2nd Grader

We've spent the past two nights in Agua Verde. Yesterday, Kyle successfully completed his last test for 1st grade - making him an official second grader!!! We're going to make brownies tomorrow night to share with some friends to celebrate the end of school. Today we sailed from Agua Verde to Isla San Francisco (about 55 miles). We're meeting up with our friends from A Cappella here. After this we'll work our way back to La Paz where we need to replace a few exhaust hoses before heading towards
Cabo.

Rich, Deb, Kyle & Ryan

Perico South - Isla Carmen

Oasis has started heading south again - towards Cabo. We are now anchored at Perico, South on Isla Carmen. We had a beam swell leaving San Juanico and crossing the north tip of Isla Carmen, but after we rounded the tip and headed more southerly things smoothed out. We are anchored here with our friends from Maitairoa. We'll be joining them tonight for cocktails along with another boat here by the name of "Brandy Wine". While crossing the tip of Isla Carmen we hooked a BIG dorado. Only problem
was is that he didn't want to stay caught and shook himself free just as we were about to pull him in. We were tasting dorado taco's..... we'll keep trying tomorrow...

Our current position is:
25 degrees 58.21'N; 111 degrees 04.43'W

Leaving San Jaunico Tomorrow

Early tomorrow morning we plan on pulling up the anchor and heading to either the SE side of Isla Carmen or to Isla Monserrat. We'll slowing be starting our southing back to San Jose del Cabo by 6/11. We've had a great time here in San Jaunico - it would sure be easy to keep heading north, but we don't think we could stand how hot it would get in the summer!!

Rich, Deb, Kyle & Ryan

Caleta de San Juanico

We left Puerto Escondido this morning and traveled 36 miles north to Caleta de San Juanico. This is yet another beautiful anchorage. There is a cruisers shrine (bush) ashore where all the cruisers who pass thru leave something behind to let everyone know who has been here and when. We have to figure out what we're going to leave behind. This is the farthest north we're going to go in the Sea. After this we'll start heading back south, arriving in the Cabo area around 6/11. Our anticipated
departure date from Cabo is around 6/25 (weather permitting). We're going to hang out here for a few days and explore the beaches and do a little swimming....

Our current position is: 26 degrees 21.98'N; 111 degrees 25.86'W

Rich, Deb, Kyle & Ryan
S/V Oasis

Pictures from Agua Verde

We're still in Puerto Escondido (letting the gale blow thru...). We plan to leave tomorrow to either Honeymoon Cove or San Jaunico. We found an internet access point at the mooring office, so thought we'd post a couple of pictures of Agua Verde - double click on them to see better.

Puerto Escondido/Loreto

We traveled from Agua Verde up to Puerto Escondido on Monday. Puerto Escondido is also known as the hidden port. Coming into the inner bay - you realize why. You have to do a zig-zag turn past a couple of breakwaters - it looks very intimidating. Once inside, it opens up to a huge bay with over 120 moorings. We picked up a mooring and are sitting here until Friday or so. There is currently a gale blowing on the outside of the Baja, and some of it's going to flop over the mountains into the
sea. Since this is a very protected bay, we thought we stay here and let things settle down. It's been very hot here - averaging around 95 or so every day (85 degrees by 8:30 in the morning!)and the humidity about 12%. Monday we walked about 1/2 mile up the street to the Tripui trailer park. They have a restaurant and a small tienda. The folks at the tienda felt bad that we had to walk back with several bags, so they gave us a ride. Yesterday was chore day - laundry etc. Today we had a taxi
take us the 13 miles into Loreto to do some shopping. We did some shopping, had lunch and went to the grocery store. We SHOULD now have enough food to get us back to the Cabo area by the 11th of June (but don't bet on it!). Sure wish there was a way to show you all some of pictures of this area, it's really pretty!

Rich, Deb, Kyle & Ryan
S/V Oasis

Agua Verde

Oasis and her crew arrived in Agua Verde yesterday afternoon, just in time for lunch. The water really is green here - just like in all the pictures!! As soon as we were set, Alex from "Maitairoa" came over to welcome us. After lunch we went into town to find the tienda. There really isn't much to the "town", but it has the basics of what most people need. Last evening Maitairoa (Alex and Sue) came over and shared a few cocktails with us. They gave us some ideas of other anchorages to check
out also. Today was a beach day, sand castles and boche ball. We're going to keep heading north until about the end of next week when we'll start heading back towards the Cabo area.

