Author: sailawaysarantium

As much as I would love to be sitting in a remote anchorage, diving, snorkeling, exploring and sipping on Margaritas .. I’m getting stuff done….

I’ve been working on battery set up and getting the boat ready for heading out to Isla Espiritus Santo… a couple of more days and it should be time to pull anchor again….can’t wait!

Below is what sailing looks like right now…

I’ve moved the two Victron Supercycle 160 (or 170?) 12 volt, to one side and added a third to the bank. The alternator ARCO Zues and the 760W solar panels are now feeding the battery bank. I’ve added a Victron inverter and battery charger as well. I should now be able to run my fridge and freezer for all the fish and seafood I’m planning to catch😆…. I’ve also traced and labeled a thousand wires, and torn out old wires. I hope I didn’t take out useful ones. The boat is a mess!

It’s been a busy few days. My friends from Nanaimo visited and we had so much fun seeing places, riding in the dessert, sampling foods in restaurants, snorkling with whale sharks and mantas, etc…. those whale sharks are pretty amazing, snacking only on plankton. We swam alongside a few different ones. A truly amazing day!!!!! I will post some videos once I figure out how to download them from my GoPro.

I’ve made a trip to the west coast to help a friend who unfortunately lost his sailing vessel (S/V Kittywake) after it hit the beach north of Bahia Santa Maria. He is safe and sound and will carry on with me during the holiday and in the sea of Cortez. Life on the Seven Seas continues…

Second day of riding in Todos Santos. You know what hurts the most after 4 months of not riding is the part you park on the bike seat….

….after riding up and down hills during 30+ degree Celsius we stumbled across a fab Oceanside restaurant, el Faro! It was quite the culinary experience where we enjoyed Tartar Atún and tacos pescado/camaron.

I woke up after had slept in a bed that didn’t move and headed to the coffee shop! Compared to la Paz, it’s very lush on this side of Baja.

After coffee we went to the bike shop to rent bikes and we hit the trails.

Spectacular service was provided to us by the owner, David from Arizona with a cold cervesa after our ride. Mucho Gracias!

I took the bus from La Paz to Todos Santos…. Todos Santos is a MUST. Fun art is displayed all over town!

And had a long shower…