Going south at last!!!!!




Yes, we know, we have had too many departure dates and not enough updates on the blog!


But, tomorrow we will get of the dock and go south. First stop is planned to be Magdalena Bay, Mexico, about 600 miles south. The weather forecast is beautiful for the next days, so we should be able to get there in about 4 days. We are meeting some friends there, they left just over a week ago, but their autopilot stopped working; they managed to contact us and we will take them a new one!


We have really enjoyed our year in the USA, but it is time to explore new places now. Its also pretty expensive to live here. We were very lucky to find the mooring at an affordable price, marinas are not available here, if there is a space its way too expensive!


We managed to sell our little car, not too good because the incredible inflation here, but there was no point in keeping it here. Had a great party to say goodby to all our friends and we will be escorted out by our friends Roy and Penny and Bob on Roy's trimaran. We think they just want to make sure we really leave!!!


Not much else to tell you all right now, but we hope to have lots of stories the next time we find a place to do some emails etc.


Please keep in touch, let us know if you like the website!




love to all, till the next posting,




Jose and Jeff

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