Velella's Drift
An account of Velella's voyage from Seattle to New York via Panama, 2009-2011LA to Cabo
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- Our internet palapa
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- Beachside cafe
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- Dolphin bones
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- WiFi cafe!
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- Bahia de Tortugas pier
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- Enjoying tacos de pescado ashore
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- Velella in Bahia de Tortugas
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- Buenos dias, Bahia de Tortuga
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- Velella anchored in Bahia de Tortugas
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- Flock of birds at sunrise, entrance to Tortugas
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- Sunset near Isla Cedros
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- Islets around Cedros
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- Wing on wing with new whisker pole
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- Turkish towels, Bahia San Carlos
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- Fixing the roller furling drum (in a near-gale)
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- Nessie, Bahia San Carlos
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- Building swell and winds, Northern Baja
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- A fast boat…
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- The only event of the day: another boat!
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- Dive-bombing bird
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- Islas de Todos Santos at sunset
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- Hola Mexico!
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- Velella in Ensenada
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- Cruiseport Village Marina, Ensenada
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- Entering Ensenada harbor
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- Ensenada
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- Islas Todos Santos, Ensenada approach
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- Kitten at the helm
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- Kitten watching the sunrise
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- Sunrise in Mexico
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- Monitor steering on a night watch
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- Sunset over Coronados
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- Mexico’s Coronado Islands
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- Very American BBQ
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- Dinner underway while crossing the border
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- Submarine entering SD as we departed
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- Shelter Island waterfront
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- Shelter Island, San Diego
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- Moored next to several boats hailing from Seattle
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- San Diego at sunset
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- Point Loma, entrance to San Diego harbor
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- Navy ship patrolling the Mexican border
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- Prescott and Nessie wake up from a nap
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- Nessie took this picture
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- This makes me nervous. But picture first.
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- Nessie in her element
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- Flat, happy seas
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- Cruise ship off to port near Oceanside, 1am
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- Sunset over Santa Catalina Island
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- Monitor steering as night approaches
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- The first of many at-sea naps
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- This was the only evidence of Halloween
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- Last Marina del Rey sunrise
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- Departure morning
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- Departure day morning
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- Velella ready for passage
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- 12 hours later, things were ship shape
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- We replaced our house battery bank
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- 24 hours before departure
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.:)
Velella's Drift 
Bien venido a Mexico!