It’s hard to believe that almost two months have passed since we were last on the water. We’re writing this from our home in Durango, Colorado, a little more than 700 miles from our lil’ boat Rumiko. It’s not a bad place to be, but we do miss the water. And while neither of us tend toward attachments to stuff, we both miss Rumiko . She was more than “stuff.” She was our little home, our vehicle, and the medium by which we learned a new way of living. Yes we miss her, but feel happy knowing she is safely stowed on in a boatyard in Guaymas, and that she will be waiting there until we are ready to head off on our next sailing adventure. We know we will return to sail again in the Sea of Cortez. That place has seeped into our psyches. Or perhaps it was always there. In 1940 the author John Steinbeck and the biologist Ed Ricketts spent time in the Sea of Cortez/Gulf of California and collaborated on book about their experiences entitled “ The Log from the Sea of Cortez .” In the bo...
We've had to make an unanticipated stop on our circuitous route to Guaymas. We are in Santa Rosalia to fill up our propane tank. Typically our tank lasts us for several months, so we didn't even think to refill it in La Paz. But of course, with five guests aboard over a period of six weeks we used a lot more propane than normal. So here we are. And while we're here, we're grabbing this opportunity to do another blog posting to update folks on our travels. In this posting you can read about: OUR VISIT WITH DICK RANDOLPH ISLA CATALINA and OTHER STOPS ALONG THE WAY OUR ROUTE NORTH NOTE: Don't forget to check out our Fotki site for better quality photos and to view additional photos. OUR VISIT WITH DICK As mentioned in our previous blog posting, we had a great time with Dan's dad, Dick Randolph. Dick sailed with us for 11 days, and Dan's cousin Bill on Barnacle buddy-boated with us the entire time. Dick seemed as comfortable on the boat as he does on la...