Road trip o Playa Pichilingue - 2023

 We took a road trip in our car yesterday to Playa Pichilingue. Just up the coast a bit and right past the Baja ferry landing port. We had anchored here on the way into La Paez when crossing the Sea of Cortez, this last spring.

Kayak - Magma rack test with Sea Eagle 300X - 2023

 Debbie took out her Sea Eagle 300x inflatable kayak and pumped it up so we could see if it will fit properly in the Magma surf/kayak racks. 

Broken collarbone, oops - 2023

  This is the x-ray of my broken collarbone. I fell off our boat onto the dock. As it is said I think "land is a sailors' worst danger". This will put a bit of an inconvenience in our cruising season and my paddleboarding, kayaking etc. Please be careful out there. The cruising will still go forward but at different level etc for us.
December 2023 - Chip & Debbie 💑 Currently in Marina Costa Baja in La Paz, Mexico
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National Geographic Venture in La Paz - 2023

 We took a nice walk along the La Paz malacon and we saw the National Geographic Venture ship docked there. Nice sight!

Our Starboard Atlas extra paddleboard is for sale - 2023

 Paddle board: Starboard Atlas Extra with Starlite in good condition for sale. It is 12' x 36' x 4.6' and can also be surfed. It is very stable and will work with one adult and one child or one adult and larger dogs etc. It works well in boat wakes and wind chop, etc. We are in La Paz at Marina Costa Baja. 

Update:

 Sold this.

New Taylor 18" ball fender purchased - 2023

 

Taylor Made 18" Tuff End Inflatable Vinyl Buoy - White

This Taylor 18" ball fender is for our stern to dock separation. We purchased this from Lopez Marine Chandlery in de La Paz. This will help keep our stern, bikini, wind generator etc from getting too close to the piling at the end of our finger pier in a tropical storm/hurricane.

Pickelball in La Paz, Toto Fritos - 2023

  We met our marina friends Nicole and Marc (on s/v Carefree) for lunch at a restaurant they recommended, Toto Fritos. The beauty of this place, other than the good food and wonderful Sea view is that they have two pickleball courts. And because we ate there, play was at no cost.

Diesel mechanic through Cross Marine Works La Paz - 2023

  We worked with Cross Marine Works to perform the annual service on our Beta 38 diesel heat exchanger stack tube. 

New drivers licenses for La Paz, car plates, will etc - 2023

 The other day Debbie and I went to Baja Paperworks and had Diego help us get new drivers licenses for La Paz and changed the state for our car plates...we're re not on the mainland anymore. And the shop is going to help us with our Mexican wills.

Marina Costa Baja Puerto pool for a game of Mexican Train Dominoes - 2023

 The other day we went to the Marina Costa Baja Puerto Restaurant & Pool and had a game of Mexican Train Dominoes (or Cuban as they call it here). We thaught a couple of newbies the game. Was it beginners luck or did we create a monster!? A fun time was had by all!
Joe and Jami on s/v Sherpa
Marc and Nicole on s/v Carefree and of course us!
Marc was the big winner 🏆
December 2023 - Chip & Debbie 💑 Currently in Marina Costa Baja in La Paz, Mexico

Our current fender list for our 36' sailboat - 2023

Taylor Made Tuff End Buoy

 We are deciding our fender needs for our docking at this and any other marina. We need to protect our boat from the one next to us at their slip. We have had gusts to 50 knots or more in the last tropical storm\hurricane. Fends were one of the main tools lacking. 

Battery Maintenance - battery caps - 2023

Removed the Water Miser Battery Caps by Flow Systems USA.

 We were told the caps never needed Maintenace. However, they do if the battery acid\water starts to bubble over or out of the holes in the caps.