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Baja Ha Ha

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The adventure began as we sailed out of San Diego with the fleet of 190 boats. It was a beautiful sight seeing almost all of the boats under spinaker( big colorful sail for downwind conditions) as they turned south for the border. The last two months in California were a lot of fun, but the real cruising begins now. The first leg of our trip was not without excitement. The first night at sea was calm as the winds filled in from the north. By Afternoon of day two the story changed. Large swell from the Pacific North moved its way down the Baja, and a little more excitement was about to take place. We listed to weather from the rally boat as they were receiving weather info via satellite phone . Conditions were supposed to increase that night then die rapidly. So with a fish on the hook at dusk we, along with most of the boats in the fleet decided to pull into the nearest protected achorage for the night. For us the closest anchorage was Cabo Colinet. We would be protected from ...

It's a small world after all.....

This week was filled with some exciting and some not so exciting activities. We had our first and hopefully last injury. Tristan had a little encounter with the sidewalk at the skate park. A little lesson learned. Even if Mom says to take it off a sweet jump, don't Listen. It was pretty traumatic for all, but he is healing fine and should be ready to go again soon. The big adventure was Disneyland. All the Temme cousins got together and had a fun filled two days. Thursday night we did the Trick or Treat party with Mickey. Tristan was Anican Sky walker and Sienna was a Little kitty cat. We will be underway off Baja for Halloween so the kids got their costume and candy fix. Disneyland was a blast and Sienna was just tall enough to do the big kid rides. They loved it! Pirates of the Caribbean and Matterhorn where some of the favorites. We left Tristan at Disneyland and came home with Indiana Jones. He has worn his new get up everyday with much loved attention from pa...