First year in review

Bahia de los Angeles Village, BC, Mexico

Yes, it is our anniversary!

It was one year ago, on September 21, 2010, that we cast off the dock lines at Stones Marina in Nanaimo.  Just for the fun of it, here are some statistics for our first year:

Total mileage: 3050 NM
Engine hours: 491.5
Sailing hours: 191.3
Average speed: 4.467 Knots
Days spent on the boat: 340
Days spent off the boat: 25
Nights in Marinas: 256
Nights at Anchor: 92
Nights at Sea: 17

As you may notice, we have been more or less essentially a power boat for much of the year, particularly on the way down the west coast of North America, where we were harbor hopping from marina to marina (or dock to dock).  A lot of the nights at anchor have only happened in the last couple of months, here in the Sea of Cortez, since we left La Paz.

What will the new year bring?  Your guess is as good as ours...

Today we left the anchorage at Puerto Don Juan with a mind to head further north before the summer season ends (also getting further out of the way of the potential of hurricane Hilary, which is just getting up some steam off the southern Mexican coast).  However, before we could venture further afield, we had to make a quick stop at the village again to pick up some more bread (literally).  So we will spend the night here and continue tomorrow - as with all things in Mexico, there really is no rush.

Although I seem to have picked up a Wifi Internet connection here in the anchorage, it does not appear to be up the task of downloading any pictures.  Sorry!

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