Sailing on Starshine
| Vessel Name: | Starshine |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Outbound 44 |
| Hailing Port: | San Francisco, CA |
| Crew: | Pat and Melodie Williams |
| About: | We have been "working the plan" since 2004 when Pat began taking sailing lessons. That lead to a few sailing vacations on sailboats. Melodie took some classes too. We purchased our boat in 2011. |
27 February 2019 | Alameda California
26 February 2019 | Mazatlan to San Francisco
26 February 2019 | Mazatlan Sinaloa Mexico
01 May 2018 | El Cid - Mazatlan
09 April 2018 | Marina Mazatlan
07 March 2018 | La Cruz de Huanacaxtle
23 January 2018 | La Cruz de Huanacaxtle
04 December 2017 | La Cruz de Huanacaxtle
24 October 2017 | Oakland, CA
04 September 2017 | South Lake Tahoe CA
04 September 2017 | Culver OR
04 September 2017 | Culver OR
04 September 2017 | Redmond Oregon
17 July 2017 | Polson Montana
31 May 2017 | Our new Camper in Ira Texas
04 May 2017 | Nuevo Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit Mexico
04 April 2017 | La Cruz Anchorage
12 March 2017 | Chamela Bay
12 March 2017 | Tenicatita Bay
18 February 2017 | La Cruz de Huanacaxtle
Recent Blog Posts
27 February 2019 | Alameda California
Goodbye Starshine
Melodie and I have accepted an offer on Starshine. We close escrow on March 8, 2019.
26 February 2019 | Mazatlan to San Francisco
The Baja Bash
Preparing for the Baja Bash (the trip north from Mexico to California). They call it “The Bash” because the prevailing winds and waves are from the northwest. So you are basically going uphill (if that makes any sense).
26 February 2019 | Mazatlan Sinaloa Mexico
Summer 2018
As many of you who have followed our blog over the last four years you’ll note that I have not given it any attention since last spring. So let me fill in the blanks.
Last Day in Tenicatita
09 March 2015 | Tenicatita Bay
Pat - Partly Cloudy
Today is Monday March 9, 2015. We are in Tenicatita Bay, getting ready to head north tomorrow morning. I read last week’s blog and see that life here is pretty much the same as last week. Bocce, Mexican Train Dominos, walks on the beach. The question for Friday’s Mayor’s Raft Up was, “What are you afraid of?”
We’ve gone over to friends boats for drinks and card games. We’ve hosted them on our boat too. We shared a taxi ride over to La Manzanilla for supplies and lunch. It’s kinda unique how the taxi works here. You leave your boat in your dinghy and land on the beach. Then you walk ¼ mile up to the hotel and ask the bellman at the front desk to call a taxi. The taxi arrives from the taxi stand in about 5 minutes if one is available. The ride to town is about 15 minutes. They will wait for you until a prearranged time to take you back to Tenicatita. When you arrive back at the beach the taxi will drop you off at your dinghy. Some people coordinate the trip with the laundromat. They get dropped off at laundromat, then have the taxi pick them up after lunch when the clothes are done. I was able to recharge the data on my Mexican cell phone. I’m slowly learning the Spanish buzz words that you can text to TelCel for balances, usage, etc.
You may recall our posting about the jelly fish, I mentioned they were small and did not sting. Well apparently not all of them are benign. New ones have appeared. Melodie went for a swim yesterday when we got back from the beach. Just before getting out of the water she was stung on her left leg. The sting covered most of her left thigh. We splashed hot water on it along with vinegar. Melodie took some Benadryl and ibuprofen. Then she applied some aloe vera and calendula lotion. It burned a lot. The next morning it was red and swollen, but did not burn as much.
We celebrated our 28th wedding anniversary yesterday (30 years together). It was a pretty laid back day. Normally we go somewhere for the weekend. Last year it was Mendocino. The year before that it was the Bellagio in Las Vegas. This year it was a walk on the beach and beers in the palapa. Melodie’s jelly fish sting did not lend itself to a romantic dinner out.
We leave for Chamela in the morning.
We’ve gone over to friends boats for drinks and card games. We’ve hosted them on our boat too. We shared a taxi ride over to La Manzanilla for supplies and lunch. It’s kinda unique how the taxi works here. You leave your boat in your dinghy and land on the beach. Then you walk ¼ mile up to the hotel and ask the bellman at the front desk to call a taxi. The taxi arrives from the taxi stand in about 5 minutes if one is available. The ride to town is about 15 minutes. They will wait for you until a prearranged time to take you back to Tenicatita. When you arrive back at the beach the taxi will drop you off at your dinghy. Some people coordinate the trip with the laundromat. They get dropped off at laundromat, then have the taxi pick them up after lunch when the clothes are done. I was able to recharge the data on my Mexican cell phone. I’m slowly learning the Spanish buzz words that you can text to TelCel for balances, usage, etc.
You may recall our posting about the jelly fish, I mentioned they were small and did not sting. Well apparently not all of them are benign. New ones have appeared. Melodie went for a swim yesterday when we got back from the beach. Just before getting out of the water she was stung on her left leg. The sting covered most of her left thigh. We splashed hot water on it along with vinegar. Melodie took some Benadryl and ibuprofen. Then she applied some aloe vera and calendula lotion. It burned a lot. The next morning it was red and swollen, but did not burn as much.
We celebrated our 28th wedding anniversary yesterday (30 years together). It was a pretty laid back day. Normally we go somewhere for the weekend. Last year it was Mendocino. The year before that it was the Bellagio in Las Vegas. This year it was a walk on the beach and beers in the palapa. Melodie’s jelly fish sting did not lend itself to a romantic dinner out.
We leave for Chamela in the morning.
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