tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9073083816983466082024-03-19T01:27:25.768-07:00two morrows' todayJohn and Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209776962873754401noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907308381698346608.post-29815920359244322622014-09-23T14:20:00.000-07:002014-09-23T14:20:29.681-07:00Summer 2014 - busy times indeed!The is a recap of our summer adventures! The weather made the sailing trip fantastic - warm water in Desolation Sound = daily swimming.......we were 6 weeks on board Puffin.....visited all of our favourite spots again this year, and met up with a few old friends and made a few new ones too.<div>
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July started with a family reunion/birthday celebration - some milestone birthdays this year. 8 cousins of my generation joined us, pretty good considering there are only 14 of us! Aunt Pat represented the 'older' generation and and our 'kids' got to know each other a little better.</div>
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bacci ball - a little competitive game with these boys</div>
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hanging out after dinner - I agree with Marina, it's the best part of the day.</div>
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Later in July we headed out on Puffin for a trip to Desolation Sound - the weather forcast for the summer was looking very good! </div>
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At anchor in Laura Cove - note the rocky bluff behind Puffin...</div>
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The view from my nap in the cockpit!</div>
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Those were the typical days we spent while cruising the area. Next are a few highlights!</div>
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Remember I asked you to note the rocky bluff - well this was our morning coffee view from the boat! Mr. Bear on the rocky bluff, then wandering on the shore and munching on salal berries.<br />
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You will have to look very closely at this photo - the spouts you see in the centre are from the orcas that swam by while we were anchored, 5 killer whales right under and around us! So exciting the camera was the last thing we were thinking - a very special moment.<br />
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A little Otter taking a rest after fishing.</div>
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The Shark Spit Regatta! Yes, we did it with Puffin! This regatta is on the full moon in August every year - this was our second attempt.....six years ago we were a 'Did Not Finish' .... our new sails made all the difference I am sure.</div>
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Skippers Meeting on the beach.<br />
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John setting sails just after the start - we are only a little behind the fleet! of about 30 boats.</div>
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Fierce competition!</div>
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Here is Puffin rounding the second mark!<br />
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Last leg - almost at the finish line - you only see 4 in the photo but there were actually 5 boats behind us, yay, no last place for us!</div>
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After the race, pot luck dinner on the beach - what a crowd.</div>
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John's famous sunset pictures! These are taken from Lund harbour marina.</div>
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Windy days can be fun too! The kayaks are also very good umbrella style sailing vessels (down wind only of course). or the sailing fleet heads out for some serious racing!<br />
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Light breeze sailing kayaks.</div>
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John out sailing in the big wind!</div>
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John and Steve - close encounter!</div>
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Valentine's day dinner out at El Patron, near the lighthouse in Mulege</div>
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Sunset, full moon night, with the Sea of Cortez in the background.</div>
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one of many special happy hours at the beach.....</div>
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Wildlife viewing - the whale shark is the main attraction most days lately. The top picture is spotty coming toward me, yikes better move out of the way.</div>
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John and Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209776962873754401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907308381698346608.post-26994166837559484712014-03-02T11:19:00.000-08:002014-03-02T11:19:06.103-08:00The 'Board' story......I have to tell you all about the 'board' - stand up paddle board, inflatable style. Way back in December my friend Nan send me a message about the paddle board she planned to get. Nan and Steve tried paddle boarding in Hawaii and liked it so much they wanted a board to take to our Baja beach.<br />
So of course I checked it all out and jumped on board (so to speak). I made arrangements to pick one up at West Marine in Portland on our way south....in the mean time our other friend Jerri decided she really needed a board too, did we have room for two boards??? Yup we can fit it in....Well turns out that it was one of the best investments ever, we tres Amigas have had so much fun!<br />
