyKE_LBRVtHGbeUQLZQQ2I5wv1TTXYt-tC6rbVOnN2O-1ra_uuUj7OT4MAzuVk0KL6E8YY5aIgNt/s320/welcome%20rum%20punch.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Welcome rum drink<br />at Manta House, GT</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRMIfZaxOYNUUXee3wOetouUmHYLV9gbE8ehsM3NA_bRBmhXC435SmJhqfXjrLV4tZV7vRvKLBSDFvKojKcrpm_7zE7oXy1nDO2F0PO5KTgoMgo1Thww7Ll_EvgNGutuG0kxOQ1vvyQ_8G8NkhdoNabOPxaXq-sfipkoiuTggS5TO1dViY8PhlXe02pdSK/s4624/t%20h%20inne.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRMIfZaxOYNUUXee3wOetouUmHYLV9gbE8ehsM3NA_bRBmhXC435SmJhqfXjrLV4tZV7vRvKLBSDFvKojKcrpm_7zE7oXy1nDO2F0PO5KTgoMgo1Thww7Ll_EvgNGutuG0kxOQ1vvyQ_8G8NkhdoNabOPxaXq-sfipkoiuTggS5TO1dViY8PhlXe02pdSK/s320/t%20h%20inne.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: start;">Donkeys abound across the island; they were <br />imported to transport and mine salt on the island </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpD_QQvMt4CVVA4yB8zsXDkaBnPs_nUuOPtcQlP7Q_zwXjJVQzHyQnxsktRfM_mC3ASuJXC98F_Mi4n86RoGjiNabWBmIhrlpTE1ZA_pp7_NjXP6ZqcrGcr8-ZplZx4QyCCxB50iMLWyRRV1BB7q3yp2WCpTCXRdW8XPLo5p0SBrPebHNARGhplCoiAE9N/s4624/sunset%20day%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpD_QQvMt4CVVA4yB8zsXDkaBnPs_nUuOPtcQlP7Q_zwXjJVQzHyQnxsktRfM_mC3ASuJXC98F_Mi4n86RoGjiNabWBmIhrlpTE1ZA_pp7_NjXP6ZqcrGcr8-ZplZx4QyCCxB50iMLWyRRV1BB7q3yp2WCpTCXRdW8XPLo5p0SBrPebHNARGhplCoiAE9N/s320/sunset%20day%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first night sunset at Manta House, Grand Turk</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Mike Judy Goehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12382371212263585012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928308913994069541.post-50315622929756829352023-06-01T16:04:00.001-07:002023-06-01T16:04:41.177-07:00A Delightful Duo<p></p><br /><span style="color: #222222;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0P08eMj9JJ9RIKf4cie7JxJ3nYqmLT_YSwJN-nxWcqkfgsViW3jWELao8hq5jCUVtcKlOiBQyVRwaPPl3plnOJ7I6HgzW1Zv35yW50Oj6E3XmO44zhiMZqeKeRK_0B19aWJgszoeikgruUph-t6KN0k_6NTf4i1Y3fBzd1r98xjH9AY21mv8Lizgokw/s4624/captains.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0P08eMj9JJ9RIKf4cie7JxJ3nYqmLT_YSwJN-nxWcqkfgsViW3jWELao8hq5jCUVtcKlOiBQyVRwaPPl3plnOJ7I6HgzW1Zv35yW50Oj6E3XmO44zhiMZqeKeRK_0B19aWJgszoeikgruUph-t6KN0k_6NTf4i1Y3fBzd1r98xjH9AY21mv8Lizgokw/w180-h400/captains.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">The captains on board our Corvette 130</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Spring
in Europe is magical and we were blessed with excellent visits to the delightful duo of France and The
Netherlands in May. While the weather forecasts prepared us for rain daily, we experienced
some rain most days – yet the sun powered through pretty much every day, delivering amazing cloud
formations and lush, green country vistas along the Canal Bourgogne and River
Yonne in France and throughout our travels in The Netherlands. </span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;">Our travels began in Paris, meeting up with our travel companions at Charles de Gaulle airport where the four of us quickly jumped on the train to Migennes in the Burgundy Nivernais Loire region. The friendly staff of Le Boat showed us our home for the next 10 days, a 32' canal boat with 2 staterooms and 2 heads, a small galley and inside and outside seating.</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMdDCz-LceWDmqITjm0OXaMuxj2wxo1HUGsc3eNbVcxZLe9xd8uPJZpmF3gkm2jXkwO84AtWwzRcZfqlKu2RISd9yZ_K_DXmOy2SBG2i8FBB7Vx1awSx5dXJKMotHW6gtmerDT6r4klOozurfoXm8NU4YaOpjiW1OyqYZyQxL1R1iDzR4uzf_wo9Y1w/s4624/A%20Delightful%20Duo.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMdDCz-LceWDmqITjm0OXaMuxj2wxo1HUGsc3eNbVcxZLe9xd8uPJZpmF3gkm2jXkwO84AtWwzRcZfqlKu2RISd9yZ_K_DXmOy2SBG2i8FBB7Vx1awSx5dXJKMotHW6gtmerDT6r4klOozurfoXm8NU4YaOpjiW1OyqYZyQxL1R1iDzR4uzf_wo9Y1w/s320/A%20Delightful%20Duo.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Ha! You may have thought this was the Delightful Duo</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CWmWjMwEbZFCpOJzw2thjTf7_SQ94rt4eSQkzvBEw58eDOySv1TMiPqH3f3xkHgU-TTnyX1jgNffMNO3hMUvAaRC3ymWmBll9MZ6Lkd5OSFu-kWtLgdCnLZ0hstL-wwl3-5xHvs2eVqwpqGWmWtvhHdCCzBbrE9MF33xJ1SSuWnITYeo-Z3ce6QeMg/s4624/church%20glass.jpg" style="background-color: white; clear: right; display: inline; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CWmWjMwEbZFCpOJzw2thjTf7_SQ94rt4eSQkzvBEw58eDOySv1TMiPqH3f3xkHgU-TTnyX1jgNffMNO3hMUvAaRC3ymWmBll9MZ6Lkd5OSFu-kWtLgdCnLZ0hstL-wwl3-5xHvs2eVqwpqGWmWtvhHdCCzBbrE9MF33xJ1SSuWnITYeo-Z3ce6QeMg/s320/church%20glass.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Never pass up a church or cathedral</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiXYEuw3lwt4PxrMQrLOcx66MW1drd30xYIhAeEAbN94m06wy6L5vqVJpoz3wD4W07EV3GTFx-M3sGMAFadsSyxh9cmV-wbh-GFPe8klVb8mKoDPMuP3Iy4uq6iSB-B5oVfPprALg30Z-h9JbOsowvB0A9XklA_g-g7hFvWWM1BEMS-5m4y_8Y6C7Wlw/s4624/Joigny%20bridge.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiXYEuw3lwt4PxrMQrLOcx66MW1drd30xYIhAeEAbN94m06wy6L5vqVJpoz3wD4W07EV3GTFx-M3sGMAFadsSyxh9cmV-wbh-GFPe8klVb8mKoDPMuP3Iy4uq6iSB-B5oVfPprALg30Z-h9JbOsowvB0A9XklA_g-g7hFvWWM1BEMS-5m4y_8Y6C7Wlw/s320/Joigny%20bridge.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Ancient bridge</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjYDy_V-iPa1HTScqGtLNkbE3AmuFauocynjDA3MSOGHYGsXASQ_8qTymmazx5BsCInLkBZe5uRAJlpK_CBJqA1_kDeiFOaEjI1XJU66JAZrnAgO6DaTBFOMpk_DYI5V_ib7vU_V45htLjENSmpjcPDf8gLKcPt1hMU6JfOZrhoBifAF2HAaUmoRHQQ/s897/Migennes.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="897" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjYDy_V-iPa1HTScqGtLNkbE3AmuFauocynjDA3MSOGHYGsXASQ_8qTymmazx5BsCInLkBZe5uRAJlpK_CBJqA1_kDeiFOaEjI1XJU66JAZrnAgO6DaTBFOMpk_DYI5V_ib7vU_V45htLjENSmpjcPDf8gLKcPt1hMU6JfOZrhoBifAF2HAaUmoRHQQ/s320/Migennes.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Our travel routes from Migennes</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;">Captains Mike and Marco led the adventures, along the Canal Bourgogne for five days then along the River Yonne for five days. We passed through numerous locks each day as we headed up and down the waterways; the locks were all operated by the éclusiers and éclusières (unlike last time we did a similar trip where we worked the locks ourselves). Waterways were dotted with fishermen, with their long fishing rods and extensive camp setups. The canal boat was a ton of fun, relaxing, exploring by foot and on our mini bikes. </span><p><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;">The French are pretty serious about their lunch 'repast', so our travel was planned around the locks being closed from 12:00 to 1:15. You pick your destinations from a guide book that outlines the many villages along the route, stopping wherever the spirit moves you.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdRp4Uw3V9A8iPCEarIg1HErA87d_4O657dcMRtKaTE02jBWvcIWWjcytFGyIamC6y28VqhBHvLqEk1u4wupbevnCUdieVvbZwFQSTBDWsmXptXULJ7t-YRDjJMFjkV3SDIVDMwNEIRl1KgbHld0-PQ3_p2Ft_z7PALvXoMoh4W37-8SOdhUJwmimkg/s4624/da%20man.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdRp4Uw3V9A8iPCEarIg1HErA87d_4O657dcMRtKaTE02jBWvcIWWjcytFGyIamC6y28VqhBHvLqEk1u4wupbevnCUdieVvbZwFQSTBDWsmXptXULJ7t-YRDjJMFjkV3SDIVDMwNEIRl1KgbHld0-PQ3_p2Ft_z7PALvXoMoh4W37-8SOdhUJwmimkg/s320/da%20man.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Trail to the church</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHlU4EzwiBep7F0xEI0upLtrHX0fV3mz5_3y1QSIbO0dK6G_VLigSKCPjRRw0_kMsBGekouK4zAUyxDtK3ij66S7MXHqDUNeL_4qtyyoCGeY7ejRoJQdLq_61ji09ynC3Y5JMST8wxZyghbDnCtb_27DYOmvPtU2_WhY-BDAi_xFZSBT2DofrOFNm0w/s4624/Joigny.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHlU4EzwiBep7F0xEI0upLtrHX0fV3mz5_3y1QSIbO0dK6G_VLigSKCPjRRw0_kMsBGekouK4zAUyxDtK3ij66S7MXHqDUNeL_4qtyyoCGeY7ejRoJQdLq_61ji09ynC3Y5JMST8wxZyghbDnCtb_27DYOmvPtU2_WhY-BDAi_xFZSBT2DofrOFNm0w/w400-h180/Joigny.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">The beautiful, ancient city of Joigny with its famous bridge</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;">Each village offered different historical experiences and perspectives, some more active than others but every one definitely has a boulangerie (gotta have fresh baguettes and croissants every day!), cathedral or church and a barbershop; many had a pâtisserie with delectable, beautiful and enticing sweets.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_bF4ORDEgi07PfwyMKSPCxYWudyhXBwOunhCBE8eThCtunR8Xlr-v9nd6irBcaY2FFZUuk-9Qsi3qzh_vJtwyT8UokPjlhMb0nfVXL2x5uOV9li2e1R48JKQJ_vWhU-RIPQBYHfzsyKV8ocMuY2bi_bAKgzwff314fXIHz2T3DU-fLnZGPGLZcVeeg/s4624/escargot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_bF4ORDEgi07PfwyMKSPCxYWudyhXBwOunhCBE8eThCtunR8Xlr-v9nd6irBcaY2FFZUuk-9Qsi3qzh_vJtwyT8UokPjlhMb0nfVXL2x5uOV9li2e1R48JKQJ_vWhU-RIPQBYHfzsyKV8ocMuY2bi_bAKgzwff314fXIHz2T3DU-fLnZGPGLZcVeeg/s320/escargot.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Escargot @ L'Escargot</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Departing our canal trip, we headed back to Paris, parted company with our travel buds and spent an action-packed tourist day staying along the River Marne in Paris, close to where it joins up with the Seine. On our way back from The Netherlands, I chose a place near the Arc de Triomphe, Hotel Perdix Rouge (red partridge) right on the metro line, also did the extensive tour on the Hop-On Hop-Off bus. A perfect way to see Paris since there's so much to explore and we had one day.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4LMfS4_oDO3uuyzbvLMM4R760OoWYGbOdvmjI1B2_UAKJ3-W499_j4xQHistw96iijQBAi97z1ciekyKD3NUyaIG4Yyv7Dkom4BAT4vtk1g4YRsXOY346ws9m3Gnr--IAxZ387r4uZATljyPwnZG6TCuvyb7jLa7WpdRUZnOgPwS2wbePytscTzEbg/s4624/canal%20mike.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4LMfS4_oDO3uuyzbvLMM4R760OoWYGbOdvmjI1B2_UAKJ3-W499_j4xQHistw96iijQBAi97z1ciekyKD3NUyaIG4Yyv7Dkom4BAT4vtk1g4YRsXOY346ws9m3Gnr--IAxZ387r4uZATljyPwnZG6TCuvyb7jLa7WpdRUZnOgPwS2wbePytscTzEbg/s320/canal%20mike.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Exploring the River Yonne</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ahhh, The Netherlands</span></span></h1><div><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><p><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Our next five days were spent in the Netherlands. We took the deluxe Thaly's train to Amsterdam where we
spent a very full, walking-intense 24 hours, taking the free ferry from the main train station across the canal to our hotel, a 1912 paddlewheel boat, <a href="https://www.kapiteinanna.nl/">Kapitein Anna</a>. The ship was beautifully restored by a nice couple and though we didn't leave the dock, they do trips regularly. </span></span></p><p><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Our main motivation for visiting The Netherlands was to see friends we met in the Sea of Cortez during Covid! We had "invited ourselves" as we had a week free after our France trip. They live in a rural area beyond Holland; The Netherlands consists of several regions, of course the most famous of which is Holland, which encompasses the main population areas of Amsterdam and Rotterdam. We stayed three nights with these world traveling sailing friends. By train and car, we experienced beautiful countryside full of gorgeous farms - </span></span><span style="font-size: 16px;">pristine every one. And, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">more cows than I've seen in my life - even though I hail from Wisconsin. </span></p><p><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We explored windmills, museums, parks and learned some of the history of their country. So many stories! We spent a day in Rotterdam, enjoying the educational and relaxing canal boat trip. We enjoyed fine dining both at their lovely home and in the fabulous town of Utrecht. It was an amazing time and we hope they will visit us in Portland so we can share our local attractions.<br /><br /></span></span></p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMccwAMRmwtGObURhbQvEerLolgNA-hdkoSZ5mXYHvW8RTEsxR9X6ilaac-DLWqf21AdYn1FNPXOwEdgr6Gv27aWhINpTblgWoWRYLWKMSi1dCgHS_M1t0vTjY1gifrCj1UcINLe2t6dntlwPz6Vqt9QCgmrUmAcxKiawh5w_zCrZUgIDckSYisH8ajg/s1175/petit%20caporal.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="1175" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMccwAMRmwtGObURhbQvEerLolgNA-hdkoSZ5mXYHvW8RTEsxR9X6ilaac-DLWqf21AdYn1FNPXOwEdgr6Gv27aWhINpTblgWoWRYLWKMSi1dCgHS_M1t0vTjY1gifrCj1UcINLe2t6dntlwPz6Vqt9QCgmrUmAcxKiawh5w_zCrZUgIDckSYisH8ajg/s320/petit%20caporal.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Paris Hotel on River Marne, with fish ladder & barge traffic</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Sj72aTkRdFM_MvuW3xWgp3yPyE-ZR_m-rrLKzF0GsWJRLQlqJ_OW65QqFCW8XCWETE8ASv1SzgSpbvQkd41SkqCo7YYC-WrZ2-0VzphSTEVGERVzqBWbew1aEVYa-x4OmrEb5smSSyq6eS1XIyRQjGNIO8ib5KAY39FhHhjtEHx73xkupdo4j-NVDA/s1074/partridge.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1074" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Sj72aTkRdFM_MvuW3xWgp3yPyE-ZR_m-rrLKzF0GsWJRLQlqJ_OW65QqFCW8XCWETE8ASv1SzgSpbvQkd41SkqCo7YYC-WrZ2-0VzphSTEVGERVzqBWbew1aEVYa-x4OmrEb5smSSyq6eS1XIyRQjGNIO8ib5KAY39FhHhjtEHx73xkupdo4j-NVDA/s320/partridge.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Hotel "red partridge" right on the metro line</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrW06tMObIv7dHILLTHYmD8oMjELSfZnmUHvwRANyM11VuYmnS4VDpcqQn1YAc2GL5z25lJ51m4-480ehU4WCAwYXc-RzzNw0lpJA7sp41k9mZGKab4H7VdYdWpMQsdyfrDv7u8q5uEcJhpFFb86VJQJXOdZEke_XPyhWGQU5Qqquhi4OKLaz1PJ1AZA/s1239/Netherlands.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="1239" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrW06tMObIv7dHILLTHYmD8oMjELSfZnmUHvwRANyM11VuYmnS4VDpcqQn1YAc2GL5z25lJ51m4-480ehU4WCAwYXc-RzzNw0lpJA7sp41k9mZGKab4H7VdYdWpMQsdyfrDv7u8q5uEcJhpFFb86VJQJXOdZEke_XPyhWGQU5Qqquhi4OKLaz1PJ1AZA/s320/Netherlands.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Train from Amsterdam to Dreibergen Zeist</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTp6UyFV5ihAb6BVsBTW69Pfs1OEeNCh8NCnI9Ej6ZzBs1TV13nJ-DICYZj1PX333xWlcPsRLXLxEU0m3Ma-LPB8pCpHyG3BZy2hkywzRVZAYBe_t4-sxK_NQRtMGknj5efnQLjNxGaa4wuVvdq1hQfFxHDNvJFBRv4uDa7oDYsDtUl1u5uHEnGX5Unw/s4624/menu%20last%20night.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTp6UyFV5ihAb6BVsBTW69Pfs1OEeNCh8NCnI9Ej6ZzBs1TV13nJ-DICYZj1PX333xWlcPsRLXLxEU0m3Ma-LPB8pCpHyG3BZy2hkywzRVZAYBe_t4-sxK_NQRtMGknj5efnQLjNxGaa4wuVvdq1hQfFxHDNvJFBRv4uDa7oDYsDtUl1u5uHEnGX5Unw/s320/menu%20last%20night.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Menu last night in Paris- Mike had kangaroo</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQoW58YaoKM6lSRhxX15fuAyPVRE12tqWQDwY8SvyBF3jzyO7BQkGz-ZxEpPbS5I2yV_2Ngo-IGzAqYb1cMynseZwsme6UmEGn6DnbKxwuZVSE7KfFkyk44jbOhm4b4rSvHHqaRWx67JqDPSjZkiIZKx5kqZ5sdoMVMa5Dp8rdNizW8wp2TOH532naOw/s4624/kinderdyk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQoW58YaoKM6lSRhxX15fuAyPVRE12tqWQDwY8SvyBF3jzyO7BQkGz-ZxEpPbS5I2yV_2Ngo-IGzAqYb1cMynseZwsme6UmEGn6DnbKxwuZVSE7KfFkyk44jbOhm4b4rSvHHqaRWx67JqDPSjZkiIZKx5kqZ5sdoMVMa5Dp8rdNizW8wp2TOH532naOw/s320/kinderdyk.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Exploring <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Kinderdyk&rlz=1C1JZAP_enUS925US926&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank">Kinderdyk</a> windmill historical site</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdYgxvQEcVkm1_LQyBHqZtk57P1_Dg27STWpGzbPuboM5Px4qO9-3YRBLmfLiOpC7OqW8srXafWdo9Ho_0GjKxR4eSnjBtNU1VqfAlhnQezTP93cfoEI11xTbJ9yo3nzOI-jtbJmtHbgcCExkjqVSDYOsJaz90QdIvwNqjrB3CayfHkuUkoblOugnJ3A/s4624/Kapitan%20Anna.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdYgxvQEcVkm1_LQyBHqZtk57P1_Dg27STWpGzbPuboM5Px4qO9-3YRBLmfLiOpC7OqW8srXafWdo9Ho_0GjKxR4eSnjBtNU1VqfAlhnQezTP93cfoEI11xTbJ9yo3nzOI-jtbJmtHbgcCExkjqVSDYOsJaz90QdIvwNqjrB3CayfHkuUkoblOugnJ3A/s320/Kapitan%20Anna.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Amsterdam: crossing the canal to the hotel</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG16SSlpWe-AHYoBq7KCwbhumF-bfsK4uJFMhhVqoDUJes65AfN67LYw7rGJBGpPjR6_3PygEX-fvrTmOngbv3CK7vT0AClHyASaRMPCyDdkDzaWLl631EpCD5S9obvlfb9NcDXz6AIHY_UVJsKQ60cWqjSdtPm8aDX1hlH6D9XssBs0D3EC39LGccMQ/s4624/Flogny.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG16SSlpWe-AHYoBq7KCwbhumF-bfsK4uJFMhhVqoDUJes65AfN67LYw7rGJBGpPjR6_3PygEX-fvrTmOngbv3CK7vT0AClHyASaRMPCyDdkDzaWLl631EpCD5S9obvlfb9NcDXz6AIHY_UVJsKQ60cWqjSdtPm8aDX1hlH6D9XssBs0D3EC39LGccMQ/w400-h180/Flogny.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Gurgy: an idyllic village along River Yonne</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMewA6IsjWCFxnhnbLMUE4AXYsi9a4DVnSej_kltjNmtvdQ_FoEgVXjexmkuR3TmZa_vkvZL2g5XernVuLIGxVDH15VxLcq7pQv6Oj4I8N9kXqgQ4aZdat4NwdNlGuqfRn5l-qMznnf2HY1Mu9I133RpJajnkh9gLMAPPSMWMALhInIhs4AMpgA_bO_w/s4624/spring.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMewA6IsjWCFxnhnbLMUE4AXYsi9a4DVnSej_kltjNmtvdQ_FoEgVXjexmkuR3TmZa_vkvZL2g5XernVuLIGxVDH15VxLcq7pQv6Oj4I8N9kXqgQ4aZdat4NwdNlGuqfRn5l-qMznnf2HY1Mu9I133RpJajnkh9gLMAPPSMWMALhInIhs4AMpgA_bO_w/s320/spring.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Mysterious spring-fed well (La Fosse Dione) in Tonnerre</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0Nmi6KfwxfpuzzR32CTo3U44LtZlEqZJLfwSNXIKbl9M3TTrbs3TqncMN-VJS5Sf0n_ducnbpdMnYjP5_fw5VpY8jLbyBZbQLFQdj8Irb2GfaAN_lHqvCbIFjauFDi3L6vd4G-CxrMPLKThFB-M4mGNLm8NZ_4mUiTn7Zws-UH1RVG8IFJTzC_7bEA/s4624/umbrellas.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0Nmi6KfwxfpuzzR32CTo3U44LtZlEqZJLfwSNXIKbl9M3TTrbs3TqncMN-VJS5Sf0n_ducnbpdMnYjP5_fw5VpY8jLbyBZbQLFQdj8Irb2GfaAN_lHqvCbIFjauFDi3L6vd4G-CxrMPLKThFB-M4mGNLm8NZ_4mUiTn7Zws-UH1RVG8IFJTzC_7bEA/s320/umbrellas.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Umbrellas in Joigny</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lHrPq6XaIE3gfgRWEWqAF9oNpOnMz42qgaBIzHr5Oyo_6vs2S3p0pb2QdFTZScYFeUmIdnOQRQe1yzv2_GHCvc2bHhBcz4igy3tRmjybPahi9p2B3uwReYvXrofU8ZOJMzFaGEYPMD3q2vecbbu0-SEm7P-rt7jqPxp7YgpHo3PshNxwqfR_tndDsQ/s4000/where%20are%20we.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lHrPq6XaIE3gfgRWEWqAF9oNpOnMz42qgaBIzHr5Oyo_6vs2S3p0pb2QdFTZScYFeUmIdnOQRQe1yzv2_GHCvc2bHhBcz4igy3tRmjybPahi9p2B3uwReYvXrofU8ZOJMzFaGEYPMD3q2vecbbu0-SEm7P-rt7jqPxp7YgpHo3PshNxwqfR_tndDsQ/w400-h180/where%20are%20we.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">The noble navigators, walking the back roads of Gurgy</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXrM7Bdes-lJBYFRLGe7WN5CimSUq-B_soPMpukhu8fh6MajQ46_2zyNTOZD-onjjGi-N45eYTorv64i54oIY6qUtDtuu57FLe7pj17bWbvMhC1DWvDe-OjOc_hVGXkglvLG9jRuTORBbYQeAvfortP1TieBiWchLbkgNEkyo6VYNlGYZMC3KwK_ktg/s4000/bunny.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXrM7Bdes-lJBYFRLGe7WN5CimSUq-B_soPMpukhu8fh6MajQ46_2zyNTOZD-onjjGi-N45eYTorv64i54oIY6qUtDtuu57FLe7pj17bWbvMhC1DWvDe-OjOc_hVGXkglvLG9jRuTORBbYQeAvfortP1TieBiWchLbkgNEkyo6VYNlGYZMC3KwK_ktg/s320/bunny.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Wine tasting bunny</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSztiRkehIS-IQdansAvhIUsXqolDbE9Pb1NuyKRHekcFlU5isLBWjGkaEXoreosYtfBJhM7g46rnlQzkk3zzZneTX-OpzgtPVKMTIw6wKFwHshD1ngKyE9Pj3kXOAfg8YaifIpqdiumK089EfpCbtZhCHLV0RPwdUs42-lHGts9ak7B2uB4KFvoW5QQ/s4624/cows.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSztiRkehIS-IQdansAvhIUsXqolDbE9Pb1NuyKRHekcFlU5isLBWjGkaEXoreosYtfBJhM7g46rnlQzkk3zzZneTX-OpzgtPVKMTIw6wKFwHshD1ngKyE9Pj3kXOAfg8YaifIpqdiumK089EfpCbtZhCHLV0RPwdUs42-lHGts9ak7B2uB4KFvoW5QQ/w400-h180/cows.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Cows and Dijon mustard fields abound throughout Burgundy region</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6tANsaxxI-dGKU64QoWMzkzrMY0deI2T7lxhtHijTv6iUNOIstD9czyKb8NSog7TnzcxLnYjiB7gCt_v1w78xVe5T9JwtkgxDcE2oL145c6wV0HkWuVhzL0zB7OXEKzsWDXfB25zA12VxK2BitH-soJYCXsQqHRcpx6GH0nVZZA_IrtuleJp31Xidg/s4624/lock.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6tANsaxxI-dGKU64QoWMzkzrMY0deI2T7lxhtHijTv6iUNOIstD9czyKb8NSog7TnzcxLnYjiB7gCt_v1w78xVe5T9JwtkgxDcE2oL145c6wV0HkWuVhzL0zB7OXEKzsWDXfB25zA12VxK2BitH-soJYCXsQqHRcpx6GH0nVZZA_IrtuleJp31Xidg/s320/lock.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Lock @ St Florentin</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdDlbLu0tdbSKrmE5eCu1CZ5qHsijMG9hJahA1QtRIm1Ke49H4cHV3x8kx5pz85nzRE8jdJVC57sFru25m11yjlSxGiKjkh16PT2DwyS7H24YIvVRQwYXc_NtoZVamSk4CTYiXPiszEYlzWgxhcCQUg0k0XGNF6eG1-WRi3RCg0zXZVDHI19sArLf1jg/s4624/wine%20tasting.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdDlbLu0tdbSKrmE5eCu1CZ5qHsijMG9hJahA1QtRIm1Ke49H4cHV3x8kx5pz85nzRE8jdJVC57sFru25m11yjlSxGiKjkh16PT2DwyS7H24YIvVRQwYXc_NtoZVamSk4CTYiXPiszEYlzWgxhcCQUg0k0XGNF6eG1-WRi3RCg0zXZVDHI19sArLf1jg/s320/wine%20tasting.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Wine tasting @ Domain D Gruhier - Epineuil</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUwow3rNp0tBf7_OYWrTjFkwMk45TjcZOTqYIIjhbzlUfXQzFYpeXce8-QmPuMbPsad3QC4yM69JNZd1my9zeA3hBHKWIH4TA6PLoH0B6VwXnk9WIg4nF_V2-HzzLkrLsY_ogf7zkWBDgNGinMO58SU8MMrQD2DuVinATMAqBTb2YiI6uSkwBC6xt0g/s4624/judy%20canal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUwow3rNp0tBf7_OYWrTjFkwMk45TjcZOTqYIIjhbzlUfXQzFYpeXce8-QmPuMbPsad3QC4yM69JNZd1my9zeA3hBHKWIH4TA6PLoH0B6VwXnk9WIg4nF_V2-HzzLkrLsY_ogf7zkWBDgNGinMO58SU8MMrQD2DuVinATMAqBTb2YiI6uSkwBC6xt0g/s320/judy%20canal.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Yours truly handling dock lines</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br />Mike Judy Goehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12382371212263585012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928308913994069541.post-61312486402206944352023-04-14T14:55:00.000-07:002023-04-14T14:55:12.468-07:00The Sound of Pelican Poop<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vLA1yoXk0WgVA8bXPefjcGS_FMd8vQB7Ky49MP5PgWLKerkpc1qOXYBHsviZOtw8i8bGxy-_qZHp7DmzJItb4MO62Cra5D86Gt1_O89bOndZlp_DFsCf-_2OVzj6X1yHjx8-MQTU5oRAdbk9sjLlNwjbEPhBKhcs_Ze8RmU0tpoLMYswrmtLMER4cg/s4624/church%20at%20Easter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vLA1yoXk0WgVA8bXPefjcGS_FMd8vQB7Ky49MP5PgWLKerkpc1qOXYBHsviZOtw8i8bGxy-_qZHp7DmzJItb4MO62Cra5D86Gt1_O89bOndZlp_DFsCf-_2OVzj6X1yHjx8-MQTU5oRAdbk9sjLlNwjbEPhBKhcs_Ze8RmU0tpoLMYswrmtLMER4cg/s320/church%20at%20Easter.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Cathedral in Guaymas, seen from the bench <br />while we shared a fruit cup </td></tr></tbody></table>Soft. Deliberate. Distant. Close. A gentle yet firm<br /> sound. The sound is hard to describe...</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihHU1Dzdhz_7InWoB6_OBznOV7r4aLk9399_K-Jc_ReN_ixgTn-Op9J_VCZZ-duAP75ghAqKfdcMJMyO074dBAuv83TvI2xv_Q7rfxmjD8FqbfGu_BN11g451xnFdJsc-G1S7KNQo6KV0gFIG4vJQPk4P1xvgW8DEjg50TEVdJmXPWsUvAUXzsQZFasA/s1000/diving%20pelican.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="663" data-original-width="1000" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihHU1Dzdhz_7InWoB6_OBznOV7r4aLk9399_K-Jc_ReN_ixgTn-Op9J_VCZZ-duAP75ghAqKfdcMJMyO074dBAuv83TvI2xv_Q7rfxmjD8FqbfGu_BN11g451xnFdJsc-G1S7KNQo6KV0gFIG4vJQPk4P1xvgW8DEjg50TEVdJmXPWsUvAUXzsQZFasA/s320/diving%20pelican.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of the internet- I am not <br />fast enough to get a shot like this</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>I know, it’s an unusual topic, that is, unless you are on a
boat, in an area with lots of pelicans. Anyone who’s hung around
pelicans knows they are avid flyers, divers, entertainers and yes, poopers.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtEYz9Q4a5fqL_Su5MH97XRrv9vfTIm6tsvLi8GPgn6g-3XwmAjixg7GyYbbA1L_Et9MeR548by5W2o3Hr72saFgQr5RVG4hSkoxjhL_tCAyuLWUrM8vmVjawYt1Ti5ASMJc0NcBZhPjtBskXdMCy0j8xiswBqZwTiZqVh0R0siBCAWYz2ZrD-dcyMbQ/s4624/fruit%20cup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtEYz9Q4a5fqL_Su5MH97XRrv9vfTIm6tsvLi8GPgn6g-3XwmAjixg7GyYbbA1L_Et9MeR548by5W2o3Hr72saFgQr5RVG4hSkoxjhL_tCAyuLWUrM8vmVjawYt1Ti5ASMJc0NcBZhPjtBskXdMCy0j8xiswBqZwTiZqVh0R0siBCAWYz2ZrD-dcyMbQ/s320/fruit%20cup.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fruit cup with <br />'the works' - hot sauce</td></tr></tbody></table>The myriad of birds we enjoy watching are the very same ones
