Osprey left Mon 10/15 to make her way to San Diego to start the 2012 Baja Haha XIX with Kirk, Curt, and Seamus. She's now hanging out at Catalina after stopping in Port San Luis to catch up with Third Day (friends from 2008 Baja Haha XV) then on to Ventura to visit with Jeff and Dori from Journey who me met in Zihuatenajo in Dec 2008. A short stop in Marina Del Rey (with a parking lot viewing of Captain Ron) and now in Catalina. Off to San Diego in a day or so to hang out at Driscoll's!

As of 6/1/09, we're back in the condo and the complex time scheduling that we hadn't experienced in 7 ½ months, we did a little reflection and came up with the individual Top 5 (or so) shown earlier and a family Top 10. This closes out the Bay Wolf blog for now!

Family Top 10-
10. Fast Downwind sailing
9. Tenacatita - Jungle tour, baby turtle release, Notch-o the dolphin, spinnaker pole swinging
8. Puerto Escondido, Baja - friends, beautiful setting, good amenities
7. Unstructured time with kids (Kirk's # 1)
6. Isla San Francisco, Baja - agate hunting, hiking, BIG moray eel, reconnecting with friends
5. Great wildlife - birds, rays jumping, whales, dolphins, porpoises, tame sea lions, birds, crocodiles (large and small)
4. Caleta Partida, Baja - friends, dinghy tour to sea caves, hiking
3. Isla Grande/Ixtapa - friends from home at Christmas, Club Med trapeze catch, great snorkeling
2. San Blas Jungle Tour - BIG crocodiles, great birds, baby boa constrictor
1. New Friends and Nuevo Vallarta (esp baby tigers and alligator water slide - Miya and Romi's personal favorite)

-Nuevo Vallarta - Alligator water slides and baby tigers
-Ixtapa - seeing friends and Club Med
-Manzanillo - Las Hadas and swinging on the spinnaker pole
-La Paz - birthday party with friends
-Puerto Escondido - great anchorage with Elainium

-Nuevo Vallarta - Alligator water slides and baby tigers
-Caleta Partida - hiking, friends, dinghy tour
-Catching dorado
-Baja Haha Party at Bahia Santa Maria
-Hanging out in Mazatlan with Viva and Elainium
-Releasing baby turtle in Tenacatita
-Manzanillo - Las Hadas and swinging on the spinnaker pole
-Kayaking at Ixtapa

-The Catch on trapeze at Club Med
-Swimming with Notch-o the dolphin at Tenacatita
-Fast downwind sailing
-easy Baja Bash home
- Isla Isabella and birding
-Colima trip with friends
-Sayulita surfing lessons

My favorite stops/events were (in no particular order):
-San Blas Jungle Tour -- seeing birds and HUGE crocodiles
-Isla Isabella - hiking near boobies and frigate birds in the volcanic caldera
-Isla Grande/Ixtapa snorkelling
-Manta and other rays jumping in Baja
-new friends
-girls sailing trip on Elainium