A Taste of Cruising Mexico
| Vessel Name: | Journey |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Passport 40 |
| Hailing Port: | Ventura, Ca |
| Crew: | Jeff and Dori Beller |
| About: | We're home ported out of Ventura, California. Jeff is a software engineer and Dori is a special ed teacher. We're both on sabbatical from our carreers or early retirement. We're not too sure which and don't really care. Cruising fits us real well right now. |
| Extra: | This is our third extended cruise to Mexico. I guess we like it there! We hope you enjoy reading this journal of our cruise. |
19 March 2020 | Ventura, CA
Another Taste of Mexico
This is a photo from back in 2008, the first time Journey went cruising to Mexico. The boat was full and overflowing with guests come to wish us Bon Voyage before we set off on our travels. It is a memory we still cherish.
12 July 2012 | Ventura, CA
Home Sweet Home
Journey has been home for just over a week, after sailing into Ventura harbor on the Fourth of July.
20 June 2012 | San Diego, CA
Survivors of the Un-Bash
It seems there is no rest for the weary. (OK, after resting four days, I guess being weary isn't an excuse anymore.) Anyway, we've received a few 'gentle' hints from some impatient readers. They've noticed that our position reports show we've reached San Diego, but our blog hasn't been updated to reflect [...]
12 June 2012 | Turtle Bay
A Night at Anabel's
Last night we debated whether or not to leave Turtle Bay early this morning, but one day's rest just didn't put a dent in the sense of exhaustion we were feeling after this last week. So we put off our departure until tomorrow. Our reward for making that decision was spending this evening at Anabel's. There [...]
11 June 2012 | Turtle Bay
The Half Way Point
Arriving at Turtle Bay is a milestone because it means you've reached the half-way point in your trip up or down the Baja. Several of the boats who left Cabo with us had a little celebration by having a scrumptious potluck lunch hosted by Mary and Jack on S.V. Oriana. We also attended to mundane details [...]
04 June 2012 | Bahia San Juanico
The 'Un-bash'
With one-third of the trip north completed, the good news is that we haven't really been 'bashed' much at all. The closest we've came was the passage around Cabo Falso early Saturday AM which Jeff described in his last post. As he mentioned, once that was behind us, it was all motoring in calm seas [...]
Crocodile sighting and heading north
The Baywolf crew also went with us for a second jungle river trip. This time we did spot two crocodiles. I wasn't too concerned, however, because neither of them was much more than a 12-14 inches long. We did keep in mind that seeing baby crocs means mama has to be around somewhere, but we never caught a glance of her.
Thursday we finally drug up the anchor again, and motored south a few miles to a place called Cuastacomantes. It's sort of a secret anchorage, known by word of mouth and not found in the cruising guides. With a bow and stern anchor out, it was comfortable enough, even with the stiff breeze that came up in the afternoon.
And then Friday we returned to Barra Navidad. After taking care of chores like laundry, shopping and dumping trash, we had time to relax by the pool at the Sands Hotel. The wind kicked up to 30 knots in the lagoon in the afternoon and evening, making a dinghy ride a pretty set affair. So we hired a water taxi to take us in for a nice Valentine's Day supper in town.
Today we took Jeff's parents, Larry and Dot, to catch the bus inland. They will be taking a tour of some nearby cities for about a week. If the logistics work out OK, we should be in Puerto Vallarta area just in time to say goodbye when they leave for the states.
Tomorrow we head north and plan to stop for a few days at Chemela before rounding Cabo Corrientes and heading into the Banderas Bay.
The gentleman in the picture we met a few weeks ago in Manzanillo on a Saturday morning. He was practicing with his Mariachi band in front of the traditional market place.
Dori
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We've posted our favorite photos from this year's cruising in the Sea of Cortez
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Created 8 July 2012
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Four glorious days of surfing "the longest wave" at Matanchen Bay in warm water, tropical surroundings, and no crowds.
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Created 13 April 2012
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Dori shot these photos of a morning surf session at Barra de Navidad. She was standing on the breakwater which adjacent to the surf break, giving great access for pictures.
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Created 22 February 2012
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This is a morning spent touring the estuary and river above Matanchen up to Tovara springs.
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Created 27 January 2012
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Yelapa is a unique little hidden away village on the south side of Banderas Bay. No roads reach it and the only way to get there is by water.
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Created 15 March 2011
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