Thu Jun 24 2021 It was pretty chaotic when we first rounded the Arches at Cabo and the gusts and water pounded us in the face, but we got into the groove and we did it!!! We left Cabo San Lucas around 6:30 PM last night and sometime between then and 1 AM we...
Poolside in Puerto Escondido
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Leaving La Paz – Heading to Isla Espíritu Santo
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Hauling Out in La Paz
Marissa is getting loved on here in La Paz: bottom paint and some polishing. Yesterday was exciting, getting her out of the water, never a dull moment. I came into the location and they wanted me to turn the boat around and back in, haha, but the wind and tide were against me. In...
Happy Easter From La Paz!
We had a nice week out on the east side of Islas Espiritu. It was super peaceful with great snorkeling, hiking and just hanging out together, Shannon and I. We saw some wild billy goats roaming the beach our first morning there; they were pretty cool. I shot some nice cabrilla for dinner one...
Transmission is on the way, so…
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Communications
Hello Everyone. Communication with Shannon & Mike has been intermittent this week and I haven’t had an update since Thursday. As I write this, Marissa is still in Turtle Bay and as far as I know will leave for a small cove north of Magdalena Bay either this evening or early tomorrow morning (Sunday,...
Made It To Bahia Tortuga!
Good evening to you all. This is a late nite update, as I know some of you are concerned about the storm and Marissa finding a secure anchorage. At right about 11:15pm, SoCal time this evening, Marissa passed thru the channel into Bahia Tortuga (Turtle Bay). We watched via a local AIS transceiver antenna,...
Heading for Bahia Tortuga
Hello to you all, It has been an interesting few days tracking Marissa from Ensenada. Due to weather forecast models showing increased storm conditions, both Sally and I had sent cell txt. messages to Shannon during the evening and early this morning, suggesting that their intended destination on tiny San Benito island might not...
On The Way to San Benito Islands
January 22, 2021 S/V Marissa Update From Uncle Bob Hello again to you all, Marissa seems to be doing well, and at 2pm this afternoon, had covered about half the distance between Ensenada and the San Benito islands. Sally spoke with Shannon late last night, and again this morning. Shannon reported that all was...
