Introduction

This is the first entry to the Mystery Ship Adventures. Mystery Ship is the name of our 64 ft Nordhavn, passagemaker style boat. Glen is the Captain and that would make me, Cindy, the first mate. We have been boating on the west coast of Canada for the past 25 years and have decided to expand our explorations. Our new journey began Sept 7, 2009 when we started out from Sidney, B.C. and headed south for San Diego, Ca. There were four of us on board, Captain Phil Newton, friend Gary Mason, Glen and myself. We ran 24 hour days and arrived in San Diego about noon on Sept 13/09. Other than two and a half days of running in the fog, the trip was uneventful - exactly how we would have wanted it. The ocean had a gentle 1 meter swell, the winds were moderate and the boat ran well. We all caught on to the night shifts - thank God for alarm clocks. The boat is resting at Pier 32 Marina while we are at home for a bit. On Oct 23/09 we arrive by air back in San Diego and begin preparations to head into Mexico on Nov 1. We decided last winter that we had had enough of snow and cold and we wanted to try living in a warm climate for a change. This blog will be a compilation of our experiences in order to keep in touch with our friends and family. I hope that I will be able to pass on to all of you why we find boating so exciting.