Turtle Bay and Beyond


We survived the tsunami warning in Ensenada and quickly got underway by 4:30 in the afternoon to beat a weather window on Friday. It took us about 45 hours to get to Turtle Bay where we all were in desperate need of rest.

Once we anchored, Jeff and I took the dogs to shore on the pudgy. It was a great reward for them. Monty swam and chased birds for an hour while Mazie ate whatever she could find on the beach including a small live crab. She was very proud of that one. We celebrated Jeff's birthday on Sunday by sitting on the top deck listening to music and sunning ourselves, then had a nice dinner and all got a great nights sleep.

We collectively decided to head south to San Juanico where Jeff's friend Steve lives, it should take us about 26 hours depending on the weather. From there we head to Cabo San Lucas.

The last few days were a true test of what we are in store of. The dogs were unbelievable, and Greg has learned so much, especially about driving at night. Not my favorite.

We have seen whales and dolphins, even this morning dolphins decided to play around by the boat making the dogs go crazy.

We'll check in when we get to our next destination.

Sam, Greg and Jeff

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  1. Raizel KahnMarch 14, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    You guys are absolutely amazing. Adventure of a lifetime!! So relieved that you didn't get any major effects of the tsunami. I'm off to sit in the preschool carpool line now. Tell me you aren't jealous of that kind of excitement! :) Love you both, Raizel

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