Monday, March 15, 2010
Shot showing the Ranchero (inexpensive) area of San Carlos.
The other dry boat storage is in the center. Note the wash on this side of the yard. During the storm the water in that wash took out the main road. The road was also washed out where the Sea comes very close to the road. Large bridges are being built to replace the road so it won’t happen next time.
My hiking partner Richard Taylor….
and his dog from the sailboat La Brisa (the breeze) which is a Mason 43
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Another Morning Walk
One morning we decided to see how far up the west side of a local landmark/mountain we could get. Now known as Tetakawi on the maps its always been tetas de cabra to locals and sailors. It can be seen from at least 40 miles offshore on a clear day. We made it about 2/3rds of the way up. We will try the north side, which supposedly has a trail, another day. Some pictures are below.
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you will see an air line from the front of the boat that goes to a diver. I’m told this type of "fishing" is illegal but we see this often. They don’t leave much on the bottom that can be eaten or sold.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Welcome to our 2010 Cruise
We arrived Monday March first in the early afternoon after an uneventful trip. After checking into our motel and having our traditional welcome back lunch we checked out Vagari. She was fine; just needs some tender loving care. So we arranged to have her washed, waxed and her stainless steel polished as well as having a little bottom paint applied where it had worn off. We started the process of getting her ready for sea. We put everything we can below decks to protect from the summer sun and wind/rain damage. So all that stuff has to be put back where it belongs. We decided to strip some teak to the bare wood before coating it with a varnish like product. Other teak was just recoated. All this and checking out that everything works kept us busy. Friday we launched (“splashed” in cruisers lingo) at 2 PM. We were tied up in our slip connected to water and power 20 minutes after splashing.
Small cove off a larger cove. Pictures from front and back (2)
I met a fellow sailor who takes his dog on a two hour walk every morning. The following pictures are from our first walk.
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