Sunday, September 30, 2007

SAILING TO SOUTH CAROLINA FROM SAN DIEGO

SEPTEMBER 30 2007

WE ARE DOING THE LAST PREPARATIONS FOR MEXICO HERE IN SAN DIEGO. OUR DEPARTURE DATE IS OCTOBER 12TH. ENSENADA WILL BE OUR FIRST STOP. WE HAVE OWNED OUR NEW BOAT COOL BREEZE FOR ALMOST 4 MONTHS.SHE IS A 1977 CAL 34 MKIII. IT HAS BEEN A LONG AND EDUCATIONAL PROCESS OUTFITTING FOR MEXICO AND WAITING FOR HURRICANE SEASON TO END . OUR PLAN IS TO SAIL DOWN THE COAST OF BAJA , UP INTO THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA ACROSS TO THE MAINLAND OF MEXICO TO NICARAGUA, ELSALVADOR, AND GUATEMALA. NEXT WE PLAN TO DO SOME SURFING IN COSTA RICA BEFORE HEADING THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL THROUGH THE CARRIBEAN AND HOME TO SOUTH CAROLINA. IN AUGUST WE SAILED TO CATALINA FOR A SHAKE DOWN CRUISE. THE FIRST DAY I WAS HUNGOVER AND VOMITING UNTIL ABOUT 5 PM. AT WHICH POINT I RELIZED THAT GINGERSNAP COOKIES WOULD CURE ME. WE SPENT THE NIGHT IN OCEANSIDE AND HUNG OUT LONG ENOUGHT TO GET A SPEEDING TICKET IN OUR DINGY. FROM OCEANSIDE WE SALED TO WHITES COVE. AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS OF SITTING AROUND CATALINA ENJOYING SOME HIKING AND SNORKLEING BRUCE LEE OUR BULL TERRIER GOT A PRETTY BAD RASH SO WE HEADED BACK TO SAN DIEGO. ON THE TRIP BACK EVAN LOCATED A LEAKY RETURN HOSE OUR ENGINE HAD A SMALL CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE PUFFING OUT THE BACK. SO WE SHUT HER DOW AND SLOWY SAILED TO MISSION BAY. AT AOUND MIDNIGHT BE REACHED THE BAY BUT WERE A FEW MILES OFFSHORE. THE SAILS SLAPED LIMPLY BACK AND FORTH FOR 6 HOURS. IN THE MORNING I STARTED THE ENGINE NOT CARING ABOUT THE REPROCUSSIONS . WE SPENT A MONTH ON A MOORING BALL IN AMERICAS CUP HARBOR FLUFFY HAD 3 TEETH REMOVED FOR $800 AND WE ARE CURRENTLY AT THE POLICE DOCK. THIS BLOG WILL GET A LOT MORE INTERESTING LATER BUT I THOUGHT I WOULD START IT.