Ensenada is about a 2 hour drive from San Diego, and we were fools for not visiting there long before we got Kosmos. Ensenada is safe, easy, and friendly. It is a nice get-a-way with very reasonable prices compared with the USA.
We spent most of our time aboard Kosmos either underway or working on various boat projects, but we were able to venture out a few times and see things. Here are some pictures: Continue reading
There is little to report from our trip from Ensenada to San Diego. But we did take a few pictures we wanted to share.
As we headed north and the sun rose we looked back and saw the loading cranes and a cruise ship heading into the harbor. You can just barely make them out as the shadows in this picture.
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There are actually two cruise ships that arrive about 1 hour apart. Here is the other one we passed. We liked the subtle reflection of the pilot house in this picture. The visability was not too great, and we saw this cruise ship on radar long before we saw her by sight. Have we yet mentioned how awesome radar is? Continue reading
Aug 26, 2006 from Ensenada to San Diego – We had easy 10 hour trip from Ensenada to San Diego. Two to four foot swells and only about 8 knots of wind off the port bow. We ran fast at about 1900 rpm at did about 7.2 knots most of the way. For longer passage we would probably go around 1750 rpm and 6.8 knots. We ran fast because we wanted to make it with plenty of time before customs closed, which we did. Once again we are pleased with the smooth, quiet, and leisurely pace of Kosmos.
We plan to use San Diego as our base of operations as we exercise Kosmos as much as possible before we head to the South Pacific in March/April/May of 2007. Between now and then is the time to go on a trial cruise and get approved as crew for a later, more exotic location.
We figure the title of this post will coax you to read on… Continue reading
We made another trip to the Isla Todas Santos. This time we knew just the spot to anchor, nestled between some kelp beds in about 30 feet by the north island. The cloud cover varied, but it was warm and pleasant. At one point in time we thought it was raining, but it was a large school of small fish jumping out of the water. It never actually rained. Here are some pictures around where we were anchored.
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We got to try out the snubber we made. A what? Continue reading