| Legacy Sailing | |
| Photo Gallery 29 |
   |
| April
2005 La Paz |
|
 The
crossing of the Sea of Cortez from Mazatlan to La Paz requires a weather
window that minimizes or eliminates the normal northwesterly winds since
that is the same direction of the passage. We got a good weather
window that even promised some unusual southerly winds so headed across
with several other boats. The 230 miles went by easily except for
the last 20 which were straight into strong winds. Fortunately the
seas were only moderate and we made good time. We stopped overnight
in Coleta Lobos outside of La Paz to rest up before heading into the
metropolis. When we did head in there were strong northerly winds
which made anchoring unappealing. Fortunately the Marina de La Paz
had room for us even though our reservation wasn't for a few more days.
This gave us extra time to prepare the boat for the arrival of
Chris's mother.
After Joan arrived we spent a couple of lazy days visiting the local sights and finishing up our provisioning for the several weeks until we again have access to a 'real' grocery store. |
|
 We
think this water color portrait of Kira and Minnow by 7 year old Jocelyn
off Pangea does a great job of capturing their joi to vivre. |
 Joselyn,
the artist, poses on the dock with her adoring subjects, Kira and Minnow.
Joselyn was a regular visitor to both Legacy and Sunbreak until her boat,
Pangea, departed enroute Hawaii. |
 Marina
de La Paz has completely rebuilt the docks and has been adding these wave
barriers extending into the channel to reduce the waves impacting on the
marina. |
 Neighboring
Marina de La Paz is this cellular phone tower disguised to resemble a
tree. The shaft of the tower is textured with palm-like diamond
shapes. At night a red light on the top weirdly illuminates the
fronds. |
 We
enjoyed a pleasant breakfast on the quay in front of the Vista Coral.
The anchored boats a great background, and since its outside the girls got
to come too! (J. Stockard photo) |
 Across
the park from the cathedral is the old Government House, now housing a
program for juveniles. The mission style design enhances the setting
of the garden in the square. |
 Downtown
La Paz has a square a few blocks from the market with the main cathedral.
The different dates of construction are reflected in the colors of the
stone. |
 The
side door to the cathedral decorated with a bow mourning the passing Pope
John Paul II. |
 One
of the constant facts of life on the road is accessing money through ATMs.
In Mexico they are common and when used with caution quite reliable. |
 Joan
resting on the malecon modeling her new straw sun hat. |
 From
Marina de La Paz the smoke from the fire downtown was pretty obvious, and
that was before the sirens started and the Navy detachment started sending
trucks and marines. The fire was reported to have been in the 'chinese
hardware store.' |
 Looking
across the water at downtown La Paz the very heavy dark smoke had everyone
worried that the fire would be large and would spread. Fortunately
the response was well organized and the fire soon out according to
cruisers who were in the downtown area during the incident. |
| Updated 11/14/2006 |
|