Plans and Preparations

John has been working hard this year to complete projects on Nirvana in preparation for a trip to Mexico. The largest project was the construction of a fiberglass hardtop, which was completed in June. Lots of other things were done to prepare the boat including buying a new dinghy, adding canvas to the new hardtop, and installing a life raft at the rail.

In the last weeks before departure from Santa Barbara on October 29th, we are provisioning with food and beverages to last us four weeks which is the duration of the trip down Baja to Cabo San Lucas, then up the Sea of Cortez to La Paz, where we will spend Thanksgiving.

Our departure from San Diego on November 3rd will be with the annual Baja Ha-Ha rally of 138 boats. Stops along the way include Turtle Bay, Bahia Santa Maria, Magdalena Bay, where whales frequent, and then Cabo San Lucas. The rally officially ends in Cabo San Lucas on November 15. We are only 1-2 nights in Cabo, then heading around the peninsula to La Paz with a few stops along the way, arriving one week later on November 20.