Hello Friends and Family! Hope everyone is well and getting off to a good start in the new year! Mikey and I officially departed on our journey January 16, 2021 and are currently in Bahia de Tortuga (Turtle Bay), waiting out a storm, before we continue south. Thank you so much to everyone who...
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...
Left Ensenada
S/V Marissa Update From Uncle Bob Hello to you all, Hope this finds you all healthy and happy. Shannon and Mike departed Ensenada this afternoon. I learned of this about 3pm as I was about to drive back to Hemet from City of Industry (near Los Angeles). So I wasn’t tracking them as they...
Laundry Day!
We did laundry at Lavamatica Brisa, a few blocks away from the marina. We give it two thumbs up. It was very clean and the woman working there was really friendly. Mikey went to fill our diesel jugs while I waited for the laundry....
Update From Ensenada
S/V Marissa Update From Mom Hi everyone, Spoke to Shannon & Mike last night. Currently they may wait until Friday to leave Ensenada due to an expected storm, although that is always subject to change depending on the weather. They won’t be stopping at San Quintin. Next planned stop is an inlet recommended to...
Checking Into Mexico
Easy-Peasy! We made sure we had all the necessary paperwork before we arrived and Victor at Baja Naval helped us to complete the process. He even accompanied us to the customs office! Thank you Victor! There was no line and the process took less than an hour....
Arriving in Ensenada
S/V Marissa Update From Uncle Bob Hello again to you all. Just a short update this time. At 2:50 pm, local time, Marissa has arrived at the Malecon Turistica, or Marina Baja Naval De Ensenada, BC. Hopefully the officials they need to see are nearby, still at their desks, and all will be smooth...
We Made It To Ensenada!
S/V Marissa Update From Mike Thanks everyone! We had a great first night. It was somewhere around 22hrs. We can smell the good food and hear the music playing and we are off for some fish tacos! It’s Sunday so no port officials anywhere; we will see them tomorrow. Hahahaha S/V Marissa Update From...