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Here we are just clowning around on a windy day - the umbrellas make great sails - paddle out and sail back to the beach!<br />
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The next adventure was a paddle out to Coyote Island - here we are all packed up and ready to go.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YrgbMb_QTFInSNcsGfpmR2XjMZ8MxD8MbJMdcM96vYLmc-HWDsn4cXJ_2XH6m_EM8DeqIYDtjJYt48KcPSmrqTKVUJbRaza6fxp8jAM6NgcKkFSvyNM6DZNAXVt3SzGwDlq9l_jXRA1v/s1600/P1010101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YrgbMb_QTFInSNcsGfpmR2XjMZ8MxD8MbJMdcM96vYLmc-HWDsn4cXJ_2XH6m_EM8DeqIYDtjJYt48KcPSmrqTKVUJbRaza6fxp8jAM6NgcKkFSvyNM6DZNAXVt3SzGwDlq9l_jXRA1v/s1600/P1010101.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a>Paddles UP!<br />
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Ok, now that we are sort of experts at this - it's YOGA time!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More downward dog -</td></tr>
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After all that hard work - time for some play time! Wake boarding behind a walker bay with a two horse motor! Fun Fun Fun </div>
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The best of all was the visit from the Whale Shark viewed from the paddle board!!!</div>
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My new friend Spotty and I going for a little cruise around the bay!</div>
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John made the hike to his geo cache on the hill to the south end of the beach. All good up there, lots of visits to the cache - and the reward for making the hike up the mountain is the fabulous view of the bay! The first picture is the island I am always talking about.</div>
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Every day brings a new event...this is a little stick bug I found on the table. Yesterday, there were two events worthy of a mention - Wayne got stung by a scorpion (his is just fine) and Chris got stung by a jelly fish (he is fine too) There are many dangers these days - the bay is also full of stingrays so wading into the water is a challenge! I am finding many uses for my paddle board - a swim float is one of them, gets me out to deep water with out navigating the sting ray resting ground.<br />
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Morning Internet at Jerri and Norm's -yes I can check email most every day.<br />
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John and I have done a few day trips -<br />
We drove north to Santa Rosalia one day. Always fun to see what is happening in the
neighboring towns. Very busy the day we were there, looks like lots happening
since they re-opened the mine, which is very good for the local economy. Another trip was south to Loreto - always a fun place to visit. Again lots going on there, busy shops and a big new grocery store, a "Super Ley" chain store. Day trips usually include lunch, fish tacos are our favourite choice. Another afternoon was off to a neighboring beach to collect shells.<br />
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Here we are on one of our kayaking adventures to the island.....<br />
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On the way back home with flat calm water!<br />
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the local vendors arrive with water, fresh fruit, vegetables, fish and prawns, bread, tamales, even pizza and sweets.<br />
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From the truck to my sink - all washed and ready to eat!</div>
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Dolphin sighting have been frequent lately, that usually
means fishing is good. One huge pod stayed around the bay for about an hour –
so exciting and entertaining to see them fishing and playing and watching the
birds that follow along looking for their share of the food. This photo is taken from my kayak, in lumpy water, but if you look close at the centre you can spot a couple of dolphins. They were feeding and moving fast, I never did catch up to them.<br />
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One of many happy hours - this one is celebrating Nan's birthday. Here are Steve and Nan serving up Mimosas (champagne and fresh squeezed orange juice)<br />
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We are doing just fine - the weather is perfect, much warmer than the past few years. The cold spell I talked about last post only lasted a few days. We have been swimming most days, the water is so warm. <br />
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The usual day starts with a power walk from one end of the beach road to the other (approx. 3 km.) then onto the water with the paddle board and do the same route on the water, then it's time for a swim. If the water is still calm we may take out the kayaks and paddle out to the island. Then before you know it the day is done and it's time for another happy hour! Whew! Oh, and I must add that during most of these strenuous activities you will find John on his favorite chair reading (or talking with someone)......waiting for the wind to come up so he can go sailing.John and Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209776962873754401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907308381698346608.post-6870605742702611142014-02-07T14:53:00.001-08:002014-02-07T14:54:58.927-08:00How time flies!Well, it's been a while since I made a blog post - sorry it's been so long??? busy?? maybe.<br />
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We are all settled - just one move after 2 days and we have a cute (but shady) little spot under a palm bush, have a nice palapa, and lots of beach for the toys.<br />
