We're just making our last minute adjustments - putting our steps and bikes, etc on board. We're fueled up, our water tanks are full and so are the fridge and freezer.
We'll be leaving within the hour.
Next update, from somewhere else.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Red Tide, Glowing Fish and A Wet Security Guard
Hi all,
We thouht we'd make a quick posting as we have a few moments.
We've been busy making all our last minute repairs and stocking up (lots) before we take off.
Things have been interesting around here. For the past week or so, there've been these "Red Tides". At first the water just got sort of cloudy. Then it turned red. It's neat, for some reason it's making some of the fish phosflorscent (not spelled correctly). At night, there are these little glowing trails in the water as fish swim close to the surface. It some kind of natural phenomenom, too many microscopic organisms or something like that. Alas, it is poisonous. It's killing a lot of fish and birds. It's really starting to stink.
The other morning, Sharon got up for her usual trip to the facilities. It was early and still dark. There was a man in the water in the slip across from us. Turned out that one of the security guards fell in. Sharon couldn't get him out so quickly ran up to the security station for help. Bit of a mystery there, poor guy. I think he was in there for a while.
The hotel/marina is hosting what looks like a beauty pageant here this weekend. Could be interesting except that they make us move our cars whenever they have an event like this.
We hope to make one more post before we leave on Oct 24. Boy it's coming quickly,
We thouht we'd make a quick posting as we have a few moments.
We've been busy making all our last minute repairs and stocking up (lots) before we take off.
Things have been interesting around here. For the past week or so, there've been these "Red Tides". At first the water just got sort of cloudy. Then it turned red. It's neat, for some reason it's making some of the fish phosflorscent (not spelled correctly). At night, there are these little glowing trails in the water as fish swim close to the surface. It some kind of natural phenomenom, too many microscopic organisms or something like that. Alas, it is poisonous. It's killing a lot of fish and birds. It's really starting to stink.
The other morning, Sharon got up for her usual trip to the facilities. It was early and still dark. There was a man in the water in the slip across from us. Turned out that one of the security guards fell in. Sharon couldn't get him out so quickly ran up to the security station for help. Bit of a mystery there, poor guy. I think he was in there for a while.
The hotel/marina is hosting what looks like a beauty pageant here this weekend. Could be interesting except that they make us move our cars whenever they have an event like this.
We hope to make one more post before we leave on Oct 24. Boy it's coming quickly,
Friday, October 14, 2011
October 14, 2011- Preparing for the BaJa HaHa
Its nice to be back in Ensenada. The weather has gotten a little colder. Normal daytime temp is around 20C, but we've been up to 25C. Nighttime cools off quickly. We hit the dewpoint right after sundown and things stay wet until sunrise again.
We're leaving in10 days! It is exciting and a little scary thinking about it.
It took us a while to get moving after we arrived. Somehow, our power was turned off long enough to have thawed everything in the freezer. It took us all day to clean it up. Then Neil got sick. We also discovered that water got into one of our food storage areas. That was a hell of mess (and stink) to clear up. The smell was so bad, we're not sure we'll ever get it out of our heads. Hopefully all the bleach and vinegar we used did the job well. We're learning a lot!
We've been busy, as usual. We have a few minor things to take care of before we leave. We've been getting updated Mexican papers. We're working with a nice lady and she says once we're done, we can drive our car in Mexico (we couldn't get it licenced in Canada anymore). We will also get free medical care. We need to make some minor adjustments to the dinghy setup. And we have a new loadhailer speaker to install. We need to install new wires for our steaming lights. We have a second anchor holder for the bow coming that needs to be installed. No skidding material has been installed, for the most part on the parts of the deck that didn't have it (the house). We'll probably finish it today.
Neil is learning a bit about scuba. We've got all the equipment and he's been trying it out in the pool. (Sharon has her license.)
