World of McCool

We have arrived in Asunscion, which is a fine little port town about half way down the Baja. The sail down was an easy twelve hour trip, and we had some fine winds for the latter half.
Pulling in around sunset, we opted to wait until the next day to hit the town. […]

So much for pictures. This computer won´t recognize my camera when I plug it in. Next time, perhaps.

Last night while Sequoia and I watched another episode of Horatio Hornblower, the seas suddenly calmed and the steady roll of the boat ceased. We must be arriving in the bay, I decided. I watched the rest of the episode and then headed up on deck to see what was up.
Indeed […]

We leave Ensenada shortly, for a long passage down to Turtle Bay. It will be about three days of sailing, so goodbye land. I’m glad for this, because I’ll have time to get acclimated without having to lose it by coming to shore. Ensenada has been great. We’ve gone around and […]

I have arrived in Mexico. The port town of Ensenada is bustling with activity, owing to the Baja 1000, a big off road race through the desert. I’m sure it’s a fun trek, but I admit, I’m happy to be doing it by sea, where the wind is our power and the water […]

I’m getting some pictures up from my time in the wine country, but it will take a while, so they will be coming up in stages.
Also, if anyone is just arriving and reading posts, they post (obviously) in reverse order. The story from the wine country is in three parts, so if […]

We called Candice in the morning, and she was very nice. She said as long as we brought the canoe back we didn’t have to leave a deposit or pay her. She said she thought it was a great idea, and wished us a good time.
We packed everything up, finding an […]

Justin was good enough to get me some work over the weekend at this event where we hoped to meet some people who might hook us up with a canoe. We had a great time working together at this food and wine pairing event, but we didn’t get any leads on a canoe. […]

The air is very clean, and the life around me abundant. This is an enchanted land, full of giant trees with ancient powers and deep soil that grows many nutritious plants. I walk around the hills and watch the fog shrink into the valley below after the stars fade into morning blue. […]