Heading North in the Sea of Cortez

Boobies were common visitors, This guy sailed with us for awhile

​August 1990.  Heading north in the Sea of Cortez. Our next stop, Santa Rosalia.  Spent three weeks there. Why?  The cruisers that congregated there were great, we had a comfortable "gathering" palapa right next to shore and we could get supplies.  This was an unusually long time for us, so it says a lot about Santa Rosalia.  Warm and friendly atmosphere the moment we entered the anchorage.  

Another visitor who hung around for awhile.

Young boys swam out to us as we settled in the Santa Rosalia anchorage. They climbed into Clover and we gave them some candy. Since we had a Polaroid camera, we took a picture of them and gave it to them. They were stoked. We also got a shot off with our regular camera for us!

Santa Rosalia is a good-sized Baja town with French history. Lots of wooden buildings with wrap-around verandahs, which is a very unusual sight in Baja.  During our stay, the town celebrated Solidarity Week.  We joined a road gang with Andrea and Karl off Cap N Kidd to help clean up trash and scrub.  We loved our stay, it was a true cruising experience that can't be duplicated.  

Carl heling during Solidarity Week in Santa Rosalia. Aug.1990

Wooden copper smelting plant in Santa Rosalia. Aug 1990

Lori with Andrea and Karl off Cap N Kidd. Helping with Solidarity Week in Santa Rosalia. Cleared trash and scrub. Aug. 1990