Beautiful crossing

We crossed from Mazatlan to Isla San Francisco one week ago. There has been no email connection since we left Mazatlan so I am a bit behind on my posting, please forgive me!

We had a beautiful crossing that took 40 hours with very mild wind and virtually no waves until the last few hours. Rog hooked a marlin the last morning out and gave it a big fight before he lost him.. The fish jumped at least 20 times as he circle the boat giving his best effort to shake the lure. We had the boat in reverse just trying to keep him close when he finally gave up the lure. We will keep trying.

Isle San Francisco was unbelievable, water was every shade of blue and surrounding hills changed colors as the sun moved. I would go back there any time. Our next stop was Agua Verda that was even more gorgeous. Water was warm enough to finally swim or snorkel which we did every day. The kayaks were deployed too so we were very busy. We thought the dingy had been repaired but no such luck, still leaking.

We stayed in Aqua Verde two nights before heading heading up to Puerto Escondido for the Loretto Fest. That is where we are now, enjoying the company of over 100 other boats. I will post pictures shortly, camera is not working so well right now but I will figure it out.

Change of plans

We are currently sitting in Marina El Cid waiting for our digny to get returned after being fitted with chaps to protect it up in the sea of Cortez.  This was suppose to be a three day project and we are going on day five right now, latest completion should noon on Wednesday.  If we in fact get the digny back we will be leaving around 2pm with Gilly and John on the Catalina 42 Destiny.  Originally we had planned to head up the mainland coast of Mexico to Topolobampo before heading over to Lorretto however there has been thick fog along the coast that has not been breaking up at all.  We have had enough fog to last us a lifetime so we are going to head out on a course of 248 directly to Isla San Francisco which is approximately 240 miles or 40 hours away.

We understand that there will be limited internet connections so I am not sure when I will post again but stay tuned

Beautiful Cayman Waters

I could not retire the subject of our trip to meet Nicholas without tempting friends with the beauty of the Cayman Islands. We have made many trips to visit Jen over the past ten years and one of our favorite spots is Rum Point. The water is very warm, beautifully clear, and the Mud Slides the best on the Island!

The trees on the waters edge are so soft and lacy, just enough shade if you want or full sun if you brought all your lotions. Families are always enjoying the lack of surf so the little
ones can splash for hours. We can't wait until Nicholas is old enough to enjoy this spot.
No dogs allowed!

Do you think Rog looks happy driving the kids beautiful boat!!  Great trip to Rum Point by boat.

Stingray City is a popular tourist attraction however the rays are found everywhere on the Island as we found out as soon as the anchor went down. We had used the kids boat for our final day on the island and only had one place we really wanted to go. Those Mud Slides and calm waters had been calling to us very hard.

The water is very shallow where we dropped anchor so we walked to shore looking out for the rays the entire time. We hope to come back to the Caymans at Christmas to see how much little Nicholas has grown. From the last picture we received from Jen we know he has almost outgrown his newborn outfits it length and in weight. Both very good signs for a little guy who started out so small.





Projects are being finished on the boat, the engine and generator are being serviced this morning, we had the refrig looked at yesterday and made some minor adjustment to increase performance and Tues we get the dingy back with new chaps made. We have found a fabulous US beef market very near El CID Marina so we will provision the boat Tues with plans to head up the Sea on Wed. We will stay on the mainland side for about 200 miles before we head over to The Loretto Fest

Andy's man Cave

Rog arrived back in the Cayman Islands just one day after his successful Banderas Bay Regatta ready to start projects that our daughter Jennifer had lined up for him long ago. She wanted to mosquito proof her husbands outdoor pavilion that houses pool table, BBQ, flat screen TVs and other boy toys with the intention of sending Nicholas outside to play with the guys. So after searching on the Internet Andy found mosquitocurtains.com and we ordered up the necessary drapes for seven doorways. They would ship in just two days so it was time to get busy.

Roger first decision was on the header board that would hide the mosquito netting track and would also work to mount the curtain rods that would be the finishing touch.  Of course he picked out a marine grade deck product that would never warp or discolor.

Andy did provide Rog with a crew of three to help him with the project soo they got up on the scaffolding to install the header board.  Thank you very much for all the help.

While the guys were installing the header boards Jen and Dad were busy picking out the drawer hardwear for the new BBQ and island cabinets.  All the door fronts would be romoved later and treated with a teak oil.  Look for the difference in later photos.








Andy will need a two drawer beer cooler as well as an outside ice maker if he really wants to spend quality time in his man cave.  Sink would be a nice touch too.  The installation was a time consuming project spearheaded by Rog.  The plumbing, the electrical was a challenge but it came together perfectly!

A beautiful black countertop was finally installed.  Notice that the teak has now been oiled.


The drapes and the mosquito netting have both been installed.  The "big ass fan" has finally been wired and tested for air movement.  It moves tones of air

but it sounds like a jet airplane taking off!!!!!!

Final project looks great and we are ready for our first dinner party that Jenny held for us the night before we left.  Andy BBQed and Jen mad fabulous salads for ten of our Cayman friends.

Nicholas and Grandmother gave the room our seal of approval!! No bugs and very cool with the fan blowing.

Next project when we come down at Christmas is to figure out how we keep the dogs off the furniture!