https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/current-location/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image2.jpgimage2016-05-23T18:06:51+00:00weekly0.6https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2016/03/31/jungle-cruise-up-the-rio-tovara/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc08445.jpgDSC08445https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/anhinga.jpganhingaWe saw lots of other cool birds, too, like this anhinga, and a green-backed kingfisher, a chachalaca, and boat-billed herons. But it was hard to take pictures, so we mostly just enjoyed watching them. You can GOOOOOGLE them if you like.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2coatis.jpg2coatisAnd a baby coati too!https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/coati2.jpgcoati2Look! Another coati!https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc08517.jpgDSC08517Our three-hour-tour made us hungry! Lucky for us the area is famous for its banana bread and coconut treats.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/other-boat.jpgother boatWell, that was certainly exciting. On the way back out, we went very fast, and only saw turtles and a few other birds. After the sixth or seventh bat passed us going the other way, we 1) were very glad we went early, and 2) were amused to see they were all taking pictures of us!https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/iguana-close.jpgiguana closeGotta be quick on this cruise - there goes a big iguana!https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc08499.jpgDSC08499The guide parked the boat at Tovara Sprngs and gave us 20 minutes to take a swim. There is a fence across the water, and Carla went for a swim in the clearest spring water...after she checked for crocodrilos, of course.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc08505.jpgDSC08505On the way back to the boat, we saw this sign. And THAT'S when we noticed there were giant holes in the fence.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc08491.jpgDSC08491Whoa! Where'd did that come from! Yeah, we made it to the crocodrilo preserve. Which is really just a small family operated crocodile zoo. Maybe they really do release them after a while, but it didn't seem like that kind of place.2016-04-09T22:33:23+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2016/03/15/just-the-pics-maam/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc08345.jpgDSC08345We found a giant tree in the courtyard, and people have built a pretend spanish galleon in the branches. Can you find it?https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc08558.jpgDSC08558Thr regional specialty is smoked seafood, of all kinds. Each stand uses a secret combination of wood for their grills, and the fish is smoked veeeerrrry slowly. To order, you walk up to the smoker, point out the pieces you want, and they are plated with sauces and vegetables and brought to your table. Mucho sabrosa!https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc08304.jpgDSC08304The old fort guarded the town, and this old customs building where the great Spanish galleons had to pay taxes on the cargo they were carrying from the old world to the new. Can you see the water flowing right in front of the building?https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc08344.jpgDSC08344The same building today. The estuary has been channeled and is now about 1/2 mile away. Now it serves as a cultural center. https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc08343.jpgDSC08343We had quite a few wrinkles in our trip south from Mazatlan to San Blas and Mantenchen Bay. The sign above this fish store tells how we felt some of the time (against the wind and tide).https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc08340.jpgDSC08340We would not have been so worried about crossing the bar if these buoys had been in place.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc08325.jpgDSC08325We took a walk where the seaside boardwalk, or malecon, used to be, before a hurricane many years ago washed it away. We still found fancy lamps and benches and statues among the rocks and sand.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc08292.jpgDSC08292We hiked to the top of the biggest hill and explored the old Spanish fort, built in the 1600s. Muchas moscas alli!https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc08284.jpgDSC08284We crossed the bar onto the San Blas estuary and took a slip at a small marina on Palm Sunday, and happened upon this re-enactment of Christ's entrance into Jerusalem.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc08271.jpgDSC08271The old church is not open to the public-the inside is in ruins. But they still use it for meetings and classes.2016-04-08T22:00:30+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2016/03/04/tierra-de-las-tijeretas/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image20.jpegimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image19.jpegimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image14.jpegimageFemale tijereta flying, male perching, fluffy babies waiting for food, and a juvenile wondering where she fits into it all.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image13.jpegimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image12.jpegimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image4.jpegimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image2.jpegimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image1.jpegimage2016-04-07T03:21:17+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2016/02/12/1144/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc07922.jpgDSC07922Two of Wade's helpershttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dsc078451.jpgDSC07845https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dsc07863.jpgDSC07863https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dsc07858.jpgDSC07858Following Ahmeek and the pilot launch across the bar entrance.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dsc07759.jpgDSC07759https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dsc07757.jpgDSC07757https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dsc07751-e1459891260564.jpgDSC07751Let"s play!2016-04-06T19:06:55+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2014/11/26/wheres-the-brake-on-this-thing/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image21.jpgimageHeading out to sea to find the entrance to Bahia Topolobampo.