Happy 99th Birthday Dody!!!

In today's entry, we want to honor Dody, who is celebrating her 99th birthday today. These two photos are for her: one of a watercolor card I painted for her from the marina, and the other of Ryan, Jim, and me wearing our favorite Dody-knit caps. We love you, Dody!!!

Sea Legs

Hi everyone!

We have returned to shore, in Loreto, after our first few days out on the sailboat. Laura and Jim brought us to three of their favorite anchorages in the Sea of Cortez: two on islands and one on the Baja. At all three we enjoyed pristine vistas, including cactused mountains and turquiose clear waters, tasty meals and, of course, lovely company. Ryan speared a fish that we ate in the form of a coconut curry dish, which was awesome. I am determined to pay closer attention to the details of sailing on this trip, so have been enjoying refreshing my memory with those and helping in every way I can. Yesterday, we sailed with both the (new) main sail and the Jib, across from our island anchorage to Loreto. It was a beautiful morning. We also have picked up our friend Harry and will spend today provisioning for our trip south. We leave tomorrow morning for another sail, taking our time visiting the many islands on the way to La Paz. We will do our best to check in when we get there, on the 6th or 7th.

In short, I have been fully reminded of how much I enjoy sailing, particularly in the Sea of Cortez. Ryan and I generally feel very very very blessed.

We are sending you all love and, occassionally, Reiki, too.

Jess and Ryan