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Cruising at Elevation Zero: May 2011
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Cruising at Elevation Zero. Creations at Elevation Zero. Monday, May 23, 2011. The old church and the new church under construction on the main plaza. Old Fort Built in 1770. Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, built in 1769. The ruins once contained the bronze bells that are said to have inspired Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. S poem, "The Bells of San Blas". But to me, a dreamer of dreams,. To whom what is and what seems. Are often one and the same,-. The Bells of San Blas to me. Have a strange, wild melody,.
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Cruising at Elevation Zero: At Last, an Update...
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Cruising at Elevation Zero. Creations at Elevation Zero. Monday, October 14, 2013. At Last, an Update. Zero pretty much makes himself at home where ever we go. As for progress on the boat. We decided to change a few things at first and then Jim got a bit carried away with the cutting torch. Removed the aft hung rudder, cut away part of the keel, removed nearly a ton of excess ballast, replaced it with a 100 gallon fuel tank. Removed the cockpit and lazarett. New plate welded in place. I will be living in...
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Andanzas Adventure: March 2009
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Linda, Wally, and Angel exploring the Sea of Cortez. Tuesday, March 31, 2009. La Cruz de Huanacaxtle - March 31, 2009. Banderas Bay is one of our favorite bays. The weather is fairly consistent in the high 80's with light to strong winds everyday. The ocean life is abundant. November through March is home to the migratory humpback whales. We have seen a decline in the whale watching the past few weeks. In addition to exploring our surrounding areas, my friend Linda on Samantha. Linda and I have spent tim...
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Andanzas Adventure: Sea of Cortez - April 27 - May 3
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Linda, Wally, and Angel exploring the Sea of Cortez. Friday, May 14, 2010. Sea of Cortez - April 27 - May 3. We anchored in Puerto Escondido for the past week. It is one of the most protected harbors in the Sea. It is surrounded by mountains except the channel entrance. One can anchor at Escondido. Or one can attach to a mooring ball, which there are over a 100 moorings. Our alternator is repaired. We had quite an experience finding a mechanic in Loreto. The locals called the mechanic the chicken mechanic.
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Andanzas Adventure: Mazatlan, Sinoloa, Mexico
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Linda, Wally, and Angel exploring the Sea of Cortez. Sunday, May 23, 2010. Mazatlan, Sinoloa, Mexico. We are back in our home port of Mexico, Mazatlan. We made the crossing from La Paz to Mazatlan in 40 hours, a distance of 240 miles. It was an uncomfortable crossing with rolly confused seas changing directions all the time. The beauty were the nights with all the magical stars. Favorite village: La Cruz. Favorite anchorage: Agua Verde and Tenacatita. Favorite new place: Ixtapa and Zihuatenjo. One of the...
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Andanzas Adventure: February 2010
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Linda, Wally, and Angel exploring the Sea of Cortez. Monday, February 22, 2010. Ixtapa, Guerrero, Mexico. Sometimes we find that we have to stop. And that is what we have done in Ixtapa. While we love all the activities and social life of cruising we have been taking a slight break. Some of the break has been brought on that Wally was sick and then I was sick, however, we have both recovered. We are planning to leave Ixtapa on Wednesday, weather permitting. Due to the El Nino year we have definitely ...
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Andanzas Adventure: October 2009
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Linda, Wally, and Angel exploring the Sea of Cortez. Wednesday, October 28, 2009. Ensenada, Baja California. Stuck in Ensenada. The Port Captain has closed the harbor due to high winds(45 knots) and high seas(17-19 feet). We arrived in Ensenada Sunday night and have been waiting to leave since Tuesday. We are glad we are not out at sea. We will likely leave on Friday morning. Yesterday we took a ride to see "La Bufadora", the second largest of the major marine geysers in the world. (We are wondering ...
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Andanzas Adventure: June 2009
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Linda, Wally, and Angel exploring the Sea of Cortez. Tuesday, June 16, 2009. Ventura, California - June 16, 2009. HomeWe find that our hearts are here at home with family and friends, but our adventurous spirit remains with Andanzas. In Mazatlan. We had a cultural adjustment returning to the States. We returned to English as opposed to Spanglish, dollars as opposed to pesos, casual lifestyle to a fast pace lifestyle, inexpensive living to expensive living. And Frank and Stephanie from Endless Summer.
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Andanzas Adventure: May 2010
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Linda, Wally, and Angel exploring the Sea of Cortez. Sunday, May 23, 2010. Mazatlan, Sinoloa, Mexico. We are back in our home port of Mexico, Mazatlan. We made the crossing from La Paz to Mazatlan in 40 hours, a distance of 240 miles. It was an uncomfortable crossing with rolly confused seas changing directions all the time. The beauty were the nights with all the magical stars. Favorite village: La Cruz. Favorite anchorage: Agua Verde and Tenacatita. Favorite new place: Ixtapa and Zihuatenjo. One of the...