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Early weeks weather has been warmer that past years - the water is nice for swimming as well. But as I write this (February 7/14) it is windy and cooler, much like past years.<br />
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First paddle board lesson - Steve gives Deb some tips and instruction!<br />
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Ok now, this is how you get on ......<br />
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the 3 amigas - testing out the new boards - Nan, Jerri and Deb all have the same inflatable stand up paddle boards. Morning paddles every day the water is calm.<br />
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John gives it a try - not nearly fast or exciting enough for him.</div>
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John and Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209776962873754401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907308381698346608.post-15981171186840481332014-01-18T15:13:00.000-08:002014-01-18T15:13:01.764-08:00Our trip south....We made it! The trip was uneventful, just like it should be (for a change). This is a photo summary of our travels south. Lots of windshield pics to get an idea of what we see on the journey.<br />
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entering Ensenada - this is the tourist area where there is so much happening and so much traffic at all times of the day - </div>
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tourist business in Ensenada is booming - two cruise ships in this day</div>
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our view of one of many small towns we pass through in the northern area</div>
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a little delay for a bridge replacement project</div>
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many many kilometers of road detours along the way this year; when the work is finished it will be nicely paved, and wide.</div>
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another town along the way</div>
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One of several military road checks we pass through</div>
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horses, cows, goats, boulders, ........</div>
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this area is about the midway point - the boulder fields of Catavinia.</div>
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Our biggest mishap was hitting a bump/crater in the highway a little bit too hard! this mess is what we found when we stopped! Cupboards emptied onto the floor and drawers open and clothes and hangers in a heap at the bottom of the closet ...lucky for us nothing broken!</div>
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Here we are at the end of a long day's driving ....treated to a beautiful sunset.<br />
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the warning sign to slow down at the top of the 'hill to hell!"</div>
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Long winding steep hill just north of Santa Rosalita</div>
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A quick stop at the gas plant to fill propane bottles and ....</div>
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None of these pictures are great quality - all windshield shots, but you get the idea. We have been here just over a week now, and we seem to fall into the same routines - just like we never left! I will update you with our activities in the next blog post. </div>
John and Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209776962873754401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907308381698346608.post-64096526562643622402013-10-08T20:27:00.001-07:002013-10-08T20:27:39.538-07:00Late Summer and FallIt must be time to get ready for winter -<br />
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This is 'Silver' (sometimes we call him Houdini) munching on my nice flowers!!! We are very sure this rabbit is not one of the wild varieties - would someone really let their pet go???</div>
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He (or she) is so tame we can hand feed him.</div>
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And here is 'Unicorn', (one big long antler, one short stub) he and his friend enjoyed every last plum on our tree!!! </div>
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'Blackie' is hiding chestnuts (from a neighbours tree) all over the yard - hope he will remember where they all are when he gets really hungry later this winter.</div>
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Yup, it's time to prepare for winter.....wonder what we should do?</div>
<br />John and Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209776962873754401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907308381698346608.post-86724177516571737902013-08-28T13:06:00.001-07:002013-10-08T20:02:49.146-07:00Summer 2013, sailing adventures with PuffinThe summer sailing started early with a trip to the San Juan Islands for a FOG (Fisher) rendezvous. As usual we planned an extended trip along with the weekend......<br />
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Our time in Desolation sound was perfect, the weather couldn't have been better - the water clear and warm for swimming. The photos following tell our story.<br />
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Pender Harbour, full moon rising<br />
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Powell River Marina - the ferry dock is right here!<br />