that can wreak havoc on your floating domicile. Sometimes it’s the magnificent
frigate birds trying to land on your mast as you are underway, blue footed
boobies catching a free ride on the bowsprit, osprey perching on the mizzen
mast with their recent fish kill using that handy platform as their dining table, armies of pied billed grebes diving in rapid sequence under and
around your vessel. And the pelicans sometimes diving so close you’d
think they’d hit the deck on their focused, downward trajectory. I've tried to capture an image of the dive, but they dive way too fast.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANHES16XnRnYobb5S0C-giUgmOBwl3O3ScGyDjnhYYPtUrVCMUwtFFLWcIOVLs1B9b0XX_OYzex4_donj2d1ykAlPZ14ihiwiAV5Zodds9sMn7ZG-eTK1XvDHxzJqEqX3Of5teqyCRhoLPNZbONWjgtcnjGJNqJhMmyEAu1A-GSdp9unID2mc98szaA/s4624/fruit%20cup%20lady.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANHES16XnRnYobb5S0C-giUgmOBwl3O3ScGyDjnhYYPtUrVCMUwtFFLWcIOVLs1B9b0XX_OYzex4_donj2d1ykAlPZ14ihiwiAV5Zodds9sMn7ZG-eTK1XvDHxzJqEqX3Of5teqyCRhoLPNZbONWjgtcnjGJNqJhMmyEAu1A-GSdp9unID2mc98szaA/s320/fruit%20cup%20lady.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fruit cup vendor's cart outside the church</td></tr></tbody></table><br />One recent windy night we’d closed the very large hatch
over our sleeping area to keep out the howling winds. A few minutes into my
repose, I hear this noise. As noted above, it's hard to describe the sound but somehow I know what
it is. It’s a message from a pelican flyover. Good thing that hatch was closed
or this story would have a different ending…</p><p class="MsoNormal">In the morning, I spend a chunk of time cleaning that nasty stuff from the solar panels, the life raft case,
the entire back deck. Good thing we happened to have a bucket of used - but fresh - water handy for this very fun task. We've all had these episodes in some form. You have to laugh, it's all part of the fun, and we keep in mind that we are visitors, fortunate to share their world. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7z_YRaghzn9mObJUIk4w12hm3Pzx96K9H2n9kbIW9xpfveK-y7BimrSr02yZV7DsEmYb4UxT9zzqz7so8h6N0frcPEv2wOzfu8JnNvdNkq7yHTMTeXrZXwdUCC1NnAL_DNxoHjdhPrrEh34C_AzOAj1l3D4SFBbN4gRn85qBmYGz6q4kPA5UmQyUQVQ/s4624/view%20from%20Escondido%20hike.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7z_YRaghzn9mObJUIk4w12hm3Pzx96K9H2n9kbIW9xpfveK-y7BimrSr02yZV7DsEmYb4UxT9zzqz7so8h6N0frcPEv2wOzfu8JnNvdNkq7yHTMTeXrZXwdUCC1NnAL_DNxoHjdhPrrEh34C_AzOAj1l3D4SFBbN4gRn85qBmYGz6q4kPA5UmQyUQVQ/s320/view%20from%20Escondido%20hike.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hiking the trails in Puerto Escondido - looking <br />at the marina</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTtkir0bvb9nraL6au80qOUiXuOVmqKNLGqRC-7WM_y34O26yAsYS0v9gc8fgmImh-x-r-7TKBYcgRTfCysdz6DzeLAc5Wy54Zd03_8Qf7wYz8dV-wveK3uCNC5GaN8ZGJBFMeQZ9DzXMjnyqDJNykPZ5jK2BMl9IGDej7qb7Zx3m4JS6cYmmd7jqRw/s3872/frolick%20dolphin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixa0BY0R3af7wLCKvDyDTCnWQL8T1h33WUPQqIFWo_VoHFJG7gk2BhQ3wNxzBVusGIoehOg0znaLRefct1UoAzaXYKItd0LAAss38x4pgF2yMG5OJ0N5tno3IIWO2x3cAY4PTHFoVEOW05TDZUoa9LhwnwUzUlI7oBYxebpOynn0uuQpC_NuEWiGLRNQ/s3872/sierra%20la%20giganta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3872" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixa0BY0R3af7wLCKvDyDTCnWQL8T1h33WUPQqIFWo_VoHFJG7gk2BhQ3wNxzBVusGIoehOg0znaLRefct1UoAzaXYKItd0LAAss38x4pgF2yMG5OJ0N5tno3IIWO2x3cAY4PTHFoVEOW05TDZUoa9LhwnwUzUlI7oBYxebpOynn0uuQpC_NuEWiGLRNQ/s320/sierra%20la%20giganta.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Our explorations</b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal">After our brief yet amazing inland trip to Topolobampo, El Fuerte and Los Mochis in the agricultural state of Sinaloa, it was time to move
on to new ventures. Waiting for the right ‘weather window’ meant a delay of a
few days but worth it, as our passage southwest about 120 nautical miles from Topolobampo to La Paz was thankfully
smooth and uneventful. We motor sailed across the sea to the Baja faster than
our estimated time and decided to bypass our intended anchorage. We arrived at 6:30AM, the sunrise
was beautiful, the skies were blue and seas calm so we decided to continue on for the day,
heading to the bay outside of La Paz. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We spent some great days with a variety of friends in the magical town of La Paz. We managed to score a coveted spot at our favorite marina on the outside perimeter. Cheaper rent, with fresh water but no shore power but we have plenty of solar. The walk from the dock to the exit gate was 8 minutes which meant planning our outings accordingly (as in, bathroom, shower, doctor visits). </p><p class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzXVowPHfYKzXyn9XJ81uhfFEf3wHvHept3kPchifs2NAoXpUyQ53R5C-o_1KuAxecGl9niiB94roxhsd1DyOg55_wS55F6GeLUeL2zg3nBBAE3LSDCdisPbHgiUiUSSk9rfTWaQv2hog6HOo5lI1xXEXey5HenqdXuWc9B2D7ebP4HBA7lNL21IQ_w/s4624/crowns.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1369" data-original-width="4624" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzXVowPHfYKzXyn9XJ81uhfFEf3wHvHept3kPchifs2NAoXpUyQ53R5C-o_1KuAxecGl9niiB94roxhsd1DyOg55_wS55F6GeLUeL2zg3nBBAE3LSDCdisPbHgiUiUSSk9rfTWaQv2hog6HOo5lI1xXEXey5HenqdXuWc9B2D7ebP4HBA7lNL21IQ_w/s320/crowns.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Selecting my crown at a shop in La Paz!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />In addition to walking a zillion steps every day on the malecon and throughout the town, most importantly,
Mike got a shot in his knee to extend its life - to avoid knee replacement. He went back to Dr. de la Toba,
who’d done the 'clean up' knee procedure 11 months earlier. The same day as his appointment, Mike was able to get an X-ray
and the diagnosis! A little different timing than in the US with doctor visits... We were sent off to the pharmacy to purchase Mike's injection and the pain pills so the procedure could be done - the following day. All good.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">We were fortunate to spend quality time in a few of our favorite anchorages along the beautiful Sierra de la Giganta mountains on the Baja. Incredible vistas - it's hard to capture the colors and textures of that peninsula.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhgApd8SrDgWvBPpkDkBEvzOURgH9lM-MjJg7W-17cwfJ-xuRbujZIUYx3jxWH_2qxVcCPSE7TMgECNLxaS4S57GnUsXa_-cRxW0jJqQKGoWr0sICsVe6nbqZHzFr1DcrKTIe6pc_jiE9ZGxAJyCTrvUEW-CmtgDZWLg32c8G1Ls3n-N95STQFz4u1A/s4624/Mike%20up%20mizzen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhgApd8SrDgWvBPpkDkBEvzOURgH9lM-MjJg7W-17cwfJ-xuRbujZIUYx3jxWH_2qxVcCPSE7TMgECNLxaS4S57GnUsXa_-cRxW0jJqQKGoWr0sICsVe6nbqZHzFr1DcrKTIe6pc_jiE9ZGxAJyCTrvUEW-CmtgDZWLg32c8G1Ls3n-N95STQFz4u1A/s320/Mike%20up%20mizzen.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike up the mizzen<br />to bring down the <br />wind generator</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2uNbzPbXZnHosPi3rbcQoQSxOEYWcyrBDTqTjPfwej85mtjp_SCQ1Xg3ZZUBAL40dCLPqS13X3Z6ekHaJBEtLtbS6Z-EyOvsW3GpnuUMiTmv2EtJ9QBz_2BcDzF12JpOc1KgMfdEL6NSHY0E0GwMv5CvpeSPX9lWkJiGC9S7KlQbff78EgBQVUSMNw/s4624/v%20brth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2uNbzPbXZnHosPi3rbcQoQSxOEYWcyrBDTqTjPfwej85mtjp_SCQ1Xg3ZZUBAL40dCLPqS13X3Z6ekHaJBEtLtbS6Z-EyOvsW3GpnuUMiTmv2EtJ9QBz_2BcDzF12JpOc1KgMfdEL6NSHY0E0GwMv5CvpeSPX9lWkJiGC9S7KlQbff78EgBQVUSMNw/s320/v%20brth.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Judy tearing out the <br />47 year old walls <br />from the V berth</td></tr></tbody></table><br />No blog would be complete without work photos, lest you think it's all fun and games. </p><p class="MsoNormal">We are now back in Guaymas, on the short dock, and we begin our journey north to Portland tomorrow - after our dental appointments. The travel lift is down at Marina Fonatur - which is fraught with oh-so-many stories - so we have an alternative plan slated for our haul out. Once the lift is repaired and it's our turn, the pilot boat, Piloto, will tow us across the bay to the ways where Mario will haul us to our resting spot in the yard. Alejandro and crew will be on board to manage lines, etc. Fingers crossed this will go smoothly without our being here. We are relying on our excellent vendors to take care of our beloved vessel. </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cOQxK-OjOV7uSKBHAsi56ZY6f-UFfBD-aXQ52Cbz0LOCSXAOOS7hz4Ig8KpjL0lSTRkF4JILKfaIyKjRLoYwHqIp8BTopbbZqNS_eLTtCq2_vuYk6vje_2uGG3iUjX-o8RyLsl23Awjnc9kfrHWS2AqmxkkHyvOtuIuXC7yPFCFXTWo0l7M9ks49mg/s200/nivernais-loire_in_france_map_leboat_map.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cOQxK-OjOV7uSKBHAsi56ZY6f-UFfBD-aXQ52Cbz0LOCSXAOOS7hz4Ig8KpjL0lSTRkF4JILKfaIyKjRLoYwHqIp8BTopbbZqNS_eLTtCq2_vuYk6vje_2uGG3iUjX-o8RyLsl23Awjnc9kfrHWS2AqmxkkHyvOtuIuXC7yPFCFXTWo0l7M9ks49mg/s1600/nivernais-loire_in_france_map_leboat_map.png" width="200" /></a></div><br />We are motivated to arrive in Portland as we are flying to Paris on May 1st where we'll take a train to the Burgundy Region. We're renting a small canal boat for 10 days to explore the Loire region with our neighbors from Portland. New adventures await!<p></p><p></p>Mike Judy Goehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12382371212263585012noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928308913994069541.post-31315016043654289842023-03-04T12:48:00.000-08:002023-03-04T12:48:14.635-08:00Topolobampo and El Fuerte: where chickens rule and Zorro was born<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA07pK1yoOcz2DtSmdYnq4wg8MW-eGlL7D9AOYWabjSIFhzb1Uja_tuSaJQg-pKr62eK4LrsF-FkwBYPjWIJFxWXXTUkSxwk5P6JGF6pHPMXIYj7rhXfoJhtOFXnqJBFJ3r8IjkmIpK5ihXpIcrsFPfic8z3KirjuV97bCRerjR3pBW3w-kFv9WFjryw/s2157/El%20Fuerte%20letters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="2157" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA07pK1yoOcz2DtSmdYnq4wg8MW-eGlL7D9AOYWabjSIFhzb1Uja_tuSaJQg-pKr62eK4LrsF-FkwBYPjWIJFxWXXTUkSxwk5P6JGF6pHPMXIYj7rhXfoJhtOFXnqJBFJ3r8IjkmIpK5ihXpIcrsFPfic8z3KirjuV97bCRerjR3pBW3w-kFv9WFjryw/w400-h180/El%20Fuerte%20letters.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqAJx5XhJyBNEaR4ArkqA2XOPpvi5HdsWgcLJjfocMRR9q8z3V2qc2t4lhNqYnOW61Hjidqulzn9aLK1gRV_ZW3Clxfkkd_TD5gYL7MZTBPbu7AxCk7erm9Zs4qYvx69mloQhXXtzrVvJu0MZac0iQhJyELrHdn413qmVnMmGFPYmt30n9oxYYn2tmg/s4624/Alfonso.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqAJx5XhJyBNEaR4ArkqA2XOPpvi5HdsWgcLJjfocMRR9q8z3V2qc2t4lhNqYnOW61Hjidqulzn9aLK1gRV_ZW3Clxfkkd_TD5gYL7MZTBPbu7AxCk7erm9Zs4qYvx69mloQhXXtzrVvJu0MZac0iQhJyELrHdn413qmVnMmGFPYmt30n9oxYYn2tmg/w144-h320/Alfonso.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>El Fuerte: Alfonso delivers <br />a refreshing margarita </i></td></tr></tbody></table>Our boat secured at Marina Palmira in the bay of Topolobampo, we began exploring the quaint town of Topo with its meandering malecon (which by the way, translates to pier) lined with Paseos de Lancha, tour boats ready to take groups out to visit the islands and surrounding quiet little bays. There's a famous local dolphin that draws tourists for the hope of a glimpse. The hillsides are full of homes and businesses colorfully painted. <p></p><p>Chickens of all sizes, shapes, colors and ages seem to rule this quiet little town. They are everywhere - underfoot as we walked the malecon, up in the hills, along the sidewalks and roads, in and out along the shops and restaurants. As you can imagine, the morning cacophony is quite remarkable. Never saw a chicken for sale at the butcher shop so I think they are 'top dog' here - although there are plenty of dogs wandering the streets as well, chickens seem to 'rule the roost'.<br /><br />The bus ride from Topolobampo to Los Mochis is about 30 minutes along rich farmland. Los Mochis has a colorful history, too; it's a very busy and industrial city with a large mercado and plenty of agricultural business. Locals were helpful as always. We also enjoy wandering around there, with plenty of walking and exploring. From there, we caught the next bus to El Fuerte, about an hour twenty inland.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLi16IObJMaHjlZaQ5IiVfzqalDheT_JgGj_7c5cIuSNgHEjIUdQ3mCLpGBxXjndzQbjO7UCAbKINRlGvA7U_cRNjn5lgDI5QgPmwLGbqYZeoasKV3cWU-aWzdWXQ9IIXqZjQdOtY0w5AADZWzxbvNzUfitFzigChzkiMttdw13tuT3byUTWZ-qs7aqw/s2157/cool%20mural.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="2157" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLi16IObJMaHjlZaQ5IiVfzqalDheT_JgGj_7c5cIuSNgHEjIUdQ3mCLpGBxXjndzQbjO7UCAbKINRlGvA7U_cRNjn5lgDI5QgPmwLGbqYZeoasKV3cWU-aWzdWXQ9IIXqZjQdOtY0w5AADZWzxbvNzUfitFzigChzkiMttdw13tuT3byUTWZ-qs7aqw/s320/cool%20mural.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>El Fuerte: Cultural mural right outside our hotel. <br />A worker was touching up the paint one day. </i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>We spent 4 days in El Fuerte. After our first night in the hostel, we upgraded to a nicer hotel. Note to self: when searching for lodging, don't take the least expensive option. It was adequate but the entire street was under construction so that didn't add to the experience. It had rained so a muddy mess. We bumped it up a notch to a much nicer hotel, right in the town center. </p><p>Now we are underway to La Paz so I'll sign off for now. It's a long journey out between the buoys, but the water is getting rougher so time to close up shop. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDiArV_LR9cZduo4E0MMNijJSK9fwj9PmsFU93sXKrjL9NeiyS2MJkZsGiLCY2PFhYV1McHDcRO1Ffkr9drZd-BSqUOsBWJvYCmL-SN-X5-fezWiwZSMqlx6kTGiW1UFyyvGCaPoP3ig11OqBbQBisJRTzlO0Sp2DWh-wBvYQl9xOoJ4xgw4J3E9wGg/s4624/this%20mural%20tells%20it%20all.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDiArV_LR9cZduo4E0MMNijJSK9fwj9PmsFU93sXKrjL9NeiyS2MJkZsGiLCY2PFhYV1McHDcRO1Ffkr9drZd-BSqUOsBWJvYCmL-SN-X5-fezWiwZSMqlx6kTGiW1UFyyvGCaPoP3ig11OqBbQBisJRTzlO0Sp2DWh-wBvYQl9xOoJ4xgw4J3E9wGg/s320/this%20mural%20tells%20it%20all.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>This mural tells the story of the Conquistadores <br />and their interactions with the local Indians</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevgUWhP__c08XxT2wESsdT4gPmX7jxPURbf-j5FFtkTiRfmAwipv9jdlcARDPQOKUTuEBL9gus0FdDRdSsQsE4M2UewCriddUT7Uoi74pnM354iTnAwAkLhoFV8-8GU8v34uD1a4Ds0KkyA0sNgX4O-LkW-h1CqJRGzJqfR4fh7kJCgjc3kQMIjZjZA/s4624/Mike%20BBQ%20sunset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevgUWhP__c08XxT2wESsdT4gPmX7jxPURbf-j5FFtkTiRfmAwipv9jdlcARDPQOKUTuEBL9gus0FdDRdSsQsE4M2UewCriddUT7Uoi74pnM354iTnAwAkLhoFV8-8GU8v34uD1a4Ds0KkyA0sNgX4O-LkW-h1CqJRGzJqfR4fh7kJCgjc3kQMIjZjZA/s320/Mike%20BBQ%20sunset.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Mike, the BBQ king, at sunset at Marina Palmira</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xpg5Y99987Bn2m-VtObmBbHCPHIK573qDQQPzxYZyV1xG7dye-zmO3c2RbssO2b_KQaOYvsdPNMhuROCcfZ6FqmNvKs4UIArGX9vBozxfjbXwstcDGqJ2h8K7hLk-dO0oWU61GNWdhrdyYBeEhTK2hhqAF89euuBpGxS7EuX8gSySGSRR2D2Q4bOtw/s2157/view%20from%20first%20hostel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2157" data-original-width="972" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xpg5Y99987Bn2m-VtObmBbHCPHIK573qDQQPzxYZyV1xG7dye-zmO3c2RbssO2b_KQaOYvsdPNMhuROCcfZ6FqmNvKs4UIArGX9vBozxfjbXwstcDGqJ2h8K7hLk-dO0oWU61GNWdhrdyYBeEhTK2hhqAF89euuBpGxS7EuX8gSySGSRR2D2Q4bOtw/s320/view%20from%20first%20hostel.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>A muddy mess <br />after the rains</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgll8s_2Gh6ke6NLyhfrLpn29VSOl2k5_EsVGX3VeXTmbJwYCwR5-KqU1uWuN_gYxv0XBg8HfIA2HsjfXedbys9YAfg9tauBVlSjhfV1DC79wYu9Bj6P706yaVXkQSgKyoRhDKQqCRDWdABB-wiRrvDVcf14JdO7fAHvcdXbLubYQ7WydD0lEABI_6Ofw/s4624/light%20fixture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgll8s_2Gh6ke6NLyhfrLpn29VSOl2k5_EsVGX3VeXTmbJwYCwR5-KqU1uWuN_gYxv0XBg8HfIA2HsjfXedbys9YAfg9tauBVlSjhfV1DC79wYu9Bj6P706yaVXkQSgKyoRhDKQqCRDWdABB-wiRrvDVcf14JdO7fAHvcdXbLubYQ7WydD0lEABI_6Ofw/s320/light%20fixture.jpg" width="144" /></i></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Check out the light <br />fixture in our room</i></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiw49A9NQOO1Lr2GmQIFGX8pGeia36TINR6POnQIIjPZvFFAMpUdfOcGTGfaPrJzTKAvJXeD-7RXFOz3T_wUgOFfL-3ITR5UMnsad4zMI6-n9R91RtAFwLCO0k6vG2Mlb-WOD2XQneONhRC8KiJW8YrS4owNNKQDPhJvCLPIzsgU-a6PG3sAhW1KT24A/s2157/upgraded%20hotel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="2157" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiw49A9NQOO1Lr2GmQIFGX8pGeia36TINR6POnQIIjPZvFFAMpUdfOcGTGfaPrJzTKAvJXeD-7RXFOz3T_wUgOFfL-3ITR5UMnsad4zMI6-n9R91RtAFwLCO0k6vG2Mlb-WOD2XQneONhRC8KiJW8YrS4owNNKQDPhJvCLPIzsgU-a6PG3sAhW1KT24A/w400-h180/upgraded%20hotel.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Hotel El Fuerte - a fabulous upgrade, right in town</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijEei2k8vFZn9kOUKZlMbEfzkTH8hOwOl8MfvUDBWEY--5hTImgV9WzS_ObhUysfcv9V2spsGsy9DzXBq7veV_opNDXVmgvTXr-5WugLt0Un-WwhlslDiwmoxXk4ba__Ld26OS_hzmKdYT1pLCecA3h32NVZr_cz6ejjvC7icVeVWqIc1yIdPBHcg9bQ/s4624/painters%20at%20hotel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijEei2k8vFZn9kOUKZlMbEfzkTH8hOwOl8MfvUDBWEY--5hTImgV9WzS_ObhUysfcv9V2spsGsy9DzXBq7veV_opNDXVmgvTXr-5WugLt0Un-WwhlslDiwmoxXk4ba__Ld26OS_hzmKdYT1pLCecA3h32NVZr_cz6ejjvC7icVeVWqIc1yIdPBHcg9bQ/s320/painters%20at%20hotel.jpg" width="320" /></i></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>3 guys were busy painting the lobby, working daily</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFfg3bfw7LC8GTwlexz_wwZ7Qis_xSIdogBf6YcRu-K1lBocESlKAj6-4ttK0dZfdyxi4MPWR9KHmXs6ocNZ1fNajuD8vlWkhuFYKP78NMjjx3WQ5olI3nQPQzzN4IPvqqW2fRW0EBi0eEkm3TzJ8qH9UiBMM-wExUVoOXXUl-unOU8VzBIyeyEyPfXg/s2157/moon%20rise.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2157" data-original-width="972" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFfg3bfw7LC8GTwlexz_wwZ7Qis_xSIdogBf6YcRu-K1lBocESlKAj6-4ttK0dZfdyxi4MPWR9KHmXs6ocNZ1fNajuD8vlWkhuFYKP78NMjjx3WQ5olI3nQPQzzN4IPvqqW2fRW0EBi0eEkm3TzJ8qH9UiBMM-wExUVoOXXUl-unOU8VzBIyeyEyPfXg/s320/moon%20rise.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Moon rise in the town</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Wl-_NdpL5ElkydkAkTNadYgf2Ars0ORGN8YLTc-ZYokRqKfIrDjQ7n1HCkJfFXploIEvi9pRu-OOen-Amx7Tlel4aX_YWMRFhsfiN-Rk3w4q6ATlrUJMf_W_HVA_jW8Ds5vqKuP8h-NtT210z4SErJzUOh4BwKoIZSMHeLQ-PjveISaVZQQK_MVNkg/s2157/Rio%20Fuerte.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="2157" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Wl-_NdpL5ElkydkAkTNadYgf2Ars0ORGN8YLTc-ZYokRqKfIrDjQ7n1HCkJfFXploIEvi9pRu-OOen-Amx7Tlel4aX_YWMRFhsfiN-Rk3w4q6ATlrUJMf_W_HVA_jW8Ds5vqKuP8h-NtT210z4SErJzUOh4BwKoIZSMHeLQ-PjveISaVZQQK_MVNkg/s320/Rio%20Fuerte.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Rio Fuerte - swiftly moving as the dam released <br />water for irrigation in the agricultural state of <br />Sinaloa; we did a bird watching and petroglyph tour</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVV3Zq98F3KAjKC1gQXTw6QFkqrIFAzNSsE-3PDKmBZN7LXfwMEyN1R2TqMfFK7TkoK211FrjtDaRxrDScO8K4iwUb20JKkWy4H9NoOUa-DX2i0w9SQVMF7brMOSHV6Ojqwjr56knmzKkEhIopGqZ4vQdwArtBtlBXS17ZEk6bMdUCsjfy-FxnqBvFw/s2157/vista.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="2157" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVV3Zq98F3KAjKC1gQXTw6QFkqrIFAzNSsE-3PDKmBZN7LXfwMEyN1R2TqMfFK7TkoK211FrjtDaRxrDScO8K4iwUb20JKkWy4H9NoOUa-DX2i0w9SQVMF7brMOSHV6Ojqwjr56knmzKkEhIopGqZ4vQdwArtBtlBXS17ZEk6bMdUCsjfy-FxnqBvFw/s320/vista.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>View from the old castle in El Fuerte - + a great museum</i></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqyFueo5KozAIeqCnzphxsruozwnQPc-ZPcC-raNA8m92GmBgoFxcmdtfE5hqM8SJuXdtGkG2LDHvk2QRThZEIJvXvfGDaDVAvyjmKDnwE4Sf3YDN-WYJZizVMKEr3W3IC5aYx5y_7Kdz9ILQlnmUFPAmbsHuVaHuBQPqiUrUYhi1Bv1bsaJDuvBFM_g/s2157/zorro%20birthplace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2157" data-original-width="972" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqyFueo5KozAIeqCnzphxsruozwnQPc-ZPcC-raNA8m92GmBgoFxcmdtfE5hqM8SJuXdtGkG2LDHvk2QRThZEIJvXvfGDaDVAvyjmKDnwE4Sf3YDN-WYJZizVMKEr3W3IC5aYx5y_7Kdz9ILQlnmUFPAmbsHuVaHuBQPqiUrUYhi1Bv1bsaJDuvBFM_g/w288-h640/zorro%20birthplace.jpg" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The birthplace of Zorro!</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilIGKsUSg21JdeukjvCYtGdcxlKdHCe390BRf74QS0dIA-8R3Fuv19SiXiwP-Sh7QmGmwcBWZ1byyjR1kHnCGXdd4A9hqTOlV4LzUvtNPjWblSWIdp1hVP5uSf_zpQNQNuuL8attMsJis8oz1kX83xt1gkTG3KZlRXKAKgOsqwG6qS-n9G6IGzsPkTA/s4624/sunny%20chair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilIGKsUSg21JdeukjvCYtGdcxlKdHCe390BRf74QS0dIA-8R3Fuv19SiXiwP-Sh7QmGmwcBWZ1byyjR1kHnCGXdd4A9hqTOlV4LzUvtNPjWblSWIdp1hVP5uSf_zpQNQNuuL8attMsJis8oz1kX83xt1gkTG3KZlRXKAKgOsqwG6qS-n9G6IGzsPkTA/s320/sunny%20chair.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Colorful artwork, <br />furniture, flowers everywhere<br /> in our hotel</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCrHvNni-87--EwJw6cHg-aC-EPLjcpDQ7zJq9UsjePn4BTLB11YMLs6g8vN8HU2nlI5S7kSBvLb91kjfB3dQjyFZRt9S9GLlAU9KOlKk3T4KOCY3Ri6Yys2JPHMzaAkDm2HOcOreyjtbXgNE-ymwiSy5rCtyunb7isjHkZARYGNgRvZSM__VVFOe7Bg/s2157/Los%20Mochis%20sign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="2157" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCrHvNni-87--EwJw6cHg-aC-EPLjcpDQ7zJq9UsjePn4BTLB11YMLs6g8vN8HU2nlI5S7kSBvLb91kjfB3dQjyFZRt9S9GLlAU9KOlKk3T4KOCY3Ri6Yys2JPHMzaAkDm2HOcOreyjtbXgNE-ymwiSy5rCtyunb7isjHkZARYGNgRvZSM__VVFOe7Bg/s320/Los%20Mochis%20sign.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>At the Botanical Gardens in Los Mochis</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAEBJbKjrujgz0QO9LVn0q74l8Xhpdny6mPPPssrxUeuAEMNI4q3tc-h0qFbXC-KHLT4aOe_dBaW9GGo_zMINyF_cX6RJhbtwQ1_thfuVBE791jXhFUa_sO6JekIVdetAzTif0oKUdiaLIPCdbkgwhItLim56Ue4etXBKh-tAj1V8JGnQW_eLP4fG4uw/s2157/Marg%20in%20El%20Fuerte.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2157" data-original-width="972" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAEBJbKjrujgz0QO9LVn0q74l8Xhpdny6mPPPssrxUeuAEMNI4q3tc-h0qFbXC-KHLT4aOe_dBaW9GGo_zMINyF_cX6RJhbtwQ1_thfuVBE791jXhFUa_sO6JekIVdetAzTif0oKUdiaLIPCdbkgwhItLim56Ue4etXBKh-tAj1V8JGnQW_eLP4fG4uw/s320/Marg%20in%20El%20Fuerte.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Happy Hour</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Mike Judy Goehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12382371212263585012noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928308913994069541.post-90746100797403029862023-02-22T08:08:00.001-08:002023-02-22T08:13:02.510-08:00I danced with the Oaxaca Star<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0b-E_4Yy-b1bvOX_Py6erTotbrVDAEH_krE_YIzM6LuwcLKLc1b9YRem9nt8Rex3ctx8n2GuvfuQl6F5VlXJrJLCF9epKEYYhP2x03WIXKk1H18zMpmwsts9hhynXdtJMctg1qil8Gy77Lxpe27csdotYxfJOIwS7IxHfbTb7VNi63impoFfqzha9lA/s4624/Top%20entrance.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0b-E_4Yy-b1bvOX_Py6erTotbrVDAEH_krE_YIzM6LuwcLKLc1b9YRem9nt8Rex3ctx8n2GuvfuQl6F5VlXJrJLCF9epKEYYhP2x03WIXKk1H18zMpmwsts9hhynXdtJMctg1qil8Gy77Lxpe27csdotYxfJOIwS7IxHfbTb7VNi63impoFfqzha9lA/w400-h180/Top%20entrance.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>You'll need to skip ahead for the fun and colorful part of <br />the story. The entrance to Bahia Topolobampo.</i> </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>It was 10:30 at night, mid-watch for my 6:30p to (hoping to
make it to) midnight shift on Pura Vida. Black as night can be out on the sea, with
low lying clouds, a few fuzzy stars overhead and no moonlight to guide our way.
