Oct 31, 2009 - Halloween. Trick or Treat.
We've been sitting at Pier 32 in San Diego since Oct 23, the boat has been here since Sept 13. We came early to attend a Nordhavn Rendezvous, which we did by car on Oct 24. We attended a seminar on cruising Mexico and met a fellow Nordhavn'r, owner of the new 75" sports fisher. We spent a sunny afternoon viewing his lovely boat and getting to know each other. The captain that we are using to go to Mexico, Phil Newton, is also taking this 75" down to Puerto Vallarta starting Oct 25, he will be back in time to motor south with us on Nov 1. We had some friends (racing buddies) from Laguna Hills join us for dinner on the boat one evening, so we re-hashed every race we'd ever attended with them and it left Glen wondering if slow boating was where he wanted to be. Kidding, he is committed (at least for now). So other than those two events, it has become a little boring just hanging out. The weather hasn't been really great, only about 18 degrees and a stiff breeze, but I guess that it is better than wearing a parka. Right? Tomorrow we head out on the first leg to Mexico. We'll leave at 3:00pm and travel over night to Ensenada, Mexico, where we will clear customs and such then head straight out on our way south to La Paz as our first real stop off. We will have to catch up on our sleep and send Phil off to catch his plane then we will be on our own for the next couple of weeks exploring places in the Sea of Cortez.