Blue Snail Travel

Blue Snail is still in San Carlos. In September, we were fortunate to have the boat here as the remnants of Hurricane Odile passed by, about 75 miles away. This was the storm that was devastating to Cabo San Lucas and La Paz on the Baja side of Mexico. Winds here in San Carlos were about 35-45 for about 8 hours or so and then quickly subsided. There were no real problems within the marina that we heard of but several anchored and moored boats out in the bahia were blown ashore. All were eventually rescued except for one catamaran that was dashed to bits on the rocks. There was not much rain with this event, so Frank and I walked to the beach close by and took some photos and watched the dramatic surf. It was amazing to see huge rolling waves crashing where usually there are no waves at all. So glad not to be out in that weather! Sadly, this storm also destroyed one of our favorite marinas on the Baja side, at Santa Rosalia. The old marina was always so interesting but had been falling apart for years. Odile finally took it out completely along with a few boats. Very sad indeed.
We spent the entire month of October traveling. The Tufesa bus took us to Phoenix and from there we flew to Winnipeg. Had a very nice visit and stay with Frank's family. Also, and the first purpose of this trip, we picked up our new Sprinter van. This is the vehicle we will be converting to a motor home. With the van finally in hand, we drove back to Mexico. This was a fast trip but a good one with great weather. Strange to be driving after not owning any vehicle for 4 years!
Blue Snail is still for sale and the buying season is just getting started, so we are hoping the right person will come along soon. Frank will be working on the van conversion so that will indeed keep him busy for a few months to come.
This month, actually November 2nd, marks the 4 year anniversary of our departure from Maryland on this fantastic cruise. What a wonderful and adventure loaded time we have had!
More next month.....