We are happily motor sailing southbound for Topolobampo and I am busily watching
gauges and staring into the darkness at regular intervals. Hoping to not see
anything but sometimes you do.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiol7jwqO6IK_Sawh2cCKX6aZuA4JcuYy-8gYyuqKBeO3zzxfKJ_IFWguX6i2zRpESDdxLFt_g-xO8DDoYNB_Vba-dHzBbOFI5Y5WBYIljl89BnquM3NFPTmMJRPz8IxQGa2s-PyrQh5bx_Wxj2Mz6MGqmLsIE2x-Enb_YfG1phfUnaGmhGlg5OAqmRbg/s4624/Chart%20pl.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiol7jwqO6IK_Sawh2cCKX6aZuA4JcuYy-8gYyuqKBeO3zzxfKJ_IFWguX6i2zRpESDdxLFt_g-xO8DDoYNB_Vba-dHzBbOFI5Y5WBYIljl89BnquM3NFPTmMJRPz8IxQGa2s-PyrQh5bx_Wxj2Mz6MGqmLsIE2x-Enb_YfG1phfUnaGmhGlg5OAqmRbg/w320-h144/Chart%20pl.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>(L to R) My diverted route, my planned <br />route and target vessel</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Something white passed by rather close across the waves. I
have no idea what and no contact, so I guess it’s all good. Then I see an AIS (automatic
identification system) Target on our chart plotter. Foggy enough that I can’t
get a visual, which is disconcerting as the Target is the Oaxaca Star, an ocean
freighter inbound for the port of Guaymas, Sonora. Our paths were running
parallel on the typical N-S course for large vessels, about 10 miles off shore.<o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISIx4TL5iW4dZbPQHtGtdlxb-fD67DRLwebsh6pVNtImQmr2U-L8EECv6DCd8leE_rXO5MKBSGd-shmHPixnES2kxrftFUYh2oPi9w7FTaMFOeIGVhv5dzIsXZLwMhxZZ631djU3PTbvpppY9B5HvSSku1mmULxw-yWf7cAH1Uw4wHaZjjbyUsBjwxg/s4624/day%20freighter.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISIx4TL5iW4dZbPQHtGtdlxb-fD67DRLwebsh6pVNtImQmr2U-L8EECv6DCd8leE_rXO5MKBSGd-shmHPixnES2kxrftFUYh2oPi9w7FTaMFOeIGVhv5dzIsXZLwMhxZZ631djU3PTbvpppY9B5HvSSku1mmULxw-yWf7cAH1Uw4wHaZjjbyUsBjwxg/s320/day%20freighter.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>It's way better to see freighters than imagine them</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Well, I am peeling my eyeballs as they say, to see any light
in the distance. I am tracking our CPA – closest point of approach – a rather
important detail, especially on a night like this. Although he is a few miles
out, he’s traveling way faster than we are toward me and I admit, I am getting
a bit more nervous as minutes pass. Still no visual so I finally feel compelled
to hail him on the VHF radio. Roughly translated…”Hey buddy do you see my navigation lights as I am little smaller than you are?” And the response was YES, he would
take me to starboard. So, that was a relief. <o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am not really in the mood for a midnight dance and regardless, I don’t
want to dance too close - the Oaxaca Star gets the floor. I veer off course to port, deciding it’s better to arrive later at our destination and be safe. I am at the helm
and get to make decisions that are right for me and for our boat. So, my adjusted route causes a bit of
luffing on the reefed main sail but there you have it. Decision made and
finally I see his nav lights, way off in the distance. Thank you and goodnight,
Oaxaca Star.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwE0CRDjuGNEEQN8IRWKMl_YcjQyj3iBY6P1aJ5V9-a8bp3PkUsvNAVfko_sr3Epgpw4hLlp2KLYZo-EE2bhS_w1BM5_0hlMIsQmnZw2lUBzsbt4WjfJdNPYqD0PoCRsGNKiugB6b-gCOaFQS8ZgwmH8oWXduQ0f6C3N2QkBwTnmoSZJpmh1oPNKpRig/s4624/Topo.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwE0CRDjuGNEEQN8IRWKMl_YcjQyj3iBY6P1aJ5V9-a8bp3PkUsvNAVfko_sr3Epgpw4hLlp2KLYZo-EE2bhS_w1BM5_0hlMIsQmnZw2lUBzsbt4WjfJdNPYqD0PoCRsGNKiugB6b-gCOaFQS8ZgwmH8oWXduQ0f6C3N2QkBwTnmoSZJpmh1oPNKpRig/s320/Topo.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The remnants of 'Carnaval' were being torn down <br />as we walked the malecon on arrival. Smaller than <br />the huge carnaval in Guaymas this past week</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Two days and several adventures later, we are ensconced at Marina Palmira in Topolobampo, Sinaloa on the mainland. There are several things I love about Topolobampo, not the least of which - it's the only other city I know with 5 vowels like Oconomowoc, my hometown. Another busy port town, Topo is a welcome change.<br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQF2qSlTtv74ciHzj9E71pwBgzmWzaQ5-A-j0N0R8OdMwu_mOFyNw8urq9bgPrtz4kDJ_1d_VMa4Z0fyU6AY2dO9AGxD8OFZhbVpuzUYzwdUS6HI3oCy_nkf-I-j68WPJJV5yRK4OQbJ0CqClcX0botx71SUkH68pW7o60FJdaSSF7-hkncMbpBx42SA/s4624/Buoy%2011.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQF2qSlTtv74ciHzj9E71pwBgzmWzaQ5-A-j0N0R8OdMwu_mOFyNw8urq9bgPrtz4kDJ_1d_VMa4Z0fyU6AY2dO9AGxD8OFZhbVpuzUYzwdUS6HI3oCy_nkf-I-j68WPJJV5yRK4OQbJ0CqClcX0botx71SUkH68pW7o60FJdaSSF7-hkncMbpBx42SA/w144-h320/Buoy%2011.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>See the #11 on this buoy? <br />Entrance to Topolobampo takes<br />~ 4 hours of careful navigating. <br />There are a plenty of buoys. <br />Some faintly red or green, <br />some with legible #, some serve <br />best as sea lion resting spots</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">We left the dock!</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7WFsh7RdJjReqCz8j7LIi-SFmQ4KdFmws-UFWqFaH17RtTjhglQn8ILPbtPg8HHJZMrl4SS1G4_Y6qQWgz8n-yYKE9LVP9W0LniLJxXWIl4pPwO3MMiYfPWzqNIKerbaYvZX3ii1yXgxfZENTpyecUyWK19Qp79vXNSt4pJrExawfSNx0GRl3hsnQQ/s4624/first%20cold%20trip.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7WFsh7RdJjReqCz8j7LIi-SFmQ4KdFmws-UFWqFaH17RtTjhglQn8ILPbtPg8HHJZMrl4SS1G4_Y6qQWgz8n-yYKE9LVP9W0LniLJxXWIl4pPwO3MMiYfPWzqNIKerbaYvZX3ii1yXgxfZENTpyecUyWK19Qp79vXNSt4pJrExawfSNx0GRl3hsnQQ/s320/first%20cold%20trip.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>2nd return trip. Chilly!</i></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcpBs1mjWfGFuOQg1e_Vs_MimeCYiCjXkrNNohBxVAy7OISbRaNj2_nSbuZyItgH_vZE6a1ku89rXENiHQ8oIidKY13aUxrbpoqd8o86tplbTq1IMCJYF6-Re3aG_AedvBGzRHP3jWAGXK611oN5fo5f9qXryj2WuKBmLhFW0c_i7IRWmCi02FrrZ_g/s4624/sunset%20on%202nd%20aborted%20trip.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcpBs1mjWfGFuOQg1e_Vs_MimeCYiCjXkrNNohBxVAy7OISbRaNj2_nSbuZyItgH_vZE6a1ku89rXENiHQ8oIidKY13aUxrbpoqd8o86tplbTq1IMCJYF6-Re3aG_AedvBGzRHP3jWAGXK611oN5fo5f9qXryj2WuKBmLhFW0c_i7IRWmCi02FrrZ_g/s320/sunset%20on%202nd%20aborted%20trip.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Amazing sunset as we limped back, first return trip</i></td></tr></tbody></table>While for many, that shouldn't be a headline with an exclamation point, but this is us and this has been our journey. It's been a few months since we successfully left the dock, so this is a big deal for us to make it 200 miles south of our home port. As many who have been following our efforts since November already know, we had a number of parts setbacks, let's just say. Oh, the stories...<p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Then, finally ready and weather allowing, we departed from Guaymas in January and again in early February, heading south. Both journeys ended abruptly after 40 or so miles heading along the same track, caused by different and big repair issues. Both required return trips to the Guaymas dock and led to multiple repairs, all completed by el Capitan. As we live through each issue, I guess that it all works out as it's supposed to?</p><p class="MsoNormal">My next blog will be about our adventures to Topolobampo, Los Mochis and El Fuerte which begin as soon as I post this. While I have more stories and photos, I guess you'll have to wait for the fun part as the first of two bus trips leaves soon. For now, we're packing up for the road trip and buttoning up Pura Vida. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDN3PG-VHg1ZDYnJW8kBxPnDLuMGwBWdhlNFVeT3g26hJV_VP1-nhy0r_9DjMfkhYFRA-G-DLGMH96REqXnzXKVpBnW7dbN5qk_qWSy2f_EIthAQ8N5lh5u6-ItSXHdYEfHX5DUekHUY4K8aoxF_2rfMMLQPtqnAGefXNSR-BNGgGD8AXFq3t8cwfDGA/s4624/fruit%20vendor.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDN3PG-VHg1ZDYnJW8kBxPnDLuMGwBWdhlNFVeT3g26hJV_VP1-nhy0r_9DjMfkhYFRA-G-DLGMH96REqXnzXKVpBnW7dbN5qk_qWSy2f_EIthAQ8N5lh5u6-ItSXHdYEfHX5DUekHUY4K8aoxF_2rfMMLQPtqnAGefXNSR-BNGgGD8AXFq3t8cwfDGA/s320/fruit%20vendor.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>"loco" fruit vendor </i><i>hand selecting <br />my 4 incredible, giant oranges from his <br />well-stocked pickup. <br />T</i><i>he guy standing next to me <br />asks in Spanish, "do you know Spanish? <br />Well, they call him loco."</i></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVW5SNPubNQsaekViEQL9RtJRgsKDCi_Yn8o3cILMvJz-O82U1szyVDPigHksBZs2uHMgvwY43HdbuTUfVtudsWbe6AB48VsWQ-30jNtSTJnt8YkNLdlzBfZxU4cVkYFRrgv92jKKQAzG88MqPqvMIBiFDnVgG2pBSRR8Du67MmB9C78zdVydsCHphA/s4624/Mixing%20elbow%20repair.jpg" style="clear: right; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVW5SNPubNQsaekViEQL9RtJRgsKDCi_Yn8o3cILMvJz-O82U1szyVDPigHksBZs2uHMgvwY43HdbuTUfVtudsWbe6AB48VsWQ-30jNtSTJnt8YkNLdlzBfZxU4cVkYFRrgv92jKKQAzG88MqPqvMIBiFDnVgG2pBSRR8Du67MmB9C78zdVydsCHphA/s320/Mixing%20elbow%20repair.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Mike & his repaired <br />Mixing Elbow</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">If anyone is interested in a myriad of boat repair photos, just let us know. We can regale you with close ups of broken, then fixed parts, new additions and improved systems. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEien_qItXs1TBWQigr1nVlIsAhirbNmclgxej2kIZS7mGHIydNOoSImVsftGLZqjV-XBgnLP_QKJQc3me1RuAgndBFNFuT2uOCrOodPAYYpGPoJjWzw_G6CXHZP6_kzvhTtqZ-2a5KUact70u0rPaQTOHItdjPxcC55eBZbq58Z3bnk-STVeRyb-X6_0g/s4624/auto%20pilot%20fix.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEien_qItXs1TBWQigr1nVlIsAhirbNmclgxej2kIZS7mGHIydNOoSImVsftGLZqjV-XBgnLP_QKJQc3me1RuAgndBFNFuT2uOCrOodPAYYpGPoJjWzw_G6CXHZP6_kzvhTtqZ-2a5KUact70u0rPaQTOHItdjPxcC55eBZbq58Z3bnk-STVeRyb-X6_0g/s320/auto%20pilot%20fix.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Auto pilot repairs require dismantling our <br />sleeping area. Can you spot the sore back in this photo?</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIF28BF4z1fkSDS2UhCpuEQGHyqmAE26ZQp4hdbT7HiQV1VtpugP1zOcIzrULP-OO73e_O1hYDxxs928qg37xIEN22-eGtZMC9ETqFYWDP2-KYEIufdnFVe_kVo-lpvVTsJxuNn0-jXdE7r00oR_QgLCWrJRN_sJsMztSIOGc0-4nIxuFKU-O-v9Zrpg/s4624/Fireworks.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIF28BF4z1fkSDS2UhCpuEQGHyqmAE26ZQp4hdbT7HiQV1VtpugP1zOcIzrULP-OO73e_O1hYDxxs928qg37xIEN22-eGtZMC9ETqFYWDP2-KYEIufdnFVe_kVo-lpvVTsJxuNn0-jXdE7r00oR_QgLCWrJRN_sJsMztSIOGc0-4nIxuFKU-O-v9Zrpg/s320/Fireworks.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Fireworks kicked off Carnaval in Guaymas. While taking this photo, <br />I think, that's a diesel fuel tank <br />between me and that exploding firework...</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhm4NxqS89rSvftsBVW4TFO5zdMm_y3GHb8_uOE6YRlyosZpyB0igrWhfG4aBxAsYdcacuq1lJXrMLTU5rlE9SNcjH-o5XPy8-22-AVOxYArvifoCf_C5trBLQbfeajs6HJFCOKkpXCYd3HO1v3_Jcn09zqMsjO8zaHzkNw928LXKF-FxoV37xls-iHw/s4624/Moon%20rise%20Topo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhm4NxqS89rSvftsBVW4TFO5zdMm_y3GHb8_uOE6YRlyosZpyB0igrWhfG4aBxAsYdcacuq1lJXrMLTU5rlE9SNcjH-o5XPy8-22-AVOxYArvifoCf_C5trBLQbfeajs6HJFCOKkpXCYd3HO1v3_Jcn09zqMsjO8zaHzkNw928LXKF-FxoV37xls-iHw/w288-h640/Moon%20rise%20Topo.jpg" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Moon rise over Topolobampo. Pretty sweet.<br />Captured by el Capitan, the BBQ king at the stern</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Mike Judy Goehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12382371212263585012noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928308913994069541.post-10642826893896612132023-01-07T15:02:00.000-08:002023-01-07T15:02:18.651-08:00Captain Santa – to the rescue<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzPndgu84sJ5puAihAtrlHh6yukl-T6DJ5Yeb9AGg5Ga0xfREIshPw5YHDPaeD6CrFI93AT-xn2DKYHXp3DKQwJAJ2fcKy2PFy5SEkKGmqCOw8NX4bodWp6cEBhNoFVPgspyouRk0Js2WKLHIMabOxb5GWfLpA2Lktk1QCza2DnicttMIcQ_9AlqyVQ/s762/Captain%20Santa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="343" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzPndgu84sJ5puAihAtrlHh6yukl-T6DJ5Yeb9AGg5Ga0xfREIshPw5YHDPaeD6CrFI93AT-xn2DKYHXp3DKQwJAJ2fcKy2PFy5SEkKGmqCOw8NX4bodWp6cEBhNoFVPgspyouRk0Js2WKLHIMabOxb5GWfLpA2Lktk1QCza2DnicttMIcQ_9AlqyVQ/w180-h400/Captain%20Santa.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arrghhh Matey!</td></tr></tbody></table>During the holidays in the evening hours, I enjoyed assembling a few quick holiday puzzles while listening to Christmas Carols. Imagine my delight when Captain Santa came to the rescue - appearing as the next puzzle on my tablet. I laughed out loud as I realized that's who I live with! </p><p>There at the helm of our mighty ship reigns my favorite santa. The guy who makes each day brighter and brings joy to my days, working in the engine room for hours on end, fixing a myriad of all things mechanical. </p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmA_02m0hLePebP0W_gVULfB1vkd9xORoTxBNV0rxJDoxN2qgMRUYfzEhMF91wB2s1_Lk-9N3NgHfIVs8AU8gHQz16qk21W45AsxcO_1CzffRMHu7wMHU-04k4kEmks7Yx31T_bC0yZ1byK-uHc9hF2sqIt3o1ToYMIT5GzzCjBybnB-mV8olprAe5w/s2157/rebuilt%20engine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2157" data-original-width="972" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmA_02m0hLePebP0W_gVULfB1vkd9xORoTxBNV0rxJDoxN2qgMRUYfzEhMF91wB2s1_Lk-9N3NgHfIVs8AU8gHQz16qk21W45AsxcO_1CzffRMHu7wMHU-04k4kEmks7Yx31T_bC0yZ1byK-uHc9hF2sqIt3o1ToYMIT5GzzCjBybnB-mV8olprAe5w/w180-h400/rebuilt%20engine.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our rebuilt Perkins 4154</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>During the summer and early fall, Omar rebuilt our old Perkins engine so that requires a lot of follow on work which takes time, energy and patience. And parts that are oh so elusive for us to get here in Guaymas. Many stories too troubling to tell of expensive shipments stolen, parts delays due to customs and the Mexican postal service (note to self: do not use this service - but that's a story, too).</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSZl_A2_eCBFgDt3gL2iuorXskCT0IsISs0aDfo8dv9Ss-ejfDuc43v-NhVTE5ma4ySfFYdrmqfFR755evzr9z7rrPUAkr3ZQVYySIF7uJ8itC5LdMM7e6Sdw-TbEOUxgIVpkJ_f6sRrVWCQSPmLtyvB8BrxcXto7PhUUuUW-s35abO1WnOZfH9j3YA/s2157/engine%20room%20window.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2157" data-original-width="972" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSZl_A2_eCBFgDt3gL2iuorXskCT0IsISs0aDfo8dv9Ss-ejfDuc43v-NhVTE5ma4ySfFYdrmqfFR755evzr9z7rrPUAkr3ZQVYySIF7uJ8itC5LdMM7e6Sdw-TbEOUxgIVpkJ_f6sRrVWCQSPmLtyvB8BrxcXto7PhUUuUW-s35abO1WnOZfH9j3YA/s320/engine%20room%20window.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Window added to engine <br />room door for safety</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xK39hKBceKfT_T9A20LgMp1LHNwLD9SlHdrNdrwQIWSyn7Cp8N4MpEEE5MNhOUWoMB3_tYPWtD86grXkkcxhU7KxSs6S3a2zD19SFSLO_THFLqkJrTAYOgnNNFWPfG-tLqK0nXnKOMGAeIbzWCG9OXFYPDekO32gLgUxIphmIof_TOys7R2GoyCvFw/s2157/Mike%20in%20lazaret.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2157" data-original-width="972" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xK39hKBceKfT_T9A20LgMp1LHNwLD9SlHdrNdrwQIWSyn7Cp8N4MpEEE5MNhOUWoMB3_tYPWtD86grXkkcxhU7KxSs6S3a2zD19SFSLO_THFLqkJrTAYOgnNNFWPfG-tLqK0nXnKOMGAeIbzWCG9OXFYPDekO32gLgUxIphmIof_TOys7R2GoyCvFw/w180-h400/Mike%20in%20lazaret.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not very easy crawling into the <br />lazaret several times to remove, <br />install, repair various systems</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Next he's installing solar panels, adding devices for tracking power, replacing alarms, repairing pumps, fixing plumbing. Basically, making our house a home. <br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3nPg8lLoK0oKaZpMoBfuWJWy07Ux2oBNOeP96cZUz33cFOD3hI2my67AjpLIgEP_SfuLc70TQhyH8Lg1a0uwNwiFwi_Col3q9PdWMobGs7HeG8NzhfzZ4oi9Hs83YzqBMvvfuqP-ePrx5EKvf8UkEfsDFpl9yUqvfTFZI_rXIfCRnbMbw2uTTje8Ew/s2157/battery%20monitor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="2157" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3nPg8lLoK0oKaZpMoBfuWJWy07Ux2oBNOeP96cZUz33cFOD3hI2my67AjpLIgEP_SfuLc70TQhyH8Lg1a0uwNwiFwi_Col3q9PdWMobGs7HeG8NzhfzZ4oi9Hs83YzqBMvvfuqP-ePrx5EKvf8UkEfsDFpl9yUqvfTFZI_rXIfCRnbMbw2uTTje8Ew/s320/battery%20monitor.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Battery monitor with a bezel that was <br />hand cut at the local wood shop </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldiaG1Amw2Uc1_uFdiZ7eOrHq3y84mXJTOgfrXaAJNhgvmY1To4OmjFQVUbTSy51Ri2rPmXa6CKAGPeRIHMtLVUCY0Z-kwdySVYdt0KFts-0hOgCGzQO8Lm_wCX-zsjpBDhKF_pb2Z2FrS95yal86ONDc5Xf4Hx9tnThggKeGlEFe2FMm-R33Dn_BKg/s2157/Manteca.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="2157" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldiaG1Amw2Uc1_uFdiZ7eOrHq3y84mXJTOgfrXaAJNhgvmY1To4OmjFQVUbTSy51Ri2rPmXa6CKAGPeRIHMtLVUCY0Z-kwdySVYdt0KFts-0hOgCGzQO8Lm_wCX-zsjpBDhKF_pb2Z2FrS95yal86ONDc5Xf4Hx9tnThggKeGlEFe2FMm-R33Dn_BKg/s320/Manteca.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bring on the lard and margarine!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />And being Christmas, 'twas the season of islands of lard and margarine; olives,
pickled tripe, cheese whiz and jalapenos in bulk containers; Lambrusco, 3
levels high, Doritos monuments, and don’t forget the many fruit flavors of
Boones Farm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzL7AUYqHf5ZJfT8-J13-xFTrrYkqD8zBHDMi5JDtpIPgr8-TitNgFB44EUnVFOQlRemxJsVB49-tB_Ey4P2DWbAI3aTTESKPdKpLzPfmN2MSCR3vPaCRb08ZEzflhpLVNUb95EK7l3fQ9QsZ7bl0PEA-sTBPscivvKc443f9brT19Ll8R_ECMR7sRUw/s2157/Doritos%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2157" data-original-width="972" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzL7AUYqHf5ZJfT8-J13-xFTrrYkqD8zBHDMi5JDtpIPgr8-TitNgFB44EUnVFOQlRemxJsVB49-tB_Ey4P2DWbAI3aTTESKPdKpLzPfmN2MSCR3vPaCRb08ZEzflhpLVNUb95EK7l3fQ9QsZ7bl0PEA-sTBPscivvKc443f9brT19Ll8R_ECMR7sRUw/w180-h400/Doritos%20.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Dorito monument</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQE1S1ec-KiJGftsKKgjgUCroAeKkJEhB0hMllBpMNwKHrzlc3glKUT89zHqxygJN0xIhSYwqcwiOUGtqyGNuvkpx45y8hl0GfCJRE0o9vARAVzBGbk_j_h2m-J4hZHnQZBnW1G9TdcED_tiKun-wqcHdM9E5IfwDk3WSDZucVZ7JN8VcGqwcDmURhDA/s762/Lambrusco%20display.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="762" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQE1S1ec-KiJGftsKKgjgUCroAeKkJEhB0hMllBpMNwKHrzlc3glKUT89zHqxygJN0xIhSYwqcwiOUGtqyGNuvkpx45y8hl0GfCJRE0o9vARAVzBGbk_j_h2m-J4hZHnQZBnW1G9TdcED_tiKun-wqcHdM9E5IfwDk3WSDZucVZ7JN8VcGqwcDmURhDA/w400-h180/Lambrusco%20display.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lambrusco from floor to ceiling. Cheers!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />It’s been festive in Guaymas although very sadly, more muted than
previous years due to cartel activity and heavy police/national guard presence.
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<p class="MsoNormal">As we sit in Guaymas, once again, waiting for boat parts, we
celebrate the joys of the season, amazing friendships old and new, powerful camaraderie,
and a slip at the dock.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89vbJ4ceV9OBvo9g4RNBcpDPhnEmyBR2LFyMVHX4uWlTENmENBUYc6yg-zyKvUk5-JPQmbTVo-jbbUeN_S3ehN1FSADpU9BEPjp_bDSpacjIABqBQJaF0fMHShBpXvXOrqUvt3cu1GaD_o0rHt9tNPcCSULlPDlft7woWupbtXZPuU7TFd1tJjNgkJw/s2157/Christmas%20Tito.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="2157" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89vbJ4ceV9OBvo9g4RNBcpDPhnEmyBR2LFyMVHX4uWlTENmENBUYc6yg-zyKvUk5-JPQmbTVo-jbbUeN_S3ehN1FSADpU9BEPjp_bDSpacjIABqBQJaF0fMHShBpXvXOrqUvt3cu1GaD_o0rHt9tNPcCSULlPDlft7woWupbtXZPuU7TFd1tJjNgkJw/w400-h180/Christmas%20Tito.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas dinner in Nogales AZ</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJN8aLaK87DqjpO_9WII-djdBIUSxZMmDSivE7Q-6tLPEjcF5srCpgtKzXkZe5XK7X9jI2fI2AwM1njM_fAf-ivrtGCJwOOATEcFPB6zp4d0rRHnkB4fZ74r0SrtGCkhagV3nC9xD8fCT7XzU95mMlZxr3pnRgG2RbRhSocL9sBXJomxQEgk-M6Kq2Q/s2157/Moonset%20morning.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="2157" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJN8aLaK87DqjpO_9WII-djdBIUSxZMmDSivE7Q-6tLPEjcF5srCpgtKzXkZe5XK7X9jI2fI2AwM1njM_fAf-ivrtGCJwOOATEcFPB6zp4d0rRHnkB4fZ74r0SrtGCkhagV3nC9xD8fCT7XzU95mMlZxr3pnRgG2RbRhSocL9sBXJomxQEgk-M6Kq2Q/w400-h180/Moonset%20morning.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Full moon setting on our early morning walk</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Mike Judy Goehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12382371212263585012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928308913994069541.post-55128348113634243382022-10-20T18:44:00.000-07:002022-10-20T18:44:30.310-07:00It all started with an expiring Alaska Airlines companion fare ... <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXK0J6qrk3-iAXB5rqrmYzu9QYaPMkRgTNgKtdtgZETgUiWBoB3i3_uPQVc3qzDhm6mah2l5aIfVw2VeZi5EviA72SViAYdLDCcRGd1Kkp2OAWTdWRyCVOO13kT1QZ4Fx2JzIAtyYMdlNfjyCP0gRLYf3Xtifrl8t_2UFYOiUxWvRJkoNP1j1cVOsqWQ/s4624/Great%20msg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXK0J6qrk3-iAXB5rqrmYzu9QYaPMkRgTNgKtdtgZETgUiWBoB3i3_uPQVc3qzDhm6mah2l5aIfVw2VeZi5EviA72SViAYdLDCcRGd1Kkp2OAWTdWRyCVOO13kT1QZ4Fx2JzIAtyYMdlNfjyCP0gRLYf3Xtifrl8t_2UFYOiUxWvRJkoNP1j1cVOsqWQ/s320/Great%20msg.jpg" width="144" /></a></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemlCQPhSBHHNtcAYRPILJIdR1Ypv1feGxLYIJQakBEqg9Ac3BvuCo4WqkLU6ezSVus4qiyB2Bx5Ptypz4hd-ctZd-_htrhTggQeUdc7gjObT2NlpuCTTCWsLpSL941jRSTWHNm1r5ZrWC5JJUA4_5YcMkC3D1tbcRLgzDLxtMQMBRPp5jD4UkudV7zg/s4624/Turks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemlCQPhSBHHNtcAYRPILJIdR1Ypv1feGxLYIJQakBEqg9Ac3BvuCo4WqkLU6ezSVus4qiyB2Bx5Ptypz4hd-ctZd-_htrhTggQeUdc7gjObT2NlpuCTTCWsLpSL941jRSTWHNm1r5ZrWC5JJUA4_5YcMkC3D1tbcRLgzDLxtMQMBRPp5jD4UkudV7zg/s320/Turks.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turks & Caicos - NW of Puerto Rico</td></tr></tbody></table>Early in the summer, we had a companion fare on Alaska
Airlines that would soon expire. That prompted discussions about possible destinations
– how far does Alaska fly? The answer was Miami, so we set a course for the
<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/TKCA+1ZZ,+Turks+and+Caicos+Islands/@21.572873,-72.3505831,9z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x894b5f55bebb6b75:0x7e11c780028dc1de!8m2!3d21.694025!4d-71.797928" target="_blank">Turks & Caicos</a> islands southeast of Florida for September. We hadn’t dove
there since 2005 and it’s an amazing SCUBA destination. Yes, we realized it would
be hurricane season, but we figured the odds were in our favor (?), took our
chances and booked travel. The sisters who own the bungalow we’d stayed at on Grand
Turk welcomed us back with a 10% discount and we would once again dive with
Oasis Divers.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQ9oUqhNOG4uQt79Jl7s-GihGISSNlocjoQ-jESV1fn0YCsRsaY4Ek8I-tm7JYeLFunwy6jQ6BarpVnwI0oBycXzYiu5ZgpHkKoyim-pkObfSl4DvHQHzZePpDTrSmlurcbiYz-_OshkT0dwXi7iJJhSkoUHEaSw5k7BfeEoSCYHCOrIXZkY25xTmyA/s4624/Branches.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQ9oUqhNOG4uQt79Jl7s-GihGISSNlocjoQ-jESV1fn0YCsRsaY4Ek8I-tm7JYeLFunwy6jQ6BarpVnwI0oBycXzYiu5ZgpHkKoyim-pkObfSl4DvHQHzZePpDTrSmlurcbiYz-_OshkT0dwXi7iJJhSkoUHEaSw5k7BfeEoSCYHCOrIXZkY25xTmyA/s320/Branches.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First things first - trimming branches on the shore<br />with neighbor Scott, before Mike heads out</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">That having been established, we started our work schedules which
entailed Mike spending the great majority of July and August in the San Juan
Islands teaching sailing with Passion Yachts. I remained in Portland working
multiple jobs including with my long-term marketing clients.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXBgIZY2hor0XYvf3rN0sJhPRDilatgJfjW0Pm7dQopEDC7udOpaR9Y612wAYOB0lKQnJBANUJY6HYP87DL9ts2lOjCBhND_yPxWOkzGqK4JW7PUR_v3pWd2JBMvAiFeVxZRvvBP6iZIuLrdDolH_fdBHlDubJyyN6TAuKVN-s9kIwQTWtYs7FEEE-Eg/s2064/log%20home%20fam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1548" data-original-width="2064" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXBgIZY2hor0XYvf3rN0sJhPRDilatgJfjW0Pm7dQopEDC7udOpaR9Y612wAYOB0lKQnJBANUJY6HYP87DL9ts2lOjCBhND_yPxWOkzGqK4JW7PUR_v3pWd2JBMvAiFeVxZRvvBP6iZIuLrdDolH_fdBHlDubJyyN6TAuKVN-s9kIwQTWtYs7FEEE-Eg/s320/log%20home%20fam.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My sister and I celebrated our Virgo birthdays <br />for several days - she's 9/5 and I'm 9/7</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0DCSTpF3fT4bt-13r5DQgQj8BNP0KGM1NOOlm0mS2uqUXL874IQuWuSIhonWh7IHS5iekyrgoaCtwMdMy39fZ1-Erz3JXnrSHpY5m4oR4gCvbZzTqWixKDVfh8N8yTltZSwG8twsvFp6ACRDy3xBTqhqusq24qtj0BkKcdJeV3Gp5pGro2eM6bnC98Q/s2083/Oscar%20Mayer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="2083" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0DCSTpF3fT4bt-13r5DQgQj8BNP0KGM1NOOlm0mS2uqUXL874IQuWuSIhonWh7IHS5iekyrgoaCtwMdMy39fZ1-Erz3JXnrSHpY5m4oR4gCvbZzTqWixKDVfh8N8yTltZSwG8twsvFp6ACRDy3xBTqhqusq24qtj0BkKcdJeV3Gp5pGro2eM6bnC98Q/s320/Oscar%20Mayer.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Welcome to Wisconsin!</td></tr></tbody></table>We reconvened in early September and headed to Wisconsin to unite
with my siblings after a long time (Covid separation like everyone!). My oldest
sister planned an excellent getaway for us all at a really great log home in
eastern Wisconsin near tourist attractions, Frank Lloyd Wright’s <a href="https://www.taliesinpreservation.org/" target="_blank">Taliesen </a>and the
<a href="https://www.thehouseontherock.com/" target="_blank">House on the Rock</a>. Both were amazing experiences, and we had a lovely time together
being tourists.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbvgOZOIHZm_rLIb947JRRTYtToe2OZAG3OID79lCMh4ainNI6hNEbdfsqkrMgCG0yeHrXGMBjTNyWG9Z6i02f8ZQoVV4pLy5g504nfpMdY8THVrERbbOc8NN73f6JQYLnb-MUPfiWKdpFigISBrSL-iOCN3Thwct0-5lUwp3J1J-bNYfPjC4JErA5Tg/s4624/crazy%20stuff-House.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbvgOZOIHZm_rLIb947JRRTYtToe2OZAG3OID79lCMh4ainNI6hNEbdfsqkrMgCG0yeHrXGMBjTNyWG9Z6i02f8ZQoVV4pLy5g504nfpMdY8THVrERbbOc8NN73f6JQYLnb-MUPfiWKdpFigISBrSL-iOCN3Thwct0-5lUwp3J1J-bNYfPjC4JErA5Tg/w144-h320/crazy%20stuff-House.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Player piano at <br />House on the Rock</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7B-4ITDD1JSbsU50gD0wtRwot2pOvqKo4xiSm2U-MsuDtqQpGlzeLn6LWfCwNqs5LOuGf0LhFHbvk7YWqFFK9PUdLrmx1-uwZtHaEJTZRGIGKZeYsMtY3ahcAMTvk0Yea_rew_Kq8Hhd73uLqaRYul4yJwCPJyZJ91m-f5sc2WTxgB3fUZ_BBSNfCg/s1079/family%20photo%20-%20FLW.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1079" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7B-4ITDD1JSbsU50gD0wtRwot2pOvqKo4xiSm2U-MsuDtqQpGlzeLn6LWfCwNqs5LOuGf0LhFHbvk7YWqFFK9PUdLrmx1-uwZtHaEJTZRGIGKZeYsMtY3ahcAMTvk0Yea_rew_Kq8Hhd73uLqaRYul4yJwCPJyZJ91m-f5sc2WTxgB3fUZ_BBSNfCg/s320/family%20photo%20-%20FLW.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All of us at Taliesen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54hLoY2jsK2BZ1l8T92Mmm-4eJ0SxY1ksHuMMtdDfoLCJkblTKi__uq6fu6Pznr09wShGivmwAubm2bbZKHNWcPclfHuMujh8T5ZiTG4yBlPabPHv-K2_hrgEM4qZj4gl9I8OS_mUhLUlVEsvkZoiR4oXBtZhOFHPDLzMzOgcsvlduGh5-GeK0v0Iwg/s4000/FLW%20living%20room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54hLoY2jsK2BZ1l8T92Mmm-4eJ0SxY1ksHuMMtdDfoLCJkblTKi__uq6fu6Pznr09wShGivmwAubm2bbZKHNWcPclfHuMujh8T5ZiTG4yBlPabPHv-K2_hrgEM4qZj4gl9I8OS_mUhLUlVEsvkZoiR4oXBtZhOFHPDLzMzOgcsvlduGh5-GeK0v0Iwg/s320/FLW%20living%20room.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frank Lloyd Wright living room-incredible designs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Then it was back to Portland to pack up for our highly anticipated
dive trip. Hurricane Fiona beat us to Grand Turk, wreaking havoc and shutting down
the island literally the day before our planned departure from Portland to Miami
followed by two short flights to that Caye / key. We canceled that part of our
trip and decided to fly to Florida, thinking – in our brilliance – the tropical
depression that followed on the heels of Fiona wouldn’t turn into a full-blown
hurricane. Bad call on our part. By the time we arrived the next night in
Miami, Hurricane Ian had been named and was definitely alive and increasing in
strength with each passing hour, turning from tropical depression to tropical
storm to hurricane over a several hour period.</span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzlG6RADURV2sB6Szz1zS15p7GruPk3ZbYiIRWp6e0rv0Ir6BkmZx7V6KAx2wS9d_nZGolFWTN2ia9aYfgimoW1clSh5eW_63JWhzJTPu-Toz4GuWmM5DeB0VCODKV4unkKPzjG4B5ikqmyCUKGc1xwB9ear_6oWcndznetKpGyqz11KE8jYfoTmTp_A/s4000/Power%20cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzlG6RADURV2sB6Szz1zS15p7GruPk3ZbYiIRWp6e0rv0Ir6BkmZx7V6KAx2wS9d_nZGolFWTN2ia9aYfgimoW1clSh5eW_63JWhzJTPu-Toz4GuWmM5DeB0VCODKV4unkKPzjG4B5ikqmyCUKGc1xwB9ear_6oWcndznetKpGyqz11KE8jYfoTmTp_A/s320/Power%20cat.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Power cat ready to roll</td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6B3UG6qWsbAuxecJznIcOBM_6gS5DirjeGvBRHYTB0M-J7F8DN_rhCsyqR6OztGrD7uxov6OzNG3GTh4KPLU3Am53UQwhL0WMNeLv_e2o91TGHXq_tfyWLpleZc2f0S5GAkTyJMkTu1_LqsKQoM1Ww-WwGxsNW3fGqTxI1C8QteJ8i0ukfnE61kp9fw/s4624/Ibis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6B3UG6qWsbAuxecJznIcOBM_6gS5DirjeGvBRHYTB0M-J7F8DN_rhCsyqR6OztGrD7uxov6OzNG3GTh4KPLU3Am53UQwhL0WMNeLv_e2o91TGHXq_tfyWLpleZc2f0S5GAkTyJMkTu1_LqsKQoM1Ww-WwGxsNW3fGqTxI1C8QteJ8i0ukfnE61kp9fw/s320/Ibis.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ibis in the lagoon at Biscayne Bay National Park</td></tr></tbody></table></div>Our trip was exciting, short lived and full of changes. We
flew back 4 days into the trip, thankful Alaska allowed us to make changes
twice on our return travel. On the day the hurricane was making landfall over Florida,
we flew anxiously out of Miami directly south then east to avoid the fray taking
place all around us. Probably 85% of flights were understandably canceled, ours
was not. After a rough take off, we were on our way and all parties happy to
arrive safely to our destinations. We had a great time, as we tend to do, just not what we'd expected!<o:p></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">We managed to explore Key Biscayne by car and did a full day
excursion via power cat in <a href="https://www.nps.gov/bisc/index.htm" target="_blank">Biscayne Bay National Park.</a> As the only customers, we
had a great time with our captain. We learned great stories of the park, snorkeled
and paddleboarded around the mangroves, and watched the storm approach. It was
time to call it a day. We literally got to the dock and into our rental car when
the rains and winds came with a vengeance, signaling the end of our trip. <o:p></o:p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJoRo1YRPeWFquppg0Z5Yvk-7jKMSTWMOILAcGqQCqj5Hp6W3VPEyLsSarcKpwdRV95_HZYQoF-JzeoLt9K9PFnjfuOow_5t2g_DXKJBOpcpWAY9ZdYcSQh9-FDs2rGmwL3pjqTGDi8kB4CAazGGFl0S1XlpcVEQOlndVGFJ2Ed9OGDXQZTB3wxoEIw/s4624/Hurricane.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJoRo1YRPeWFquppg0Z5Yvk-7jKMSTWMOILAcGqQCqj5Hp6W3VPEyLsSarcKpwdRV95_HZYQoF-JzeoLt9K9PFnjfuOow_5t2g_DXKJBOpcpWAY9ZdYcSQh9-FDs2rGmwL3pjqTGDi8kB4CAazGGFl0S1XlpcVEQOlndVGFJ2Ed9OGDXQZTB3wxoEIw/s320/Hurricane.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When in Rome... appropriate to enjoy a Hurricane <br />as we escaped from the torrential rains! We got soaked<br />walking the 1/2 block - first door we could tuck into</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Kln77QIodm654AOEWwm39RnAYgk6sFrK5P3FBJvqPRi7x_BrwG0go1VqOeCoIyWRRh18q7XJNwDF3g_Is9-iEoYMsa26oWvnx_7zZsHGD6V5w9V4ZvLRCamIIGXGJtXtyzE6QLeONAFx03TACdoE30EPsv6MHr6CcMgamkHIAtQ2AZqF5z12UuSLVw/s4624/Welcome%20to%20Wet%20Willies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Kln77QIodm654AOEWwm39RnAYgk6sFrK5P3FBJvqPRi7x_BrwG0go1VqOeCoIyWRRh18q7XJNwDF3g_Is9-iEoYMsa26oWvnx_7zZsHGD6V5w9V4ZvLRCamIIGXGJtXtyzE6QLeONAFx03TACdoE30EPsv6MHr6CcMgamkHIAtQ2AZqF5z12UuSLVw/s320/Welcome%20to%20Wet%20Willies.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Welcomed with his new <br />concoction - had to try<br />one</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMs1-Ts01jPu7NwLdsZfZkn-WS5XQ-2iSPYvbQ4Zxf9E3ERH-i4PxJf7tErfmOwnrCawqTVmBL6wmynNOWVaN911jD2ITjfCGhjYnpbodb4-ne1_8TrIELex7yuyDZfn-uEkeWqDafRaG0yXXli_4HmoU5mBo_NVe6xSXcQf3sntLVmm6-xGxGHhUH8w/s4624/Welcome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMs1-Ts01jPu7NwLdsZfZkn-WS5XQ-2iSPYvbQ4Zxf9E3ERH-i4PxJf7tErfmOwnrCawqTVmBL6wmynNOWVaN911jD2ITjfCGhjYnpbodb4-ne1_8TrIELex7yuyDZfn-uEkeWqDafRaG0yXXli_4HmoU5mBo_NVe6xSXcQf3sntLVmm6-xGxGHhUH8w/s320/Welcome.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Support Global Cooling!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The next flight we could catch was the following night, so
we headed to Miami Beach for some adventure and exploring. The best part – we were
but a handful of tourists on the beach and walking the city streets so that made
Miami Beach much more palatable than if it was full-on tourist time! We got
sandblasted walking the promenade and headed to Wet Willie’s to get out of the
winds and rain. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal">We are very sorry for the incredible damage and devastation
so many people are dealing with there, and consider ourselves fortunate to get
in and out without issue.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">We’ve just rebooked our travels to next June to use our credits. This is supposedly a
calm time in the Turks & Caicos. Time will tell.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal">We are starting our journey to Mexico tomorrow, seeing family
and friends along the way to Guaymas. We are anxious to see the work done on
Pura Vida by our great vendors there, who we know and trust. And as we always know,
time will tell what adventures await us south of the border.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HnOiVAQx-3Eh3XGr7VROBkcwn62_kuryov3dcN1e-f3bANKfa8T8AFcaiO1kF8msPn9TshJerFV5rwaXOfS-HSvRwk6XnO3Q9sdv-nmzE4GVNEHbftjespb3phVmeO7gZPOwMhHqWTWZu0Vqb9zz_pHuTdo1MlSFstoMB8BO_vQmgZ8xg4sjLtBwOg/s1599/cockpit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="1599" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HnOiVAQx-3Eh3XGr7VROBkcwn62_kuryov3dcN1e-f3bANKfa8T8AFcaiO1kF8msPn9TshJerFV5rwaXOfS-HSvRwk6XnO3Q9sdv-nmzE4GVNEHbftjespb3phVmeO7gZPOwMhHqWTWZu0Vqb9zz_pHuTdo1MlSFstoMB8BO_vQmgZ8xg4sjLtBwOg/s320/cockpit.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting the cockpit, new companionway door, etc!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><br /><br />Mike Judy Goehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12382371212263585012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928308913994069541.post-95447976577848102022-05-28T10:34:00.002-07:002022-05-28T10:34:27.051-07:00The Mexican Navy and a loose screw<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFVBLO9c0zqsE-Ge_qL7J44bZDlg9BlnwTR5hDqNtIIbFm4HAIlLRiqZ5uSHNyux_VGUt466zBbCbMKjOqIEdLD6Gu-AUa2jfYF2bXeJrwpAWhFWK6KV6fP2kfNS1PMNF3HSoOuBAkYm_dcTTXKAuOefdRYkw4nJxNuOqyjzv54CKUQ5p21hD7lcwJQ/s2106/La%20Ramada%20Cove.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="949" data-original-width="2106" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFVBLO9c0zqsE-Ge_qL7J44bZDlg9BlnwTR5hDqNtIIbFm4HAIlLRiqZ5uSHNyux_VGUt466zBbCbMKjOqIEdLD6Gu-AUa2jfYF2bXeJrwpAWhFWK6KV6fP2kfNS1PMNF3HSoOuBAkYm_dcTTXKAuOefdRYkw4nJxNuOqyjzv54CKUQ5p21hD7lcwJQ/s320/La%20Ramada%20Cove.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anchored at La Ramada Cove</td></tr></tbody></table>Greetings from Nogales, Arizona. We crossed the border yesterday,
thankfully without incident, on our way north to work this summer. We’re stopping
along the way to explore, visit our friend in Las Vegas and spend Mike’s 65<sup>th</sup>
birthday in Reno!<o:p></o:p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-IMBBWcb51pzMDMenX412UeMN7eozzVXa-cc2xmlecrxemR6srZdWJuNTzGZVBXPLpNWodYj83ObpmpTNXYz-cUqRxNXi1ZuwA5fzs3J88sSTTGf74iD-wpwKWDgt3JQxfVp6ICqGjP0VL1qG0djsLE8kZcy6nNum96L3R5CJMacvqHO3BoKwcu5yA/s3872/Dolphins.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3872" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-IMBBWcb51pzMDMenX412UeMN7eozzVXa-cc2xmlecrxemR6srZdWJuNTzGZVBXPLpNWodYj83ObpmpTNXYz-cUqRxNXi1ZuwA5fzs3J88sSTTGf74iD-wpwKWDgt3JQxfVp6ICqGjP0VL1qG0djsLE8kZcy6nNum96L3R5CJMacvqHO3BoKwcu5yA/s320/Dolphins.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gotta include photos of happy dolphins!</td></tr></tbody></table></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgItOp9O_Gg28ivptWLWjxOF9TA9wfFJvZeSUY_Zry-XiQj288Ck_ir4ay7s11EX4_iCvks7LlVR-oq-_bENMTltlIwb6XsU8K7wrhq-_avCChKhsElvzLUJphmlii1ejowLgBYZsbW9iKThfHaTsR-0GHcMdmkmMkfSUanFtCirVlSh7YkvUtLmDE2ng/s2106/Mike%20nachos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2106" data-original-width="949" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgItOp9O_Gg28ivptWLWjxOF9TA9wfFJvZeSUY_Zry-XiQj288Ck_ir4ay7s11EX4_iCvks7LlVR-oq-_bENMTltlIwb6XsU8K7wrhq-_avCChKhsElvzLUJphmlii1ejowLgBYZsbW9iKThfHaTsR-0GHcMdmkmMkfSUanFtCirVlSh7YkvUtLmDE2ng/s320/Mike%20nachos.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can you say Nachos?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">After our unintended, lengthy stay in La Paz, we escaped marina
life in late April to explore anchorages on our way north. We arranged to meet various
friends in peaceful anchorages which brought us great joy. We enjoyed the colorful
rock formations of the Baja peninsula, the hues of blues and greens of the shallow
waters, the sea life and so much more. In light of all the adventures, we are thankful for every day.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">We chose to cross the Sea to the mainland from La Ramada
Cove, just north of San Juanico. Zooming along at 5 knots per hour, the 100-mile,
20 hour crossing brought us to Guaymas in the early morning. Our crossing
featured lighter winds out of the east, then southeast to help push us north.
