by sailingwithbloom | Jan 1, 2018 | Cruising in Mexico, Families on Boats, Sailing
We headed out from Puerto Escondido and started our way North on July 17th, 2017. We got some sailing in and headed to Puerto Ballandra, on Isla Carmen. We first anchored in the Northern area of the bay but decided to move into the southern bay due to quite a bit of...
by sailingwithbloom | Aug 26, 2017 | Cruising in Mexico, Families on Boats, Sailing
We planned to leave La Paz in mid-June, but we had a couple of things come up that delayed us some. We discovered that our muffler had some corrosion in it which had created pinholes causing it to leak. No bueno. So, we either needed to order a new one from the USA...
by sailingwithbloom | May 1, 2017 | Cruising in Mexico, Families on Boats, Land Adventures
When you enter Mexico as a non-resident, they grant you up to 180 days on a tourist ‘FMM’. This means that after your 180 days is up, you must leave the country. You can come back in and request another 180 days, but you must leave the country first. So,...
by sailingwithbloom | Jan 9, 2017 | Cruising in Mexico, Families on Boats
According to several weather forecasts, Friday, December 23rd looked like the best day to bash North towards La Paz. It was forecast for light winds (up to 10 knots) and relatively calm seas. We assessed this by analyzing several weather forecasts as Cerralvo Channel...
by sailingwithbloom | Jan 8, 2017 | Cruising in Mexico, Families on Boats
We arrived in Ensenada de Los Muertos in the dark, at about 4am and dropped hook at about 24°19.271 N / 110° 19.937 W with about 3 other boats. Ensenada de Los Muertos means ‘Cove of the Dead’. Not exactly an appealing name. It has since been renamed for...
by sailingwithbloom | Jan 8, 2017 | Cruising in Mexico, Families on Boats
Hard to believe we are as far South as we’re gonna be for a while now. It has been a long journey, and now we start to sail East, then North. Bloom has grown accustomed to the wind at her stern and following seas. These next legs will prove to be different. We...
