by Judy Odenheimer | May 27, 2016 | Cartagena, Colombia, random thoughts, weather
It’s the third day of our return to Cartagena’s Club Nautico marina. We lucked out with the current space tie-up and are actually alongside the dock (rather than bow in with no side ties, see commentary below). Our shorelines are tied to vertical cement columns on...
by rono | May 26, 2016 | Colombia, photography, Road Travel, sailing, Travel, weather
By Ron O. We’ve been in Cartagena de Indias in Colombia waiting to sail to Kingston, Jamaica. The weather has stopped us, it’s kind of yucky out there so we can’t leave. Inside the bay, though, things have been very pleasant. Go 20 miles offshore and...
by Judy Odenheimer | Jul 2, 2014 | Archaeology, Mexico, Road Travel, Travel, weather
We drove from Palenque town to explore Yaxchilan, our third and final Lacondon Jungle Mayan ruin. To get to the Yaxchilan site, it’s necessary to take a boat. The boat ride traverses the Usumacinta River, a waterway between southeastern Mexico and northwestern...
by | Sep 11, 2013 | Road Travel, sites, update, Utah, weather
Note: this blog entry is dedicated to my mother, Phoebe Alice German, who passed away Friday, August 9, 2013. Mom, we love you and miss you. On the road and precious moments, August 2013 … On August 1st, we took US-191 out of Moab, hung a right onto...
by | Jul 4, 2013 | Baja California, boat-projects, Mexico, preparations, update, weather
It’s taken more than a week of ticking tasks off of “the list” to prepare Cetacean for this last trip this season. Our insurance company insists: the boat must remain above 27 degrees north latitude during hurricane season. In San Carlos, Sonora, on mainland...
by | Jul 27, 2012 | photos, update, weather
This afternoon I went across the street from the marina here in Eureka to the local NOAA office. These people forcast the weather for this area of the Nation. They are responsible for the region from Pt. St George (next to Crescent City, Ca) on down to Pt...