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image20.jpgimageCan't quite see the train from 'way out here...https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image19.jpgimageSunset smiles after a long 33 hour trip and a fine fish dinner.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image18.jpgimageSkipjack for dinner!https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image17.jpgimageLeaving San Carloshttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image16.jpgimage2016-04-06T00:19:19+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2014/01/22/magnificent-frigatebirds/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bsm22.jpgBSM22https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bsm21.jpgBSM21https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bsm20.jpgBSM20https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bsm19.jpgBSM19https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bsm18.jpgBSM18https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bsm17.jpgBSM17https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bsm16.jpgBSM16https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bsm15.jpgBSM15https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bsm14.jpgBSM14https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bsm13.jpgBSM132016-04-06T00:17:09+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2014/01/31/welcomed-by-the-friars/2016-04-06T00:16:52+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2014/02/05/am-i-dead-or-dreaming-los-frailes-to-los-muertor/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/lf2lm10.jpgLF2LM10https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/lf2lm9.jpgLF2LM9https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/lf2lm8.jpgLF2LM8Walking the sad development road last year.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/lf2lm6.jpgLF2LM6https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/lf2lm4.jpgLF2LM4https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/lf2lm2.jpgLF2LM2https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/lf2lm15.jpgLF2LM15https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/lf2lm14.jpgLF2LM14https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/lf2lm13.jpgLF2LM13https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/lf2lm12.jpgLF2LM122016-04-06T00:16:40+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2014/02/21/mossback-metamorphosis/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/d18engrsunset.jpgd18EnGrSunsethttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/d17engrbombs.jpgd17EnGrbombsSome of the ragged volcanic debris and spiny vegetation covering these islands. We hope you have enjoyed this little journey with us. Perhaps some of you will join us in person??https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/d16engr2cardonal.jpgd16EnGr2CardonalEl Cardonal cove on Isla Partida - can you find the ruins of old pearl aquaculture?https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/d15engrcardon.jpgd15EnGrCardonPitaya dulce, organ pipe cactus. Sweet, edible fruit.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/d14engrsummit.jpgd14EnGrSummitHigh point of our scramble across Isla Partidahttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/d14aengrsummit.jpgd14aEnGrSummithttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/d13engrrabbitcaves.jpgd13EnGrRabbitcavesAfter hiking across Isla Partida, we came upon an area with lots of caves, and lots of blacktailed jackrabbits living in them - this one has a rabbit's lunch left behind in the cave.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/d12engrridge2.jpgd12EnGrRidge2Can you find Carla?https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/d11engrridge.jpgd11EnGrRidgehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/d10engrcross.jpgd10EnGrCrossClimbed a steep hill/cliff edge to arrive at this memorial for a family which, over ten years time, lost two sons, two daughters, and four grandkids in various accidents. We reflected on how much we love and miss all of you. Isla Partida.2016-04-06T00:16:22+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2014/03/13/on-the-wings-of-pelicans/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image16-e1395972078471.jpgimage2016-04-06T00:16:10+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2014/03/16/things-creeping-innumerable-both-great-and-small/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image26.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image22-e1396656903900.jpgimage2016-04-06T00:16:02+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2014/03/17/beauty-by-land-and-by-sea/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/issfnorth.jpgIsSFnorthhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/issftv.jpgIsSFTVhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/issftidal1.jpgIsSFtidal1Isla San Franciscohttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/issf-sunstr.jpgIsSF-sunstrSunstar, Isla San Franciscohttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/issfheron.jpgIsSFheronhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image36.jpgimageWade riding the imaginary cascades through turquoise pools of summer rain. https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image35.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image32.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image31.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image29.jpgimageApproaching San Evaristo2016-04-06T00:15:49+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2014/03/18/escape-to-punta-telma/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/pusatsunset.jpgPuSaTsunsethttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/issanjose.jpgIsSanJosehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/pustview.jpgPuSTViewhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/pustscramble.jpgPuSTScramblehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/pustrock.jpgPuSTRockhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/pustcardon.jpgPuSTCardonhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/puescpanorama.jpgPuEscPanoramahttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/puescmooring.jpgPuEscMooringChecking the mooring lines in the Waiting Room.