Pacific Crossing

Three days to lift off. La Paz - Mexico March 15th 2011

In all the years in business I have heard about guys my age putting notebooks and pens by the bed for nocturnal inspiration. Always thought it was a sign of poor memory and attitude. I'm finally doing it now as the stakes are ramping up, and I now have two other souls on board to be responsible for, and I take this very seriously.

I love Mexico - PERIOD. I think it's because of being in La Paz (the peace).

I have met the most amazing guy Rolando. This man is of a Mayan ancestry, and is smarter than any other mariner I have ever met.

He was first mate on a seriously big boat for a number of years, but misfortunes caused by the US meltdown has put many of these guys off work, and now some just washing boats like he was doing. 

Introduced by our new found friends Douglas and Jerry Cochrane on N46 "Four Seasons" and hailing from Oregon US, we now share his services together, although I'm hogging his time a bit too much.