With our main sail and jib - and the help of our engine - we chugged along the
choppy seas, as often happens on the narrow Sea of Cortez. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-GDqcotuS2yYxLQeVjlbQhhpKKIRJ3HD9gtESneFKP-fpYmHI5Sqesvtn1Vq9SsYBFcA4BgaVd9Bewpg5zTpbINXO73F2DEIo-OXYC4TISYUHLwWEdvJcubC2hfQ_0LaoLPMuEaCLXJEAdAohoe1VcFqii4xVsntVLblZpyNYbwv-O4mrX29id5ZXHQ/s3872/sunset.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3872" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-GDqcotuS2yYxLQeVjlbQhhpKKIRJ3HD9gtESneFKP-fpYmHI5Sqesvtn1Vq9SsYBFcA4BgaVd9Bewpg5zTpbINXO73F2DEIo-OXYC4TISYUHLwWEdvJcubC2hfQ_0LaoLPMuEaCLXJEAdAohoe1VcFqii4xVsntVLblZpyNYbwv-O4mrX29id5ZXHQ/s320/sunset.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset over the Baja</td></tr></tbody></table><o:p></o:p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Ll-g81eFxwgT5VkMMvBMr614Ix-IJ2Td-5qG3uEY1aCcqGBWxHhseCizeu7FnWXijMdpG6SIybeRsdp14l5Skpz9s22kJSw_b2pmcuabJh3yzj7jYw-UFR1juBUtaWkH2IHTrDcuag-7MiuuNI_keam6N-EHN8reUwE9wxM-Smv5fflwUBGEI0WKJg/s1728/sunrise.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1157" data-original-width="1728" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Ll-g81eFxwgT5VkMMvBMr614Ix-IJ2Td-5qG3uEY1aCcqGBWxHhseCizeu7FnWXijMdpG6SIybeRsdp14l5Skpz9s22kJSw_b2pmcuabJh3yzj7jYw-UFR1juBUtaWkH2IHTrDcuag-7MiuuNI_keam6N-EHN8reUwE9wxM-Smv5fflwUBGEI0WKJg/s320/sunrise.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table>Sunrise on the mainland</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">With my choice of first and last shifts, I experienced the
sunset and the sunrise, so pretty cool.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal">With the ‘washing machine’ motion of the sea, we faithfully
adhere to the ‘one hand on the boat’ rule, a good practice since every single
thing that could shifted in transit. In a momentary lapse in the early morning hours,
I mistakenly opened a cabinet and a glass bottle of vinegar crashed to the
floor. Truly, a stinking mess. Another lesson learned.<o:p></o:p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kgB1oyq8TbOjoqLaSKSmCNhAMtvOp8NO8Bkq7KLQSXvov9Da7XLbVVifzp_g6YzW2Bx6Bhhl5IhO9xjGX3lXCIxko5zF2ytxqgBh4qLJUUvzk4qp3ON_gkMdepMzvgnz4s5byHXX8x_jntvqROfBZoOtlSkl-0VMxTsRkG_2wVxsOT75nCdVZUDRrg/s1728/anchoring.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1157" data-original-width="1728" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kgB1oyq8TbOjoqLaSKSmCNhAMtvOp8NO8Bkq7KLQSXvov9Da7XLbVVifzp_g6YzW2Bx6Bhhl5IhO9xjGX3lXCIxko5zF2ytxqgBh4qLJUUvzk4qp3ON_gkMdepMzvgnz4s5byHXX8x_jntvqROfBZoOtlSkl-0VMxTsRkG_2wVxsOT75nCdVZUDRrg/s320/anchoring.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scoping out our anchoring spot at Isla Coronados</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">MEXICAN NAVY ENCOUNTER<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I was midway on my 7 to midnight shift at the helm. As a
reward for achieving the 9:30 milestone, I was ready for my long-anticipated
treats of Diet Coke, carrot sticks and chips. Hey, you have to look forward to
something when your eyes are staring into the darkness for an extended period, looking
for anything weird. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I went below to gather my goodies and came up to the helm to
see a green navigation light, indicating a vessel would shortly be crossing my
port bow. I checked the chartplotter and sure enough, the CPA (closest point of
approach) of that vessel was very close indeed. I had the Right of Way, but in
the darkness, you can’t assume, well, anything. So I awkwardly called on the
VHF, ‘boat to my port side heading east, what is your intent?’ to know if I needed
to ‘fall off’ or if they would. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The response came from the Mexican Navy, announcing their
search for a vessel that had made an SOS call. They flashed their searchlight,
asked our boat name, how many souls on board and whether we had seen any
vessels. I responded that we hadn’t seen another vessel since starting at 2PM. As
you can imagine, it was quite unnerving, staring into the blackness and wondering
how close I might be to another vessel that perhaps had no lights. They turned
off their spotlight and after a few more minutes, sped away. The next half hour
for me was rather unsettling.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We were traveling on a waning moon, so the moonrise didn’t
happen until Mike’s shift, about 12:30 or 1. At least he would have moonlight
for a short time to help illuminate the night. To be clear, the bountiful stars
provide some pretty amazing ambient light, but you can’t see very much. <o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JmIKEtoPtSwkw1tITdUcTvteRBLHU3iKxuMXAkURDgwwl7J2sGoqe7jLkdNTz25ohq4jjdZV_JaLUBC_AcCCcPp0LoZjMggmPQjV-RnfGbmetiVKiq7wPPnwMpQWOl2Hk6CNiCD9NGSGwta6rN2NB4Wfwa5btAUq5_MocxEU-okME_tPbHkO0qVgBQ/s3872/color%20formation.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3872" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JmIKEtoPtSwkw1tITdUcTvteRBLHU3iKxuMXAkURDgwwl7J2sGoqe7jLkdNTz25ohq4jjdZV_JaLUBC_AcCCcPp0LoZjMggmPQjV-RnfGbmetiVKiq7wPPnwMpQWOl2Hk6CNiCD9NGSGwta6rN2NB4Wfwa5btAUq5_MocxEU-okME_tPbHkO0qVgBQ/s320/color%20formation.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colorful rock formations abound</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7hGz8z6LQYWAciBNRUCVrTntf-ePGLqv9BGQT6fO8IA55eztRfWq0T-1XYq4AUG3p0yh-_pthIxLeCQ4q0mLlyYGpgQL2gT0tOpvLD0kwOJn0pXAbpIetRTUe_BP_ozQq5MhPxHSF06KkRsphrGY08bUBCuHd_vrsTBxaksbp9lgR_ltKL0_iAUgqww/s1600/full%20moon%20eclipse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="721" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7hGz8z6LQYWAciBNRUCVrTntf-ePGLqv9BGQT6fO8IA55eztRfWq0T-1XYq4AUG3p0yh-_pthIxLeCQ4q0mLlyYGpgQL2gT0tOpvLD0kwOJn0pXAbpIetRTUe_BP_ozQq5MhPxHSF06KkRsphrGY08bUBCuHd_vrsTBxaksbp9lgR_ltKL0_iAUgqww/s320/full%20moon%20eclipse.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Full moon eclipse</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A SCREW LOOSE</div><div style="text-align: left;">Part of our spring and fall deal when we reach Guaymas is
visiting Family Dental, with brothers Gustavo and Octavio following in their father’s
footsteps as dentists. Dental cleaning and inspections are $35 and the experiences
are always pleasant. Upon completion of my cleaning, suddenly there was a small
screw on my tongue. Dr. Gustavo and I were both perplexed! How was that
possible, where did it come from? Of course, I laughed, stating that I always knew
I had a screw loose (couldn’t pass that up and not sure with his English that
he got my joke).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Since the screw was about the size from sunglasses, I checked
my Maui Jims, adding quickly that I don’t put my sunglasses in my mouth, but
hey, we were on a mission. He checked all of his equipment and we parted ways still
wondering. About an hour later, his WhatsApp message advised he’d found the
source of the missing screw. Another life mystery, solved.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">And now, we’ve put the boat to rest for the hot summer and hurricane
season. Safely, we believe, on the concrete at the Fonatur Marina. Thankful to
escape the summer heat already settling in.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKm61ZDCItDrrquVoDU9gW_BBNMSEPOcK9Nr69G1qY39Sl9nrDCfi1489DBYAgrFNX1hwu5dKD-7_iSDXr6wppqlomJlJo0h2u9ylTVh-VZSM9w972vF0ctzGHKSM9qKHdup9yRqNIhpgXaOYn1e2Cuo7g-8uZmhcMxSJpVgBT1In-GCe5b5-Vp2aAg/s4624/crown%20of%20thorns.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKm61ZDCItDrrquVoDU9gW_BBNMSEPOcK9Nr69G1qY39Sl9nrDCfi1489DBYAgrFNX1hwu5dKD-7_iSDXr6wppqlomJlJo0h2u9ylTVh-VZSM9w972vF0ctzGHKSM9qKHdup9yRqNIhpgXaOYn1e2Cuo7g-8uZmhcMxSJpVgBT1In-GCe5b5-Vp2aAg/s320/crown%20of%20thorns.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crown of Thorns</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjloZONTM_Qoa0ICRvkezYZnH3q1a39EhJ3ni3SsoNG_GYCxojxKD-Slx2iiZJlGs6pG0VH1FJhc1z76CAbXiZD-wEb_m2TDyHLWnsxdeYbtWYCqzbkxcU4sSlZhdZQ5K56ZOKRQkbervkq3TMlQHkum0B_cHaw9pg-q-Zb0kAa_nTBUuXOEwyfTs9HLg/s4624/flower%20pot%20is%20a%20slice%20of%20old%20palm%20tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjloZONTM_Qoa0ICRvkezYZnH3q1a39EhJ3ni3SsoNG_GYCxojxKD-Slx2iiZJlGs6pG0VH1FJhc1z76CAbXiZD-wEb_m2TDyHLWnsxdeYbtWYCqzbkxcU4sSlZhdZQ5K56ZOKRQkbervkq3TMlQHkum0B_cHaw9pg-q-Zb0kAa_nTBUuXOEwyfTs9HLg/s320/flower%20pot%20is%20a%20slice%20of%20old%20palm%20tree.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flower pot made from <br />a palm tree round</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWic0IiiYROtTXzscO9sRwagWiyRAVCNFtT0vFvo8ZXbDvhFEjvT1lNCg522GGk815e8qdHOo8SGbGJlPmgfKhGBqGMD57E-UUM75kZ2e9BbviINbG5KHiCizHRopirT2o3Zpo5JyE4exrh_lrJrOEVXmDzHK7vWbuqq2aAX4THDpIaXO6bt3wZPdyqQ/s4624/loreto%20mission.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWic0IiiYROtTXzscO9sRwagWiyRAVCNFtT0vFvo8ZXbDvhFEjvT1lNCg522GGk815e8qdHOo8SGbGJlPmgfKhGBqGMD57E-UUM75kZ2e9BbviINbG5KHiCizHRopirT2o3Zpo5JyE4exrh_lrJrOEVXmDzHK7vWbuqq2aAX4THDpIaXO6bt3wZPdyqQ/s320/loreto%20mission.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The mission at Loreto</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVb3B9Tnzb1_CNc3lzrA62qPZyvQs74vw5A8x-cuupl4sNeFSCEggA4iNwPFBqZOBhtev1T0kUVGSrh13IEgbwR5gPl4bBqhP9BlYUFN_cYDhTxCrN3BijuGS0Jae9663EqFoBXguG2zI99D67azZ86yXgXEPKvzte0pyvQ4JeAOI7I-k8Yp_wwBlcIw/s2106/mission%20cross.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2106" data-original-width="949" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVb3B9Tnzb1_CNc3lzrA62qPZyvQs74vw5A8x-cuupl4sNeFSCEggA4iNwPFBqZOBhtev1T0kUVGSrh13IEgbwR5gPl4bBqhP9BlYUFN_cYDhTxCrN3BijuGS0Jae9663EqFoBXguG2zI99D67azZ86yXgXEPKvzte0pyvQ4JeAOI7I-k8Yp_wwBlcIw/s320/mission%20cross.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loreto Mission</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKh2YiPHqmTqYMzMSghrhBUZMK1SMf6I3jEe7_IIbfUjkmwsnumLU5uKJ0RZPbrpx1iFH3vnTeKrlAmdFAjNx0i7LWQBMaaJgcDr3THgf9oWHwRYNmrtUoUWZzg9lx0sfe2EftZNN7tcDMRo1Ca0tJRZaxwFI1UlsTVkyfxmHtt6b3g7yww4tcDNgHPw/s3872/ray%20killing%20field.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3872" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKh2YiPHqmTqYMzMSghrhBUZMK1SMf6I3jEe7_IIbfUjkmwsnumLU5uKJ0RZPbrpx1iFH3vnTeKrlAmdFAjNx0i7LWQBMaaJgcDr3THgf9oWHwRYNmrtUoUWZzg9lx0sfe2EftZNN7tcDMRo1Ca0tJRZaxwFI1UlsTVkyfxmHtt6b3g7yww4tcDNgHPw/s320/ray%20killing%20field.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pescaderos killing lots of rays</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69tvPEFNLijhm0QM9ya9M4lVCj_KPXpzs-cWCNVApM6SGbCCC1rcsYxlzP4LesS6RXrt-m3mA8qc9qwyrmpieYB7zxIMom6D5NwOZap-6x2Rpi3kY5sn45sDvmXPMZ64nsrUpT9NNiYhyP7xk0b3ms5gtcJz0SYBcMPDOyci9yfb5gBo_Kv1loeGakA/s4624/tortilla.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="4624" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69tvPEFNLijhm0QM9ya9M4lVCj_KPXpzs-cWCNVApM6SGbCCC1rcsYxlzP4LesS6RXrt-m3mA8qc9qwyrmpieYB7zxIMom6D5NwOZap-6x2Rpi3kY5sn45sDvmXPMZ64nsrUpT9NNiYhyP7xk0b3ms5gtcJz0SYBcMPDOyci9yfb5gBo_Kv1loeGakA/s320/tortilla.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Solar powered tortilleria in Agua Verde<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqMB1mfgPZ-pkpnOjLkUdjgNClC3XC9uh3PHJzXsbk97JCj79q6DqfGEAQWd6uxPYnrqMy9jAUXz4XRDqjsqBK3KbnVGzQugo_HQ2hthKpyrovFKiH8jrLFUWOvAXTbFiyMUiIjcbHmhl_21odfiGB4kzi2VetYgEVL-RSv1hAGiSRj1aFU3NcF60pg/s4624/haul%20out.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="2084" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqMB1mfgPZ-pkpnOjLkUdjgNClC3XC9uh3PHJzXsbk97JCj79q6DqfGEAQWd6uxPYnrqMy9jAUXz4XRDqjsqBK3KbnVGzQugo_HQ2hthKpyrovFKiH8jrLFUWOvAXTbFiyMUiIjcbHmhl_21odfiGB4kzi2VetYgEVL-RSv1hAGiSRj1aFU3NcF60pg/s320/haul%20out.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Haul out at Fonatur</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>Mike Judy Goehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12382371212263585012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928308913994069541.post-549478306205788612022-04-29T07:19:00.002-07:002022-04-29T07:22:53.627-07:00A Change in Plans, with a Twist of Lemon<p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSuTDLYBIdh4DY59_j0AKkFL8F7R2RdRmow7bZlGZXnl5JFeQ33DvkmJrU3CpwiexKdwg6mfonjoL4Ut-SI2FCMhdDWdM0-XIELP9F9-KFAvAHXfLXt_35HJk8PgKFZCKpGCsxxcdnLfSJIqwKl9nGVdXLsYM2PmDQV7-2adlS1n05kcpmwEkcyHXZw/s2106/Virgen%20de%20Guadalupe.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2106" data-original-width="949" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSuTDLYBIdh4DY59_j0AKkFL8F7R2RdRmow7bZlGZXnl5JFeQ33DvkmJrU3CpwiexKdwg6mfonjoL4Ut-SI2FCMhdDWdM0-XIELP9F9-KFAvAHXfLXt_35HJk8PgKFZCKpGCsxxcdnLfSJIqwKl9nGVdXLsYM2PmDQV7-2adlS1n05kcpmwEkcyHXZw/s320/Virgen%20de%20Guadalupe.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Virgen de Guadalupe <br />is omnipresent, guarding us all;<br />this was at the entrance to <br />yesterday's lunch at <br />Super Burrito, signaling it <br />was OK for us to depart</td></tr></tbody></table>As the saying goes about life handing you lemons, let’s just
say we made some lemonade this winter.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In February, our inaugural journey from Guaymas direct to La
Paz was not the smoothest we’ve had but you get what you get once you leave the
dock, even when you check every source for wind, water and weather conditions
on your path. We were anxious to get out on the water, away from the dock and
start exploring. In that vein, we put up with some unpleasant moments as we
made our way south. <o:p></o:p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0n9MQMsVFiLHb1adqMYGRfEAoKMGX5alnt9jns3ubD5RpBG4KdYqTKcDuv_-upWkZ_iBGGyGIEMcLJ2wPutoujumNeQA6f1xIe_BE2gzsHnud-zbosHE6HOJRCmUt1sH-7Pa7wEp7zgcNwupBu4GyeBzBVWzNfPUZx2uXnPieR-_oXrRNBQ9F3YslvQ/s2106/hiking%20La%20paz.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="949" data-original-width="2106" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0n9MQMsVFiLHb1adqMYGRfEAoKMGX5alnt9jns3ubD5RpBG4KdYqTKcDuv_-upWkZ_iBGGyGIEMcLJ2wPutoujumNeQA6f1xIe_BE2gzsHnud-zbosHE6HOJRCmUt1sH-7Pa7wEp7zgcNwupBu4GyeBzBVWzNfPUZx2uXnPieR-_oXrRNBQ9F3YslvQ/s320/hiking%20La%20paz.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bike and hike to the vista with Trisha! Great view</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">While en route, we noticed our rigging was suffering from
the bashing and immediately scheduled Luis the rigger in La Paz to inspect our
rigging. The prognosis? The rigging itself was fine but the support structures
of both of our masts (main and mizzen as we are a ketch rig) was compromised
and needed what we’ll call ‘immediate attention’. That lead to Arturo and Carlos
coming on board to inspect the supports and issue a report. The news wasn’t
good. As you might imagine, safe rigging on a sailing vessel is right up there,
at the top of the “features” of importance.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NQXlDeQNcJZ10YWQ6KJ4mBj5yU3JLkuSKwgcE-nLrhaF_s6HT5aVV-H-FAf7dgOa8LPg0EjLZylRjQBR8z0YHTiXueP2zvkz7-aRkvDFqFoR3_Prtty_0GfuNHklKLiJUWVX_Wk8Pd3FN7fpwsmHT-OtZANzz_tHAd7MAR78FdgVwmmSOaGHiwx7wQ/s2106/hiking%20with%20Trisha.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="949" data-original-width="2106" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NQXlDeQNcJZ10YWQ6KJ4mBj5yU3JLkuSKwgcE-nLrhaF_s6HT5aVV-H-FAf7dgOa8LPg0EjLZylRjQBR8z0YHTiXueP2zvkz7-aRkvDFqFoR3_Prtty_0GfuNHklKLiJUWVX_Wk8Pd3FN7fpwsmHT-OtZANzz_tHAd7MAR78FdgVwmmSOaGHiwx7wQ/s320/hiking%20with%20Trisha.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful La Paz harbor facing north</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal">These guys are good at what they do, and of course they were
very busy at that juncture. We got on their waiting list which dragged from
three weeks into four. Patience was running low and we were making decisions to
limp our way north back to Guaymas where our local vendors – the ones who had
just built our dodger – agreed they could do the work. Once we declared our
intent to cancel the work in La Paz, the local crew suddenly became available
and thus we extended our stay in La Paz for a second month.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9z2VE2BqVOWYQKrfPECUb26mWff3ypY7fPQNPq5BwTNPp_SKfeE8WLL4yPD-oaGlZQljJnwV7eBXfQBZWXax10FieT0aSOEomLaXZgWzR78h-OTtjwNDlSj8m8Y6LOq6OxcJyCNMoYVA8vcMPW-4N-ABdRjxtXBHwvEVwZv1vOzTwetGFOoTqHfD4cA/s2106/IMSS%20Urgencia.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="949" data-original-width="2106" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9z2VE2BqVOWYQKrfPECUb26mWff3ypY7fPQNPq5BwTNPp_SKfeE8WLL4yPD-oaGlZQljJnwV7eBXfQBZWXax10FieT0aSOEomLaXZgWzR78h-OTtjwNDlSj8m8Y6LOq6OxcJyCNMoYVA8vcMPW-4N-ABdRjxtXBHwvEVwZv1vOzTwetGFOoTqHfD4cA/s320/IMSS%20Urgencia.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from our front window</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjcJnGFYvqQAARD-0PLe1a3jPSWCsge96yC72vM0oTZaWGzoEbUxBqQjq6S1tvXIj7P2gc48NFyQPGBSBc9EBN33DAIyKVToZFkXLJwYlBcMpk2K-yLI9a7ncqLF_FXnzOGhA2hFiZMq_otCg0kV4brT-JkLtjDz2g4ynfgvfMUi7__bNMjLAPSPZ4Q/s2106/Mr%20Bullhorn.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="949" data-original-width="2106" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjcJnGFYvqQAARD-0PLe1a3jPSWCsge96yC72vM0oTZaWGzoEbUxBqQjq6S1tvXIj7P2gc48NFyQPGBSBc9EBN33DAIyKVToZFkXLJwYlBcMpk2K-yLI9a7ncqLF_FXnzOGhA2hFiZMq_otCg0kV4brT-JkLtjDz2g4ynfgvfMUi7__bNMjLAPSPZ4Q/s320/Mr%20Bullhorn.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Senor Bullhorn" barked names of the next patient</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">We rented an apartment for 30 days, on the high end of the estimated
time of completion, which is directly across the street from the IMSS Urgencias
– Social Security/Medicare urgent care facility for this region. It’s a busy
place pretty much all day and night and thankfully, the ambulances almost
always turned their sirens off on our block. Anxious, waiting families dotted
the area at all hours, making this a truly humbling place to reside. You might
ask why we picked that apartment – but that’s a story in itself, and as with
many of our stories, better told over a beer to share the humor of it all.<o:p></o:p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYIGskuKssiXFevv4wz4eIvH1G47XnDHzv-NiTTX4_BmfDGZ5xVcY2bLs3Szx5GRItyNPBi2Fds87SItvKY0sZhcWPNMvIpNsS6XJvOrrJg8loSOsmkPJrCTsB-aCvTG69w9SA9kZ8uv8bGRa58vUZp7-0i0b_IqhbZN7dMIbJlf34tcO1nZUzdbDrg/s2106/arturo%20and%20carlos.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2106" data-original-width="949" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYIGskuKssiXFevv4wz4eIvH1G47XnDHzv-NiTTX4_BmfDGZ5xVcY2bLs3Szx5GRItyNPBi2Fds87SItvKY0sZhcWPNMvIpNsS6XJvOrrJg8loSOsmkPJrCTsB-aCvTG69w9SA9kZ8uv8bGRa58vUZp7-0i0b_IqhbZN7dMIbJlf34tcO1nZUzdbDrg/w180-h400/arturo%20and%20carlos.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arturo & Carlos inspecting,<br />view from the cockpit</td></tr></tbody></table>For those who dare or care, here are the photos of the project. The structure was in our galley, blocking access to the forward berth and the bathroom/head as well. The whole process was pretty amazing. <br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQSlrYqgb7qWTkS0Z1UMo1P5egJ4ZAa9OeXddG9Va66-nS0Hfxs4VeMbFoxOgHbbvQcjqZ57yLVuNpAHgTqRYUhWsakXo6LySoGgujaEBeaPDu-v0dHiuHxHfdGR9CzKm_1MXy7wwC_a_xijDQ49iFKHKSEVF5ul1p338rljll_nP40wFTt_gk3FkXA/s1000/fiberglass%20posts.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQSlrYqgb7qWTkS0Z1UMo1P5egJ4ZAa9OeXddG9Va66-nS0Hfxs4VeMbFoxOgHbbvQcjqZ57yLVuNpAHgTqRYUhWsakXo6LySoGgujaEBeaPDu-v0dHiuHxHfdGR9CzKm_1MXy7wwC_a_xijDQ49iFKHKSEVF5ul1p338rljll_nP40wFTt_gk3FkXA/s320/fiberglass%20posts.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Building layers of fiberglass posts</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisaph2o4KDwdmFoWqHs2c-5ycJFti_zHUL9Xe7H7JRptujSSBXP9qiEBhoHBJ6lSD7df4M5Qcn4XchJObzWaeDbDafGGUiBMeJQK5Z_YaO8LsOkMA7eEkqthAi7lww46w4VLolspaOHGqo4jfbTegy6Qy6dNel2RM0FpX1K__xOtP6dd0x7C9oqpLd9w/s1408/installed%20base.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="1408" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisaph2o4KDwdmFoWqHs2c-5ycJFti_zHUL9Xe7H7JRptujSSBXP9qiEBhoHBJ6lSD7df4M5Qcn4XchJObzWaeDbDafGGUiBMeJQK5Z_YaO8LsOkMA7eEkqthAi7lww46w4VLolspaOHGqo4jfbTegy6Qy6dNel2RM0FpX1K__xOtP6dd0x7C9oqpLd9w/s320/installed%20base.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The new support posts for the mizzen <br />mast, installed in the engine room</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKyMFFGpNNjupxt0J0Ce4-ev8AKyarOwTsfCbMaS9ngAVAXjVvdRvQVFSdFt2VTEwC9meQBMtiUFRUqs4rBdQcpo97MKiDq-GHT-EkxlIV-gRlBE4LUHzZe9dg72zk-vf6HQUqSD0ByhQ8Cjnpgm2wkcOBEY6gsxkED6jJr974ZDXR80JMFfwOvFvALw/s2106/rusted%20post.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="949" data-original-width="2106" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKyMFFGpNNjupxt0J0Ce4-ev8AKyarOwTsfCbMaS9ngAVAXjVvdRvQVFSdFt2VTEwC9meQBMtiUFRUqs4rBdQcpo97MKiDq-GHT-EkxlIV-gRlBE4LUHzZe9dg72zk-vf6HQUqSD0ByhQ8Cjnpgm2wkcOBEY6gsxkED6jJr974ZDXR80JMFfwOvFvALw/s320/rusted%20post.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ouch! Compromised old steel supports removed, <br />not so great for holding up our 55' main mast</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbH2uvx6NRQI6HjsYdrVzaAn1G9Jsvq7YgZVN3ZqS5CymghZsQWRp6gMtuIKDDJ9cDI-ZAFm17MgiyHJuG0kqZWEYIrpVXzPaMpK6fOl6wRYi9seCnzvTLtlnDCovrkN_QUoEqqtQ2R81jou8DydfMHxnerpwu5QAeRkr5xDwpkN1n9zcEf_8imax8Mw/s1600/structural%20support.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="721" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbH2uvx6NRQI6HjsYdrVzaAn1G9Jsvq7YgZVN3ZqS5CymghZsQWRp6gMtuIKDDJ9cDI-ZAFm17MgiyHJuG0kqZWEYIrpVXzPaMpK6fOl6wRYi9seCnzvTLtlnDCovrkN_QUoEqqtQ2R81jou8DydfMHxnerpwu5QAeRkr5xDwpkN1n9zcEf_8imax8Mw/s320/structural%20support.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Setup for hoisting and <br />holding the rigging</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><o:p></o:p><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Zs4LH5DZMCCy-cUk78gOhhAQubcgwwu4sqRUPrtlxa-6phiyQ5jfYLDfW9SP8qWeWk4GinG-F2CIVXRrVVyLuwaIizOPIa-pXL8uZien8o7MYLJUBsaXe4CB7VrGlbLYagQQ1ugcWywMdfx6MKIYQUQhJ5mNauUPuQ3uln9ZDWXm9xzJrYVNX1E0Cg/s2106/Sergio%20rigging.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2106" data-original-width="949" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Zs4LH5DZMCCy-cUk78gOhhAQubcgwwu4sqRUPrtlxa-6phiyQ5jfYLDfW9SP8qWeWk4GinG-F2CIVXRrVVyLuwaIizOPIa-pXL8uZien8o7MYLJUBsaXe4CB7VrGlbLYagQQ1ugcWywMdfx6MKIYQUQhJ5mNauUPuQ3uln9ZDWXm9xzJrYVNX1E0Cg/s320/Sergio%20rigging.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A welcome sight - Sergio <br />tuning our rigging, post-project</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0t1KtKtFw3veMGr41_uBAc9Ab2xFBbGp-k1Y7RYMFpQ8SbgajFhRN-e1P16IgT-RtA8cLmEgykAtzxytwtIigsfrTcZ5GJbI6fMpsAq_Y5bPOiCcQ-KCx-TPhbE70KwEmppVZ2Rmfh8h4dg_RhE6iFZDMKMJL9IX-4c6761nGqUGlpaG_UbW3hbAhA/s1408/Compression%20post%20bases.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="1408" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0t1KtKtFw3veMGr41_uBAc9Ab2xFBbGp-k1Y7RYMFpQ8SbgajFhRN-e1P16IgT-RtA8cLmEgykAtzxytwtIigsfrTcZ5GJbI6fMpsAq_Y5bPOiCcQ-KCx-TPhbE70KwEmppVZ2Rmfh8h4dg_RhE6iFZDMKMJL9IX-4c6761nGqUGlpaG_UbW3hbAhA/s320/Compression%20post%20bases.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Expensive new sculptures? <br />How about 2 sets of new fiberglass<br />compression post bases, ready to install</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">The apartment was a lovely 2-bedroom setup, with washer and
dryer, a land-based shower (meaning big flow with plenty of hot water) and a flushing
toilet. Hey, as boaters know, those are game changers. Bigger than our floating
home on the river in Portland, we settled into a meagerly outfitted kitchen and
made it our own. The 25 minute walk to the marina to check on boat repairs offered
plenty of interesting routes which we traversed daily.</div><o:p></o:p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5cSprcQEdKVJZSkbdvtIS1fua6Aada6ENyv3MreNOhczMjID7rRLJubKOq2vGNWn5DE2mY7A26hzlKsrv1FygSXA1_jKTApUj9KY8bEUa-dyjis4yInVhdP3UrdNvnXSlhhsYP9PwnnwRBhzL42kPw7GBhw6TDdOpEnTWJVh5_Zs5AI2c2dt46eN_Q/s2106/Celebrating%20moving%20on%20board.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2106" data-original-width="949" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5cSprcQEdKVJZSkbdvtIS1fua6Aada6ENyv3MreNOhczMjID7rRLJubKOq2vGNWn5DE2mY7A26hzlKsrv1FygSXA1_jKTApUj9KY8bEUa-dyjis4yInVhdP3UrdNvnXSlhhsYP9PwnnwRBhzL42kPw7GBhw6TDdOpEnTWJVh5_Zs5AI2c2dt46eN_Q/s320/Celebrating%20moving%20on%20board.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Celebrating our move <br />back on board, with <br />incredible <br />Chateaubriand</td></tr></tbody></table>Since we were ‘stuck’ in paradise for this extended period,
and Mike’s L knee was bothering him – extensive kneeling with installation of
the windlass, inverter and ongoing engine room projects – we thought of the
orthopedic surgeon who inspected my back two years ago with the cyst issue. (Side
note, that cyst remains although it shrunk and I am so glad I didn’t have
invasive back surgery.) <o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Mike had arthroscopic knee surgery on March 7<sup>th</sup>.