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/puescellipse.jpgPuEscEllipsehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/basamapanorama.jpgBaSaMaPanorama2016-04-06T00:15:31+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2014/03/22/753/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/pusatepmspeck.jpgPuSaTePMspeckhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/pusatepmbeach.jpgPuSaTePMbeachhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/basanasunrise.jpgBaSaNaSunrisehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image53-e1395970362557.jpgimageCan you find the ray wingtips?https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image47.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image46-e1395970806460.jpgimageWhat creature lies entombed in this fiery sarcophagus?https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image42-e1395971185868.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image41.jpgimageFiddler Crabs leave ghostly nighttime trails.2016-04-06T00:15:19+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2014/11/20/shakedown-to-bahia-san-pedro/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image22.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image15.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image14.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image13.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image12.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image11.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image10.jpgimageLooking west to the entrance of San Pedro Bay, from the deck of Pelican Moonhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image8.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image3.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image1.jpgimagePelican moon at rest2016-04-06T00:14:59+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2014/12/13/train-ride-through-the-canyons-of-the-sierra-madre/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image.jpgimagePart of a mural from the munincipal building in El Fuerte.2016-04-06T00:14:42+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2014/12/24/caught-in-the-headlights-mazatlan-land-of-the-deer/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image19.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image12.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image8-e1419451123499.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image7.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image4.jpgimage2016-04-06T00:14:27+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2014/12/24/feliz-navidad-from-old-mazatlan/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image9.jpgimage2016-04-06T00:14:15+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2014/12/28/celestial-crossings-mazatlan-to-muertos/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image.jpgimageChristmas eve, preparations complete.2016-04-06T00:14:06+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2014/12/30/coming-home-to-the-bay-of-the-dead/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image44.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image42.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image8.jpgimageThe sun peeped out for half a day, and Wade rowed out to the reef and caught a couple of triggerfish for dinner.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image7.jpgimagePelican Moon anchored near where great ships of old filled their holds with silver ore.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image6.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image5.jpgimage2016-04-06T00:13:47+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2015/01/30/answering-our-call-for-visitors/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image46.jpgimageWho wants to visit the spectacular National Park islands with us? This tree nymph did!https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image37.jpgimageA quick look at an approximation of our route from La Paz, to the islands, and return. https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image36.jpgimageComing home after a cross-island hike from Ensenada Grande. https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image34.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image31.jpgimageLow tide explorations.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image28.jpgimageExuberant reward for boulder-hopping expedition across Isla Partida!https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image21.jpgimageSeen a week earlier on Isla Partida.2016-04-06T00:13:34+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2015/02/02/996/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/image6.jpgimage2016-04-06T00:13:18+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2015/03/28/beachcombing-treasures-in-the-grave/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image60.jpgimageNOAA image showing Odile approaching the tip of the baja Peninsula with winds of 125 mph.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image59.jpgimagePuerto los Gatos was covered in the shattered shells of mollusks driven ashore and battered by the relentless hurricane surf.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image6.jpgimageOne of hundreds of sea stars we saw washed up on beaches this year.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image5.jpgimagePetrie sterna, a rainbow-lipped pearl oyster. Washed ashore by the hundreds on the shores of. Isla San Jose, these oysters produce the most rare pearls in the world.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image4.jpgimageThe un-crushed test of a heart urchin.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image3.jpgimageEgg case of a chambered nautilus found wrapped in old drifts of seaweed blown ashore.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image2.jpgimageTriggerfish. We eat a lot of these, but this one escaped us.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image1.jpgimageGreat Egret or heron broken on the shores of Isla San Jose.