Jan 2008
Another Crew Change
Jan/17/08
January 18, 2008 - Another crew change
We have just arrived in Zihautanejo. The water temp is 80 and it is tropical balmy. We arrived at sunset so we have not set foot in town yet but from the boat it looks good. We plan to spend a few days here while we shuffle crew a bit more. It will be sad to see Daniel, Mariah, and wonderdog Tux leave for now, but we are happy to be picking up the Doerings for the next week or so.
We should be in Acapulco by the 23~24 of Jan and will plan the next move then.
Cheers, Richard
Moved Again
Jan/11/08
Hola amigos!!!
The new mast rings turned out great and they were installed without problems. We ended up fabricating them completely from new stainles steel bands and worked in a bushing to hold the vertical shaft of the gooseneck.
On to other news, Ross and Lynette flew home from PV. then we set sails again. We are anchored in Tenacatita bay with Reba and Cabarete. Tenacatita is about 130 miles south of PV and 20 miles north of Bara Navidad. we will be here for a few days and then push on to Las Hadas. All systems are working great and it feels really good to be out of the marina.
The Doerings arrive on the 18th in Zihuatanejo and fly out on the 27 from Acapulco. We plan to spend some time in Acapulco just to relax before continuing south.
Cheers, Richard
The new mast rings turned out great and they were installed without problems. We ended up fabricating them completely from new stainles steel bands and worked in a bushing to hold the vertical shaft of the gooseneck.
On to other news, Ross and Lynette flew home from PV. then we set sails again. We are anchored in Tenacatita bay with Reba and Cabarete. Tenacatita is about 130 miles south of PV and 20 miles north of Bara Navidad. we will be here for a few days and then push on to Las Hadas. All systems are working great and it feels really good to be out of the marina.
The Doerings arrive on the 18th in Zihuatanejo and fly out on the 27 from Acapulco. We plan to spend some time in Acapulco just to relax before continuing south.
Cheers, Richard
Crew Shuffle
Jan/05/08
January 6, 2008 - Crew Shuffle
Ahoy mates!
The two newest adventurers (Byron and Paula) have found their way back to the firm and steady grasp of earth we know as So Cal. This part of the trip has been completed and now home it took couple of days to catch back up to the pace of the connected world and get logged back on. Looking at the big picture it feels strange to take 8 days to go 1100 mikes and about 5 hours to return. In that same 5 hour trip we went from 85 degrees and toes in the sand to 20 degrees and snow on the ground in Salt Lake (no margueritas in SLC either), then gray/cloudy and 62 in Newport with a few days of rain in the forecast. Paula says we should have turned around at the first security check.
My personal references to this "little speck on big planet" division are getting to a point where I think I should start a logbook and keep track of my hours before it all starts to run together and I have something to look back on when I am 80. In review, it was another exciting trip with a bit of everything thrown at us. I think this trip was most different due to the landfall and a week in a new and strange place to explore before heading back. Both Paula and I had a great time, but I can't help but feel like I forgot something besides our fleece jackets in the middleberth. Possibly it is a reference to something I read somewhere. Take a little piece of every place that you visit, and leave a little piece of yourself in exchange. That's the way to travel.
Maybe I can't shake the fact that I left the boat in it's state of disrepair. The mast rings were still broken when I left, but there is a plan in motion to get them repaired and was the second stop in the loop to drop me off at the airport. I have not heard yet how that is all going.
I guess that is just a part of cruising. If I could have a nickel for the times I have heard the phrase "Cruising is defined as fixing your boat in exotic locations".
More research into this is needed.
Byron and Paula
Astor Cruising Janitor
Ahoy mates!
The two newest adventurers (Byron and Paula) have found their way back to the firm and steady grasp of earth we know as So Cal. This part of the trip has been completed and now home it took couple of days to catch back up to the pace of the connected world and get logged back on. Looking at the big picture it feels strange to take 8 days to go 1100 mikes and about 5 hours to return. In that same 5 hour trip we went from 85 degrees and toes in the sand to 20 degrees and snow on the ground in Salt Lake (no margueritas in SLC either), then gray/cloudy and 62 in Newport with a few days of rain in the forecast. Paula says we should have turned around at the first security check.
My personal references to this "little speck on big planet" division are getting to a point where I think I should start a logbook and keep track of my hours before it all starts to run together and I have something to look back on when I am 80. In review, it was another exciting trip with a bit of everything thrown at us. I think this trip was most different due to the landfall and a week in a new and strange place to explore before heading back. Both Paula and I had a great time, but I can't help but feel like I forgot something besides our fleece jackets in the middleberth. Possibly it is a reference to something I read somewhere. Take a little piece of every place that you visit, and leave a little piece of yourself in exchange. That's the way to travel.
Maybe I can't shake the fact that I left the boat in it's state of disrepair. The mast rings were still broken when I left, but there is a plan in motion to get them repaired and was the second stop in the loop to drop me off at the airport. I have not heard yet how that is all going.
I guess that is just a part of cruising. If I could have a nickel for the times I have heard the phrase "Cruising is defined as fixing your boat in exotic locations".
More research into this is needed.
Byron and Paula
Astor Cruising Janitor