All went smoothly with Dr. de la Toba (ortho) and Dr. Perla (physical therapy) and
Mike just completed his weeks of physical therapy. He’s doing great! Rafael and
the PT crew were helpful and challenged his repair capabilities, in a good way.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">We moved back on board on Tuesday 4/26 and watched as they
finished the job. Our rental was up and we needed to move. That day, Arturo and
Carlos completed the repair work, which entailed several steps: removed the inside
setup they installed to lift the masts and access the repair areas, built new
structures from layers of fiberglass, reinstalled the two large sections of
floor they removed and cleaned up the fiberglass residue as much as possible.
We had the rigging tuned, all good. We also had our jib repaired and Mike
put that up yesterday in the light morning breeze.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">We are ready to depart La Paz and have an expedited trip
north to Guaymas, Sonora, once again crossing the Sea of Cortez to store Pura
Vida in the yard and head back to work in Portland by early June.<o:p></o:p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0RUfhBt495MawU6WwaPvFLa_PoAn6TKoT8dNWtkpeVSiZAHkT8HlwYouCGRINr84PYcxniewrJ8ulZ1qqdd7NxekxzNlmXc-7no5sywAePkTLnRnSqJ9cBqCvRxigWku2lLEJk-t4ZJE6_1C7l707m6juCqJBF_QtwU6nnUT73K6cT-43NiosjNGDw/s2106/murals.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="949" data-original-width="2106" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0RUfhBt495MawU6WwaPvFLa_PoAn6TKoT8dNWtkpeVSiZAHkT8HlwYouCGRINr84PYcxniewrJ8ulZ1qqdd7NxekxzNlmXc-7no5sywAePkTLnRnSqJ9cBqCvRxigWku2lLEJk-t4ZJE6_1C7l707m6juCqJBF_QtwU6nnUT73K6cT-43NiosjNGDw/s320/murals.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are many amazing murals throughout La Paz</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKrjxFZwwDzm7QDmajrkRdWTznAAy8PgiDVw5taUKYwvtdVPfAd5JHmrqz-Rs5UBqWKXsm8kUM37QLcWy-ZeSgaIUZ6T6YGNvYWfKWiPzIawPr7HaUjGW3Uuuq0foQ7dC1tuTaYi7P8xVOSSHozCxzN-ph5hpTanJuG0h8fv8wGl8E_hlE6WpETV-Wg/s2106/afloat.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="949" data-original-width="2106" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKrjxFZwwDzm7QDmajrkRdWTznAAy8PgiDVw5taUKYwvtdVPfAd5JHmrqz-Rs5UBqWKXsm8kUM37QLcWy-ZeSgaIUZ6T6YGNvYWfKWiPzIawPr7HaUjGW3Uuuq0foQ7dC1tuTaYi7P8xVOSSHozCxzN-ph5hpTanJuG0h8fv8wGl8E_hlE6WpETV-Wg/s320/afloat.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happily afloat on arrival in La Paz. Nice dodger!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00WoQATG1xy1PAOn3LEX0uNDa6TFyNh1AJ9ErYGNooWrCN7G6fQYUbLWewDB0PmeMCY3YMu9IBn6aiCkgA5sJiMrIdq-NUlETFnzvZ7O1akuTKBQFxhfGPkibcutBq9SCzOUONTMoVwR9qv01Br_NrujdHU2pDQwKqf3c6W-5vKYMC8TYjbDoS489TA/s2106/hot%20work%20in%20the%20afternoon%20trimming.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="949" data-original-width="2106" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00WoQATG1xy1PAOn3LEX0uNDa6TFyNh1AJ9ErYGNooWrCN7G6fQYUbLWewDB0PmeMCY3YMu9IBn6aiCkgA5sJiMrIdq-NUlETFnzvZ7O1akuTKBQFxhfGPkibcutBq9SCzOUONTMoVwR9qv01Br_NrujdHU2pDQwKqf3c6W-5vKYMC8TYjbDoS489TA/w640-h288/hot%20work%20in%20the%20afternoon%20trimming.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trimming bouganvilla in the hot afternoon sun</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpD0OrGinPMoMsIWN3Ty82ZoitbSDZhm8uyjBSjy65mmev7etnctQzBf2a_Hjj8gYjt2I5cDff9r29Xwl-m44KLkvpTPJLd1GM9FIgAT4ShnaYH95WH9BqqE4XLo2zhmJe1hnrXYGwq2JjGT4K2k6ro8EpiJS6-QsKAJhvn_C48UsjU8mdYC9Gq1kweg/s1792/La%20Paz%20statuary.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1115" data-original-width="1792" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpD0OrGinPMoMsIWN3Ty82ZoitbSDZhm8uyjBSjy65mmev7etnctQzBf2a_Hjj8gYjt2I5cDff9r29Xwl-m44KLkvpTPJLd1GM9FIgAT4ShnaYH95WH9BqqE4XLo2zhmJe1hnrXYGwq2JjGT4K2k6ro8EpiJS6-QsKAJhvn_C48UsjU8mdYC9Gq1kweg/s320/La%20Paz%20statuary.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Statuary in el centro, La Paz</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilKH1h_njJRBdbLuiHBoW2oSUObujKAu6S6w8DC2RuLyOva2azKnuE3q699ognHFWkuHEaXrUJU1waKyC2BTyda46P-mLizFhp8sPCuOlberOctBo0bdcc22rwIZ-g_HbSFyKnfNHas2ri3bAvG_mKPDkyd7ekFCnW_jEEfIZkQoLgMEjQ_amqJOfl1w/s2106/spring%20flower.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2106" data-original-width="949" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilKH1h_njJRBdbLuiHBoW2oSUObujKAu6S6w8DC2RuLyOva2azKnuE3q699ognHFWkuHEaXrUJU1waKyC2BTyda46P-mLizFhp8sPCuOlberOctBo0bdcc22rwIZ-g_HbSFyKnfNHas2ri3bAvG_mKPDkyd7ekFCnW_jEEfIZkQoLgMEjQ_amqJOfl1w/s320/spring%20flower.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spring flowers abound</td></tr></tbody></table><br />While this wasn’t what we’d expected from our ‘winter getaway’
we can’t say enough how thankful we are for everything. We have been blessed with professional repair staff, friends who we visited with on their way through
town, the many nice people at the marina and places we visited, all within
walking or a short Didi/Uber ride away. As time went on, Mike could join in the
walking, dropping one then the second crutch as PT strengthened his leg. <o:p></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">We experienced so much more about Mexican culture and local
traditions by living in a busy neighborhood and becoming part of their
community. These weeks brought us closer to the realities the locals face.<o:p></o:p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB11rHber1i5PaOYd7LJJi5InLPKMxkNUcnjWAvcOraID0qfHQ8EDhqWuLvwKcVTSll384IYQG1XjqRKOscA_9EPFmV077h7i9FrREbyxVfyV8HedMSd4WWu9dTQsAdG1sOYB25psdQzrezn1iszy6oRpcFIt94cCnD-GtmQ1r2Y0fJbg18-FsOQBnCA/s2106/altar.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2106" data-original-width="949" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB11rHber1i5PaOYd7LJJi5InLPKMxkNUcnjWAvcOraID0qfHQ8EDhqWuLvwKcVTSll384IYQG1XjqRKOscA_9EPFmV077h7i9FrREbyxVfyV8HedMSd4WWu9dTQsAdG1sOYB25psdQzrezn1iszy6oRpcFIt94cCnD-GtmQ1r2Y0fJbg18-FsOQBnCA/s320/altar.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I made several visits to <br />the cathedral along the <br />daily walks, plenty<br /> to be thankful for</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvZ5NQk5im96OV56JqCDFNAgBU5SuhBctW6iRkhM52SZXsrrxskMDtLrSgn_-A4kj1kG48cLy5BAlMMB_Ekyaxy6gNCu7S7DvsgCa09PgiwiRgUAMafJyEk8Tesq-hOOrFmcPgOZ8ByLZE_x22XrVe5nuihwu7tVs4QAzynuyShnrntugmg1HbZWklg/s2106/church%20flower.jpg" style="clear: left; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2106" data-original-width="949" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqn_kyt5vlEMEt588lWMgET7ZSipH0eYHZq0xXmUCbc21AHjszA_lTw5-avTb9YX-3jfnvrzIbLm4wUmF6VKOWswrf5WMPFxoMjDdYIJnEu-bFyQh_KoOiWI25asJJqLjurtec5FBhY1Xh-6VyiaRQt2luRAMg7PpRnWtYCHt5TFxYhNcT3OO08beUA/s320/Tri%20Color.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our tri-color heron</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBY4zbkB41X2cl2ouchGV19piaIA0B3cH-oUzjFcuGEzy2ni9LAI-C0JsgSz3U9wMU9aBBwjYuvzfMFeliLLdUhto9gWEeu_PZ6hBTkdzxoVp0oL3zJoNM7mKvH_376ng3U8Gw2a0UgjNT85fa9gJSyNBQ3T3wBZ0CVjVozf26EbakWfc-eqlraJ8_w/s2106/view%20%20from%20the%20cockpit.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="949" data-original-width="2106" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBY4zbkB41X2cl2ouchGV19piaIA0B3cH-oUzjFcuGEzy2ni9LAI-C0JsgSz3U9wMU9aBBwjYuvzfMFeliLLdUhto9gWEeu_PZ6hBTkdzxoVp0oL3zJoNM7mKvH_376ng3U8Gw2a0UgjNT85fa9gJSyNBQ3T3wBZ0CVjVozf26EbakWfc-eqlraJ8_w/s320/view%20%20from%20the%20cockpit.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the stern of our boat to the marina</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br /></p></div><br />Mike Judy Goehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12382371212263585012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928308913994069541.post-55156803616140678582022-02-27T14:43:00.000-08:002022-02-27T14:43:30.662-08:00Greetings from windy La Paz<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="949" data-original-width="2106" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWnq-Pn7uCq7JbFtUqEtK7n-FEsb5n5jXguX74flhbfH6W40eMYDATpTz6Ue5w8h0r_be7Nk3fExOX08v7Y-9XS_aDbmwXyrUHYGgk7nKGeKUDA8rpU6VqrTpKT8KX-4Vk250iUJ5Sj58ELaZbaG4u5afltalRLULIR6OV31D8VqUPbFdVOQwSEuYHNA=s320" width="320" /></div><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWreiqfT6tvg_ztZPH-m-iqPNFiPysx2JksqfmoCA9YzHz6pZtf7bZtpJbUt1zWVYoX4Hw1ZqpEF4nbutcHzm6k60j56yWf3uYQLWgAEtx41qTS2NkzQt8MUGWmMzDJX-_SNpW9rWPxt_Ft_j6nBYQSL64FcgQ2ExayNMM4GT_OsZIbanZJq3c2HeeeQ=s2108" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="948" data-original-width="2108" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWreiqfT6tvg_ztZPH-m-iqPNFiPysx2JksqfmoCA9YzHz6pZtf7bZtpJbUt1zWVYoX4Hw1ZqpEF4nbutcHzm6k60j56yWf3uYQLWgAEtx41qTS2NkzQt8MUGWmMzDJX-_SNpW9rWPxt_Ft_j6nBYQSL64FcgQ2ExayNMM4GT_OsZIbanZJq3c2HeeeQ=s320" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Front view of open center panel for airflow</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 10.5pt;">At last, the installation of our long-awaited hard dodger is now complete and what a difference it makes! All parties are happy upon completion - our vendors, the Captain and his mighty crew (gee, don't I sound impressive). </span></div><div><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br /></span><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">The fiberglass structure
replaces the Sunbrella set up we've had since purchasing our boat in December
2010. This project finally rose to the top of the list when the Sunbrella gave
way and could no longer be coaxed into service with yet another coat of 303
Fabric Guard. Our vendors, Pancho and Pepe, had done other work for us so we
knew the quality of their work and their commitment. We were involved in the
design, material usage and entire process to ensure the results we desired.</span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1yeeuc9E7YpAdBtb7DbA7qU43lNqG48j7zqHC6qUNEazBYnViVLQgXO1a1y7EfFB40HomnxohNvrqrjKfZTS2WkUTvTlm_eko02DcGwP-41nNZTzbLLChGpnYonJXDewnTZEIxkNxI99kIfqjFLfoe2HXXmugY6NTCc1Ga4WM7PZFs8FugFNAA2WrJQ=s606" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="585" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1yeeuc9E7YpAdBtb7DbA7qU43lNqG48j7zqHC6qUNEazBYnViVLQgXO1a1y7EfFB40HomnxohNvrqrjKfZTS2WkUTvTlm_eko02DcGwP-41nNZTzbLLChGpnYonJXDewnTZEIxkNxI99kIfqjFLfoe2HXXmugY6NTCc1Ga4WM7PZFs8FugFNAA2WrJQ=s320" width="309" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlLsijfKV3lNb55Z-nrplFxJnXlQ1e3uJ0qeUFdvt-g3EcAqL6Bxir9npapnCfG6f6lsVDs4q9BnzHJmzuebpQHs8JsfzDN-WsaOBhivvYsIrbDqnZpK4xO6qggyRiEwjU_PfIotyd-Ahue-YCC79S61Ger8EmieYAmQDxRuhOnU1gCs0RrKxn2DueQw=s2106" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2106" data-original-width="949" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlLsijfKV3lNb55Z-nrplFxJnXlQ1e3uJ0qeUFdvt-g3EcAqL6Bxir9npapnCfG6f6lsVDs4q9BnzHJmzuebpQHs8JsfzDN-WsaOBhivvYsIrbDqnZpK4xO6qggyRiEwjU_PfIotyd-Ahue-YCC79S61Ger8EmieYAmQDxRuhOnU1gCs0RrKxn2DueQw=s320" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Grab rails front & aft</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLm5LSxvCFVmEAvYy5lutXn3MUNzjYL3nMFoXoRW46Gug_MCxqQG_EbfcmX_RBFoIU2vj--dn0a6VLLI66_M-mI1gIqEbMZF2BmdgVmzOs93u_dZCQ1hXCkvwVz08BV8D4Vl2769ebwv-yYxSYxfdiqRAlpL7kjBRpeIqF-n41UjWEbC490tqALylAwg=s2106" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2106" data-original-width="949" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLm5LSxvCFVmEAvYy5lutXn3MUNzjYL3nMFoXoRW46Gug_MCxqQG_EbfcmX_RBFoIU2vj--dn0a6VLLI66_M-mI1gIqEbMZF2BmdgVmzOs93u_dZCQ1hXCkvwVz08BV8D4Vl2769ebwv-yYxSYxfdiqRAlpL7kjBRpeIqF-n41UjWEbC490tqALylAwg=s320" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Drainage, sides & aft</i></td></tr></tbody></table><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Due to the intense
labor, fiberglass dust and small spaces, we moved off the boat during what
worked out to be 48 days for the project. Longer than quoted but rain and cold temps impacted the 24th of December completion date. While there were a ton of stories that transpired in those days, in a nutshell, we had plenty of
adventures, occasionally stopping by to check on project
status and answer any questions. <o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%;">We moved back on board
and spent a few days doing serious cleaning of fiberglass dust and
associated project mess. We finally launched January 26<sup>th</sup>, of course
later than we wanted but such is life when boat work is underway. We were happy to afloat and at the dock for the next set of projects. Friends, old and new, were a highlight of our time in Guaymas. That, and the Wednesday chicken special at the nearby Pollo Feliz. Just kidding about that part.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 10.5pt;">Moving on to the next projects. Huge kudos to Mike for installation
of the new windlass, a multi-phased project. No more manual hauling up of the
50# anchor and the 100+ feet (depending on where and how deep we anchor) of 3/8”
chain. Mike is a happy camper and this windlass is definitely quieter (this,
noticed by the crew in the cockpit, farthest away from the bow).</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJmT5Ca0bwHxE0zA7hW7TjRl8WthEf5ayJtEAsYkeOe-YDVYv6WPUh-ye3VxhrbbmD3cPrTa5VBWEWUnUA8N95w7wCQw1Mjxy0rqcBK5GuO5YHZ3JEH8WDuDvjVNrS0qVKrrb1lwWi8FnZ_emN54I36GQvjRlNEcepTXwxPJPbsE-TKQYlgOeFvhz_JA=s2106" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="949" data-original-width="2106" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJmT5Ca0bwHxE0zA7hW7TjRl8WthEf5ayJtEAsYkeOe-YDVYv6WPUh-ye3VxhrbbmD3cPrTa5VBWEWUnUA8N95w7wCQw1Mjxy0rqcBK5GuO5YHZ3JEH8WDuDvjVNrS0qVKrrb1lwWi8FnZ_emN54I36GQvjRlNEcepTXwxPJPbsE-TKQYlgOeFvhz_JA=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Measuring the windlass before installation</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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of our 8 batteries moved from the engine room to a forward hatch, which
entailed a complete revamp of the hatch, wiring, cabling and building a wood
platform for the new setup. And reallocation of the resources stored in that
huge and valuable storage locker. <o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 10.5pt;">When I wrote this, we were
anchored in Catalina, a short distance from Guaymas. The small bay features a
fish or clam farm along the shore. It’s hard to tell what they are farming but
there are dozens of milk jugs floating around some structures and a shack on
shore for the workers. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 10.5pt;">We waited for an appropriate 48+ hour weather window to
cross the 240 miles from Guaymas south to La Paz. Gusts to 29 - in a protected
anchorage and white caps beyond the point made us decide to lie low until the
front moved along. That turned out to be four days. We attempted a departure on
the third day and were unceremoniously sent back to the anchorage – the weather
wins every time! Two hours out into heavy winds and three hours back, pounding
into the wind and waves, boat and crew worse for the wear.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">We finally made it to La
Paz at 8:30 and are at the dock dealing with … boat issues. But, we are having
a great time in between it all!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">Looking at my previous
posts, I found this gem I wrote in September 2011 when we were young, foolish
sailors thinking about heading to Mexico. The messages certainly continue to
ring true and seemed worth a re-publish as a reminder of the sailing life.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyU0m8VfEG6Y6KcVXgjzW-V6PdHl3FhnAlduiF5sltbOAZBI8nVZpnKL_V9uI7KmeWi22ROp0R4KQPgklUEFQRM90hZzbXpAqts6WwZqXfKmzzQPGqZZbHy8_j73iXJtdj67sv5QwpWYbdlniTE5aYDzu28aEXcc8oZDrS-r8rpMT6nUUTJHNMH5P0JQ=s627" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="627" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyU0m8VfEG6Y6KcVXgjzW-V6PdHl3FhnAlduiF5sltbOAZBI8nVZpnKL_V9uI7KmeWi22ROp0R4KQPgklUEFQRM90hZzbXpAqts6WwZqXfKmzzQPGqZZbHy8_j73iXJtdj67sv5QwpWYbdlniTE5aYDzu28aEXcc8oZDrS-r8rpMT6nUUTJHNMH5P0JQ=w400-h224" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br /><o:p></o:p></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 10.5pt;">We are very pleased to
pursue new adventures over the coming weeks. Maybe we’ll see you out on the Sea
and beyond! </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfqnMMmAH5IjXIGJLvTCwAarPkwEXlFXKqVmcJtkzwy0KRXAUATGiJxniEpgcyh8Sj97YQNmUBaIGUCf92EHi_nUcfGjVO5W_cBLIZjsHNJx4v0nzKuMfz4x7qk74MvY52h-_qV-3uu5t5rjFU94KKCnK-ZU5mRINIQufnY8ZwlmRA3MmHa-9AJSiupw=s2106" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="949" data-original-width="2106" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfqnMMmAH5IjXIGJLvTCwAarPkwEXlFXKqVmcJtkzwy0KRXAUATGiJxniEpgcyh8Sj97YQNmUBaIGUCf92EHi_nUcfGjVO5W_cBLIZjsHNJx4v0nzKuMfz4x7qk74MvY52h-_qV-3uu5t5rjFU94KKCnK-ZU5mRINIQufnY8ZwlmRA3MmHa-9AJSiupw=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Full moon rise at Catalina anchorage</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhG5nzqsedUic2T2FSuJAVkflnhyxQgxcD9cRWdCNiv0jpLhHJA1Spm7wbDJZfnK9untLogEk-D5uEx_qhK74I4OTn29hFnSQXgXgFzQQw1llhI0hCfiKoouqm2YGHdQrVIVN8y61_bHixVB08Dl_MLXKdjEskk1ZLZKnOxuTvYj7lzjpU2OPjbAvebWQ=s2106" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2106" data-original-width="949" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhG5nzqsedUic2T2FSuJAVkflnhyxQgxcD9cRWdCNiv0jpLhHJA1Spm7wbDJZfnK9untLogEk-D5uEx_qhK74I4OTn29hFnSQXgXgFzQQw1llhI0hCfiKoouqm2YGHdQrVIVN8y61_bHixVB08Dl_MLXKdjEskk1ZLZKnOxuTvYj7lzjpU2OPjbAvebWQ=s320" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Margarita sunset, Charly's Rock in San Carlos</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7gw3qtkW6gbNS9jhkJvhiqba_aUKeof_VJZARe24mOnz9LazHWTjmnCCTlilU_Ae6h5ATw5UTu5J7J4zWH2JY45iuhZ99qsxWe62JAnFzsXfkYWS5kC4Z-7-flkwN5LlpwKIQDmu2LrAXiQuvLPBHE0mC_EUe22z9EGmE2-J-ktZxyOKYtz-OyPz3Qw=s2106" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2106" data-original-width="949" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7gw3qtkW6gbNS9jhkJvhiqba_aUKeof_VJZARe24mOnz9LazHWTjmnCCTlilU_Ae6h5ATw5UTu5J7J4zWH2JY45iuhZ99qsxWe62JAnFzsXfkYWS5kC4Z-7-flkwN5LlpwKIQDmu2LrAXiQuvLPBHE0mC_EUe22z9EGmE2-J-ktZxyOKYtz-OyPz3Qw=s320" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunrise over Guaymas city hall</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvKG-P0UfaKysP2oplTf9qYCoGb5fzXQoRJPjkt1Xa7z_ig7gwNFyw9c4Qz2ccmuk9xBV_H4eZ8jEZCVtDY97V7udeEgU2IGZlyeMz1ws0ZXEBJuF4j2TM1Lz5qHWRPczAzsmKA9XTUidNbE1tNj7FWY-Rr_Ax4l-vYeIAvnMcYsoIxFh4YeRjzsz6jA=s2106" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="949" data-original-width="2106" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvKG-P0UfaKysP2oplTf9qYCoGb5fzXQoRJPjkt1Xa7z_ig7gwNFyw9c4Qz2ccmuk9xBV_H4eZ8jEZCVtDY97V7udeEgU2IGZlyeMz1ws0ZXEBJuF4j2TM1Lz5qHWRPczAzsmKA9XTUidNbE1tNj7FWY-Rr_Ax4l-vYeIAvnMcYsoIxFh4YeRjzsz6jA=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Pig roast at the old dirt yard. Thanks, Dale!</i></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br />Mike Judy Goehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12382371212263585012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928308913994069541.post-5992126402360469772021-11-26T20:36:00.000-08:002021-11-26T20:36:07.591-08:00When the Moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s Amore!<span style="font-family: helvetica;">It seemed particularly appropriate to pick this title because of the glorious full moon we've just experienced.
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Another chapter begins. After our sweaty Ivan adventures, we arrived safely to our floating home, unpacked and began packing for our travels to our home in Mexico. Pura Vida awaited and boat projects beckoned. I know, I know – more boat projects? But a 1976 vintage boat needs love just like we all do.