We're not sure where we'll end up in La Paz. There are many marinas there and some beautiful anchorages. We're planning on using the time there to decide how we prefer to journey - via the marina/city life/car, etc way, or via the free and natural way, on the hook.
Everything is under control. We're almost ready for the big trip.
We're leaving in10 days! It is exciting and a little scary thinking about it.
It took us a while to get moving after we arrived. Somehow, our power was turned off long enough to have thawed everything in the freezer. It took us all day to clean it up. Then Neil got sick. We also discovered that water got into one of our food storage areas. That was a hell of mess (and stink) to clear up. The smell was so bad, we're not sure we'll ever get it out of our heads. Hopefully all the bleach and vinegar we used did the job well. We're learning a lot!
We've been busy, as usual. We have a few minor things to take care of before we leave. We've been getting updated Mexican papers. We're working with a nice lady and she says once we're done, we can drive our car in Mexico (we couldn't get it licenced in Canada anymore). We will also get free medical care. We need to make some minor adjustments to the dinghy setup. And we have a new loadhailer speaker to install. We need to install new wires for our steaming lights. We have a second anchor holder for the bow coming that needs to be installed. No skidding material has been installed, for the most part on the parts of the deck that didn't have it (the house). We'll probably finish it today.
Neil is learning a bit about scuba. We've got all the equipment and he's been trying it out in the pool. (Sharon has her license.)
We're not sure where we'll end up in La Paz. There are many marinas there and some beautiful anchorages. We're planning on using the time there to decide how we prefer to journey - via the marina/city life/car, etc way, or via the free and natural way, on the hook.
Everything is under control. We're almost ready for the big trip.
Monday, October 3, 2011
October 3, 2011- LA
Hi everyone,
This is just a quick note to let everyone know that we once again had trouble getting into the US.
When we left Ensenada we decided to go via Tecate instead of our usual border crossing near San Diego. There was a major construction accident at the border that crushed 50 or so cars and sent many people to the hospital. As a result, many of the gates were closed and we weren't sure we'd be able to get across in time for our flight.
Though the line up at Tecate was short, they held us there for 7 hours, with their nonsense again. I tell you, there are a bunch of idiots on power trips manning the US border. The officer handling us was so stupid, he thought our file stated that we are NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE the US!?!?!? He also had his days all mixed up and thought we had crossed the border the day before. We left a day early and its a good thing or we would have missed our flight for sure.
Coming back was also a nightmare. We got to the airport 4 hours ahead of our flight, but Customs dragged their asses and made us miss our flight again. So, here we are in LA, the only flight we could get. We're leaving soon to catch a train to San Diego where our friend Bert is picking us up.
I don't think we're ever going to try getting into the US ever again. We leave for La Paz at the end of October, so we'll be able to catch our flights back home directly from Cabo San Lucas to Toronto. NO MORE US BORDERS!!!!!
This is just a quick note to let everyone know that we once again had trouble getting into the US.
When we left Ensenada we decided to go via Tecate instead of our usual border crossing near San Diego. There was a major construction accident at the border that crushed 50 or so cars and sent many people to the hospital. As a result, many of the gates were closed and we weren't sure we'd be able to get across in time for our flight.
Though the line up at Tecate was short, they held us there for 7 hours, with their nonsense again. I tell you, there are a bunch of idiots on power trips manning the US border. The officer handling us was so stupid, he thought our file stated that we are NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE the US!?!?!? He also had his days all mixed up and thought we had crossed the border the day before. We left a day early and its a good thing or we would have missed our flight for sure.
Coming back was also a nightmare. We got to the airport 4 hours ahead of our flight, but Customs dragged their asses and made us miss our flight again. So, here we are in LA, the only flight we could get. We're leaving soon to catch a train to San Diego where our friend Bert is picking us up.
I don't think we're ever going to try getting into the US ever again. We leave for La Paz at the end of October, so we'll be able to catch our flights back home directly from Cabo San Lucas to Toronto. NO MORE US BORDERS!!!!!
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