Our current position is: 25 degrees 31.35'N; 111 degrees 04.43'W

Rich, Deb, Kyle & Ryan
S/V Oasis

Los Gatos

We arrived here in Los Gatos yesterday afternoon. It's yet again another beautiful anchorage. There are red rocks all around us. Rich keeps saying that the Sea reminds him of Arizona with an ocean, this place is like the Grand Canyon with an ocean! True to the rumor, Manuel came along side us yesterday afternoon. We asked him for some lobster - and he took off. Around 7:00 last night he came back. He had 3 medium size lobster and several small tails just for "los ninos". We gave him some
money and a beer, he gave us the lobster and took our trash with him. Can you guess what is for dinner tonight?? Today, Manuel came back with a shell for the boys. We gave him another beer and he asked if he could buy some tequila from us for his hombres. We don't have any extra tequila, but we do have extra vodka. We gave him a water bottle full of vodka, he offered to pay for it but we said no. You can tell he has a pretty hard life. I wouldn't be surprised if he shows back up again tonight
with something else to give us! We're leaving here tomorrow for Agua Verde - the water is supposed to be completely turquoise in color!!!

Rich, Deb, Kyle & Ryan
S/V Oasis

Bahia San Evaristo

We made the long 7 mile trek today from Isla San Francisco to Bahia San Evaristo. There's a very small town here - even a tienda (but it's closed on Monday's). There are only three other boats here. We've had a nice quiet day just hanging on the boat. The boys are playing games, Rich got in some swimming and I am getting some reading done. Tomorrow we think we're going to head up to Los Gatos. We hear from others that there is a guy there that sells fresh lobster and scallops - stay tuned!!!

Our current position is: 24 degrees 54.62'N; 110 degress 42.34'W

Rich, Deb, Kyle & Ryan
S/V Oasis

Isla San Francisco

We left Caleta Partida this morning around 8:45 and headed a long 20 miles up to Isla San Francisco. Along the way we caught dinner - so it's fresh fish tacos tonight!!! We arrived here around 12:15. After some lunch we went ashore to explore. It's a beautiful crescent shaped beach with shells all over the place. The boys have become great shell hunters!! We did some swimming and sand castle building too. It looks like we'll probably stay here for a couple of days and explore some of the other
nearby beaches in search of some more good snorkeling.

Our current position is: 24 degrees 49.19'N; 100 degrees 34.07'W.

Rich, Deb, Kyle & Ryan
S/V Oasis

Oasis in Calita Partida

We left this morning from La Paz and came up to Partida Cove which is between Isla Partida and Isla Espiritu Santo. Partida Cove is the breached crater that separates the two islands. Just after we anchored we saw another boat entering the cove. As it got closer we realized it was our friends on Vinmar (Scott & Janet). We haven't seen them since the end of January while we were in Tenecatita. We're going to get together with them tomorrow and catch up on where they've been. We're going to stay
here a few days before heading on up to Isla San Francisco.

Our Current Position Is: 24 degrees 31.92'N; 110 degrees 22.66'W

Rich, Deb, Kyle & Ryan
S/V Oasis

Wine Tasting & Chill'n in La Paz

Yep, it's a tough life we've been living the past few days!!! Here are all the boys relaxing in the sun at the pool!!! We're leaving here tomorrow, so for the next month or so, there maybe no pictures - text only. It doesn't sound like there is much in the way of Internet connections up further in the sea - but - we should have some great ones to post once we get back to the Cabo area in June. We are planning to go to the new marina in Los Cabos to get ready to head home. Last night "Panchita"organized a wine tasting get together at the cruisers lounge here in Costa Baja. There were about a dozen people and we all had a great time. The winner of the wine tastings was a home made red made by a couple from Mammoth...

Bahia Ballandra

On our way to La Paz we stopped for one night at Bahia Ballandra. It's yet another beautiful bay in the Sea of Cortez. We stopped there so we could have an earlier arrival into La Paz the next day. They say that it is one of the most photographed bays in the La Paz area do to the unique rock formation they call mushroom rock (last picture). We're leaving here in a few days to go explore lots more beautiful bays farther up the sea....




Double click on this picture to see a better picture of mushroom rock.

Boys are both a year older!

Both boys have recently celebrated their birthdays! Ryan is 5, and Kyle is now 7. They both got to pretty much do whatever they wanted on their respective days and they got to pick our their meals for the day. Ryan wanted pancakes and hot dogs, Kyle wanted raspberry pancakes and pizza! The following are some pictures from their birthdays---