This year’s plans include installation of our new windlass – the wonderful and huge device that auto-magically brings our anchor and chain up to the bow rather than Mike manually hauling up the 50# anchor and 3/8” chain to the locker. Our West Marine discount served us well for the purchase of yet another piece of equipment. All the hours of working retail pay off. Well, somewhat. </span><div><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6sLb4_uY358/YaGu9gGxmdI/AAAAAAAAF1M/8SPMgLAYJDwMMkcrjANs6qea2MGkG8SEACLcBGAsYHQ/s2108/dodger%2Bold.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="948" data-original-width="2108" height="144" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6sLb4_uY358/YaGu9gGxmdI/AAAAAAAAF1M/8SPMgLAYJDwMMkcrjANs6qea2MGkG8SEACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/dodger%2Bold.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The old dodger before dismantling</td></tr></tbody></table></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fWL8Ce_dFDI/YaGvMDzDL4I/AAAAAAAAF1Q/qDftFsiFTNwnqwhn0IOEXviRyaPpu3MLQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2106/removing%2Bhardware.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2106" data-original-width="949" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fWL8Ce_dFDI/YaGvMDzDL4I/AAAAAAAAF1Q/qDftFsiFTNwnqwhn0IOEXviRyaPpu3MLQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/removing%2Bhardware.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mike removing hardware for the upcoming project. Pretty impressive gymnastics.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></blockquote><p> </p><div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nofZcqlyee4/YaGu9pTsZXI/AAAAAAAAF1I/0aePYR1bohsJXvYl0v8730MXVVKmtFaPgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2108/Dodget.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="948" data-original-width="2108" height="144" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nofZcqlyee4/YaGu9pTsZXI/AAAAAAAAF1I/0aePYR1bohsJXvYl0v8730MXVVKmtFaPgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Dodget.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">All hardware removed for the new install</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The other project, now underway, is building a new hard dodger. We’ve had a Sunbrella dodger with stainless steel frame for 10 years (!) since Pura Vida became part of our lives.</span> <span style="font-family: helvetica;">This project has been ‘on the list’ since 2011, and finally rose to the top with the failure of the Sunbrella. We hired our previous vendors, Frank & Pepe (aka Pancho y Pepe), to do the work. Discussions over the last year led to a design we are all comfortable with. Work officially began on 24 November with the promise of completion on December 24th – this would be an amazing Christmas gift for us – especially considering we bought Pura Vida as our Christmas gift in 2010. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We officially moved off the boat for the next month on the morning of Thanksgiving since the construction will be dusty, dirty and besides, the mosquitos are killing us. With no real plans in mind, we are free agents for December. Our friends are graciously offering their home for 3 days until it rents, then December 1, we have a few ideas of how we’ll spend our month but no firm plans. We just know that adventures await. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with good friends in the boat yard, then ended the day with a margarita overlooking the sea at our favorite waterfront hotel in Guaymas. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BYhinE5wf1s/YaGwP0pxAzI/AAAAAAAAF1g/9DW2kS8xf58OoS9bCiGf8zisqYZcXl-0ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1762/Ragazzi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1189" data-original-width="1762" height="216" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BYhinE5wf1s/YaGwP0pxAzI/AAAAAAAAF1g/9DW2kS8xf58OoS9bCiGf8zisqYZcXl-0ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Ragazzi.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Italian cuisine Ragazzi, Nogales AZ</td></tr></tbody></table></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Early Friday, we drove to Nogales AZ to pick up a warranty replacement water pump and other supplies. We dined at our fave northern Italian restaurant and departed the restaurant after another amazing meal, with Dean Martin singing “When the Moon hits your eye…” That’s amore and we couldn’t agree more.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rvkMjikOxEw/YaGwmsXDQCI/AAAAAAAAF1s/ala9qbHIwBoB6I8Ts1aQ-eWb_wS3aYmuACLcBGAsYHQ/s2106/nachos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="949" data-original-width="2106" height="144" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rvkMjikOxEw/YaGwmsXDQCI/AAAAAAAAF1s/ala9qbHIwBoB6I8Ts1aQ-eWb_wS3aYmuACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/nachos.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buckets of fun, self serve</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And it's holiday season here, so the lard displays are constructed along with buckets o' nacho makings and Cueritos (That translates to "little horns" but I just don't know what they are).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-THtf93hhyFI/YaGzPAa1vBI/AAAAAAAAF18/TMsaLbX-yzw8vpp2lEukgTNLs4pUM1-cACLcBGAsYHQ/s2106/lard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="949" data-original-width="2106" height="144" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-THtf93hhyFI/YaGzPAa1vBI/AAAAAAAAF18/TMsaLbX-yzw8vpp2lEukgTNLs4pUM1-cACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/lard.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How much lard do you need for holiday baking?</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I want to end with a special tribute to a wonderful friend who passed away in July. Kay was beautiful, graceful, thoughtful - and a great poet to boot. She wrote this poem for us in December 2019. We love her and her husband, OJ. Blessings to them both.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A reminder to us all to live every moment to the fullest. And with that, Happy Holidays to all.<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-330jqyfuaB4/YaG049wuWGI/AAAAAAAAF2E/tz_EGPaHgjovrdL-zwKhhysrD4i6D7PywCLcBGAsYHQ/s2106/special%2Btribute.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="949" data-original-width="2106" height="144" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-330jqyfuaB4/YaG049wuWGI/AAAAAAAAF2E/tz_EGPaHgjovrdL-zwKhhysrD4i6D7PywCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/special%2Btribute.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div>Mike Judy Goehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12382371212263585012noreply@blogger.com3Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico27.9178651 -110.9089378-0.39236873617884527 -146.0651878 56.228098936178846 -75.7526878tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928308913994069541.post-2116014638312788542021-10-18T11:26:00.001-07:002021-10-18T11:32:09.029-07:00Sveti Ivan and Other Tales of Croatia<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-594gP76d7vc/YWxbFTtphjI/AAAAAAAAFq0/_oxvkbYz-_oQIbbdadvb9wSqzvH2URufACLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/sveti.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-594gP76d7vc/YWxbFTtphjI/AAAAAAAAFq0/_oxvkbYz-_oQIbbdadvb9wSqzvH2URufACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/sveti.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">We loved Sveti Ivan, our home for 7 days</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Our story of Sveti Ivan began in December 2019, when we
decided to charter a sailboat in Croatia with good friends. With Mike as our Captain,
we’d sail the Adriatic and enjoy the islands in the beautiful blue sea. Like
everyone Covid changed, well, pretty much everything, so we switched gears to
September 2021 since our credit would expire in December. Over time, our shipmates
also changed, so our floating home neighbors who also sail agreed to share the
adventure.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">When selecting a 7-day charter boat for four, we
perused the vast array of sailing vessels against our specific criteria (good
sailing monohull, 2 heads, 2 staterooms, nice galley). We all decided on Sveti
Ivan, a 38’ French-designed Dufour, because really - who wouldn't want to
charter a boat named Sveti Ivan! My dreams filled with images of a sweaty guy named
Ivan who sailed the seas before us, images of an “arrgggh matey” kind of sailor,
salt of the earth, Popeye. I was enchanted and ready to be part of that scene.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xkibPoIeLk8/YW2UURBkgpI/AAAAAAAAFsw/BRlAjN2ukusqP0dLviDKcdH1yLhdeCE2ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1676/Sveti%2BIvan%2Bmagnet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1676" data-original-width="1250" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xkibPoIeLk8/YW2UURBkgpI/AAAAAAAAFsw/BRlAjN2ukusqP0dLviDKcdH1yLhdeCE2ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Sveti%2BIvan%2Bmagnet.jpg" width="239" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Bought a gift from a street<br />vendor and he said 'the<br />tradition in Croatia is you<br />get a free magnet with<br />every purchase' :-) So this<br />one, inadvertently perhaps,<br />reflected my vision of Sveti Ivan</span>.</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: #222222; font-family: georgia;">As we toured castles, fortresses and churches in Split and
Sibenik before our charter trip, we learned when visiting a church that Sveti
Ivan actually translates to St. John. Imagine our surprise and belly laughs
when we learned that. Oh, how important translations can be. The humor wasn’t lost on us,
we had a special vessel after all.</span></span></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6P2wgFKJDyE/YW2LVAlLoXI/AAAAAAAAFsg/7Pbz_P6fDEojrM6hAonar5F0B9GmD9kgACLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/blago.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6P2wgFKJDyE/YW2LVAlLoXI/AAAAAAAAFsg/7Pbz_P6fDEojrM6hAonar5F0B9GmD9kgACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/blago.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Blago, our fantastic taxi driver, advocate and<br />teller of secret tales for navigating his beloved<br />country of Croatia. He turned us on to his<br />favorite Cevapi place, 'Gyros Grill'. We called<br />Blago anytime we needed a ride in Split.<br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z8nfPsEWPFs/YW2MY7mCkhI/AAAAAAAAFso/GlRv3iM-JBAzdMMG9b2nrMaHJRq5INcwACLcBGAsYHQ/s1757/cevapi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1138" data-original-width="1757" height="207" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z8nfPsEWPFs/YW2MY7mCkhI/AAAAAAAAFso/GlRv3iM-JBAzdMMG9b2nrMaHJRq5INcwACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/cevapi.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cevapi with grilled pita, ajvar (roasted red pepper <br />relish), soft creamy cheese and onion, local beer</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Anl5q8C2Vas/YWxbYQ88VgI/AAAAAAAAFrE/d7YX6s7wyR0t_QcSUtX4NXx4C21ZomVZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/before%2Bthe%2Bmost%2Bexpensive%2Bmeal%2BI%2Bate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Anl5q8C2Vas/YWxbYQ88VgI/AAAAAAAAFrE/d7YX6s7wyR0t_QcSUtX4NXx4C21ZomVZgCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h240/before%2Bthe%2Bmost%2Bexpensive%2Bmeal%2BI%2Bate.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the Michelin restaurant before we ate <br />like Kings and Queens - and paid handsomely</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NeLx1rtGdsE/YWxbZkfkPlI/AAAAAAAAFrQ/LqXphfTuyI4w4eu-bo7eLQavlo2po4-uwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/croatian%2Bdelivery%2Btruck.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NeLx1rtGdsE/YWxbZkfkPlI/AAAAAAAAFrQ/LqXphfTuyI4w4eu-bo7eLQavlo2po4-uwCLcBGAsYHQ/w240-h320/croatian%2Bdelivery%2Btruck.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Typical local transport on cobblestone <br />streets, not wide enough for cars. <br />Looked like fun to drive. They are <br />heavily fined if they hit a pedestrian.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F3juVsm4bAY/YWyiTER6svI/AAAAAAAAFr8/kz9kV3tnPAYBskEfMHYlbYpUYybDxX2IQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/collision%2Bcourse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F3juVsm4bAY/YWyiTER6svI/AAAAAAAAFr8/kz9kV3tnPAYBskEfMHYlbYpUYybDxX2IQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/collision%2Bcourse.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Collision course in the busy port of Split</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CAtRtuYULrM/YWyiSosWWaI/AAAAAAAAFr0/UHYvEnK5slUK-aJk4QPHm4xVkR4TR9CVACLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/architecture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CAtRtuYULrM/YWyiSosWWaI/AAAAAAAAFr0/UHYvEnK5slUK-aJk4QPHm4xVkR4TR9CVACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/architecture.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cool architecture everywhere, reflecting classical <br />design from hundreds of centuries. </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0P_3hS8_p-0/YWyiSp1TVyI/AAAAAAAAFr4/DUmCY03epRADkNT4hqJ7hXNtvD1VOvS0gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/built%2Bin%2B1300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0P_3hS8_p-0/YWyiSp1TVyI/AAAAAAAAFr4/DUmCY03epRADkNT4hqJ7hXNtvD1VOvS0gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/built%2Bin%2B1300.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Castles & fortresses built almost 2,000 <br />years ago. Glad we did English tour to <br />learn some of the rich regional history</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K9OKgH_NzPA/YW2VNyElhuI/AAAAAAAAFs4/p-a4zu1aRII7ri147kIwzX3nsNYEBcvrwCLcBGAsYHQ/s744/Babic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="335" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K9OKgH_NzPA/YW2VNyElhuI/AAAAAAAAFs4/p-a4zu1aRII7ri147kIwzX3nsNYEBcvrwCLcBGAsYHQ/w180-h400/Babic.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Babic (pronounced <br />babeech)-a local red <br />from Dalmatian region<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We took a ton of photos so I am posting them by groups below: </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Food & beverage</li><li>Sailing adventures on the Adriatic</li><li>Architecture and history</li><li>Helsinki, Finland - our flights routed us there for a night/day on our return trip (arrived 3am departed 4pm</li></ul><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2kXo7bVKr-w/YW2VOJBn0gI/AAAAAAAAFtA/GKdV9R4U-bMDgrmoIcgR58mCtfDmIOF4ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1414/Wine%2Btasting%2BJelsa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1414" data-original-width="1414" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2kXo7bVKr-w/YW2VOJBn0gI/AAAAAAAAFtA/GKdV9R4U-bMDgrmoIcgR58mCtfDmIOF4ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Wine%2Btasting%2BJelsa.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wine tasting in Jelsa, Hvar - 4 olive oils <br />& 9 wines: 3 white, 3 orange, 2 red & dessert wine</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9abjjkPB38c/YW2VPg6ZOPI/AAAAAAAAFtU/sLe4zOod6noKSHtw97VTSEwXejXmnDkIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/happy%2Bhour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9abjjkPB38c/YW2VPg6ZOPI/AAAAAAAAFtU/sLe4zOod6noKSHtw97VTSEwXejXmnDkIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/happy%2Bhour.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UkxJtV5SMmU/YW2mr5oGOoI/AAAAAAAAFt4/Z6ykED0hBTo99Akahbq2d8hEdasobuaIgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/fish%2Band%2Bchips.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UkxJtV5SMmU/YW2mr5oGOoI/AAAAAAAAFt4/Z6ykED0hBTo99Akahbq2d8hEdasobuaIgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/fish%2Band%2Bchips.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fish & Chips! The main course of my <br />Michelin restaurant dinner at Pelegrini</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mV51tsJngM8/YW2mrJ70czI/AAAAAAAAFt0/RcJZPMU0Zb0Va13oOh8JKA7195s880ZIwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1414/eggs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1414" data-original-width="1414" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mV51tsJngM8/YW2mrJ70czI/AAAAAAAAFt0/RcJZPMU0Zb0Va13oOh8JKA7195s880ZIwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/eggs.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'd never seen an egg dispensing machine</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-63ex7Add83Q/YW2mrLhcb6I/AAAAAAAAFtw/C_Gw6oO_JyIa1_Bi6LMWb6D1pOYncVg4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1414/dinner%2BJelsa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1414" data-original-width="1414" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-63ex7Add83Q/YW2mrLhcb6I/AAAAAAAAFtw/C_Gw6oO_JyIa1_Bi6LMWb6D1pOYncVg4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/dinner%2BJelsa.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fresh picked grapes delivered from our host in Jelsa, <br />island of Hvar; local delicacies - dined on our patio</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4myWlW7u-Sk/YW2mrEMTmQI/AAAAAAAAFts/oFwDLQ3OLdEC5OitXd5RX1J8qO5EquFLQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/dancing%2Bscampi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4myWlW7u-Sk/YW2mrEMTmQI/AAAAAAAAFts/oFwDLQ3OLdEC5OitXd5RX1J8qO5EquFLQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/dancing%2Bscampi.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dancing scampi artfully presented; <br />seriously messy dinner!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>FOOD & BEVERAGE</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6T6LlnrZYNM/YW2rPSibadI/AAAAAAAAFu0/KMHjccbtoDkybSjCLk3JaJrcwMRcMcO8ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/rum%2Bn%2Bcoke.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6T6LlnrZYNM/YW2rPSibadI/AAAAAAAAFu0/KMHjccbtoDkybSjCLk3JaJrcwMRcMcO8ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/rum%2Bn%2Bcoke.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rum & Coke with lime essence balls</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1H32IrX_9E8/YW2rO1O_vII/AAAAAAAAFuw/dBBxPIti-jQyko87ObEFQDBRPBvNnBaDACLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/peach.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1H32IrX_9E8/YW2rO1O_vII/AAAAAAAAFuw/dBBxPIti-jQyko87ObEFQDBRPBvNnBaDACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/peach.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Branimir explains my peach flan: "with the <br />skin of the peach, the fruit of the peach, <br />the juice of the peach and the cream of the peach" </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OXNzZXtAkV4/YW2rN0xFjLI/AAAAAAAAFug/oQ6QbOLE_Z4VhH-IMCjSmuxYj1eFzYcOwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1414/Jelsa%2Bpizza.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1414" data-original-width="1414" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OXNzZXtAkV4/YW2rN0xFjLI/AAAAAAAAFug/oQ6QbOLE_Z4VhH-IMCjSmuxYj1eFzYcOwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Jelsa%2Bpizza.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jelsa pizza with egg. Tastier than you'd imagine</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2KAaGYIuG0U/YW2rNzxI4cI/AAAAAAAAFuo/TWoHso2c7TQEgtL4MSQXpEvFfBgpOuAQACLcBGAsYHQ/s744/aperol%2Bspritz%2B-%2Bhugo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="335" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2KAaGYIuG0U/YW2rNzxI4cI/AAAAAAAAFuo/TWoHso2c7TQEgtL4MSQXpEvFfBgpOuAQACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/aperol%2Bspritz%2B-%2Bhugo.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aperol Spritz & Hugo <br />(elderflower syrup, mint, <br />lime, prosecco & sparkling <br />water) - quite refreshing</td></tr></tbody></table><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0Hm9-ffLG6k/YW2rOpfYZII/AAAAAAAAFus/_3SYF6ppEus4Jb_tuKgj19RMqRu0fWOAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/appi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0Hm9-ffLG6k/YW2rOpfYZII/AAAAAAAAFus/_3SYF6ppEus4Jb_tuKgj19RMqRu0fWOAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/appi.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amazing appetizers, 1 bite carefully prepared</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xO8qHwWDvYE/YW2pSjBtQRI/AAAAAAAAFuM/YUKRvtAG0DQbE1YAx8ZBbVFwZGUF7o3zQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/enjoying%2Ba%2Bcuban.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xO8qHwWDvYE/YW2pSjBtQRI/AAAAAAAAFuM/YUKRvtAG0DQbE1YAx8ZBbVFwZGUF7o3zQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/enjoying%2Ba%2Bcuban.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Afternoon chilling on the waterfront<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>I don't often take photos of my meals but there were two words that I "abused" when it came to food during our travels - amazing and ridiculous! So many flavors, fresh foods, local wines, olives, cheese, sausage. Of course, a vast array of familiar and new veggies and fruits abound in this Mediterranean<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>climate.<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hHqUlEwooXU/YW2VOH9t2GI/AAAAAAAAFs8/M_rShPG096og0FjSjFTJOdwLekiNOabRwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/beer%2Band%2Baperol%2Bspritz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hHqUlEwooXU/YW2VOH9t2GI/AAAAAAAAFs8/M_rShPG096og0FjSjFTJOdwLekiNOabRwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/beer%2Band%2Baperol%2Bspritz.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of many tasty local beers <br />pics made it easier to order again</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FlJFg-tGB1Q/YW2pSuSn22I/AAAAAAAAFuI/ZCokZbkJGPgZBc07pizN92qA-D7XGdcIgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2108/Cubans.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="948" data-original-width="2108" height="144" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FlJFg-tGB1Q/YW2pSuSn22I/AAAAAAAAFuI/ZCokZbkJGPgZBc07pizN92qA-D7XGdcIgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Cubans.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy guy shopping for Cuban cigars</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fr63qCy60cA/YW2pSkqIqqI/AAAAAAAAFuQ/MgTZ-29EV-Mju6rj7KIHCUeytbL6FNAzwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/enjoying%2Ba%2Bcuban%2Bafter%2Blunch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fr63qCy60cA/YW2pSkqIqqI/AAAAAAAAFuQ/MgTZ-29EV-Mju6rj7KIHCUeytbL6FNAzwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/enjoying%2Ba%2Bcuban%2Bafter%2Blunch.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Enjoying a puff after our extravagant Michelin meal</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-914TVnrsif0/YW2rN5hajjI/AAAAAAAAFuk/51xUE1mLD6o1Ml5PokS5zrGN8144v33hgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1414/The%2BCrush.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1414" data-original-width="1414" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-914TVnrsif0/YW2rN5hajjI/AAAAAAAAFuk/51xUE1mLD6o1Ml5PokS5zrGN8144v33hgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/The%2BCrush.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the ferry to the mainland with bags of grapes for the crush</td></tr></tbody></table><br />SAILING - we chartered for 7 days heading out from Sibenik to the myriad of islands in the area. We were one of 60 boats departing from NCP Charters on that day. One employee told us Croatia claims 30% of all charter boats in the world. Not sure if that's true but certainly popular even in that late September week.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3rOp68sQGtI/YW2wj_Qms0I/AAAAAAAAFxM/WC6M5DaQNo0_Gus5vXNgwyCxOr_omUIoQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/where%2Bto%2Bgo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3rOp68sQGtI/YW2wj_Qms0I/AAAAAAAAFxM/WC6M5DaQNo0_Gus5vXNgwyCxOr_omUIoQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/where%2Bto%2Bgo.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So many choices for our week long charter - some islands had villages, <br />historic buildings, sheep, national parks or nothing; all had grapes and <br />olive trees marked with carefully constructed short stone walls that <br />designate each family's plot of land where they grow their grapes and olives.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-79GKD0u0gVM/YW2t4W4IlxI/AAAAAAAAFv8/ogZpwqf35qs_k3W2em3q3E88tyUZaiKVgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/windfarms.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-79GKD0u0gVM/YW2t4W4IlxI/AAAAAAAAFv8/ogZpwqf35qs_k3W2em3q3E88tyUZaiKVgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/windfarms.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mPbcHfadws8/YW2t3fEvm5I/AAAAAAAAFv0/0o6l6UHvlho-n4-25D6cZ4TyCxXLnftRQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/shipmatees.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mPbcHfadws8/YW2t3fEvm5I/AAAAAAAAFv0/0o6l6UHvlho-n4-25D6cZ4TyCxXLnftRQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/shipmatees.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shipmates, soulmates - Corinn & Marco at the helm</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ABeeJYbWWUk/YW2t26VBeAI/AAAAAAAAFvw/YglxOuCAFvsZdwktJsuZmBmlzVmbAxtPwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/night%2Btime.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ABeeJYbWWUk/YW2t26VBeAI/AAAAAAAAFvw/YglxOuCAFvsZdwktJsuZmBmlzVmbAxtPwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/night%2Btime.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Evening vista at Prvic</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--FZcekqiAUI/YW2t2YvqYrI/AAAAAAAAFvs/mHMeVcuyJnQNCcjtKz64JsZcSLBNiHaQgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/music%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--FZcekqiAUI/YW2t2YvqYrI/AAAAAAAAFvs/mHMeVcuyJnQNCcjtKz64JsZcSLBNiHaQgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/music%2B2.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marco brought his guitar, Corinn her<br />mandolin so we had great music</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KTr2BubA4RQ/YW2t17BnwWI/AAAAAAAAFvo/N4yp5gk2wTgNoeeN46cpP535KCYRI9EmQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/moon%2Brise.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KTr2BubA4RQ/YW2t17BnwWI/AAAAAAAAFvo/N4yp5gk2wTgNoeeN46cpP535KCYRI9EmQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/moon%2Brise.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Full moon at Kaprije</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-efmg7kNw_9s/YW2t1d3u6sI/AAAAAAAAFvk/XswdNdYRrc8IZQQjs2RiXNu4YKxB5qgAgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/happy%2Bsailor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-efmg7kNw_9s/YW2t1d3u6sI/AAAAAAAAFvk/XswdNdYRrc8IZQQjs2RiXNu4YKxB5qgAgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/happy%2Bsailor.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy sailor - the bluest waters!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R-e0HA_OXbk/YW2t0WwrqrI/AAAAAAAAFvc/7QEQKC26GQoCt0tQD6zTyXoL7IXYQAL2ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/gangplank%2Blaundry%2Bvista.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R-e0HA_OXbk/YW2t0WwrqrI/AAAAAAAAFvc/7QEQKC26GQoCt0tQD6zTyXoL7IXYQAL2ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/gangplank%2Blaundry%2Bvista.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our gangplank for accessing shore <br />at the dock</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z9EnGb6FfGU/YW2tzZu0uLI/AAAAAAAAFvU/lxWJ8bJlJr8pACPNiB6nrWAyL9h85phRACLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/cool%2Bvista.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z9EnGb6FfGU/YW2tzZu0uLI/AAAAAAAAFvU/lxWJ8bJlJr8pACPNiB6nrWAyL9h85phRACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/cool%2Bvista.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BcaM2-xXofM/YW2tzTZ5YaI/AAAAAAAAFvQ/BM4nXViODqw-xsH4fkqxpTxQfFNdlQ0vwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/anniversary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BcaM2-xXofM/YW2tzTZ5YaI/AAAAAAAAFvQ/BM4nXViODqw-xsH4fkqxpTxQfFNdlQ0vwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/anniversary.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We celebrated our 14th anniversary</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>ARCHITECTURE & HISTORY</div><div>This section also includes other cool photos I took that tell some of the local story.<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ckkHsjk-fwg/YW2x-ViJu_I/AAAAAAAAFx8/Bi0oQlt1Ns4geA8A6jFc7JpQ49DN0hNRgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/believe%2Bin%2Byourself%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ckkHsjk-fwg/YW2x-ViJu_I/AAAAAAAAFx8/Bi0oQlt1Ns4geA8A6jFc7JpQ49DN0hNRgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/believe%2Bin%2Byourself%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Excellent message: Believe in yourself</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6yr3nWSiIAk/YW2x-3BuNYI/AAAAAAAAFyA/ZNg6vhtbgGkjVXhnaCgShtyHTGcXiI8wwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/cjurch%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6yr3nWSiIAk/YW2x-3BuNYI/AAAAAAAAFyA/ZNg6vhtbgGkjVXhnaCgShtyHTGcXiI8wwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/cjurch%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9Xb9E_6G-to/YW2x_Q8_vLI/AAAAAAAAFyE/eAU-DIP0NTckMZ3dIebxD_srP7lpOApEACLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/grill%2Bmama%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9Xb9E_6G-to/YW2x_Q8_vLI/AAAAAAAAFyE/eAU-DIP0NTckMZ3dIebxD_srP7lpOApEACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/grill%2Bmama%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grilled veggies & meats <br />from the old brick oven</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kNYKArIU0Ns/YW2x6DtUJWI/AAAAAAAAFxY/zfxIJz-YCDctVIbZiumBx8jMRuVDMMWKwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1414/HH%2BStorija%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1414" data-original-width="1414" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kNYKArIU0Ns/YW2x6DtUJWI/AAAAAAAAFxY/zfxIJz-YCDctVIbZiumBx8jMRuVDMMWKwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/HH%2BStorija%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cool sunset photo - the Riva (promenade) in Split</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JqJiPHrdz48/YW2x_0ONUBI/AAAAAAAAFyI/I_hHnEdqOv863pIuAM1VwX6waJ1vx9LbgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/how%2Bmuch%2Byou%2Bpay%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JqJiPHrdz48/YW2x_0ONUBI/AAAAAAAAFyI/I_hHnEdqOv863pIuAM1VwX6waJ1vx9LbgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/how%2Bmuch%2Byou%2Bpay%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How much you pay? for standing<br />with the guards. Too much.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_EZ_P4PNc1o/YW2x62M_UpI/AAAAAAAAFxg/g1uBJ-sIrt0pJpx36D_LkfDfs7fizgBqACLcBGAsYHQ/s1414/Jelsa%2Bday%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1414" data-original-width="1414" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_EZ_P4PNc1o/YW2x62M_UpI/AAAAAAAAFxg/g1uBJ-sIrt0pJpx36D_LkfDfs7fizgBqACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Jelsa%2Bday%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from our patio in Jelsa; swimming beach at the <br />bottom of the hill</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NqY-qfPigR0/YW2x6P4JpGI/AAAAAAAAFxc/hu4Tw8-7K6MFWFvfWrNdWYrTqD9C6bAjwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1414/Jelsa%2BJudy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1414" data-original-width="1414" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NqY-qfPigR0/YW2x6P4JpGI/AAAAAAAAFxc/hu4Tw8-7K6MFWFvfWrNdWYrTqD9C6bAjwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Jelsa%2BJudy%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pz1LwbsFmH8/YW2x7R3l0NI/AAAAAAAAFxk/Ph4EbfdRRt4dTzx0YJ41g3vWW9EoX2vXACLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/Jelsa%2Bview%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pz1LwbsFmH8/YW2x7R3l0NI/AAAAAAAAFxk/Ph4EbfdRRt4dTzx0YJ41g3vWW9EoX2vXACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Jelsa%2Bview%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the Fortress</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_rtK2_-PMCI/YW2x78_6DwI/AAAAAAAAFxo/XkabRBHwgIMg1NUMqovC3Rt5KIXp1nB_wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/Kamerlengo%2BFortress%2BSplit%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_rtK2_-PMCI/YW2x78_6DwI/AAAAAAAAFxo/XkabRBHwgIMg1NUMqovC3Rt5KIXp1nB_wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Kamerlengo%2BFortress%2BSplit%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kamerlengo Fortress, Split</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--8iodBRRQGQ/YW2yAZl1ECI/AAAAAAAAFyM/ZarTHSy_2lQyccicFn-aFWpUoMgaNxCogCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/nun.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--8iodBRRQGQ/YW2yAZl1ECI/AAAAAAAAFyM/ZarTHSy_2lQyccicFn-aFWpUoMgaNxCogCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/nun.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lcBEHiri-Uo/YW2yA9iiZ-I/AAAAAAAAFyQ/pYFAnKhg1JEI9wAcYdzw08AvyqhqcoprwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1414/old%2Bbistro%2Band%2Bwaiter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1414" data-original-width="1414" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lcBEHiri-Uo/YW2yA9iiZ-I/AAAAAAAAFyQ/pYFAnKhg1JEI9wAcYdzw08AvyqhqcoprwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/old%2Bbistro%2Band%2Bwaiter.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old beams donned the ceiling - restaurant in Trogir</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8-rvDtokfko/YW2yBagPqOI/AAAAAAAAFyU/mLYqmDwn7dYyr7v141EQMkJ3YZJgK7p7ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/orthodox%2Bchurch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8-rvDtokfko/YW2yBagPqOI/AAAAAAAAFyU/mLYqmDwn7dYyr7v141EQMkJ3YZJgK7p7ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/orthodox%2Bchurch.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BKBhV-IfazE/YW2yB0b7WSI/AAAAAAAAFyY/PFdabYw4P5YfcxNxsvWu7zTeyyNhb95WwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1414/our%2Blodging.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1414" data-original-width="1414" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BKBhV-IfazE/YW2yB0b7WSI/AAAAAAAAFyY/PFdabYw4P5YfcxNxsvWu7zTeyyNhb95WwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/our%2Blodging.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2jdD4FAkvGU/YW2yCTPJw_I/AAAAAAAAFyc/UBMbZmDuYjgF9r5y-1eVJPqIuwV3pXtLACLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/rockwall-Jelsa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2jdD4FAkvGU/YW2yCTPJw_I/AAAAAAAAFyc/UBMbZmDuYjgF9r5y-1eVJPqIuwV3pXtLACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/rockwall-Jelsa.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stone wall in Stari Grad</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tqnv2pE_Vrs/YW2x8zNw8wI/AAAAAAAAFxw/C-QrVaN_Gaw_k_SYBiZEiBzjhZj485eYwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1414/The%2BFerry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1414" data-original-width="1414" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tqnv2pE_Vrs/YW2x8zNw8wI/AAAAAAAAFxw/C-QrVaN_Gaw_k_SYBiZEiBzjhZj485eYwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/The%2BFerry.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our ferry to the island of Hvar</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t2Ik03OpcsA/YW2x9UjnlWI/AAAAAAAAFx0/TlFNEc0HgY0IHqU-nCiBHMzGEByhkclxQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/Trogir%2Briver.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t2Ik03OpcsA/YW2x9UjnlWI/AAAAAAAAFx0/TlFNEc0HgY0IHqU-nCiBHMzGEByhkclxQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Trogir%2Briver.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bridge leading to old town, Trogir</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6QaBiQPCoLE/YW2yDwoLwKI/AAAAAAAAFyo/nr2uc503Z4MSnjMBbc-AwLSK9CmtzV6FACLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/typical%2Bvista.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6QaBiQPCoLE/YW2yDwoLwKI/AAAAAAAAFyo/nr2uc503Z4MSnjMBbc-AwLSK9CmtzV6FACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/typical%2Bvista.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Typical vista with red roofs & church</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uiOqu6yFxEs/YW2yET_HflI/AAAAAAAAFys/_d8dZC4JuBsY1sEIi4lQLXGHKOdscNXZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/underground.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uiOqu6yFxEs/YW2yET_HflI/AAAAAAAAFys/_d8dZC4JuBsY1sEIi4lQLXGHKOdscNXZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/underground.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Underground recently discovered <br />in Split - under the castle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7kK2xvc4Oy4/YW2x97Qf46I/AAAAAAAAFx4/bwCy7wPiiQI2KmbXRHJPTQ7gaEsszJutgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2108/Vantage%2Bpoint.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2108" data-original-width="948" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7kK2xvc4Oy4/YW2x97Qf46I/AAAAAAAAFx4/bwCy7wPiiQI2KmbXRHJPTQ7gaEsszJutgCLcBGAsYHQ/w288-h640/Vantage%2Bpoint.jpg" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my favorite photos - vista point Split;<br />Mike looking at the area map</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>HELSINKI, FINLAND - well, actually we spent the day in Vantaa, a suburb of Helsinki that's close to the airport. With our arriving at 3AM, I picked a hotel near the airport as we departed at 4PM that same day. Our late/early arrival in the dark of night found us delivered by our Iraqi taxi driver to a dark industrial complex with no hotel sign, but there was a neon sign (which of course we couldn't read anyway). So our guy wouldn't let us out until we got close to the large building and saw a tiny red sign HOTEL TIKKURILA. He waited while we put in our access code. Got his card for our return trip since we were so far out from anything, he would at least know where he dropped us off. We slept 4 hours in twin beds and awoke to the sound of thunder. I couldn't help but think of Bob Seeger's Night Moves song: I woke up to the sound of thunder, how far off and I sat and wondered. Well, we found out as we wove through the maze of halls up to the main level - we were staying at the Bowling Alley! What a hoot! Yep, bowling alley, sports complex and small hotel. And to our amazement, the Finnish bowling tournament was going on with cameras, matching bowling shirts, overhead displays and a busy place at 9 in the morning. They were down to the last 3 finalists, we learned from Tapio, our host.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0S1rKiy1CAA/YW25xFBYAVI/AAAAAAAAFzM/hwyLaDtfWmo5uii8ooIPguHI7LTnAD2HQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2108/Vantaa%2Bstreet%2Bmap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="948" data-original-width="2108" height="288" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0S1rKiy1CAA/YW25xFBYAVI/AAAAAAAAFzM/hwyLaDtfWmo5uii8ooIPguHI7LTnAD2HQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h288/Vantaa%2Bstreet%2Bmap.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Tapio said all museums close by were closed so he offered a map (useless since we don't know Finnish and he said it wasn't accurate anyway). He showed how we might find the river so we walked on a crisp fall day along a boulevard that led us to the open air market! What a find. All the people were happy, chatting and enjoying the sunshine and warmth that they knew would end one day soon. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MIC7Fxauho0/YW26SNqq25I/AAAAAAAAFzU/5CjhQA8vjBw-eOMmvwop8fUA0ZEcgqAnwCLcBGAsYHQ/s744/Bear%2BMarket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="335" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MIC7Fxauho0/YW26SNqq25I/AAAAAAAAFzU/5CjhQA8vjBw-eOMmvwop8fUA0ZEcgqAnwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Bear%2BMarket.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bear Market</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qgJBv9umO70/YW26SiKNRmI/AAAAAAAAFzc/iplZ_cXpXcEhKPmPhl1nR0j_QghVUhbfgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2641/BowlingAlley-Hotel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="2641" height="144" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qgJBv9umO70/YW26SiKNRmI/AAAAAAAAFzc/iplZ_cXpXcEhKPmPhl1nR0j_QghVUhbfgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/BowlingAlley-Hotel.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bowling alley in action</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K-ik4xzHjB8/YW26SYjo0jI/AAAAAAAAFzY/IcVMzcmshds8d8aHGXFtIgor5VlHIxeiwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2106/Church-Finland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2106" data-original-width="949" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K-ik4xzHjB8/YW26SYjo0jI/AAAAAAAAFzY/IcVMzcmshds8d8aHGXFtIgor5VlHIxeiwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Church-Finland.jpg" width="144" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FKCibhPYei4/YW26S1KF82I/AAAAAAAAFzg/0XasZEVjN6EOyLK6NxkdA7ugDGnOBNzngCLcBGAsYHQ/s2106/Dreaming%2Bof%2Btacos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2106" data-original-width="949" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FKCibhPYei4/YW26S1KF82I/AAAAAAAAFzg/0XasZEVjN6EOyLK6NxkdA7ugDGnOBNzngCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Dreaming%2Bof%2Btacos.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Get your Mexican goodies</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DEB5kZdv-U0/YW26T5QHJ1I/AAAAAAAAFzs/fOcfQ3lT5vA9TqHcksZUZCILQPAwAKdVgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2643/Fall%2Bcolors%2BVantaa%2BFinland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1189" data-original-width="2643" height="144" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DEB5kZdv-U0/YW26T5QHJ1I/AAAAAAAAFzs/fOcfQ3lT5vA9TqHcksZUZCILQPAwAKdVgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Fall%2Bcolors%2BVantaa%2BFinland.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UZ-lnRrYOFU/YW26TlhXlZI/AAAAAAAAFzk/xFNlCpLQu0gY9bfWu9Jm9aXy6827BBQbACLcBGAsYHQ/s2106/Helsinki%2Bpark.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2106" data-original-width="949" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UZ-lnRrYOFU/YW26TlhXlZI/AAAAAAAAFzk/xFNlCpLQu0gY9bfWu9Jm9aXy6827BBQbACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Helsinki%2Bpark.jpg" width="144" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_izsomExi68/YW26TlGhfmI/AAAAAAAAFzo/zT6cLZ-UfvkVRIugFESAawaFPkHHKW4ZACLcBGAsYHQ/s744/MainEntranceFinn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="744" height="144" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_izsomExi68/YW26TlGhfmI/AAAAAAAAFzo/zT6cLZ-UfvkVRIugFESAawaFPkHHKW4ZACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/MainEntranceFinn.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>No fear of learning Finnish any time soon. That's a lot of vowels.<br /><br />The market was filled with easily one hundred booths: food, farm fresh goods, bakeries, mittens, mukluks, bear skins, wool and things to keep you warm for the Helsinki winter. We walked further, found the river, the closed geology museum and a place for lunch before we headed back for our departure to Chicago - where we would spent another 24 hours en route to Portland.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7LNpL-p-aYk/YW267sVbFiI/AAAAAAAAF0M/vF28AL1WdYcf8JLmoqz_n7g7phXog_DGQCLcBGAsYHQ/s744/Market%2Bcheese.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="744" height="144" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7LNpL-p-aYk/YW267sVbFiI/AAAAAAAAF0M/vF28AL1WdYcf8JLmoqz_n7g7phXog_DGQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Market%2Bcheese.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Made our getting the Covid test challenging as the tests are only valid for 72 hours and it took us 3 days to get back from Split to Portland. Thankfully, reliable taxi friend Blago took us to the mobile testing clinic at the Split airport. Done deal! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WmF9VXqgMco/YW271rWASeI/AAAAAAAAF0U/eZpCIlrQHJQjGF3AVcpy7OntDPIhPYhdwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Cheers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WmF9VXqgMco/YW271rWASeI/AAAAAAAAF0U/eZpCIlrQHJQjGF3AVcpy7OntDPIhPYhdwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Cheers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div></div>Mike Judy Goehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12382371212263585012noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928308913994069541.post-51105574594269638292021-05-18T17:14:00.000-07:002021-05-18T17:14:10.268-07:00Eye Candy - Baja Style<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--dr5v_gIOTE/YKROrQflRvI/AAAAAAAAFjE/MMUSkXwaVMU9RjE8yOqoQpvpvb7ErbmPQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Baja%2Btrek.