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image.jpgimageStorehouse of beach trash at the abandoned salt mine building on Isla San Jose2016-04-06T00:13:09+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2016/02/10/if-we-ever-get-out-of-here/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dsc07709.jpgDSC07709https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dsc07589.jpgDSC07589newly varnished oars with leathers and turks head buttons made by Wadehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image13.jpgimageReturing to San Carol from Bahia San Pedrohttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image11.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/image3.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image7-e1457389352522.jpgimageBahia San Pedro 2016-03-11T23:25:39+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2014/10/28/that-was-then-this-is-now/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc02871.jpgDSC02871Celebrating our crossing while at anchor in Bahia Algodondes, just a few miles northwest of San Carlos. (This is the area where the infamous movie "Catch 22" was filmed. https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc02850.jpgDSC02850Sunrise over Isla Tortuga en route on our windless crossing from Santa Rosalia to haul out in San Carlos last spring.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc02726.jpgDSC02726Preparing brightwork for new varnish in Santa Rosalis, just prior to sailing across the Sea to San Carlos for haul-out. (Very sadly, this marina and several boats belonging to people we met were destroyed by Hurricane Odile this September).https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc03284.jpgDSC03284The new Nomad 13 solar panels. The charging battery it connects to puts out up to 19v, enough to charge a laptop!https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc03283.jpgDSC03283Our new GoalZero battery charger hooked up to Nomad 13 solar panels, while charging the ipad. (Doesn't look like it in the picture, but this method is keeping the charger and the iPad in the cool shade while the solar panels are on top of the butterfly hatch, which is tilted to the perfect angle. Turns out, it's a great setup, and the iPad came to a 90% charge in only four hours!https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc03282.jpgDSC03282The "Wonderbag" at work, cooking up a batch of salsa rice and soy burger using only retained heat. https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc03281-e1414531069295.jpgDSC03281The other, undeveloped side of the bay, seen from our boat. We love watching the pelicans hunt along the base of the rock, and every morning a family of three ospreys calls back and forth to each other across the water.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rain-in-the-adlai.jpgrain in the adlaiAfter we moved Pelican Moon out of dry storage and into the work yard (opening all the windows and hatches because it was forecasted that rain from hurricane SImon would miss us by a long shot) we awoke at 1 am to this deluge. Wade jumped into his clothes and walked back to the marina to close up the boat, dodging flooding arroyos and hordes of ravening cockroaches running along the sidewalks...https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/hurricane-simon.pnghurricane simonAs we were making preperations to fly back to Tucson, Hurricane Simon developed into a Category 4 hurricane overnight. You can see from the overlaid pink outline of the lower Baja peninsula just how huge this hurricane was. Luckily, it deteriorated overnight to a Tropical Storm, so by the time it straddled the peninsula and headed for the mainland, it only carried heavy rains, without the wind.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/splash-day.jpgsplash dayAwww, look how pretty and clean she is! Driving down the highway to the marina...2015-01-30T22:16:41+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2014/03/25/a-dog-some-goats-a-hunk-of-cheese-and-thou/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/agvestreet.jpgAgVeStreetA street in Agua Verdehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/agvebeach.jpgAgVebeachhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/agvemantis.jpgAgVeMantisYou never know who will show up at a beach campfire.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/agvelasagna.jpgAgVeLasagnaGoat cheese lasagna and focaccia. Happy sailors!2014-12-24T22:31:00+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2014/04/05/poco-poquito-little-by-little/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/scenery.jpgsceneryThe scenery around Puerto Escondido is as beautiful as the development is weird.2014-12-24T21:08:27+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2014/10/28/cool-new-stuff-for-the-boat/2014-10-28T23:29:41+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2014/01/16/do-i-sail-or-do-i-fish-bahia-de-tortuga/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/en2tb41.jpgEN2TB4Night and day, Pelican Moon carried all three sails in 13 - 17 knots, smoothly delivering us across the first big "bite" in the Baja peninsula.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/en2tb11.jpgEN2TB11https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/en2tb10.jpgEN2TB10https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/en2tb9.jpgEN2TB9https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/en2tb8.jpgEN2TB8https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/en2tb7.jpgEN2TB7The pangueros have amazing boat handling skills, and seem to go at two speeds: fast, and breakneck. This one was catching some serious air as we entered Turtle Bay.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/en2tb6.jpgEN2TB6. . .to this!!https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/en2tb5.jpgEN2TB5Within 5 minutes, we went from this. . .https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/en2tb3.jpgEN2TB3Under sail in the pale moonlight, the ocean is full of possibilities and dreams.