Thursday, March 20, 2008

At Sea - Bound for the Marquesas

If we made a mile for every email request we've received to update the blog, we'd be there by now.

Truth is, our wireless connection has been too slow and cumbersome to upload photos, and we've been meaning to get to that, but always manana. Perhaps, Sterling, who spent almost a month with us between La Paz and PV will post some pics from our travels with him - to Isla Espiritu Santos, Isla Partida, Punta Everista, Mazatlan, San Blas, Pta. Mita and points in between. We've been busy, snorkeling, surfing, sailing, and visiting some very cool out of the way places along the Mexican coast, including
a jungle tour upriver to see wild crocs.

We are now back at sea, about three hundred miles off the Mexican coast, around 17 degrees north, 109 degrees west, sailing southwest, at between 4 and 6 knots (depending how much wind there is).

The wind is steady, the skies clear, and the seas calm (all more or less). Compared to the Oregon coast, this is a sleigh ride. It is a pleasure to sail in the tropical trades. :)

More later.

3 comments:

Hope said...

Thank you! if no pics, then more stories. see you soon Chris. Love your MoM

Wendy said...

Glad to hear all is going well. I sure hope that Sterling does post some pics - it sounds like paradise. Keep on sailin'!

Anonymous said...

Good to hear fron candine. Is everyone settling in for the sail. Are lots of books getting read? Hope you are all well, we just had snow and they closed the Malahat. May good winds be with you, Diane