Following the Rhythm of Our Hearts on PamDemonium

A biographical log of our sailing adventure down the US coast to Mexico and beyond.

08 September 2009
08 September 2009
08 September 2009 | Port Angeles
08 September 2009 | Port Angeles
07 September 2009 | Port Angeles
06 September 2009 | Port Angeles
06 September 2009 | US Border
03 September 2009 | Cadboro Bay
02 September 2009 | Tsehum Harbour
29 August 2009 | Tsehum Harbour
28 July 2009 | TSehum Harbour
22 July 2009 | Richmond, BC
22 July 2009 | Richmond, BC
13 July 2009 | TSehum Harbour
11 July 2009 | Tsehum Harbour
10 July 2009 | Becher Bay
09 July 2009 | Neah Bay, U.S.
09 July 2009 | Cape Flattery
08 July 2009 | East Pacific Ocean, 160 mi. out
07 July 2009 | East Pacific Ocean, 150 mi. out

Movin' On

26 January 2010 | Puerto Escondido
Tom Petty
Time to move on,
Time to get goin'
What lies ahead, I have no way of knowin'
But under my feet baby,
Grass is growin'
Time to move on,
Time to get going.

Boat Scrub-down

01 January 2010 | la Paz
Beautifully sunny and warm - not too hot.
Yesterday was memorable. It was Larry's birthday, it was the last day not just of the year, but of the decade, we had the first blue moon in nearly 3 years (actually, the original meaning of blue moon was the 3rd of 4 full moons in a season, not two full moons in a month, as it's come to mean - all because of a mistake made my an amateur astronomer back in 1949) and we had a great dock party/pot-luck with lots of sea-faring stories and laughs. I ate and drank too much - so much fun!

There was some talk of going below around midnight because of concern regarding bullets returning to earth; the Mexicans like to shoot their fire-arms into the air to celebrate the new year. But...., no one remembered!

In this photo Pam is cleaning mildew off the spare dodger cover as we get ready to leave here in a few days. We sure miss our family and friends back home, especially at this time of year.

Boat Repair

28 December 2009 | La Paz
Rain - Can you believe it!
Repair is proceeding smoothly. The Jib sail is off getting re-sewn, I've replaced a Halyard clutch and halyard block, both broke on our trip up from Cabo. I've repaired the depth transducer, anchor roller, and the navigation lights. A new whisker pole car is being fabricated at a machine shop. Almost time to start cleaning and waxing the gel-coat and painting the brightwork, then it's off to the islands for a well-deserved "vacation". Pam wants to swim with the sealions!

That's Majenta in the background.

Shopping

26 December 2009 | La Paz
A little cooler that Cabo
The girls are off on a shopping trip. It's faster in Menace than on the bus, but both are pretty good.

Turkey Dinner

24 December 2009 | La Paz
Fantastic!
A few of us got together for a wonderful turkey dinner on "Windward Star".
Christina (in the middle) is a real hoot, as you can tell.
Kim and Larry are on the outside. Beside Christina, on her left, is Pat, and on her right, Ken, from "Red Pepper".

Arrived

19 December 2009 | La Paz
Sunny and Clear
Finally in La Paz. As Larry said, it feels like we've arrived at last. We are in one of the larger cities of the Baha Sur - about 500,000, but it has a nice quiet laid-back feel. There are hundreds of boats here, all chattering with one another on the VHF.

Magenta and Pamdemonium have checked into a marina to do some much-needed repair work and boat cleaning. We'll likely be here for a couple of weeks.
Vessel Name: PamDemonium
Vessel Make/Model: Caliber 38
Hailing Port: Sechelt, BC
Crew: Dennis & Pamela Demers
About: ....and Krissy Demers joins us as crew for the first leg down to San Francisco.
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