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After leaving the beach we stopped at our usual spots along the way - the boulder fields of Catavinia are so beautiful ........<br />
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A stop overnight at Potrero county park in southern California then off to Arizona, a long driving day to Salome (a KOA park) for the night. Daytime temperature was 30' C so the pool was a nice evening treat.<br />
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The next days were mostly traveling - we did spend a bit of time in Prescott Arizona, then through Jerome, Sedona, Flagstaff reaching Monument Valley for the night. <br />
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There are over 2,000 natural arches and amazing formations all through the park. I won't go into history details - if you are interested you can check it out www.nps.gov/arch</div>
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Next we move 2,000 feet higher (=cold nights) to Horsethief campground where we are just minutes from Dead Horse Point State park and Canyonlands National Park. </div>
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We decide to 'bike' the trail -this is the real thing, not a ride in the park so to speak, quite a few sections are dismount and push the bike along, up, over, thru rocks, sand and....well, you get the picture...but so much fun and we did it!! the hour long trail ride took us about 2.5 hours, with lots of stops for pictures and just to take in the view - spectacular!</div>
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Canyonlands - Upheaval Dome</div>
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The Confluence of the Colorado River and Green River</div>
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from Canyonlands overlooking the Shafer trail road, if you look carefully you will see the 'jeeps' on the switchback and way down at the bottom of this canyon road. John had a bout of 'Jeep Envy' watching the parade</div>
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Wildhorse Casino, Pendelton Oregon (actually in the truck stop because the parking lot was full) we were treated to a fantastic fireworks display for their 18th anniversary.<br />
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John and Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209776962873754401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907308381698346608.post-38734013450867160932013-03-17T22:17:00.001-07:002013-03-17T22:17:36.654-07:00Final Days!The last few days - or - How many farewell dinners can you have???<div>
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The weather is now hot, and the sting rays are in the shallows, the bo-bo flies are plentiful, so it must be time to go....</div>
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Time for one last paddle before we pack up the boats.<br />
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Weekend visitors from Santa Rosalita (about 100 km north) Net fishing from the beach - good catch this time.</div>
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One last camp fire with the customary margarita!<br />
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We are one of the last eight left on the beach.........it was a very quiet night. </div>
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John and Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209776962873754401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907308381698346608.post-45156710425223133922013-03-17T21:39:00.000-07:002013-03-17T21:47:42.174-07:00bits and pieces<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are a few bits and pieces for you - some of the things that happened that missed out on earlier blog posts (no real reason for that)<br />
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The time Steve and Nan were cruising around in their porta boat and the motor quit! They started rowing back to the beach - then the oar lock broke! along came Pedro to the rescue and towed them back to shore.<br />
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and the beach parties - Pedro's birthday was worth remembering! (it was his 60th)<br />
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All those windy days that were only good for kite flying. John is the champ!<br />
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and all those unique birds we get to see on our explorations..... here are a few samples - these photos are from Nan...a true photographer with a super camera and lenses (my shots with my little camera from a moving kayak do not compare)<br />
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All of the tail gate picnics on our back road adventures.<br />
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Clowning around in the desert!<br />
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Me completing another Island circumnavigation in my kayak!<br />
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And remember the back road adventures....road no-road......<br />
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When Doug got stuck and we had to dig and push to get him out....<br />
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All good times!<br />
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<br />John and Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209776962873754401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907308381698346608.post-13629928490187535342013-03-08T14:52:00.001-08:002013-03-17T21:49:52.585-07:00Catching Up!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxuLKDWaqZ-XmOly1tUl9gVD4GzQHts1yjxHc2wOdg4t3fAXfwhl5anarkIzvHQ3oa3JSv3_QX7Ah9g8VH6lrdx0pAR1pdYq-F-Fe15JFpITqJk1HXJhopRyXefoSRQtf2BQ31KoZyKPr/s1600/P1040559.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxuLKDWaqZ-XmOly1tUl9gVD4GzQHts1yjxHc2wOdg4t3fAXfwhl5anarkIzvHQ3oa3JSv3_QX7Ah9g8VH6lrdx0pAR1pdYq-F-Fe15JFpITqJk1HXJhopRyXefoSRQtf2BQ31KoZyKPr/s200/P1040559.JPG" width="200" /></a><br />
