Dolce Vita

It is another great morning in La Paz so I thought I would put together another blog so you can see some of the views I have here each day.

It gets warm here, or should I say HOT. However, the winds cool everything down to the high 60's in the late afternoon through the evening so sleeping is great. I wish I could say this will continue but the locals say next month it will remain hot all day and evening

We have arrived after sailing for 28 hours at an anchorage off of a sandy beach on a remote island. The island is Isla Cedros. Turtle Bay, tomorrows stop, is 30 miles away. We had ourselves another adventure before leaving on today's route. Nothing wrong with the boat. Something more scary.

Our next adventure begins tomorrow at 6:30 am when we pull anchor and head south to Mexico. We should cross the border around 8:30. I am curious if there is a blue line in the water that marks to boundary between the US and Mexico. I’ll let you know if I see anything.

Are you tired of your boring life? Are you looking for that bit of excitement in your life that you remembered from your youth?

We left Marina Del Rey on Sunday and set course to paradise better known as Catalina Island. Our first stop was two Harbors located on the NW end of the island.

Next Port-of-Call, Marina Del Rey which is located just north of the Los Angeles Airport. It is the largest marina on the west coast of the United States. Sunny and warm and yes, smoggy.

The trip down from Channel Islands Marina took 8 hours. We motored the first 6 hours and as we got closer to the coast we picked up wind and raised the sails.

Here we are again at yet another beautiful port-of-call, Santa Barbara. We were given a great slip at the marina, 25 yards away from the bathroom and showers and 75 yards away from the bar. Even I could not have planned it better.

Sorry for the delay in getting my latest messages out. I have been busy getting the boat back in shape. Bob and I are safely tucked away in Morrow Bay since Monday afternoon around 2:00 pm.

Short sail yesterday from Santa Cruz to Monterey most of it in the rain. Did I say sail? I meant motor. It may have been raining but there was no wind again.