Mazatlan ~ Our first stop on the mainland of Mexico
We saw old friends and made new ones who showed us the local side of Mazatlan. We ate whole fish Zarandeado style, hiked to the El Faro lighthouse, went to a Mexican Beatles musical review in the beautiful Angela Peralta Theater and went to a playoff game for Mazatlan’s semi-pro baseball team the Venados. They won and went on to win the 2016 Mexican Pacific League Championship and their first Caribbean Series Championship.
View of Mazatlan from the El Faro lighthouse
View of Mazatlan from the El Faro lighthouse
The Basilica de la Inmaculada Concepcion
Plaza Machado
One of a number of beautiful statues scattered throughout the city for Carnival!
Mercado Pino Suarez, Mazatlan’s central market
Mercado Pino Suarez, Mazatlan’s central market
Mercado Pino Suarez, Mazatlan’s central market
Mercado Pino Suarez, Mazatlan’s central market
Go Venado’s!
Go Venado’s!
Go Venado’s
Isla Isabel ~ The Galapagos of Mexico
Parque Nacional Isla Isabel, a small volcanic island located 21 miles off the coast of Mexico, is home to over 30,000 nesting sea birds. Jacque Costeau first visited the island to film the mating habits of the majestic frigate birds and the adorable blue footed boobies. The birds are very tame and you can get quite close to them because of the isolation of the island from humans and the lack of predators. It was a magical experience!
The blue footed booby mating dance
Getting his nerve up
Workin’ it!
Strutting his stuff!
The happy couple!
More Isla Isabel
Approaching Isla Isabel
Morning play time
Morning play time
Sunrise on Los Monas
Deserted fishing camp on Isla Isabel
Seagulls on watch
Breathtaking views!
All clear!
Posing for the camera
Frigate bird couple
Frigate baby
San Blas – Jungle Tour!
Entering the mangrove
San Blas jungle
A strange threesome
Female iguana
Jungle orchids
Yikes!
Hawk
Heron
Blue Heron
Taking flight
Ah oh!
Breathtaking view
Green Heron
Black crowned night heron
Termite nest 3′ long
Jungle lillies
Chacala, Puerto Vallarta & Yelapa
Adagio at anchor in Chacala Bay
Beer sold colder than a mother-in-laws hug
Shrimping boat covered in birds in Chacala Bay
Note the name
Puerto Vallarta mural
Puerto Vallarta water front statue
This reminded us of Sarah and Jackie
Yelepa a beautiful seaside town south of Puerto Vallarta
Yelapa home
Yelapa home
Alter in Yelapa
Looking across Yelapa Bay. Adagio is moored on the far side
San Miguel de Allende
Still our favorite city in Mexico. San Miguel is just as magical as it was 12 years ago when we spent 4 months living here. It was wonderful to see old friends and visit all of our favorite spots in town.
The Parroquia in San Miguel de Allende
The Jardin
The colorful streets of San Miguel
Colorful flags in San Miguel
San Miguel de Allende to the rescue!
La Virgen de Guadalupe at the entrance to the mercado
San Miguel Mercado
San Francisco Church
Plaza Civica in San Miguel
The front door of the house we rented 12 years ago for our sabbatical in San Miguel
The Parroquia at night – magical!
The first house we built in San Miguel de Allende 10 years ago.
The second house we built in San Miguel de Allende 10 years ago.
Guadalajara!
Guadalajara Cathedral
Taxi strike against Uber
Taxis lining every street around the city center
Blocking traffic for hours
Mexico’s largest mercado in Guadalajara
Our hotel in Guadalajara
Our hotel in Guadalajara
Our hotel in Guadalajara
Happy 2016 from the Holsteins in Mexico!
December 2015 – The islands of Espiritu Santos and Partida
Frigates circling overhead
Sunset over Baja Sur
Adagio at anchor in the turquoise water
Manta ray
School of manta rays
Leaping manta ray
A sea lion torpedo
October – November 2015 – San Francisco to La Paz, Mexico
Leaving San Francisco with a beautiful blue sky and flat seas
Sunset over San Miguel Island in the Channel Islands
Sunrise over Santa Cruz Island in the Channel Islands
Morning announcements!
Morning aerobics
Fishing in comfort!
Leaping and….
….splashing for 2 miles down the coast
Ensenada, Mexico
The freshest salsa we have ever eaten!
I want him to come every night and make the salsa
Handmade tortillas are the best
Sunset on our first overnight
Early morning Cedros Island
Sunset in Turtle Bay
Sunrise in Magdalena Bay
The small town of Puerto Magdalena
Mexican fishing boat
Lands End, Cabo San Lucas
Ensenada de los Muertos – a beautiful bay with turquoise water and light sand beach
My favorite car ever!
Decorated for the holidays
The Jardin in the center of La Paz
The fountain is in the image of “Mushroom Rock” that stands offshore in a nearby bay
Cathedral de Nuestra Senora de La Paz
September 1-12, 2013 – Down the Pacific Coast to San Francisco
Sunrise on departure day
Leaving the Strait of Juan de Fuca out into the Pacific Ocean
Sunset off the Oregon coast
Sunset in Eureka
Sea lion sunbathing 20 miles offshore.
Whale tail!
Pacific Coast
Pacific Coast
Pt Reyes Lighthouse
Our first view of home after 5 months!