The days are going by so quickly now. The wind has slowed down, and the temperature is rising, and the time is running out..........<br />
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The last weeks are always busy getting to the activities planned but not happened yet. Lots of pictures to tell the stories.............<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another day of beachcombimg - photo by Nan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Craft Day - working on a gourd</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished project!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John leading the way into an estuary in Santa Barbara Bay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a little further up the river...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Landing on Hat island - photoby Nan</td></tr>
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A flat calm morning and a visitor to the bay! Look closely and you may see a black fin.</div>
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the fin appears again just behind me....</div>
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Yay! finally getting close to the whale shark....it was a very short visit this time. This whale shark was about 20 - 25 feet long, and a bit shy.</div>
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Friends from Gabriola Island stop to visit on route to La Paz. We are calling this a no boat rendezvous - we all are Fisher Owners and belong to the FOG group at home. Chris and Marilyn (Fisher 30) Steve and Nan (Fisher 37) and us John and Deb (Fisher 25) </div>
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Another road trip - this one is a back road adventure to rock/cave paintings on the other side of Bahia Conception. We have taken this trip before, it is a beautiful place to be.</div>
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See this little bay? wouldn't you love to kayak around here?</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nan having a good chuckle at John.....yup he's stuck has to get out and drag the kayak across the sandbar just like the rest of us.</td></tr>
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I must point out that this is technically an Island (at high tide) - Isla El Requeson - another for my list!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this Black-crowned Night-heron</td></tr>
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The end of a long day usually means hungry and thirsty - we always find an answer to that problem!<br />
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<br />John and Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209776962873754401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907308381698346608.post-45986649960080953682013-02-23T12:58:00.000-08:002013-02-23T12:58:46.936-08:00More about nothing!It's really hard to write about nothing! We are busy every day but what are we doing??? nada....well that's what it seems like. John has read more books than ever, I am busy with craft classes (graduated to basket weaving 201!) walking every morning and the usual beach life chores. <br />
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A windy hike - Court, Steve & John hike up the mountain at the end of our beach. John is replacing the flag, and checking on his geocache. There have been a few visits in the last year. </div>
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Valentines dinner - a nice night out at our favorite spot - Bertha's Restaurant - Karen entertained us with flute music through dinner.</div>
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Salute - with our desert cups....yummy end to dinner.</div>
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<br />John and Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209776962873754401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907308381698346608.post-70013429197843481862013-02-20T09:10:00.001-08:002013-02-20T09:10:28.779-08:00the Shell GameThe Shell Game - a new version<br />
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First you jump in the inflatable (on a rare calm day) head to another beach about 45 minutes away (which is a very long time in a tiny inflatable) presto - you arrive at a spectacular beach that is perfect for collecting shells.<br />
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Next step is an off road trip - only 6 km - about 30 minutes over a very bumpy dusty road...to :Punta Chevato<br />
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Artfully arranging the collection.......</div>
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The finished project.........</div>
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The Ice-cream truck on a hot afternoon - smiling faces line up for their turn.</div>
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Here is a little more about our trip to La Paz - a peek at the windy road through the mountains!<br />
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our bartender, Manual</td></tr>
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A very still and close glide by in the kayak - this Great Blue Heron stands very still for the photo</td></tr>