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--dr5v_gIOTE/YKROrQflRvI/AAAAAAAAFjE/MMUSkXwaVMU9RjE8yOqoQpvpvb7ErbmPQCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/Baja%2Btrek.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>I thought it might be nice to select a number of what I'll call 'eye candy' photos of our experiences rather than "boring" you with stories of our adventures. Also, since we are heading north shortly, time is of the essence for getting all of the many tasks completed on board before hauling out on 5/20 - in a different yard this year. <p></p><p>Since arriving in Mexico in early February, we've had our ups and downs as life presented itself, but truly and thankfully, mostly ups! We are so thankful for every day we have on board living this lifestyle.</p><p>Work awaits us in Portland starting in June. We hope it's a good experience this year in that sadly changed city. We are ready to fill the coffers that enable us to have more sailing time, aiming for autumn of this quickly progressing year of so much transition all around us.<br /></p><p>Here's this year's route we were fortunate enough to explore. We covered some magical miles, with both day and night passages. Each year, we think we'll go further south at the onset when we launch. And each year, considerations of health, work opportunities and other factors change our 'plans' and that's okay for us. Our goals haven't changed, they are delayed until the time is right. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GamVKQay66I/YKRTiqvV5jI/AAAAAAAAFk0/Qn2AdxAlMhcKO1nmocdrvox8v8BTbOvywCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/Sunset%2BSanta%2BRosalia%2B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GamVKQay66I/YKRTiqvV5jI/AAAAAAAAFk0/Qn2AdxAlMhcKO1nmocdrvox8v8BTbOvywCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/Sunset%2BSanta%2BRosalia%2B.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset at Santa Rosalia - we left at 6:20pm to cross <br />to Guaymas. Motor sailed 17.5 hours; we had <br />such a starry night and the waters so calm!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WW0UjBzrgks/YKRTCj-9dGI/AAAAAAAAFko/kjGU4FCYohgUqtFdXhnL3U7F_YSYLa7OgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/sunrise%2Bon%2Bthe%2Bmainland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WW0UjBzrgks/YKRTCj-9dGI/AAAAAAAAFko/kjGU4FCYohgUqtFdXhnL3U7F_YSYLa7OgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/sunrise%2Bon%2Bthe%2Bmainland.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> I started the night shift so got the sunset and back on <br />shift for the sunrise as we head east toward Guaymas <br />after our night passage; pretty cool!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iSQejTmN4HA/YKRTCsP73lI/AAAAAAAAFkg/hVZllkIjIVYDcbXN79AB3Y1kpix22keDgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/Tetakawi%2Bvista.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iSQejTmN4HA/YKRTCsP73lI/AAAAAAAAFkg/hVZllkIjIVYDcbXN79AB3Y1kpix22keDgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Tetakawi%2Bvista.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunrise at San Carlos, the Tetakawi landmark</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zQ8uDzRKX2U/YKRSY90xsKI/AAAAAAAAFkM/45AhFSTnQuMK8rErFiSdO5hbdKqMCjFZACLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/Eiffel%2Bbuilt%2Bchurch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zQ8uDzRKX2U/YKRSY90xsKI/AAAAAAAAFkM/45AhFSTnQuMK8rErFiSdO5hbdKqMCjFZACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Eiffel%2Bbuilt%2Bchurch.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Church built by Eiffel, shipped from Brussels, Belgium <br />to Santa Rosalia by the French mining company manager</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_riEXqdT-YQ/YKRSY6CpclI/AAAAAAAAFkU/l3B6AZo4CHUxvR8K02CsFF48P6hDsp_igCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/Sta%2BRosalia%2Bstained%2Bglass.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_riEXqdT-YQ/YKRSY6CpclI/AAAAAAAAFkU/l3B6AZo4CHUxvR8K02CsFF48P6hDsp_igCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Sta%2BRosalia%2Bstained%2Bglass.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the detailed stained glass</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nvxJrmEpIaQ/YKRSY79lLGI/AAAAAAAAFkQ/eOJOYWKSLUgS917rOmqVgEnOI-jF-kV5QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/Trail%2Bto%2BLa%2BRamada.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nvxJrmEpIaQ/YKRSY79lLGI/AAAAAAAAFkQ/eOJOYWKSLUgS917rOmqVgEnOI-jF-kV5QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Trail%2Bto%2BLa%2BRamada.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view toward La Ramada, walking to the ranch <br />for fresh veggies at Jose's farm</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0EH6jg_G4aE/YKRR4sxxMdI/AAAAAAAAFj0/kGatFcrSETAelk8WecmjmFN3T1kcWRQbQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/desert%2Btrekking%2B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0EH6jg_G4aE/YKRR4sxxMdI/AAAAAAAAFj0/kGatFcrSETAelk8WecmjmFN3T1kcWRQbQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/desert%2Btrekking%2B.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Desert trekking</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tvZ5VGAFxi0/YKRR4YcY_ZI/AAAAAAAAFjs/DbRzQNuShLo5ulCPoSRQZbxnSl8lVLD3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/Guaymas%2Bentrance.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tvZ5VGAFxi0/YKRR4YcY_ZI/AAAAAAAAFjs/DbRzQNuShLo5ulCPoSRQZbxnSl8lVLD3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Guaymas%2Bentrance.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The welcoming entry to the Guaymas harbor</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lfBzObOrLOg/YKRR4jSESnI/AAAAAAAAFj4/JM68i1wOM0g1KbeCkZr8JtEqEMQ_OpPUACLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/moonrise%2BSan%2BJuanico.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lfBzObOrLOg/YKRR4jSESnI/AAAAAAAAFj4/JM68i1wOM0g1KbeCkZr8JtEqEMQ_OpPUACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/moonrise%2BSan%2BJuanico.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Full moon at anchor, San Juanico</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KSfRYrrmklY/YKRR4WY_pyI/AAAAAAAAFjw/-aYmV2RTq_kv4csXuc5Fh5T4MMuVvgx6QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/Santa%2BRosalia%2Bcemetery%2Bview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KSfRYrrmklY/YKRR4WY_pyI/AAAAAAAAFjw/-aYmV2RTq_kv4csXuc5Fh5T4MMuVvgx6QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Santa%2BRosalia%2Bcemetery%2Bview.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the cemetery at Santa Rosalia</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hxnBqactfM0/YKRRJv83NSI/AAAAAAAAFjM/-b818ZMf1ocTvKR4j2o62cYI1UZdGm3YgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1728/close%2Bup%2Bdolphin.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1157" data-original-width="1728" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hxnBqactfM0/YKRRJv83NSI/AAAAAAAAFjM/-b818ZMf1ocTvKR4j2o62cYI1UZdGm3YgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/close%2Bup%2Bdolphin.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I know, more dolphin pics - <br />they are so amazing and playful!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R_CAV4kr0h0/YKRRJuHZOkI/AAAAAAAAFjQ/QbeEEnYlgOMjtPvCg_V2Wc-FDuxsY1xbACLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/dolphin%2Bshow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R_CAV4kr0h0/YKRRJuHZOkI/AAAAAAAAFjQ/QbeEEnYlgOMjtPvCg_V2Wc-FDuxsY1xbACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/dolphin%2Bshow.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Splashes and shows were non-stop some days</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SjLcG2qI2hg/YKRRJwN-hFI/AAAAAAAAFjU/KvPnU71JZRMCGtt_XmP1uhiKMFvsvklngCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/flora%2Bred.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SjLcG2qI2hg/YKRRJwN-hFI/AAAAAAAAFjU/KvPnU71JZRMCGtt_XmP1uhiKMFvsvklngCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/flora%2Bred.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spring in Santa Rosalia</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9je5MzIwmZ0/YKRUr0WQ48I/AAAAAAAAFlA/UBEZgfuMguUsuP6_16AfW3QI5m1VtjzJACLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/Valencia%2BAutoparts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9je5MzIwmZ0/YKRUr0WQ48I/AAAAAAAAFlA/UBEZgfuMguUsuP6_16AfW3QI5m1VtjzJACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Valencia%2BAutoparts.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The autoparts store, I'm buying yet another alternator</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jc8iK-SHzUw/YKRUr2AAXVI/AAAAAAAAFlE/VodHsP_LWmM1UcjFjtfXYI1PPWOxh4_IwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/Mining%2Btown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jc8iK-SHzUw/YKRUr2AAXVI/AAAAAAAAFlE/VodHsP_LWmM1UcjFjtfXYI1PPWOxh4_IwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Mining%2Btown.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The mining town at Santa Rosalia</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cK5EWAVzl5Q/YKRUr-D8p2I/AAAAAAAAFk8/j27wvFOowFEikUaEpnEzkM5X_Cfxs_35ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/Miguel%2Bat%2BSta%2BR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cK5EWAVzl5Q/YKRUr-D8p2I/AAAAAAAAFk8/j27wvFOowFEikUaEpnEzkM5X_Cfxs_35ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Miguel%2Bat%2BSta%2BR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bHEbs9K1lUc/YKRUsBkt7JI/AAAAAAAAFlI/edqdpk_1g8IB2EJqoFxBC6FkGijloT61wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/constant%2Blaw%2Benforcement%2Bpresence.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bHEbs9K1lUc/YKRUsBkt7JI/AAAAAAAAFlI/edqdpk_1g8IB2EJqoFxBC6FkGijloT61wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/constant%2Blaw%2Benforcement%2Bpresence.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back in Guaymas, lots of law </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">enforcement on the mainland</div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1LR_cozP-fM/YKRRKfvQ7YI/AAAAAAAAFjY/EOKC5zhi2D4KbqHHP_EZC6yNAp799EfwQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/flora.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1LR_cozP-fM/YKRRKfvQ7YI/AAAAAAAAFjY/EOKC5zhi2D4KbqHHP_EZC6yNAp799EfwQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/flora.jpg" /></a><br />Walking through the barrios uphill <br />to the cemetery</td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1LjpNtzapfg/YKRVUN4tSkI/AAAAAAAAFlc/pateEELrCm8CjnOR_uEG9wITGeMk-kE8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/salsas%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1LjpNtzapfg/YKRVUN4tSkI/AAAAAAAAFlc/pateEELrCm8CjnOR_uEG9wITGeMk-kE8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/salsas%2B2.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The salsa selections always overwhelm!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qMRbOHRa_xs/YKRW4R-kzNI/AAAAAAAAFmE/CsPsqHxcNp0CMVazBKnxa8BSncVKpRNuACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20210411_190648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qMRbOHRa_xs/YKRW4R-kzNI/AAAAAAAAFmE/CsPsqHxcNp0CMVazBKnxa8BSncVKpRNuACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20210411_190648.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cheers to our many friends from Doney's </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">original restaurant in Mulege!</div><br />Mike Judy Goehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12382371212263585012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928308913994069541.post-1522895794746603612021-05-17T18:21:00.005-07:002021-05-17T18:21:58.789-07:00Rammed by a panga!<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Wow, there’s always a lot of stories when you’re a boat
owner. This is one you hope you don’t have to experience or write about. We often
wonder if this might happen, and I can assure you, there’s a big honking noise when
it does.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H_hzvtV9d80/YKBcCaR0CwI/AAAAAAAAFhA/Tjkd-yK258UXm_YdgcuX88kvCmz7yLaWACLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/Candeleros.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H_hzvtV9d80/YKBcCaR0CwI/AAAAAAAAFhA/Tjkd-yK258UXm_YdgcuX88kvCmz7yLaWACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/Candeleros.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Pura Vida anchored at the red dot<br /><br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div>Here we were, bright sunny midday, in the absolute middle of
a huge anchorage at Bahia Candeleros, south of Puerto Escondido. We anchored smack
dab in the middle of this mile wide anchorage, ¼ mile from shore (we purchased a
range finder to gauge distances – who knew?). On shore, a large resort with not
many guests, is served by local pangas and larger lanchas, for touring, fishing, creature watching. During our couple of days there, we saw a few pangas a day, so not
much traffic.</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_ZIz99BeFNI/YKMOs5hxajI/AAAAAAAAFhU/jOBKHerKDPM2YdEIm94Cz6o1dvuVjuOrQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Panga%2Bresort.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_ZIz99BeFNI/YKMOs5hxajI/AAAAAAAAFhU/jOBKHerKDPM2YdEIm94Cz6o1dvuVjuOrQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/Panga%2Bresort.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Flavio's bow pulpit is sorely worse from the crash; <br />you can see how clear the day is and how far from the resort on shore</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br />A very loud crunching, scary noise startled the four of us (our
Portland guests shared the experience) and we all bolted to the bow to see what
the heck happened! There was a poor local, Flavio, in his white and orange
panga, his stanchions broken away from the bow and a pretty shocked look on his
face. He seemed okay and I asked “¿que pasó?”. While not sure exactly what
he said, it was pretty much texting while driving. He hadn’t achieved enough
speed as he departed from shore to be planing, but going fast enough to have the bow pointing skyward and cause some
damage, mostly to his boat. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Thankfully (<i>she says with quotes</i>), he hit absolutely the middle of our bow. The winds were blowing about 15 so our anchor chain was taut. That,
and our bobstay was hit secondarily, so these steel beasts absorbed the brunt of the impact. We
also have a pretty stout bow - one that now sports a gouge in our recently painted
fiberglass. But we are safe and alive and so is Flavio. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Flavio provided his contact information and Mike dropped the dinghy
to inspect the situation. After full assessment and a lot of consternation, Mike
determined our damage was minor, all things considered! A hit alongside the hull would
have led to a very different story. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">A reminder for us that every day is a blessing and provides us with life lessons and experiences.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h8O7UDYlNKA/YKBgl01Nh5I/AAAAAAAAFhM/c-QFnai-iyUHBJeI5t-VnVXMnIZY9CAZACLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/Pura%2BVida%2B-Punta%2BColorada%2B4-21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h8O7UDYlNKA/YKBgl01Nh5I/AAAAAAAAFhM/c-QFnai-iyUHBJeI5t-VnVXMnIZY9CAZACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Pura%2BVida%2B-Punta%2BColorada%2B4-21.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Anchored quietly at Punta Colorada, Isla Carmen</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p></div>Mike Judy Goehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12382371212263585012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928308913994069541.post-84721185715848585382021-04-17T15:35:00.000-07:002021-04-17T15:35:13.812-07:00The Winter of Two Toilets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Installation of the newly received toilet seat components completed, checked off the list. Thankful to be among those who can sit happy.<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ru98y8jSo68/YHsQf2iu2eI/AAAAAAAAFfY/P32lBAvX5RoDKlpddP90MdbHy_HPnxiiwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/Toilet%2Bseat.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ru98y8jSo68/YHsQf2iu2eI/AAAAAAAAFfY/P32lBAvX5RoDKlpddP90MdbHy_HPnxiiwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Toilet%2Bseat.jpg" /></a></div><div>We have two heads which is a pretty sweet deal on a boat, we know. So, once fixed, it was time the other head decided to act up. Problem identified by our brilliant captain and the part identified from the exploded view of our Raritan toilet manual. Zeroed in on a very small but important seal. </div><div><br /></div><div>Our West Marine friend who ordered the replacement seal for us suggested I name this blog post: <i>The Winter of Two Toilets</i>. And so I oblige and acknowledge that you never know what will or won't work on a boat... </div><div><br /></div><div>We are glad our friends brought down the tiny seal which solved the leak issue and provided yet another happy moment on board. Part of the joy of our lives on Pura Vida is celebrating victories, large and small.<div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nGsgmMpMZ8A/YHsQrf_D12I/AAAAAAAAFfc/WtD-W4PmyOkYmQEYqnOzCA8PmvW4pIN1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s577/love%2Bshop.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="433" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nGsgmMpMZ8A/YHsQrf_D12I/AAAAAAAAFfc/WtD-W4PmyOkYmQEYqnOzCA8PmvW4pIN1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/love%2Bshop.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>We didn't venture into the Sex Shop</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>After our departure from Guaymas in March, we sailed on a beeline south to La Paz in an attempt to sell our old life raft. That's another story, best told over a beer so we'll skip ahead. </div><div><br /></div><div>We spent a busy week in La Paz, walking, eating, exercising
and people watching to name a few of our many activities. What a difference
from last March/April Covid onset time to this, a year later. And yet, it was
the same. Maybe others can relate to this awkward feeling. Masking, safety protocols and plenty of temperature taking moments.</div><div><br /></div><div>As our action-packed days passed (of course, there’s a ton
more to do when ‘in town’), we tossed around a couple of options - it was time
for an excursion.<o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">* rent a bicycle built for two for a ride along the fabulous
beachfront malecon and side streets of La Paz<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">* swim with the whale sharks in the bay <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We eyed up the hot pink double seater bike at the rental shack,
and although sturdy in its structure, the seat could not be raised nearly
enough for our long legs. The staff sure tried! We were all sad and shaking our
heads; it just wasn’t going to work. So, on to finding out more about the whale
shark excursion. We had done this cool outing with friends 10 years prior, upon
our arrival in La Paz from the great northwest. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xnDI-BO-L0I/YHsD2iTEr7I/AAAAAAAAFcs/xd-4KOoqc70xBwswqo9uTTE3VIEi-HXXwCLcBGAsYHQ/s4000/OnBoard-Jumping%2Boff.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xnDI-BO-L0I/YHsD2iTEr7I/AAAAAAAAFcs/xd-4KOoqc70xBwswqo9uTTE3VIEi-HXXwCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h150/OnBoard-Jumping%2Boff.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Ready to slide into the water <br />alongside the whale shark</i></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0HJTBiu4oi4/YHsDyuDNmEI/AAAAAAAAFck/EY07aau2AFEHFH23-n-RyMUyl9jsN3nkQCLcBGAsYHQ/s4000/OnBoard%2Bswimming.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0HJTBiu4oi4/YHsDyuDNmEI/AAAAAAAAFck/EY07aau2AFEHFH23-n-RyMUyl9jsN3nkQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/OnBoard%2Bswimming.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Staying clear and trying to keep up </i></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5OPrYbbWBWw/YHtgWYRd7oI/AAAAAAAAFf8/1TENUXOI8XI4wcYVEwsZxVjMGEFQDshOACLcBGAsYHQ/s4000/OnBoard-getting%2Bread.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5OPrYbbWBWw/YHtgWYRd7oI/AAAAAAAAFf8/1TENUXOI8XI4wcYVEwsZxVjMGEFQDshOACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/OnBoard-getting%2Bread.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The other 2 couples were from <br />Mexico City and Queterero</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S9lSS_bqVwE/YHsF2xdNjrI/AAAAAAAAFc4/kzP1MrqQ3783SNMCOUNZLsAsKpuYKfNpACLcBGAsYHQ/s4000/whale%2Bshark.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S9lSS_bqVwE/YHsF2xdNjrI/AAAAAAAAFc4/kzP1MrqQ3783SNMCOUNZLsAsKpuYKfNpACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/whale%2Bshark.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Unfortunately, the visibility was lousy so<br />it's hard to envision the grand nature of this fish <br />- but you can see the spots </i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Two nearby places offered the experience and we chose the fun,
local staff who described a fine outing. We were able to sign up with a private
group of four on Monday morning. Good thing they said ‘no go’ on the weekend as
the winds were high and as it was, the visibility was still lousy. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">We took
turns and all had a great time trying to keep up with this giant ‘fish’. It’s
not a whale nor a shark but the biggest known fish, we learned from Damion our
guide. Along with Geronimo, the captain, they provided a wonderful excursion on
that cloudy morning, complete with cookies and Fresca. The two staff encountered our whale shark after an hour of scouting slowing in the bay. It was about 30 feet in length; they can achieve lengths
of over 40 feet. Since our last swim, the Mexican government has made big strides in protecting this species and their habitat. Highly monitored and controlled, which was excellent news.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WTSbtrTICb0/YHsF4kzzvjI/AAAAAAAAFc8/U5I0uHZRkXEU3ujDLmAK3De9apqbXsQlACLcBGAsYHQ/s1728/dolphine.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1157" data-original-width="1728" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WTSbtrTICb0/YHsF4kzzvjI/AAAAAAAAFc8/U5I0uHZRkXEU3ujDLmAK3De9apqbXsQlACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/dolphine.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Dolphin pod jets alongside to check us out</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br />After one more margarita and live music at the local restaurant, we headed out the next day from La Paz for destinations north.
A dolphin pod wished us a safe journey as we sailed out of the bay and orca whales
blessed as we headed north. What a treat! It’s so hard to capture the
experience on camera, but we do our best.<o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W3-Fa9k6pyY/YHsGarQUEcI/AAAAAAAAFdk/0q80NVHHjeEooPYjXVY7xrTamovoIk0ZwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1728/whale.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1157" data-original-width="1728" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W3-Fa9k6pyY/YHsGarQUEcI/AAAAAAAAFdk/0q80NVHHjeEooPYjXVY7xrTamovoIk0ZwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/whale.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Humpback whales playing on our port side</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZvK4TVrutlA/YHsGarTBT6I/AAAAAAAAFdg/OvdxyZpQWy0JIDCkN4BF_EaTVYt8OZmQgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1728/humpback.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1157" data-original-width="1728" height="428" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZvK4TVrutlA/YHsGarTBT6I/AAAAAAAAFdg/OvdxyZpQWy0JIDCkN4BF_EaTVYt8OZmQgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h428/humpback.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Before the big splash, momma and baby <br />and others following</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We’ve been traveling around the Loreto / Isla Carmen / Danzante
Bay area for the last two weeks, enjoying the visit of our friends. It is truly
a treat to share the experiences: the sights, the sounds and the many flavors
of our boating life.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><br />As our friends depart today, we will continue our exploration
northward. The sea and its adventures await!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jaPKHcjaOJQ/YHsHA4elHZI/AAAAAAAAFdw/AWv2LB3a8VIQTvJob7BSfvc4UjsQ5J49wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/Loreto.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jaPKHcjaOJQ/YHsHA4elHZI/AAAAAAAAFdw/AWv2LB3a8VIQTvJob7BSfvc4UjsQ5J49wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Loreto.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wV6wLCv2p14/YHsIIsdTvWI/AAAAAAAAFeI/jhxEfV4sFC0a8fVwezgAq4Gs6EYg5HBOACLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/color.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wV6wLCv2p14/YHsIIsdTvWI/AAAAAAAAFeI/jhxEfV4sFC0a8fVwezgAq4Gs6EYg5HBOACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/color.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Always amazing, colorful flowers and plants</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dv1ise_uegE/YHsIHwf_yZI/AAAAAAAAFeE/MFcgJ6zRVXQRhifci1b6vUYiEn2n64WogCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/cool%2Barch.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dv1ise_uegE/YHsIHwf_yZI/AAAAAAAAFeE/MFcgJ6zRVXQRhifci1b6vUYiEn2n64WogCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/cool%2Barch.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Great architecture & metal work everywhere</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9OBYqvBOAIM/YHsIHv6bp6I/AAAAAAAAFeA/Um4hAtQQlkIsffGdVuQZG_VJmu-HbqSvQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/electrical%2Bsafety.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9OBYqvBOAIM/YHsIHv6bp6I/AAAAAAAAFeA/Um4hAtQQlkIsffGdVuQZG_VJmu-HbqSvQCLcBGAsYHQ/w240-h320/electrical%2Bsafety.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Electrical safety! Another use <br />for a plant hanger?</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HZpN6f3O-rI/YHsIKMli-DI/AAAAAAAAFeM/0O5wxHv2uAklr5XdANiplByy4OIHNxHsQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/explore%2Bmulege.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HZpN6f3O-rI/YHsIKMli-DI/AAAAAAAAFeM/0O5wxHv2uAklr5XdANiplByy4OIHNxHsQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/explore%2Bmulege.jpg" width="320" /></i></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Exploring along the river in Mulege</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uEkvxozSrIQ/YHsIM1ZG9kI/AAAAAAAAFeU/jSfetV2QKQALSghdyKkw9WNEl4qHTozqgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/mulege.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uEkvxozSrIQ/YHsIM1ZG9kI/AAAAAAAAFeU/jSfetV2QKQALSghdyKkw9WNEl4qHTozqgCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h240/mulege.jpg" title="Walkabout in Mulege" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Walkabout in Mulege, finding the museum/prison</i></td></tr></tbody></table><i><br /></i><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F4YpPQjJqm8/YHsIMy-cMUI/AAAAAAAAFeY/sWFf6Y1inJ8tsF_qzQu_PxxBtUzGy_whwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/oasis%2Bat%2Bmulege.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F4YpPQjJqm8/YHsIMy-cMUI/AAAAAAAAFeY/sWFf6Y1inJ8tsF_qzQu_PxxBtUzGy_whwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/oasis%2Bat%2Bmulege.jpg" width="320" /></i></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The oasis in Mulege</i></td></tr></tbody></table><i><br /></i><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X1YUhqALKUU/YHsIMn2jv8I/AAAAAAAAFeQ/c3JtwX2FWj4azAEkVP1u_gep8HmcrP3twCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/our%2Blady.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X1YUhqALKUU/YHsIMn2jv8I/AAAAAAAAFeQ/c3JtwX2FWj4azAEkVP1u_gep8HmcrP3twCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/our%2Blady.jpg" /></i></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-left: 1em;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mulege<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QWsh8GRSvSA/YHsJistvoiI/AAAAAAAAFe0/xFRix2_Cleoay9Q_nutlCkzArkCrzXeIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/climbing%2Binto%2Bthe%2Bcockpit.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QWsh8GRSvSA/YHsJistvoiI/AAAAAAAAFe0/xFRix2_Cleoay9Q_nutlCkzArkCrzXeIQCLcBGAsYHQ/w150-h200/climbing%2Binto%2Bthe%2Bcockpit.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>2 hands hanging on - <br />entering the cockpit</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GEIJHYRY6ko/YHsJjnLeBlI/AAAAAAAAFe8/pqvf9WL6XycYdINI37Fv7kLtRYFYyzTogCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/diver%2Bfor%2Bhire-%2Blost%2Bstuff.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GEIJHYRY6ko/YHsJjnLeBlI/AAAAAAAAFe8/pqvf9WL6XycYdINI37Fv7kLtRYFYyzTogCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/diver%2Bfor%2Bhire-%2Blost%2Bstuff.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Our heavy grocery bag straps broke <br />so we paid a diver to salvage our stuff <br />at the dinghy dock in Puerto Escondido</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KDxNhyQfsak/YHsJha9FWhI/AAAAAAAAFew/rCvdjPr3WUE-KpYzH1rv6D84oJ2kJ1YQACLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/Salvador%2Binstalling.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KDxNhyQfsak/YHsJha9FWhI/AAAAAAAAFew/rCvdjPr3WUE-KpYzH1rv6D84oJ2kJ1YQACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Salvador%2Binstalling.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>In Guaymas, Salvador installing our wind generator <br />which has added to our available power <br />along with 4 additional batteries</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pyLIurmvDRw/YHsJjVECtuI/AAAAAAAAFe4/RmNGpjF3QC44UjxE-wAPWCB3yTlZfVHtACLcBGAsYHQ/s1425/Vista%2Bdel%2BMar.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1425" data-original-width="1403" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pyLIurmvDRw/YHsJjVECtuI/AAAAAAAAFe4/RmNGpjF3QC44UjxE-wAPWCB3yTlZfVHtACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Vista%2Bdel%2BMar.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Vista al Mar seafood restaurant outside Loreto</i></td></tr></tbody></table><i><br /></i><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--56EJvx75qY/YHtfjldIIaI/AAAAAAAAFfo/WDUJo7Pn_Gw_dokACUHUA3Q2LQ-j1aovQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/find%2Bthe%2Bhummer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--56EJvx75qY/YHtfjldIIaI/AAAAAAAAFfo/WDUJo7Pn_Gw_dokACUHUA3Q2LQ-j1aovQCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/find%2Bthe%2Bhummer.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Find the hummingbird feeding!</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VFSbHnOopHE/YHtfjlhAF8I/AAAAAAAAFfs/yANzreTKlh8QK-iL1UGtCMAtL5iAmwWQwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/oasis%2Bat%2Bmulege.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VFSbHnOopHE/YHtfjlhAF8I/AAAAAAAAFfs/yANzreTKlh8QK-iL1UGtCMAtL5iAmwWQwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/oasis%2Bat%2Bmulege.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The fabulous oasis that is Mulege</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wNHePn2iOyg/YHsF4xV_2QI/AAAAAAAAFdA/Wd8UUrBgUWULN8UJZUeXe6up41GlACyjgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/cloudy%2Bday.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wNHePn2iOyg/YHsF4xV_2QI/AAAAAAAAFdA/Wd8UUrBgUWULN8UJZUeXe6up41GlACyjgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/cloudy%2Bday.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Foggy day in Punta Colorada on the Baja</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oyiC9qDu4s4/YHtib5BkPjI/AAAAAAAAFgU/xrTrjgCPIlgy0Stt7XB8PJGs1TGcctkBwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/Exploring%2BMulege.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="150" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oyiC9qDu4s4/YHtib5BkPjI/AAAAAAAAFgU/xrTrjgCPIlgy0Stt7XB8PJGs1TGcctkBwCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h150/Exploring%2BMulege.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Exploring Mulege from the hillside</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div>Mike Judy Goehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12382371212263585012noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928308913994069541.post-38768526038859715232021-02-20T16:26:00.001-08:002021-02-20T16:29:30.460-08:00The mystery of the toilet seat <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NDpT5GwLkBc/YDGhzGx4UxI/AAAAAAAAFZU/MztYQZ0jy5Iqc1-yOsHh_ofSoh0zkvmTgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/bottom%2Bpaint.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NDpT5GwLkBc/YDGhzGx4UxI/AAAAAAAAFZU/MztYQZ0jy5Iqc1-yOsHh_ofSoh0zkvmTgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/bottom%2Bpaint.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The happy bottom painters: teamwork</i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">Maybe this has happened to you. Maybe not. Or maybe you won’t
admit it. In our world, we misplace things sometimes. Many’s the time, said object
is found and a laugh is shared; a treasure unearthed. <o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Other times, we shrug our shoulders and say it’s one for
Neptune. With living a split life between two small spaces, you’d think we should
be able to keep track.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CQTNnIVhlCs/YDGiR5TXhcI/AAAAAAAAFZc/DaSCt7b2MR8vd8MR4iyRPXryrvIbwwYvQCLcBGAsYHQ/w150-h200/bottom%2Bpainters.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="150" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Ready to paint!</i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">Let me back up a bit. We made it safely to Mexico last week
and are happily living on board the boat in the dirt yard. We’ve been unpacking
the many boat and lifestyle items we carefully selected during the last few
months and carried down in our heavily loaded Ford Escape. It’s like Christmas
as we unpack stuff and place it in coveted spaces on board.</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">In our stern head (back bathroom), the toilet seat hinges
needed to be replaced. Rust, corrosion and heat cause things to wear out. It’s
part of boat life. So, we special ordered the right size and brand of hinges in
June. But, as we opened the bathroom door we discover that the entire toilet seat
and cover are … missing. Gone. I am pretty sure nobody boarded our boat to
steal the seat in the heat of summer in a guarded boatyard. Yet, here we are,
scratching our heads all these months later. Absolutely no idea where in the
world could this have disappeared.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I stated right away that I didn’t want to put up with a
Mexican toilet while we are here, meaning a bowl only arrangement. They are
quite common on our travels here. Thankfully through our many resources, we found
a person who brings stuff down from the US and so she will be our ‘mule’ for a
toilet seat. <o:p></o:p></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">One of our priorities and first projects: <span style="line-height: 107%;">We
successfully got our 258 feet of 3/8” chain galvanized to extend its life. We
started this initiative in May and the pallet was delivered a few days ago. It’s
beautiful! We marked our 30 ft increments to facilitate anchoring and Mike hoisted
the chain into the locker. The anchor shackle connecting with the chain was a
joyous moment. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dJt2DXeKJi0/YDGiSCVyqOI/AAAAAAAAFZk/_ZyqbOjlFcMNxWtJnZrQQGL56QVuN5cOQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/chain%2Bunveiling.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></i></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Unloading our newly galvanized chain</i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QaONX3i-Amg/YDGiSMsJoWI/AAAAAAAAFZg/CiYwnbImSEcwY8CyjrMqi00UeJz0e29NwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/our%2Bpallet.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QaONX3i-Amg/YDGiSMsJoWI/AAAAAAAAFZg/CiYwnbImSEcwY8CyjrMqi00UeJz0e29NwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/our%2Bpallet.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Unloading from the shipper, boat delivery!<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We are ready to launch on Monday, 2/22. This is a first for us, to
splash after so few days of preparation as anyone who has seen us in the
boatyard will attest. Not as many projects as we have undertaken every other
year. We are motivated to get out, stay isolated and explore the sea and all
her mysteries for a while.</span></p>
<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">First, we will head to
Fonatur, the government boat dock, for a few days of projects. Of course, there
are some that we will undertake, and we always hope they go well. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D-lOu6qIoVU/YDGkAzz7WSI/AAAAAAAAFZ4/GShleHhY22EluQ2yov0iiCXHOE1x3HQtQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/hoisting%2Blife%2Braft.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D-lOu6qIoVU/YDGkAzz7WSI/AAAAAAAAFZ4/GShleHhY22EluQ2yov0iiCXHOE1x3HQtQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/hoisting%2Blife%2Braft.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Hoisting new life raft with the <br />mizzen boom, same method loading <br />the four gel cell batteries</i></td></tr></tbody></table><i><br /></i><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_EGVwHCOkeM/YDGkBAX7CpI/AAAAAAAAFZ8/Ec81uAARUHE_wh1Kw_aR1kQDehbGx3FAACLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/chain%2Bmarkers.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_EGVwHCOkeM/YDGkBAX7CpI/AAAAAAAAFZ8/Ec81uAARUHE_wh1Kw_aR1kQDehbGx3FAACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/chain%2Bmarkers.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Spray painting 30' color coded <br />markers for anchoring</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Projects at the dock include:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> - </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Installing and wiring the incremental battery
bank to expand our battery capacity<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> - </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Installing the new life raft that will live on deck
to replace the big one that is down below and not handy in case of
emergency<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> - </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Installing and wiring the wind generator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> - </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Revamping the stern companionway hatch – with the
help of ‘Frank’ and Pepe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> - </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Mounting the emergency ladder that Judy has
wanted since day one. Our freeboard (space between the water and the deck) is
quite high so I’ve always been paranoid that we would be like in a movie, where
we can’t get back on board. Add a circling shark if that fulfills the picture
for you.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CqZPVIBnyn0/YDGmc3AMZUI/AAAAAAAAFao/LdnS9m-wEuoUYtZTWEkYBvpnNwZ7XSWCQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Mariscos%2BMiramar%2Bowner.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CqZPVIBnyn0/YDGmc3AMZUI/AAAAAAAAFao/LdnS9m-wEuoUYtZTWEkYBvpnNwZ7XSWCQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Mariscos%2BMiramar%2Bowner.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Mariscos Miramar owner- happy to see us!</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BdO7DcuUae4/YDGmc2fLCZI/AAAAAAAAFak/x57y5vkCAS0Bl5rs8ky3tUXeTZGoZtYFACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Mariscos%2BMiramar%2Bsmiles.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BdO7DcuUae4/YDGmc2fLCZI/AAAAAAAAFak/x57y5vkCAS0Bl5rs8ky3tUXeTZGoZtYFACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Mariscos%2BMiramar%2Bsmiles.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Our first seafood coctel in Guaymas - the cook<br />remembers us and called out our usual <br />order from that screen kitchen behind us. Fun!</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PNjmhl2fS0I/YDGmcAWmfsI/AAAAAAAAFag/wVs1FJ67pPU3OFzyhWoKsjzaFk4iYC3lgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/welcome%2Bto%2BMexico.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PNjmhl2fS0I/YDGmcAWmfsI/AAAAAAAAFag/wVs1FJ67pPU3OFzyhWoKsjzaFk4iYC3lgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/welcome%2Bto%2BMexico.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Welcome to Mexico. Wayside stop at fuel <br />station. </i><i>Pay 5 pesos, take<br />some TP from the basket and hope for the best</i><i><br /> </i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Our newly crafted sun shade for the bow was majorly revamped
by Mike’s talented sewing sister this summer. We look forward to trying that
out in remote sunny anchorages. Thanks, Joan!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">And so Pura Vida and her hearty crew are ready for
adventures. Wherever the winds take us.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yWVRJ9rG8vc/YDGlgIrkgwI/AAAAAAAAFaQ/En8wx2uzEEEwBbLvZDWbSLkyBFYWRpjugCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/100%2Bgroceries.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="150" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yWVRJ9rG8vc/YDGlgIrkgwI/AAAAAAAAFaQ/En8wx2uzEEEwBbLvZDWbSLkyBFYWRpjugCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h150/100%2Bgroceries.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>What $100 buys at the grocery store. <br />Exchange rate is in our favor again!</i></td></tr></tbody></table><i><br /></i><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KhBWDgzMCbY/YDGlfSdjpuI/AAAAAAAAFaI/9ANrZTtIVNIL_Dwcyle7wnsH4w0AOdHWQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/happy%2Bhour%2Bshot%2Bglass.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KhBWDgzMCbY/YDGlfSdjpuI/AAAAAAAAFaI/9ANrZTtIVNIL_Dwcyle7wnsH4w0AOdHWQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/happy%2Bhour%2Bshot%2Bglass.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Happy hour after a long day's work before <br />heading to the showers a long trek away</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j9onrDki9BQ/YDGlf4Ins6I/AAAAAAAAFaM/Y2QmH0r3ueECOsxfFUJCfnnIk2RNPog8QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/sunset%2Bview%2Bafter%2Ba%2Blong%2Bday%2Bwork%2B.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j9onrDki9BQ/YDGlf4Ins6I/AAAAAAAAFaM/Y2QmH0r3ueECOsxfFUJCfnnIk2RNPog8QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/sunset%2Bview%2Bafter%2Ba%2Blong%2Bday%2Bwork%2B.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Sitting in our cockpit at happy hour-sailboats, red <br />hills, blue skies, ospreys circling & peregrine falcons flying by<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div>Mike Judy Goehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12382371212263585012noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928308913994069541.post-25209864107856016482020-12-21T14:36:00.000-08:002020-12-21T14:36:43.482-08:00Merry Christmas from our home to yours!<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tGXD9ZAiU-U/X9_sxgblFjI/AAAAAAAAFTs/SNES3vL47M0pqdr0jzHu__mgF71-hd9RwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/masks%2Bhung%2Bby%2Bthe%2Bfire.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tGXD9ZAiU-U/X9_sxgblFjI/AAAAAAAAFTs/SNES3vL47M0pqdr0jzHu__mgF71-hd9RwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/masks%2Bhung%2Bby%2Bthe%2Bfire.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table> </p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia;"><i>Our
masks are all hung by the chimney with care, <br />in hopes that St. Nicolas' vaccine soon will be here</i></span></span></h2><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">And
so the year passed … so quickly yet slowly, oddly yet with familiarity,
fearfully yet hopefully.
