S/V Gratitude

Having extracted ourselves from "normal life," Charlie and I have taken a leave from Seattle routines to venture south for the winter aboard Gratitude, our Malö 43. We've owned the boat since 2002 and cruised in the usual local places near Puget Sound. To sail to Mexico we have added a bit of "de crap on de back" including a Hydrovane wind steering rig, solar panels, and a water maker. We'll report where the wind takes us and if this fancy new gear makes for happy cruising.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Our Own Jungle Tour

Sunday, January 14

Our friends Diane and Ian on Salish Sea were tied up at the seaward end of the docks, a mile (really) from us in Nuevo Vallarta Marina. On Sunday morning they joined us for an estuary dinghy trip, the last of Colene and Bill’s adventures before returning to snow threatened Seattle. Luckily the fabled fifteen foot resident croc stayed out of sight. We did however find hundreds of large iguanas perching high in trees and mangroves. The birding wasn’t great but it was a fun exploration.

Marina (green) heron, actually taken at La Cruz.

Colene's photo

S/V Gratitude

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Our Own Jungle Tour

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