Sula in the Sea of Cortez

From Kino we headed North to the the northern most Estero (mangrove estuary) in the Sea of Cortez. We were hoping to be able to put Sula right into the Estero and on a new moon tide cycle we could have, but when we attempted we didn't make it very far so we anchored out and took the dinghy in though the sand dunes to the maze of channels that flow through the mangrove. Many passages were too narrow even for our inflatable boat, a kayak would have been the right tool for the job.

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Vessel Name:	Sula
Crew:	Zak Robinson and Ross Beane
About:	Zak is a twenty two year old degree candidate at Prescott College in Arizona. [...] Ross made the unfortunate decision at the age of 16 to buy a sailboat with the money he had saved up for a car; he has rarely arrived on time since. Amazingly, despite his transportation handicap, he graduated from Green Mountain College (on time) in 2007 and has spent the time since holding down steady jobs. More
Extra:	Sula is a 1979 Chrysler 22 "Sandpiper" Shes rigged for heavy [...] weather but is still capable of making good speed in light wind. The reason for this expedition to the Sea of Cortez is to explore and document the region and its life. This expedition will follow loosely along the path of John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts' expedition of 1941, which gave way to The Log from the Sea of Cortez. Our study sites will be the original "tidepooling stations" visited by Ricketts and Steinbeck in 1941. The data collection and comparison to the the 1941 journey, as well as a detailed ships log and Grinnell style field journal will be the basis for Zak's senior project. The intended route (In Red) follows a similar route to Steinbecks (In black) More