For those who might enjoy reading the original 'Twas the Night Before Christmas poem,
<a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43171/a-visit-from-st-nicholas">here</a>
you go.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">We had a very busy summer and fall working our various jobs
and are thankful for the work. Mike taught a lot of sailing classes at Passion Yachts each month
and did other boat work. He turned plenty of people on to the world of sailing, sharing his experience and skills with patience.
I also worked at Passion Yachts, doing lessons coordination which entails lots
of logistics and wrangling of resources. With my project management background,
it’s was a good match. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">We just completed another season stint at West Marine every week,
taking advantage of our discount. Having jobs on the island meant short commutes
for both of us. My marketing client base shrunk this year due to Covid and I
made the decision to change from a corporation to sole proprietorship: open for business, just fewer taxes and less paperwork.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_sCRRHDXmf4/X9_zHD2vr5I/AAAAAAAAFVo/UxaiSc9GJFk9ZyHMc186bAFugBwafJu6wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20201202_201305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_sCRRHDXmf4/X9_zHD2vr5I/AAAAAAAAFVo/UxaiSc9GJFk9ZyHMc186bAFugBwafJu6wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20201202_201305.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas runner from Salzburg Austria - <br />waiting for years to be used and our <br />light from Loreto illuminates the office</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">We are still in Oregon – all geared up, literally, with the
purchase of additional cold weather gear, to survive these cold, rainy and dark
winter days. It’s been 10 years since we spent Christmas in Portland! For Christmas,
we had to buy a few strings of lights to decorate our space and the archway on the dock out front. Since we have to do everything in moderation in our 658 square foot space, I also scored eight carefully placed ornaments and picked
some greens to spark up our small living space. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tmAbvAFRAjc/X9_zHSaVpaI/AAAAAAAAFVw/IiiJmdLTtVERljpw6PE5KlnX1_86DBY3gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20201202_201330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tmAbvAFRAjc/X9_zHSaVpaI/AAAAAAAAFVw/IiiJmdLTtVERljpw6PE5KlnX1_86DBY3gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20201202_201330.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My cherished prizes from 2 years at <br />Carnival in Guaymas 2017-8</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n8DWyr1PSfw/X9_zHeW9ZVI/AAAAAAAAFVs/NVC2_9gPlXMbsL2JdQ_YvRVX8QBI1JtngCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20201204_192553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n8DWyr1PSfw/X9_zHeW9ZVI/AAAAAAAAFVs/NVC2_9gPlXMbsL2JdQ_YvRVX8QBI1JtngCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20201204_192553.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas ships passing <br />by our moorage</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IQJOy4-XlHE/X9_zIFhLklI/AAAAAAAAFV0/o6mK7dVm4h8O7PFNkJGGzDT-tAYqH_lvQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20201204_192956%2B%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1987" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IQJOy4-XlHE/X9_zIFhLklI/AAAAAAAAFV0/o6mK7dVm4h8O7PFNkJGGzDT-tAYqH_lvQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20201204_192956%2B%25282%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CRMqJP5HL_g/X9_zKD94QAI/AAAAAAAAFV8/qJ0bFl5ikbsDdJMqVAMh45bLemWgsjBUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20201204_202406.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CRMqJP5HL_g/X9_zKD94QAI/AAAAAAAAFV8/qJ0bFl5ikbsDdJMqVAMh45bLemWgsjBUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20201204_202406.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iJe-30joDRQ/X9_zJpxMfoI/AAAAAAAAFV4/yz3a6J5n3YQSGgwqbPQKLE8N6Xiv5BVDQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20201207_155954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iJe-30joDRQ/X9_zJpxMfoI/AAAAAAAAFV4/yz3a6J5n3YQSGgwqbPQKLE8N6Xiv5BVDQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20201207_155954.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mt Hood on one of our walks along the Columbia</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br />We’ve enjoyed the Christmas ships that come by our moorage three times this season. It’s a wonderful bit of cheer.</span><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">On the river we get cooler winds and with no insulation, the house gets rather
chilly. </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Our pot belly gas stove and space heaters are running constantly.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">It’s a good thing we are comfortable living together in small spaces and it doesn't take much time to heat up!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K-8CAf0uu04/X-EfNs28bBI/AAAAAAAAFXY/rnoK8tioNiEYpMVv8PrcgoaQUmZ5IR3NgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Anniversary%2Bdesserts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="113" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K-8CAf0uu04/X-EfNs28bBI/AAAAAAAAFXY/rnoK8tioNiEYpMVv8PrcgoaQUmZ5IR3NgCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h113/Anniversary%2Bdesserts.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-poyEElPlFrI/X-EezVNwslI/AAAAAAAAFXA/iGBgQZoguks18iFzHgmIMvxdFfokddSSwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Anniversary%2Bdesserts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rEJSrbBfUGw/X-EezQbWQuI/AAAAAAAAFXE/1nNWIUwUobkxpI8yGbVykv9ifzLPqybcgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Anniversary%2Bkiss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rEJSrbBfUGw/X-EezQbWQuI/AAAAAAAAFXE/1nNWIUwUobkxpI8yGbVykv9ifzLPqybcgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Anniversary%2Bkiss.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="color: black;"><span style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">In September, we celebrated our 13</span><sup style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: left;">th</sup><span style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: left;"> wedding anniversary in
style at the Michael Jordan Steakhouse north of Vancouver WA. A big
outing in these times, on our day worth celebrating. In October, we spent two lovely days at the Oregon coast - midweek so very quiet. Got a room with a fireplace and mini kitchen, so we were isolated and set.</span></span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FkM4zyhCDpA/X9_x23tmZpI/AAAAAAAAFVI/m4-eMI2cK-kEh3vueQsWY7cw8NLMbV09wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20201123_123811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FkM4zyhCDpA/X9_x23tmZpI/AAAAAAAAFVI/m4-eMI2cK-kEh3vueQsWY7cw8NLMbV09wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20201123_123811.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hiking and relaxing at Seaside Oregon </td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3KhCjA5QtJ8/X9_x3v9D1-I/AAAAAAAAFVM/jJluh5T8XG4QsFFjWHf7ZG8L3_dCqsGkgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20201124_115149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3KhCjA5QtJ8/X9_x3v9D1-I/AAAAAAAAFVM/jJluh5T8XG4QsFFjWHf7ZG8L3_dCqsGkgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20201124_115149.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trekking in the rain forest</td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6evw6oCR6f0/X9_x4RW8p5I/AAAAAAAAFVQ/eTD_TpnH7f4JDM3D1iaTGXb9SFVjkF19QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20201123_125811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6evw6oCR6f0/X9_x4RW8p5I/AAAAAAAAFVQ/eTD_TpnH7f4JDM3D1iaTGXb9SFVjkF19QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20201123_125811.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oregon coast pin up girl</td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ytKMtF6jMyY/X9_y0m2BmKI/AAAAAAAAFVg/MdDVNGQKl0Y3PD5qGhAmJL8NofLkpF7sgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Kim%2BChi%2B2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ytKMtF6jMyY/X9_y0m2BmKI/AAAAAAAAFVg/MdDVNGQKl0Y3PD5qGhAmJL8NofLkpF7sgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Kim%2BChi%2B2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I learned to make Kim Chi from our friend Sue</td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mkvuW4Qjsig/X-EcbCjITEI/AAAAAAAAFWc/fXFyL0CpwMIbqK3Cz6q0j0_icSBqkdU3QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/outside%2Bgreens.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1224" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mkvuW4Qjsig/X-EcbCjITEI/AAAAAAAAFWc/fXFyL0CpwMIbqK3Cz6q0j0_icSBqkdU3QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/outside%2Bgreens.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's a wonder what .50 pointsettias can <br />do for quick decorations</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_kqTlvtMyso/X-EcfYcUv-I/AAAAAAAAFWg/QsDWocyhs0QeUDkEKQkiPeR2v-zlpM8rgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/Christmas%2Boffice.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_kqTlvtMyso/X-EcfYcUv-I/AAAAAAAAFWg/QsDWocyhs0QeUDkEKQkiPeR2v-zlpM8rgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Christmas%2Boffice.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-diSL_zdSXJ8/X-EcfYuwO7I/AAAAAAAAFWk/5RcHdcOvNhUQHWGeh9Qk2dIpCJ2OZ7asgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1632/Dining%2Broom.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-diSL_zdSXJ8/X-EcfYuwO7I/AAAAAAAAFWk/5RcHdcOvNhUQHWGeh9Qk2dIpCJ2OZ7asgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Dining%2Broom.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="color: #222222; 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wish each of you and your loved ones a very special holiday, filled with joy, warmth and love! With air hugs and best wishes for 2021.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #222222; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nnmCF2Or_CQ/X-EgYU1-StI/AAAAAAAAFXo/HQb4jnVjvlIG6j4aZI1cCXznw42YBpCrACLcBGAsYHQ/s920/century-ago-christmas-photos-8-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="920" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nnmCF2Or_CQ/X-EgYU1-StI/AAAAAAAAFXo/HQb4jnVjvlIG6j4aZI1cCXznw42YBpCrACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/century-ago-christmas-photos-8-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: georgia;">Merry Christmas ~ and remember to be good for Santa.</span></h1><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Mike Judy Goehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12382371212263585012noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928308913994069541.post-63443434882029286152020-08-05T10:23:00.001-07:002020-08-05T10:23:38.128-07:00Our Summer of 2020<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vu4jVMmUrsI/XyrnRH4l_6I/AAAAAAAAFP4/MJfAW_zjAEUBqrs9T50x1rmht688Ow7_QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200707_202437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vu4jVMmUrsI/XyrnRH4l_6I/AAAAAAAAFP4/MJfAW_zjAEUBqrs9T50x1rmht688Ow7_QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20200707_202437.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Greetings from sunny, hot Portland. First of all, a big thank you and virtual hug you to everyone who has contacted me about my back surgery! I truly appreciate the outreach. To say the least, it's been an interesting summer for all of us, in so many ways. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div>Long story short. I didn't have the surgery. It wasn't an easy decision but since I wasn't in 'debilitating pain' at the time of my surgery, the neurosurgeon said he thought it was best to avoid surgery unless it was critical - and I reluctantly agreed that I should 'wait'. The second MRI later in June showed that my cyst on my spine had 'resorbed' from the size of an olive to that of a pea. So my subsequent phone meeting with the neurosurgeon at Kaiser P lead to a similar, short discussion. Don't cut if you can handle the pain and situation.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>I haven't written about it since I continue to have mixed emotions. It's hard to express. My decision for now is to see how life progresses. I am doing physical therapy and tolerating many movements and exercises. Truly, I am supremely thankful that I am not in recovery mode. I am working, active and challenging my mobility. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q5ZZO2x0_No/XyrfmTQThWI/AAAAAAAAFOg/u0WNEf7FZzUKKWZwpiw40fkHv6B0TBtTgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200602_100323.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q5ZZO2x0_No/XyrfmTQThWI/AAAAAAAAFOg/u0WNEf7FZzUKKWZwpiw40fkHv6B0TBtTgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20200602_100323.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New sheep troughs with jasmine and greenery</td></tr></tbody></table>We are enjoying our little bit of paradise on Hayden Island and both once again, working several jobs to make our way. <br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vnr6Y_H4l6o/XyrfuvcSu0I/AAAAAAAAFOo/pHTNeFklGRc4Y1zG9G1s7DpITNJsKY7kgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200710_204513%2B%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vnr6Y_H4l6o/XyrfuvcSu0I/AAAAAAAAFOo/pHTNeFklGRc4Y1zG9G1s7DpITNJsKY7kgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20200710_204513%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying our new "living room"<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tz9-4ERzDfo/Xyri10fr96I/AAAAAAAAFPs/zgNS958x2Xw8eJkPUDjwcDxN6tm8xtk0gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200602_100336.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tz9-4ERzDfo/Xyri10fr96I/AAAAAAAAFPs/zgNS958x2Xw8eJkPUDjwcDxN6tm8xtk0gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20200602_100336.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our summer shore view - when river was higher <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vg8Zic0AhLE/XyrfoVlVAzI/AAAAAAAAFOk/mEermE7evvYRy45i9KH2QFjjQqmSCVg0wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200623_154649.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vg8Zic0AhLE/XyrfoVlVAzI/AAAAAAAAFOk/mEermE7evvYRy45i9KH2QFjjQqmSCVg0wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20200623_154649.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We love our storage shed!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YWKPVa6my3k/Xyrf-5nXySI/AAAAAAAAFO4/GN_oBjUJv7Y5xe88urV5qxw0w6bDwu51QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200716_182701.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YWKPVa6my3k/Xyrf-5nXySI/AAAAAAAAFO4/GN_oBjUJv7Y5xe88urV5qxw0w6bDwu51QCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h180/20200716_182701.jpg" title="Chilling at my friend's family cabin on Orcas Island" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chilling at my friend's family cabin on Orcas Island</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lWI7cMCzSfM/Xyrf_OA_xyI/AAAAAAAAFO8/x1PvjdFByIIhXQlOubhjEdlzdZIuxnrogCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200716_182747.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lWI7cMCzSfM/Xyrf_OA_xyI/AAAAAAAAFO8/x1PvjdFByIIhXQlOubhjEdlzdZIuxnrogCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h180/20200716_182747.jpg" title="Great cloud action every day from the deck" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great cloud action every day from the deck</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We had a great getaway to the San Juan Islands in July, where Mike taught two 4-day advanced <a href="https://www.passion-yachts.com/bareboat-san-juan-s">Bareboat Charter classes </a>to a variety of students - who all had a wonderful time while earning their advanced sailing certifications. </div><div><br /></div><div>We drove together to Anacortes, WA, where I met up with one of my longest term friends (don't want to say oldest!), and Mike boarded the boat in anticipation of his first students' arrivals. </div><div><br /></div><div>My friend and I spent a magical 4 days exploring Orcas Island and chilling at her family's "cabin". After much catching up, laughter, exploration, kayaking and eating, we parted company in Anacortes where I met up with Mike and our friends. We spent the following 4 days on board 'Flyer', a Jenneau 44 - a modern, sleek and very different sailing vessel than our Pura Vida. We motor sailed to Stuart Island then hiked, relaxed, tried to catch some elusive crab, and generally hung out. This respite was more relaxing for me than Mike since he had to unwind from class 1, then prepare for the next group of students. All told, we had a wonderful time. The weather cooperated and we had some wind.</div><div><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zT_vsrTHQYc/Xyrf_PJ3AXI/AAAAAAAAFPA/NDSW5FYSTBIo2LWHGOb8VXmB2ny6vFP_QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200716_184141.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zT_vsrTHQYc/Xyrf_PJ3AXI/AAAAAAAAFPA/NDSW5FYSTBIo2LWHGOb8VXmB2ny6vFP_QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20200716_184141.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Contemplation at sunset<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GuRqTTIcdgo/XyrgDwcl_cI/AAAAAAAAFPE/C6WGGHsIiq4Xi6qc64_hUrJboIu6JbjQwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200717_113021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GuRqTTIcdgo/XyrgDwcl_cI/AAAAAAAAFPE/C6WGGHsIiq4Xi6qc64_hUrJboIu6JbjQwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20200717_113021.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lavender abounds on Orcas<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zEaIoBBilRk/XyrgDzjqkMI/AAAAAAAAFPM/Fn-IZkeIQLEWnCw1HAQU5PW3CdJ8LrbkQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200717_162409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zEaIoBBilRk/XyrgDzjqkMI/AAAAAAAAFPM/Fn-IZkeIQLEWnCw1HAQU5PW3CdJ8LrbkQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20200717_162409.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vistas from Mt Constitution<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IrsKz5XLhzw/XyrgDymM-zI/AAAAAAAAFPI/Kkq-koCbUAgLplSoIMLA1hIGtf6xda_EQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200718_175128%2B%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-00rgWIHdVBE/XyrqbC_2B3I/AAAAAAAAFQY/iEXgXpPqQ1YMwVM-YjfAvZnxk27gTpbigCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200718_174315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-00rgWIHdVBE/XyrqbC_2B3I/AAAAAAAAFQY/iEXgXpPqQ1YMwVM-YjfAvZnxk27gTpbigCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20200718_174315.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The girls at Mt Constitution</td></tr></tbody></table></div>Mike Judy Goehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12382371212263585012noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928308913994069541.post-48312845166736498152020-05-24T19:30:00.001-07:002020-05-24T19:30:05.527-07:00Bittersweet time … and ready for surgery<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Graceful dinghy exit <br />at the dock</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Team work always pays off. when washing the hull in a dirty bay (no one fell in)</td></tr>
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In mid-May, we made our crossing from Punta Pulpito on the
Baja to the mainland. Punta Pulpito is a pretty remote, chill anchorage with no
beach access (we hadn’t been going ashore much anyway due to local restrictions).
I kayaked around the point and we spend time with our new Dutch friends who kindly
shared some of their freshly baked bread! A treat for us, since we rarely eat bread
in Mexico.<br />
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We arrived safely, happily, a bit tired, after about 19
hours, to the beautiful and familiar Bahia San Carlos. The time zone changed
during my night watch so I wondered – do I add or subtract that hour from my shift?
I was on from 7 to midnight with a fantastic sunset followed by an incredible
volume of stars and the spectacular milky way. This light show provided a nice glow of ambient light and
enhanced my night watch experience. During Mike's watch, the waning moon provided some bold late-night
illumination, a startling surprise when suddenly there’s an
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The captain enjoying our last days in the Baja sun and fun</td></tr>
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<br />We arrived after sunrise into several hours of
bigger waves banging across our beam than we’d had all night. Rock n roll! As we approached the bay, a mile abeam
of our vessel, highly turbulent waters moved toward us
in a long line. A quick glance with the binocs revealed a large pod of dolphins
who were quickly abeam of our boat, swimming and jumping across our wake. What a
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">San Juanico, one of many beautiful anchorages on the Baja - <br />a great place to spend our quarantine for a few weeks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anchored happily in San Juanico, the southern lobe</td></tr>
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Once at anchor in the bay, we looked forward to walking around after a few days on board. We happily met up with several long-time friends,
secured fresh foods and even dined out, socially distant and thankful for the
great meals.<o:p></o:p></div>
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While crossing the sea, Kaiser Permanente left me a voice
mail offering me a spine surgery appointment on June 2nd. We'd been out of internet/phone range but I'm still not sure why that Thursday message didn't show up until Saturday. First thing Monday, I called and secured the one appointment to get this surgery done! If they hadn’t kindly held that spot, I’d fall “to the bottom of the list”. Super thankful!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoyed a wonderful walk and talk to the point <br />with Marion & Theo, "Double Dutch"</td></tr>
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Life's been moving fast ever since. We’ve been working to prep the boat for haul out tomorrow at
Marina Seca. Then we’re off to Phoenix where I’ll fly to Portland and Mike will
drive our rig full of our stuff, hopefully to arrive before my surgery. He’ll
be on the road on his birthday, so a quick note from you would greatly
appreciated (by me, anyway …). We have some crazy times ahead in the next couple of weeks, and hopefully safe and healthy times as well.<o:p></o:p></div>
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* this rich<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368;">kaleidoscope</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"> </span>i</span>ncludes the people, culture, country, food, experiences and the exchange rate<br />
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Sigh ... I am trying to upload a photo I took today of a huge AC unit in the back of a small sedan in downtown Guaymas, unfortunately my bandwidth from Telcel says "no more data for you!" The big message is ... time to go, it's getting hot here and it's hurricane season.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of Jacomina on Tara. Love these ospreys</td></tr>
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<br />Mike Judy Goehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12382371212263585012noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928308913994069541.post-28415071265490625922020-05-04T14:51:00.001-07:002020-05-04T14:51:48.766-07:00Sailing north into the Sea and beyond<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pizza to go! at Puerto Escondido Marina</td></tr>
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We have been safely and thoughtfully enjoying our time in
anchorages along the Baja, as we head north toward Guaymas and our haul out sometime
later this month. Life permitting, we plan to be in Portland in early June as
Mike will begin teaching sailing lessons immediately upon our arrival.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dolphin show - Candeleros</td></tr>
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Everyone we encounter is very cautious and considerate, all
wearing face masks, keeping appropriate distances and respecting people’s
space. It’s a weird dance we all do, much less friendly and interactive yet we
share a common concern for all our safety. As we are certainly all
experiencing, a lot of communications happen non-verbally and it’s hard to know
if a smile lurks behind the mask.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dolphin cruising by</td></tr>
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We have been blessed with good health during our time here,
and I am most thankful to report that my leg pain has subsided substantially. I
continue to be super careful with walking and maneuvering around. Several
friends let us know that elective surgeries have begun in Oregon so you can imagine,
I am on it. To follow up, I’ll call the scheduler today to chat about my
position in the queue. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelican feeding frenzy - they get really crazy </td></tr>
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Pelican feeding frenzies were frequent in Candeleros Bay,
south of Puerto Escondido where we stayed a few days enjoying a bit of internet
and cell service on board after 20 days in Agua Verde where internet was spotty
at best at the one tienda in the fishing village. We don’t usually stay in one
place that long, but we had nowhere in particular to go, having been suggested
by a few friends and family north of the border to stay put rather than risking
the trip north when things were so crazy. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lenticular cloud over Pura Vida - San Telmo</td></tr>
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The large resort at Candeleros, which includes an oddly
bright green golf course, is vacant except for the occasional worker. We’ve not
been allowed to walk anywhere on the beach. A few days ago, a Navy boat came by
with a message to “stay at home”. Photos and videos of each boat were recorded
as they passed. We waved to confirm our understanding of the safety message in
English, for our benefit, and Spanish.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We come north to the US with trepidation, although we hear
things are opening up and life is once again, blooming, along with May flowers.
Once we leave this anchorage, will be out of internet coverage as we head north
into the sea. Next communications will be from the mainland side, if all goes well. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pelican on take off</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Puerto Escondido bay and marina - nice place to hang out</td></tr>
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<br />Mike Judy Goehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12382371212263585012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928308913994069541.post-25203558605336662502020-04-15T14:22:00.000-07:002020-04-15T14:22:11.312-07:00Toes in the sand: Agua Verde<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rfg9gneOcg8/Xpd3qOQK4JI/AAAAAAAAFI8/PvhmMCmb5n4MJ1mNxAS052itD7bUZSY0QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/toes%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bsand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rfg9gneOcg8/Xpd3qOQK4JI/AAAAAAAAFI8/PvhmMCmb5n4MJ1mNxAS052itD7bUZSY0QCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/toes%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bsand.jpg" width="200" /></a>We are happy to report that we are safe and sound in the beautiful northern lobe of the large, protected anchorage of Agua Verde. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just me and the chickens - they are plenty noisy!</td></tr>
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We have not gone to the village, only to the tienda for internet (1 hour, 30 pesos = $1.75), sitting at the chicken coop, under "la ramada" which is either roofed open air structure, deluxe chicken coop or a past-its-prime Ramada Inn. Not sure, as there isn't really enough bandwidth to look up the word. I just hope this blog will post, with downsized photos. And early in our stay here, we ordered a couple of delicious take out meals from Leonor's when she was open (now closed as so many places, since we heard AMLO declared a stay at home policy across Mexico).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hoisting the Q flag</td></tr>
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We are taking our time getting north to Guaymas for a variety of reasons, safety being paramount. We are in self quarantine, and Mike with his sense of humor, hoisted our Quarantine flag. Here he is doing his safety drill: quarantine and tequila as disinfectant.<br />
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We don't get much news except from other boaters, a bit from the nice people who own the tienda, on the morning net via SSB (single side band radio) when the signal is good, or from friends who write to us on our Garmin InReach account (160 character messages). News is thin and that's probably a good thing - from what we do hear...<br />
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There are a few other boats here, some coming and going north or south each day. The anchorage is protected from the winds that are blowing from all directions at this time of year. We are kayaking, meeting new friends and doing gentle hikes on the beach and surrounding hills (to protect my back / leg while we wait for the word that I can be scheduled for my spine surgery).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leonor's restaurant, waiting for fish tacos - yummm!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Full moon rise over the Sierra Gigante Mountains, Agua Verde<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Social distancing at the tienda - 2 people allowed in the store</td></tr>
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<br />Mike Judy Goehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12382371212263585012noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928308913994069541.post-48602977312948036082020-03-30T18:52:00.001-07:002020-03-30T18:52:26.122-07:00Touching base!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beach in La Paz</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loving our new paint job</td></tr>
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First of all, thank you so much to our many friends who have
reached out to inquire about our whereabouts and our silence these past 3
months. We are happy to report that we’re safe in La Paz and plan to work our
way north to Guaymas via the Baja, starting March 31<sup>st</sup>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A lot has transpired for us in recent months and especially
this last month, as I am sure it has with everyone. I’ve been reticent to say
anything about my own (frankly, our) situation because I figure my story is just one more tough situation. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our art gallery</td></tr>
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An MRI I had in
La Paz last month identified a cyst on my spine that I need to have surgery to
resolve. It’s a long story, one that’s very much still in process. In light of
the current medical situation in the US, my surgery is considered ‘elective’.
In my book, that’s not really the case however I don’t get to vote. And so I
wait until at least the summer for notification about scheduling. It’s
frightening for me, and for us, let’s just say.</div>
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Like everywhere, things are changing very rapidly so we are
keeping an eye on the changes in Mexico. There are few reported cases of corona
virus here, and they’d like to keep it that way. There are plenty of closures
everywhere, essential businesses and some restaurants open with well-spaced
tables and all staff wearing masks. The ports across Mexico have been closed to
tourist boats of all kinds and as of this moment, still open for private vessels
like ours. We hope it remains this way at least for a while. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Out on the town during Carnaval - up until midnight!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Candy vendor - don't your teeth hurt just looking at this stuff?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carnaval from the tram</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset from the tram </td></tr>
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We've been having a great time and enjoyed our time in La Paz. Great fun during Carnaval in February, great music, festivities and we did the aerial tram along the malecon to enjoy the sunset.</div>
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We hope all of you are doing well and staying safe!</div>
<br />Mike Judy Goehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12382371212263585012noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6928308913994069541.post-71541484326527540722019-12-21T15:54:00.000-08:002019-12-21T16:03:54.060-08:00From our slice of heaven to yours!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On this winter equinox, the days are short even at the 27<sup>th</sup>
parallel and we look forward to longer days ahead. The sun shines bright then
it’s quite cool in the evenings, wind blowing through the dirt yard here in Guaymas. And for those who wonder, we are working toward our splash before the end of the year. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We undertook an unplanned, but required, project of
replacing the engine room insulation. The black dust residue from the failed
insulation welcomed us as we peered into that important real estate on board,
where the brains of the operation live (except for the brain of Captain Mike). Start
to finish took more than three weeks. The filthy and lengthy removal process, cleaning, prep and
installation of all new insulation, spraying and painting. Then Mike had to
redo all the fixtures, fittings, hoses, cables and more so things actually work
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3 guys installing in a small space, <br />
sitting on top of our engine</td></tr>
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Once completed, that paved the way for installation of our
new Fischer Panda Generator. Hauling the awkward 350+ pound beast through a very
precarious route was completed successfully by four of our work guys in the yard. Special
shout out to Alejandro, Alejandro David, Aldo and Moises. Fist pumps and very cold beers were shared post-project, to everyone’s delight.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Judy's first drill press project</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New v-berth cushions rock!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The screw and bolt guy. Great local resource.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas glitz on a boat? Nope, a <br />
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We are thankful to be on board our own little slice of heaven,
no matter where she is and where she takes us once we are floating. And from
our happy home to yours, we send our best wishes for a Merry Christmas and blessed
New Year!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hillsides are very green after heavy rains late November</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After a rain storm, car wash guy filling his buckets. Actually they totally <br />
detailed our Ford Escape inside and out for $13.00 -with clean water</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ann's apple was too much excitement for this butterfly who fluttered <br />
around her until she set it down. It was a big meal for that little guy.</td></tr>
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