10/31/2009, with Oct being our best month yet!
I have uploaded our October 2008 Cost of Cruising numbers and it's nice to say that October was our cheapest month of Cruising to date, coming in at only $773. It would be nice if every month was that far below our target of $1000, but the realities of cruising are often quite different from the plan. You can view our complete cost numbers by clicking on the side link located on the right of the blog screen entitled "What does it cost to Cruise?"
We are still waiting out the Norther at San Francisquito and winds are currently out of the Northeast at 18-25kts, but the winds are forecast to lighten this afternoon giving us a chance to start our trip to Santa Rosilia in the pre-dawn hours of Sunday. But in typical cruiser mode, if the winds are still up, we will just relax and push our departure back another day and at this point with the wind currently blowing 18-25kts, a Monday departure is looking more likely.
It's looking like we may speed up our crossing to Mazatlan so that Lori can have a suspicious patch of skin looked at by a Dr and cut out if necessary. She's already had a few precancerous patches of skin removed from her left arm, and it looks like a third patch is in need of removal and biopsy. There's nothing at all to worry about, as contrary to popular perception, there is excellent medical care available in Mexico, for people with the ability to pay for private care, at cost less than most common co-pays back in the States. World class Drs are available in Mazatlan and many of the larger towns in Mexico making the myth of rusty re-used needles and unclean facilities here in Mexico's larger towns just that, a myth.
Later this afternoon we will attend a Birthday Party for Caroline aboard SV Windfall. We had all hoped to be in Santa Rosilia for her party, but here we are, so the party must go on!
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10/30/2009, which called for a "comfort food" pot-luck
Below are a few shots of the San Francisquito inner harbor area where we have been hold up for a few days waiting for the strong north wind to die down a bit before we head into Santa Rosilia. As you can see from the photos, there's no reason to feel sorry for us being stuck here, because there could definitely be worse places to have to wait out what's known in the Sea of Cortez as a Norther. When we awoke to a cabin temperature of 70 degs this morning, the whole crew was cold and ready to head for the Mexican mainland and warmer temperatures! The winds should start calming soon, and we plan on heading South in the early pre-dawn hours of Sunday Nov 1st.
Last night we had a "comfort food" pot-luck aboard the sailing vessel Gemini that included pots of home made Minestrone soup, New York Clam Chowder, and Beans. We had a great time and enjoyed both the good food and company.
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10/29/2009, talk about a bad day!
Photo of the boat from the 2007 Ha-ha
It's every crew's worst nightwear and it happened yesterday during this year's Baja Ha-ha cruisers rally when SV JWorld was struck by a whale and sank! The link below has the story but all five crew members abandoned ship and waited in their life raft until they got a lift and ride on a USCG Orange chopper back to San Diego.
Link to Latitude 38 Story
An event like this makes the purchase of a $4000 life raft seem like a good piece of cruising gear. One has to ask, was it a White Whale that sunk their ship?
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