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/en2tb2.jpgEN2TB22014-04-03T02:10:19+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2014/01/09/the-place-for-us/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sden6.jpgSDEN6https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sd2en4.jpgSD2EN4Can you read the signs? We like the one with the pig's picture "No garbage, we are not animals."https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sd2en3.jpgSD2EN3Entering Bahia Todos Santos under sailhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sd2en2.jpgSD2EN2https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sd2en5.jpgSD2EN5Now making our own Baja fare; nopales (prickly pear) scramble for breakfast.2014-04-03T02:08:47+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2014/01/21/bahia-tortuga-to-bahia-santa-maria/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/tb2sm5.jpgTB2SM5While trimming the gennaker, Carla finally finds a use for the series drogue.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/tb2sm4.jpgTB2SM4How many gulls fit on the bottom of a Fatty Knees dinghy? Seven, eventually.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/tb2sm3.jpgTB2SM3https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/tb2sm2.jpgTB2SM2https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/tb2sm1.jpgTB2SM12014-04-03T02:07:54+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2014/03/05/carnaval-baja-style/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image14.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image8.jpgimageMarvin the Martian in La Paz. Who'dda thunk it?https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image6-e1393988468719.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image4.jpgimageOne of the more 'authentic' bands we saw.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image3.jpgimageWe never did eat one of these. They were just too big!https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/image2.jpgimageHot cakes with all the fixins - now that's good fair 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"Island White," our home for three days.2014-02-10T21:13:45+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/for-the-kids/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/a-trip-to-the-moon-pg-12.jpgA Trip to the Moon pg 12https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/a-trip-to-the-moon-pg-11.jpgA Trip to the Moon pg 11https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/a-trip-to-the-moon-pg-10.jpgA Trip to the Moon pg 10https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/a-trip-to-the-moon-pg-91.jpgA Trip to the Moon pg 9https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/a-trip-to-the-moon-pg-9.jpgA Trip to the Moon pg 9https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/a-trip-to-the-moon-pg-8.jpgA Trip to the Moon pg 8https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/a-trip-to-the-moon-pg-7.jpgA Trip to the Moon pg 7https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/a-trip-to-the-moon-pg-6.jpgA Trip to the Moon pg 6https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/a-trip-to-the-moon-pg-5.jpgA Trip to the Moon pg 5https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/a-trip-to-the-moon-pg-4.jpgA Trip to the Moon pg 42014-02-01T12:17:56+00:00weekly0.6https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/about/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscf2640.jpgDSCF26402014-11-30T21:54:29+00:00weekly0.6https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2013/12/23/almost-to-mexico/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image22.jpgimageSan Diego skyline from our boat at anchor. https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image21.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image20-e1388082130707.jpgimageSan Diego Harbor guardians.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image19.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image18-e1388081319189.jpgimageSan Onofre Nuclear power plant, home of the three-eyed fish.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image17.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image16.jpgimagehttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/image15.jpgimage2013-12-26T18:46:46+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2013/12/15/california-dreamin/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pc180028-e1387650951134.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pa270007-e1387649605140.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA13.7 knots of wind apparent, 6.93 knots of speed (we actually made 7.2, but didn't get a photo)!https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pa270004.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pb030012.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL 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teamshttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc00334.jpgDSC00334LuLu Belle steals Wade's hearthttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc00303.jpgDSC00303Whistlin' by the dock of the bayhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc00302.jpgDSC00302Carson Mansionhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc00298.jpgDSC00298Pelican Moon sunset2013-12-18T21:34:44+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2013/09/11/sailing-south-from-puget-sound/2013-10-12T21:23:07+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2013/09/29/cape-of-storms/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sleeping-it-off.jpgsleeping it offFinally getting some deep sleep after turning off themotor.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/bodega-approach.jpgbodega approachBodega Head, at northern extreme of Bodega Bay.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/monitor-sailing.jpgmonitor sailingTwo-knot sailing with the Monitor in full command of the boat.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/weather-coming.jpgweather comingLooking astern to the north as we pass Cape Mendocino to the east, high winds aloft and frontal system approaching.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/crossing-humb-bar.jpgcrossing humb barEntering the main channel on the Humboldt Bar.https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/rhino-dawn-eureka.jpgRhino dawn eurekaRhino passing the Humboldt Bar Coast Guard Station at first light.2015-01-14T18:30:26+00:00monthlyhttps://sailingpelicanmoon.com/2013/09/17/three-nights-and-479-miles-over-the-sea/https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc00291.jpgDSC00291https://sailingpelicanmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p9150180.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL 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