66 days in La Paz and counting... (Part 2 of 2)

S/V Pacific Mystic
Eric & Valerie Wagoner
Tue 26 Jan 2010 00:00
Dave and Rebecca visit us in La Paz: 1/13/2010 – 1/18/2010

 

  Trip to Todos Santos – 1/14/2010

 

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         Dave, having a Margarita at Hotel California

 

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        Eric and Valerie in front of Hotel California

 

 

Trip to Isla Partida in the Sea of Cortez: 1/16/2010 – 1/18/2010

 

  From La Paz to Isla Partida – 1/16/2010

 

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        Dave and Rebecca in the cockpit.

        Dave drove the whole way from La Paz to Ensenada Grande, one of the anchorages at Isla Partida, approximately 6 hours!

        It was like having the Hydrovane already working.

        I nicknamed Dave HydroDave and we are thinking about naming our Hydrovane Dave after, well, no one else but Dave. J

 

 

      Upon arrival at Ensenada Grande, after a long day of cruising and buddy boating,

      Chris and Duane invited all 4 of us over to ‘Risk Taker’ for drinks and snacks…

 

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      Eric and Valerie in the dinghy on the ride over from ‘Pacific Mystic’ to ‘Risk Taker’

 

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      View of ‘Pacific Mystic’ at anchorage in Ensenada Grande from ‘Risk Taker’

 

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      Duane and Chris, our hosts on ‘Risk Taker’

 

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     Rebecca and Dave having drinks on ‘Risk Taker’

 

 

Anchored in Ensenada Grande at Isla Partida on 1/17/2010

 

     In the morning…

 

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      Dave lounges on deck in the morning sun…

 

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     …while Valerie enjoys a morning swim near the boat…

 

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      …and Eric snorkels not too far from the boat

 

 

      Later on in the day…

 

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      Eric taking the whole Pacific Mystic crew toward a snorkeling reef on the dinghy

 

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     Duane and Chris on their dinghy in the snorkeling spot

 

 

     And yet later on in the day…

 

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      Eric having a beer with Dave after snorkeling…

 

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      …and before driving us to shore for a hike

 

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      Dave and Rebecca in the front of the dinghy

 

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      Beautiful landscape on the way

 

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     Dave towing us ashore

 

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     Eric standing by a cactus on the trail

 

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     Valerie, Dave and Rebecca pausing and posing on the trail for a picture

 

 

Goodbye drinks at La Panga (the marina restaurant) – 1/24/2010

 

    We’ve had the great pleasure of meeting Terry and Heidi of ‘Cetus’ during our stay in La Paz.

    Terry and Heidi are accomplished sailors.

    And Terry is a published writer. He wrote ‘Adventures aboard Rick’s Place’, a novel based on his and Heidi's sailing adventures in the South Pacific.

    It is a great book. Wonderful, funny, entertaining. You can find it on Amazon. Don't miss it!

 

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     Terry and Heidi of ‘Cetus’, Duane of ‘Risk Taker’ at La Panga restaurant in Marina Palmira.