Velella's Drift
An account of Velella's voyage from Seattle to New York via Panama, 2009-2011LA to Cabo
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- 24 hours before departure
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- We replaced our house battery bank
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- 12 hours later, things were ship shape
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- Velella ready for passage
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- Departure day morning
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- Departure morning
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- Last Marina del Rey sunrise
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- This was the only evidence of Halloween
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- The first of many at-sea naps
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- Monitor steering as night approaches
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- Sunset over Santa Catalina Island
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- Cruise ship off to port near Oceanside, 1am
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- Flat, happy seas
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- Nessie in her element
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- This makes me nervous. But picture first.
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- Nessie took this picture
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- Prescott and Nessie wake up from a nap
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- Navy ship patrolling the Mexican border
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- Point Loma, entrance to San Diego harbor
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- San Diego at sunset
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- Moored next to several boats hailing from Seattle
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- Shelter Island, San Diego
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- Shelter Island waterfront
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- Submarine entering SD as we departed
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- Dinner underway while crossing the border
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- Very American BBQ
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- Mexico’s Coronado Islands
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- Sunset over Coronados
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- Monitor steering on a night watch
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- Sunrise in Mexico
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- Kitten watching the sunrise
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- Kitten at the helm
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- Islas Todos Santos, Ensenada approach
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- Ensenada
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- Entering Ensenada harbor
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- Cruiseport Village Marina, Ensenada
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- Velella in Ensenada
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- Hola Mexico!
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- Islas de Todos Santos at sunset
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- Dive-bombing bird
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- The only event of the day: another boat!
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- A fast boat…
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- Building swell and winds, Northern Baja
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- Nessie, Bahia San Carlos
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- Fixing the roller furling drum (in a near-gale)
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- Turkish towels, Bahia San Carlos
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- Wing on wing with new whisker pole
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- Islets around Cedros
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- Sunset near Isla Cedros
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- Flock of birds at sunrise, entrance to Tortugas
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- Velella anchored in Bahia de Tortugas
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- Buenos dias, Bahia de Tortuga
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- Velella in Bahia de Tortugas
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- Enjoying tacos de pescado ashore
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- Bahia de Tortugas pier
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- WiFi cafe!
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- Dolphin bones
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- Beachside cafe
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- Our internet palapa
4 Comments»
Brook wrote @
I love these pictures! Man, it is hard not being able to talk to you. All of a sudden there are thousands of things to talk about.
Josh wrote @
My favorite is the cruise ship. It looks so alien and out of place, which is how it should look. The pic reminds me of when we were doing our survival adventure and a boat load of drunken fishermen came down the river. There brazen demeanor felt out of sync in a wild place. I think this is what you captured in that picture. And the cat is cute too.:)
Bien venido a Mexico!