S/V Loomba-Loomba

Guaymas! -First it was the tides. It’s very shallow here and the high tides have been early in the morning and at night (before and after the travel lift hours).  -Then Jim got sick. There’s been a bug traveling around the boat yard almost as long as we’ve been here. We were feeling pretty smug having not picked it up, but last week Jim came down with it and now I'm coming down with it! -Now it’s the very strong northerlies. There have been 25-40 knot winds every night and now they’re all day long with seven to eight foot seas in the northern Sea of Cortez crossing. The Sea of Cortez is a bit like Puget Sound - short, steep waves that are close together - not the nice rolling swells. Apparently it's bad enough that many of the Port Captains have closed their ports (not letting boats leave the harbor). These conditions are supposed to last through Saturday.  We are first on the list to splash on Saturday. This is what the cockpit looks like in the mornings l...

Carnival is a six day event in Guaymas. There are four parades, carnival rides, and lots of events. We went to the first parade on Saturday night: Can you find the balloon vendor?

We moved onto the boat a week ago today. Jim is in the cockpit re-installing the cockpit seat hardware and he just came down below to get some caulking. He knew right where it was and could actually access it without moving twenty things to get to it. As he headed back out he said "It's so nice to be able to access things!"  - that about sums up what it's been like until yesterday. We've been installing, putting away, inventorying, cleaning, cleaning, cleaning. We set a tentative launch date for 2/19.  There is still a lot of re-installing to do and we still need to paint the bottom, but the two major disruptive jobs are done - installing the new windlass and removing the old holding tank. We may head across Bahia Guaymas to the Singlar (Government) marina for a week to finish up and install the new holding tank which is being made. Living on the boat in the boat yard is just another "adventure" - sort of like camping with a few more amenities. Lots...