Hello,

Our plans changed and we are still in Ensenada waiting for warm weather and calm seas before we continue north at the end of April. We did rent a car over Easter weekend to visit family in California. It felt strange to be driving a car, being in the USA, and it was wonderful to see our loved ones again.

The Rauen sisters together again.
Top row from left: Paula, Holley, Maggie.
Bottom row from left: Dana, Elena, Tricia.

The Rauen clan at Windtree.

Ken's lovely Mom at her home in Lancaster.

Preparing for the Easter egg hunt for the kids.

Paula and most of her sisters. Elena is missing,

probably chopping firewood or driving her tractor.


We all met at Windtree where Elena has a retreat

center. A lot of her land was destroyed by a huge

fire last year, but it was still beautiful and we were

all together.

Hand painted eggs. There were some artist among us.

Hello from Ensenada!

It feels really good to be on a dock and so close to home. We have now completed the "Baha Bash" and what a bash it was. Cabo San Lucas to Magdalena Bay proved to be a long, hard pound upwind. It took 3 days to go 150 miles. We were stranded in Mag Bay for several days with a broken alternator.

There was no wind on the passage from Mag Bay to Turtle Bay, so we motored the entire way. We liked Turtle Bay and stayed a week, waiting for a full force gale wind to pass. From there, we had a "buddy boat", KAY II, with Kay and Bob and their cat Sophie on board. It was nice to have another boat with us at the anchorages (Cedros Island and San Carlos).

We will leave for San Diego on Sunday. It is only 65 miles from here. Once in California, we plan to have some family time visiting Ken's Mom and Paula's sisters.

Another hitch-hiker.


Magdalena Bay where we were stranded.
Not much there.


Just a small fishing village.


This is Gregario, the Capitana de Puerto.
He was very helpful!

Ensenada at last! Our last stop in Mexico.

Still lovin it after all these years!