As we prepare ourselves and Cariba for the long passage home, I am looking back on what I think is one of the best seasons we have had in this beautiful country . We have enjoyed remote anchorages, the wildlife, and the incredible warm hearted people who call this place home; all the while basking in the magnificent scenery and beautiful sunsets. I know I haven’t written since December but I struggled with how to appropriately capture the ‘end’ of this adventure we have shared together.
Summer was very slow to start this year and so I guess it turned out ok when we needed to stay dock side until late August…but we wanted to take Cariba out at least one more time before heading south…so this is our abbreviated summer cruise.
Continue reading “Squeezing out the last bit of a PNW summer! – part one”Well we are truly on the home stretch of our first season cruising the Sea of Cortez – aka avoiding the PNW winter rain and cold. I am sitting in our last hotel in the US since leaving Guaymas. Tomorrow we will with cross the border into Canada after driving nearly 3600 kms from Mexico. We will have traveled through 6 states, 2 provinces and two borders by the time we finally make it home to Vancouver in mid May. But before filling you in on the long haul home, let me fill you in on the haul out!
We had arrived at the Fonatur Marina Guaymas and the work of getting Calidris ready for storage “on the hard” began. We needed to prepare her for a long hot summer in the desert heat and the list of chores seemed endless. And to add to the list, we decided to start a galley renovation as well! But first let’s get her out of the water……and wait…isn’t the car still in Puerto Penasco??!!
SV Cariba 