Still in the marina waiting for calmer weather

Strong northern winds so we have stayed 2 days longer than planned at Marina Palmira in La Paz. Really ready to get "out there" and also don't want to get hammered. So, we will try again on Wednesday Nov 2nd.

Strong winds that blow the length of the Sea of Cortez build up an interesting pattern of waves - basically square and short in duration. Ugh. So while we are waiting there are fun things to do and small projects to finish. Life is good. 

Rich says marinas are no fun. Hummm

Says we never have any fun while in marinas. Not true. We had a huge amount of fun in Mazatlan when Heather and Zack came to visit. Main problem with marinas? We don't go into a marina very often so when we do it is work dog work. Unlimited water and power equates to wash and wax everything inside and out of Ceilidh and do tasks that require large amounts of power while hooked into 110 at the dock. Oh, and walk everywhere in the town finding boat bits and such to complete above mentioned projects.

Don't misunderstand. We actually like doing these things. It is now 3 weeks into our stay at Marina Palmira in La Paz, Baja Sur and we are both feeling it is time to get on with the adventure. Time to head south and enjoy some sailing and new anchorages along the path. There is the temptation to stay a few more days just to play, visit and rest. Might not be such a bad idea. Just found out that we have the use of the hotel pool. Jumping into cool water after a day in the sun rinsing running rigging was heaven on earth. Went with Robin from the M/V Cat's Meow. What a lovely lady. Could have talked for days and never run out of things to say. Small world. She lived in Boulder Creek/Felton area as well. Didn't know her then but do know some of the same people.

Tomorrow is another fun filled day of figuring out what to purchase at the mercado and grocery stores to fill the frig and lockers for a 3 week period. To accomplish this well catch a bus to the general area and wask for an hour or so to end up at the various places we need to purchase the items. We then find a taxi to return us to the marina. Hey, it could be even more interesting. We could be anchored out and bringing the food back in squishy (new name for the dingy) thru large surf and breaking waves. We have it easy here and know it. La Paz is such an interesting town, as well, so the walking is a joy. It is the only place in Mexico where we found motorist consistently stop for pedestrians. Takes some getting used to. On with the tasks and such. Hope to have internet connection again to add more photos before we leave.

Best photo under sail so far

Hard to capture good photos of Ceilidh with her sails up when we are both onboard. Don't know if you have seen this one or not. Need to spend some more time buddy boating with others so we can trade photos and such. Thought we had a boat lined up to make the trip south with in the next few months but it turns out that we are on a much faster track.

I am getting excited about heading to Central America. Reading the new Ecuador and Peru guide books purchased during the whirlwind visit to the US last week. The land is soooo much greener than what we have experienced the last two summers in Baja. Duh - Baja is a desert and Central America is a rain forest. Now for something completely different!

Was able to cross off many of the items on my ready set go list today. Departure day from La Paz is now only 6 days away. Yikes! Ahh well. We can always take the lovely list with us and continue as we go. 

Can this really work? Posting via email?

If this works I can post via email and then upload photos
when we reach ports with internet cafes. Wonders of
technology in the year 2005 and counting. Yes, guess this
means I can still read instructions and my brains didn't all
leak out with the snorkeling this summer. He he

The Adventures of Ceilidh

Thanks to Peaches I now have a space to share the next phase of Ceilidh and teams excellent adventures. Won't be long before you are seeing parrots and monkeys - no - not up my ++++. In the trees and such. We'll be in La Paz, Baja Mx for another week or so and then off across the Gulfo De California to Banderas Bay. Visit with friends and then south to Zihuatanejo for Thanksgiving. Continuing south to Bahias De Huatulco by early December. The grand plan. What next? a jump further south/south east to Central America and then???

Broad plan outline with details to follow. I'll post photos when possible and try the email link via ssb radio to keep you all posted in mass. Check out the photo upload tomorrow!