Golden Gate Bridge
August 22-28, 2013 – Victoria
Mom, Dad, Kurt and Bill in Victoria
Butchart Gardens, Victoria
Butchart Gardens, Victoria
Hanging baskets in Victoria
The Empress Hotel in Victoria
Photo from the helicopter in Victoria
Bill and Kurt’s new toy. A helicopter that holds a GoPro camera.
Photo from the helicopter
Photo from the helicopter in Victoria
August 11-21, 2013 – Vancouver
Biking in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver
The twins turn 53!
August 4-11, 2013 – Dent Island, Gorge Harbor, Desolation Sound, Princess Louisa Inlet
Jackie’s homemade bread
Orca!
In British Columbia you travel by boat or by sea plane. This plane pulled in right behind us at the dock on Dent Island.
Do you think they are trying to warn us?
Maybe I should have read the sign first.
Hiking in Princess Louisa Inlet
They are really trying to warn us!
July 31 – August 2, 2013 – Lowe Falls, Butedale, Khutze Inlet, Namu, Echo Cove
Butedale – a crumbling ghost town
Butedale – ghost town
Khutze Bay
Khutze Bay
Khutze Bay
Khutze Bay
Floating home in Namu, British Columbia
Echo Bay
Echo Bay
Hiking in Echo Bay
Echo Bay
Best Buddies
July 26-28, 2013 – Misty Fjords National Monument
Walker Inlet, Misty Fjords
Can you see Adagio?
Punchbowl, Misty Fjords
Walker Inlet, Misty Fjords
Walker Inlet, Misty Fjords
Scrambling up to the Punchbowl waterfall in Misty Fjords
The overlook
Bear tracks!
July 18-25, 2013 Hoonah, Hanus Bay, Baranof Island Hot Springs, Petersburg, Exchange Cove, Ketchikan
Hoonah
Hoonah – the best salmon tacos!
Hunger Games
Look out bears!
We made it to the lake!
Diving Humpback
Whale Tail!
Bath Day
Warm Springs Bay – the hot springs are at the top of the waterfall
Best view from a hot springs!
Orcas
Misty morning
Fairy Land
July 14-17, 2013 – Glacier Bay
Glacier Bay
Glacier Bay
We watched this grizzly feed for 20 minutes. He was gorging himself on the mussels and didn’t pay any attention to us.
July 7-13, 2013 – Juneau
Downtown Juneau
Low tide! It is like climbing a ladder to get up to street level
Sunset at 11pm
July 5, 2013 – Dawes Glacier
Dawes Glacier
Captain Bill negotiating the ice
Dawes Glacier
Up close
Big, sharp points
Posing for the the camera
Soulful eyes
Cold resting spot
Granite cliffs
Marks from the glacier
Low tide grounded this iceburg
Beautiful sculpture
Foggy morning
Floating outside our anchorage
July 4, 2013 – Fords Terror
Paddling in Fords Terror
Anchored in Fords Terror
Waterfall at the entrance to Fords Terror
Glacier bowl
Waterfalls in Fords Terror
June 30, 2013 – Anan Bear and Wildlife Observatory
Look closely to see the salmon
Poised to catch a salmon
Got one!
Peek a boo
Alpha male
Grizzly!
Taking a break from eating a salmon
Great pose!
Seals like salmon too1
So majestic
June 26-28, 2013 – Alaska! Foggy Bay to Ketchikan
A remote, Canadian lighthouse just before we crossed into Alaska
Reflection at sunset
Sunset in Foggy Bay
Ketchikan, Alaska
June 10-25, 2013 – The Inside Passage of Northern British Columbia
Starfish – we have seen all sizes from 2″ across to 2′ across
Sea Anemone
Ice flow? That is what we thought, but it was actually a flow of bubbles created by nature
Walking Josh!
Our buddy!
Walking the dog takes on a whole new meaning!
Granite cliffs
Sculpted mountains
Beautiful waterfalls
Bottleneck Inlet
Grizzly!
We followed the bear down the shore in our dinghy for a good 1/2 a mile
A mother minke whale and her baby
Fancy Cove
A majestic bald eagle
Sunset in Farewell Cove
Kayaking at its best!
Heading to Port Hardy
Lacey Falls
Dolphins playing next to the boat
Beautiful scenery
Shoal Bay – Our view from the back of the boat
June 7-9, 2013 – Princess Louisa Inlet
On our way to Princess Louisa Inlet
Looking back out of Princess Louisa Inlet
Chatterbox Falls
Bottom of Chatterbox Falls
Dinghy Dog!
June 2-5, 2013 – Victoria BC and the Canadian Gulf Islands
Victoria
Victoria at night
The Empress Hotel
The Parliament Building in Victoria
Taxi’s in Victoria
Dodds Narrow – A tugboat pulling a boom of hundreds of logs through the narrow channel
Log boom
Underway
Canadian sunset
Adagio moored in Montague Bay, BC
Captain Bill and his boat
May 22-30, 2013 – San Juan Islands
Lopez Island
Friday Harbor
Roche Harbor
Roche Harbor comes to you to clean out your holding take – what service!
Stuart Island
Family on Orcas! Jess (my cousin), Gary, Serafin (3 3/4) and Silas (18 months).
Stuart Island
Josh’s first dinghy ride
Sunset at Sucia Island
Michelle & Josh walking on Sucia Island
May 20-21, 2013 – Seattle
May 4-19, 2013 – Tacoma
May 3, 2013 – Port Townsend to Tacoma
Port Townsend
The John C. Stennis aircraft carrier returning from an 8 month tour
