Hi and thanks for stopping by. I moved over to sailblogs as they have this cool mapping feature. I put in my lat n long, and it appears on the site. Very cool.
The address is: www.sailblogs.com/member/merkava
See you there!
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Cabo San Lucas
Cabo San Lucas....
Where you anchor with Cruise ships!
It's a place that only get quiet on the water after dark. During the day there are pangas, jet skis, fish boats, and tour boats all going through the anchorage at high speeds....
Gerald Pates just happened to be in Cabo when we were there so of course (if you know Gerald!) we went fishing! He took us to the local tackle shop and totally got me set up for catching tuna, dorado and wahoo.
We set out and while dining lightly on goat cheese n crackers, we caught 2 tuna! One Bonito and a Skipjack!
Ryan and I, in complete failure, dragged lines from Ensenada to Cabo and didn't catch a thing..... 2 hours with Gerald, and we're into fish.... frustrating AND cool at the same time....
Where you anchor with Cruise ships!
It's a place that only get quiet on the water after dark. During the day there are pangas, jet skis, fish boats, and tour boats all going through the anchorage at high speeds....
Gerald Pates just happened to be in Cabo when we were there so of course (if you know Gerald!) we went fishing! He took us to the local tackle shop and totally got me set up for catching tuna, dorado and wahoo.
We set out and while dining lightly on goat cheese n crackers, we caught 2 tuna! One Bonito and a Skipjack!
Ryan and I, in complete failure, dragged lines from Ensenada to Cabo and didn't catch a thing..... 2 hours with Gerald, and we're into fish.... frustrating AND cool at the same time....
Friday, January 7, 2011
Down the Baja!
So we left San Diego in the fog.... Anchored in the Coronados Islands for the night, then went to Ensenada the next morning at 4am to get checked in. AND! drink a few margaritas!
The next day, with foggy heads, we departed for Magdelena Bay, 500 miles away down the Baja coast! This photo was leaving the marina in Ensenada....
We motored through the fog for the next 2 1/2 days....
Keeping ourselves amused any way we could....
Sleeping whenever we felt like it....
And always with someone on watch.
Until on the 3rd morning.... it was clear and we got to see the sky, and the sun come over the horizon! It was awesome and all three of us were up on deck to enjoy it!
It was one of the nicest sunrises I've seen. I think it was simply because we had to wait so long for it!
After the sun came out, it was all about lounging around and enjoying it...
So we dragged two fishing lines for 500 miles down the coast.... For 4 days straight.... and caught NOTHING! When we anchored in Magdelena Bay and saw there was a small fishing camp on the beach, we went in and bought a nice Yellowtail Tuna. We ate sashimi for half an hour before we finally put some on the barbeque.... It was INCREDIBLE
Coming into Mag Bay with a little wind.
Me with the town of Puerta Magdelena in the background.
More to come.....
The next day, with foggy heads, we departed for Magdelena Bay, 500 miles away down the Baja coast! This photo was leaving the marina in Ensenada....
We motored through the fog for the next 2 1/2 days....
Keeping ourselves amused any way we could....
Sleeping whenever we felt like it....
And always with someone on watch.
Until on the 3rd morning.... it was clear and we got to see the sky, and the sun come over the horizon! It was awesome and all three of us were up on deck to enjoy it!
It was one of the nicest sunrises I've seen. I think it was simply because we had to wait so long for it!
After the sun came out, it was all about lounging around and enjoying it...
So we dragged two fishing lines for 500 miles down the coast.... For 4 days straight.... and caught NOTHING! When we anchored in Magdelena Bay and saw there was a small fishing camp on the beach, we went in and bought a nice Yellowtail Tuna. We ate sashimi for half an hour before we finally put some on the barbeque.... It was INCREDIBLE
Coming into Mag Bay with a little wind.
Me with the town of Puerta Magdelena in the background.
More to come.....
Monday, January 3, 2011
Life in San Diego
In San Diego and it's time to get all the jobs done, that I didn't get to in Canada.... My list is long because this is the last "really good" place to do any boat work before I get to New Zealand.... about 13 months away....
So I went and piled the boat with gear..... Watermaker, solar panel, regulators, paint, and varnishes...... Power inverter, lightning dissipator.... extra wiring, extra fuel, oil, and water filters, impellers, oil...... Angle grinders, buffing wheels and a huge selection of waxes, cut polishes, and anything else I could find to make things shiny..... Everything I could think of, so I'd be able to fix anything myself, and keep Merkava lookin' good too.....
So I tarped the boat as best I could, and started working....
By the end of the 2 months, she is starting to look pretty darn good.... Actually, better than she ever has.....
Of course, it wasn't all work though.... I've kept up my morning ritual of going to Starbucks for a Chai tea.... This is my view as I walk along the seawall in the morning...
Sportfishing boats dock just down the way from me. They take people out for 1 to 7 day fishing trips.
They all seem to return at first light, so I'm always walking through tons of fresh caught Tuna, Dorado, and Grouper....
I've made some great friends on the dock.... This is my new best friend John.... He makes a mean pot of southern beans, and he's (obviously!) got a great set of legs....
Charlotte and Eric just had a baby girl about 12 weeks ago and I even got to baby sit one day...
Lots of tarps to keep the bird bombs off the new paint and varnish
The new non-skid looks great!
My buddy Ryan came for the trip down the Baja Peninsula.
John came to the end of the dock to see us off.....
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