Raven’s Adventure

Sailing into Mexican waters. How’s many years have I dreamed about venturing south of the border to enjoy the warmth, beauty and bounty of the Mexican coast. We were one of 135 +/- boats entered in this years 2019 BajaHaha as we left San Diego harbor amidst all the fanfare with a mariachi band and dignitaries from both Mexico and the US. We motored out of the bay with lights winds that continued to increase thru the day but always manageable. We sailed without motor for 4 hours but finally had to use the engine to stay on schedule. We arrived in Turtle Bay in the early morning and toasted each other with sunrise drinks to celebrate the completion of leg one.     Turtle bay welcomed us with fresh food from the few restaurants, laundry service, and a baseball game against the local kids and teens from the area. I was so impressed with the talent some of these kids possessed when it came to playing baseball. I got to play first base for most of the game and had a blast. I d...

October 22-November 3 We left Dana Point with calm seas and little wind. Only when we turned into San Diego did the winds come up. We spent about 45 minutes dodging lobster pots. We pulled into the Shelter Island Police Dock seven hours later. Our home for two weeks. We were greeted by Kim aboard Amazing Grace. The people we’ve met along the way have been so nice and helpful. The area around our dock is gorgeous. Large two story homes facing the water. It’s funny, being on a police dock you’d think you’d be safe, but there are many sketchy live aboards among us. The restrooms at night bring many homeless people. Shelter Island is about a 1/2 hour walk away. Have made many trips into town. All of the grocery stores are a bus or Uber ride away. Nina/Bill pulled in next to us the second night. The four of us took a trip into Otay Mesa, Mexico to pick up our TIP, which is a temporary import permit needed for all boats heading to Mexico. It reminded me of Trains, planes and automobiles. A...