Mexico is the perfect place for a large family vacation. John & Karen were the first to arrive in Z-town. They were so excited to get back after ten years that they jumped in the cab just a bit too quickly, leaving one bag sitting on the sidewalk outside the airport. Woops. The realization wasn’t made until they … Continue reading Haile/Curry Christmas Vacation
Every new area we get to, I say to Will: “This is my favorite place so far!”. Zihautanejo is no different regardless of the fact that we've been here for four days already but have barely had the chance to explore… We had a great couple of weeks hopping down the coast, spending time Tenancatita, Barra de Navidad, and … Continue reading Freighters, flu, and fabulous views
Tenacatita Bay may not be what it used to be, but it’s still a wonderful place. The Curry family spent a week in this same anchorage over 15 years ago and Will remembers many other cruising boats, exploring the movie set from McHale’s Navy, and going up the estuary to a dingy landing with access to Playa Tenacatita where lots of palapa restaurants catered to the cruisers. As … Continue reading Bahia Tenacatita
The overwhelming emotion when pulling into an anchorage after an overnight passage is excitement. I’m betting that the excitement level must have something to do with the number of days/nights at sea, which means when we cross the Pacific Ocean the feeling we had yesterday morning with be magnified at least 8 times! As we approached Tenacatita Bay … Continue reading Mainland arrival
20 30.787'N, 106 13.291'W On Wednesday morning we motored for an hour out of Ensenada de Los Muertos and once the wind filled in we put up the spinnaker and stood back as Hydroquest was pulled along at 7 - 8 knots on one of the best sails we've had to date. We were feeling … Continue reading 108 nm to go
All our notions of being the worst fisher-people ever have been thrown out the hatch. This morning we finally caught out first fish while underway!! The fish was very pretty - silver with blue, green, and black stripes on its back - and the perfect size for two hungry sailors. I would like to take … Continue reading Catch of the day
Knowing that today was the day we were going to leave La Paz, I enjoyed my morning coffee and breakfast in the cockpit while gazing over the city and reminiscing about all the good times. Each mouthful of granola was eaten with care and extra crunching as I meditated on our favourite places, events, and … Continue reading Last breakfast in La Paz
Finally, some sailing! On our way up to Caleta Partida we flew our beautiful spinnaker for the first time, and on the way back we enjoyed a fast downwind run (avg 7.5 knots under single reefed main and partially furled jib) in the first 'norther' of the season. Sailing back to La Paz: The waves in the video look teeny, but I promise … Continue reading Sailing from Caleta Partida
Will's birthday coincided with Dia de Los Muertos. Jean and Stephanie joined us for a night of celebration, starting with a celebration of death (rather than birth). We walked up to El Teatro de la Ciudad, unsure of what to expect, and found a fantastic crowd and very well-run event. It included a loud and … Continue reading ¡Feliz cumpleaños!
Precautionary note: Every cruiser has a nasty plumbing story, and this is ours. This is a gross, unfortunate, and embarrassing tale. Our main head broke at the end of last season. It completely stopped working to the point that you couldn’t even move the pump in or out, and we weren’t really sure why. Not … Continue reading Halloween Horrors – in the bilge
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