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It's been a very quiet couple of weeks. A few birthdays, pot luck dinners, happy hours, that about sums up the rest of the days.John and Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209776962873754401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907308381698346608.post-7972635337101395092013-01-27T20:24:00.002-08:002013-01-27T21:00:15.898-08:00Rolling along!If you have been following along you know we are waiting for tires for the trailer - gone through both spares already.....Yay! the truck arrived this afternoon.<br />
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Were you imagining a semi-trailer truck with a load? I was...hum.....We arrive just as the pick up truck was backing into the shop, so we'll wait while they mount the tires on the rims.<br />
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New friends Brian (11) Naiomi (10) and Daria (5)... Papa works at the shop. We had so much fun practicing English and Spanish all the waiting and worrying was forgotten. Such an fabulous experience learning from these kids.<br />
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A recap of our days in La Paz; Todos Santos trip...Here is a picture of the beach where we camped 10 years ago if you look closely you will see a big hotel in the distance that marks the spot!<br />
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Tecolote beach was another camp spot from the past. Still a beautiful beach.<br />
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Saturday was a trip south to Los Barriles, new territory for us - beautiful drive over mountains, across valleys along arroyos. A stop at the Music/Piano Museum in El Triunfo, then bit of a delay waiting for an accident to be cleared didn't leave us much time for a visit with our Coyote beach group. </div>
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Lunch at a sidewalk cafe, and another new friend, it was Carlos' 5th birthday and he insisted on sharing his candy with us.<br />
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Nice little holiday in the city of La Paz. We'll be heading back toward the beach tomorrow, more adventures await us there.<br />
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John and Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209776962873754401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907308381698346608.post-51115845188938928832013-01-24T18:02:00.000-08:002013-01-24T18:02:40.169-08:00the VacationOff we go on a vacation from Beach life....John says its his first holiday in years - have to keep reminding him that his life is a holiday!<br />
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South to La Paz – this first picture is taken as we drove over the Sierra
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Our first stop is Ciudad
Constitucion (la Mission RV park, formerly Manfreds) 10 years later finds it
much improved, the new owners have put in much TLC and hard work, everything is
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chili Relleno dinner at the little restaurant by the RV park - probably the best we have ever eaten.<br />Mucho Bueno</td></tr>
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Next stop La Paz - but first lets have a flat tire! yay! We were lucky we were at a good spot to pullover and change it - very quick change up (it must be all the practice)</div>
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Arrive at Maranatha RV park 11 km north of La Pas (we're told its the best & only one in the area) nice clean, flat parking areas, hot showers, cold pool, laundry, playground etc. and we were greeted by friends from the beach! Bob & Tom (Jackie and Pat were in town shopping)</div>
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Our mission for the first afternoon in the city is find a tire dealer and get a spare (2). third place we were lucky, now we have 2 on order from San Diego and will be here Friday. I'll let you know how that turns out.</div>
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Day 2 in the city we spent biking the Malacon - not much change in the 10 years since our last visit, it's extended by a few kilometers and fixed up nicely. </div>
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Lunch stop at an upper deck restaurant - just for the view!</div>
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Day 3 (that's today) was a trip to Todos Santos, an artsy, touristy town 50 km south on the pacific coast. The place we camped 10 years ago is gone! hotels, condos, construction of what have you going on there - lucky we had the boon docking on the beach experience when we did. More about that side trip later.</div>
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John and Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209776962873754401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907308381698346608.post-20584731442674170132013-01-18T14:32:00.000-08:002013-01-18T14:32:10.944-08:00The WIND Event!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It is now hinged and swings out to make a super wind block....<br />
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A rare calm morning for a kayak trip - you may see a lot of this view, my spider tripod mount hooks onto the front opening of the cockpit in my kayak, works great for paddling and clicking away.</div>
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The old baja highway - John & I hiked one afternoon, this was a good place to be in the lee of the wind.<br />
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The local fishermen in the bay dropping nets right out front here. The pelicans are surrounding them waiting for the leftovers.<br />
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I know, I know, I said no pictures of Christmas morning! but I was wrong, John had some.....</div>
