Mazatlan to La Paz, Part 2
Frailes to Muertos Part 1 I woke up from an exhausted sleep at around 4am, and then I remembered – we had no engine. Boo. The problem was that the hole the fuel return screw tightened into the fuel… Continue reading
sailing
Mazatlan to La Paz, Part 1
This is a two-parter as this wasn’t quite the causal jaunt across the Gulf of California that I had planned. The following two maps show the route – note that the wind comes from the NW generally, so it would… Continue reading
Lots of small things and leaving to cross the Gulf of California!
So I’m a little behind which is why you are getting two posts in two days – I am sending this just before I set off to cross the gulf again (going the other way this time) with Liz (Goodbye… Continue reading
Boat work and heat
A couple of days after the Tropical Storm passed over I started feeling kinda off – and sure enough I got a really nasty heavy cold, that pretty much put me out of action for a whole week. I must… Continue reading
LiFePo4 Batteries: Part Eight – Adding an additional switch to the discharge relay
A quick update here – just to add an addendum to the LifePO4 series. No-one who is following this blog for travel reasons will find this interesting, but it’s an important point as I know several people use a 7713… Continue reading
Tropical Storm Narda
Adjusting from BC in the autumn weather (cool, rainy, cloudy) to end of summer mainland Mexico (sunny, humid, 30c+) was kind of a shock. My first day I was too hot and sweaty to really do anything, except sit around… Continue reading
Back at the boat!
After a very rushed last week in BC (pro-tip – don’t finish work on Friday afternoon and then get the 6am flight Saturday) I am back in Mexico and on Gudgeon! Since I had bought a lot of second-hand stuff… Continue reading
Less than a month left!
So I’ve booked my flight back to Mazatlan and it’s on the 27th September, the day after my last day of work. Funny to think a year ago I was in the yard, doing final preparations to move south… definitely… Continue reading