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Jeff, Nancy, Addy, Kiera, Alexis, Barrett, me.</div>
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We were a total of 18 gathered around the tree; it was every bit as chaotic as it looks! Adrian and Barrett’s house is nice and big and accommodating. Great fun for all the kids, young and old!<br />
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One rainy day! you see my reflection thru the window as I take the picture, and the raindrops splashed all over the window.</div>
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This is our second spot on the beach - just after the rain. Not much beach in front here, high water is almost to our mat.</div>
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Now this is the third and final camping spot! Lots of room in front for all the toys.</div>
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Looking out from the back of the trailer - great view!</div>
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If you are wanting to check a map, most of these islands are in the area from the San Juan Islands north to Desolation Sound, quite a few are in the Gulf Islands, some very small others were big enough to pack a lunch and spend the day paddling around. The scenery is beautiful everywhere.</div>
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<li>Patos Island</li>
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<li>Portland Island</li>
<li>Turn Island</li>
<li>Satellite Island</li>
<li>Curlew Island</li>
<li>Cabbage Island</li>
<li>Tumbo Island</li>
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In May, actually a good weather weekend, we participated in Telus Day of Service. Our job this year was grounds cleanup at 'The Raptors' in Duncan. This flying birds of prey attraction was amazing - after our morning's work we were invited to watch the show, wow. These two bald eagles are 26 days old, super cute don't ya think?<br />
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Zucchini and our share of plums, (seems the resident squirrel got plenty!)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrfygC6xNEKxsoKxh6WtF8joqDtA6fh3asSU6PeXdVNsp5BN16-VC7_bpJnUj5YUgKxptpU6oLOJPBoCRkB5DDVvY4dcP8dNZAXhFmdED1Ln_EHe75BeS4JuGlhkpiKcdZYOUlzpOAf8Q/s1600/P1040030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrfygC6xNEKxsoKxh6WtF8joqDtA6fh3asSU6PeXdVNsp5BN16-VC7_bpJnUj5YUgKxptpU6oLOJPBoCRkB5DDVvY4dcP8dNZAXhFmdED1Ln_EHe75BeS4JuGlhkpiKcdZYOUlzpOAf8Q/s320/P1040030.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">the neighbors grapes (yes on our side of the fence of course)</span><br />
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October brings a trip to the interior. Great visit with friends in Merritt, Thursday pub night at 'The Grand' is as good as ever, great company makes it even grander! Thanks everyone.<br />
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A trip out of town to our friend's little piece of paradise - so beautiful and welcoming - thank you Wayne, Rhonda, Wyatt, Garrett<br />
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Top it off with a visit with daughter Jacque in Kelowna - perfect weekend!<br />
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That sums up our summer 2012! Now to get ready for the winter plan!<br />
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<br />John and Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02209776962873754401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-907308381698346608.post-65422306427718461282012-04-10T20:27:00.001-07:002012-04-10T20:32:21.652-07:00Part six..........The last days on the road - We leave Lake Powell and head to Zion National Park - it's on our route home so we stop for a couple of days now that we have discovered how special the parks in this area are.<br />
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Zion is another beautiful area, more unique scenery all so amazing..... driving into this park the oversize vehicles must have a special permit and wait for the road to be clear before travelling thru the tunnel! yes, we are oversize and wait our turn to enter the tunnel, we must keep to the center be careful not to hit the low curved ceiling. Another little adventure on its own.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">much laughing at this process and a lot of bumping walls and other boats........</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsR_BUh4AwKT58LTbPPNZ03htA536WgFHz-OGEqxp4lSU-uG02qWiSJOAedWKoLsG8xY5cpDShRORwg6GOeISwivsSiIhOztizefaFy6pC5tcJEeociqpNE7pWhMH0B40vikMejGC1aYpk/s1600/P1030384.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsR_BUh4AwKT58LTbPPNZ03htA536WgFHz-OGEqxp4lSU-uG02qWiSJOAedWKoLsG8xY5cpDShRORwg6GOeISwivsSiIhOztizefaFy6pC5tcJEeociqpNE7pWhMH0B40vikMejGC1aYpk/s320/P1030384.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Norm and Steve get quite the scare as a coot (duck) flies out of one of the holes in the wall right beside them.....then a few minutes later it happens to John! Time to get out of here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSH-vtJaPlWU-ColU9mQxw8RWllfaL7T0CWx5KvAL1Kxt5Hbvp2phNPETp0C-r4m62I79KLNqEhy_OtnWgGCpKE9UqfRlvLpBcI0U5CTG4fmh88841aTsi9YRcVX3LdYdknImN3BcrsBz/s1600/P1030394.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSH-vtJaPlWU-ColU9mQxw8RWllfaL7T0CWx5KvAL1Kxt5Hbvp2phNPETp0C-r4m62I79KLNqEhy_OtnWgGCpKE9UqfRlvLpBcI0U5CTG4fmh88841aTsi9YRcVX3LdYdknImN3BcrsBz/s320/P1030394.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> looking for another canyon to explore!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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