Temme Travels

Well it took a tsunami to get us out of Tenacatita. We were asleep at 7 am when a fellow boater came by to say our radio was off and that there had just been a huge earthquake that had generated a tsunami and that we were being advised to take precautions. So unlike the normal precautions to move to higher ground, we set sail and head out to sea into deeper water. We were anchored in 10 feet of water and the suggestion was to be in at least 600 feet. So the fleet of boats quickly prepped and the bay with about 30 boats slowly emptied. It was a pretty sight seeing that many boats sailing out of the bay. We were calling it the Tsunami Regatta. Our sail south was beautiful and uneventful. We did still have a cell signal so we were able to keep in touch with our family and friends in Hawaii as they were now in the path of the tsunami. All is well and a possible disaster turned into an nonevent with a practice drill. It was a little sad to leave a spot that we have fell in l...

After a month in marinas and multiple anchorages in Puerto Vallarta we are now back to life on the anchor. It is always hard to leave the conveniences of the Marinas, but so much nicer once you leave. We headed south from La Cruz and had an overnight sail under full moon and great conditions to Chamela. We met up with some friends on journey and anchored off one of the islands for some snorkeling and playing on the beach. The kids on journey along with Sienna and Tristan collected over 200 + Hermit crabs in a matter of 30 minutes. Their bucket was alive, but thankfully they all agreed to release them before we returned to the boats. We are now in the very nice bay of Tenacatita where we have met up with lots of kid boats. Tristan and Sienna are having so much fun. Tristan has mastered dingy driving and has a lot of Independence to ferry himself and friends back and forth from the boats. Sienna is very outgoing and loves to try out her Spanish when she meets the local children. ...

We saw some whales when we sailed to Punta de Mita. The Humpback Whales are here to have their calves. The whales were really close to Meshach and we had fun watching them. My favorite animal was the sea turtles. I got to hold and release the baby sea turtles that were only 24 hours old. I hope my turtle makes it and I hope that all the other turtles make it. Only 1 in 100 usually make it. It was cute to see them walk into the sea at sunset. Later we saw them hatching out of the nest. The nest is a hole in the sand that is two feet down. They are underground for 45-60 days. I also saw puffer fish, dolphins and bat rays. I love sea creatures. By Tristan

no·mad (n m d ) - A member of a group of people who have no fixed home and move according to the seasons from place to place in search of food, water, and grazing land. 1. Yes I am a member of a group of people. It's a small group, most people call a family. 2. Fixed home? Well we do have a fixed home, but it is currently being occupied by another group ( family) and our current home is a 45' sailboat, which could or could not be fixed. 3. We do move according to the weather, hurricane season, rainy season and cruising season. We also go place to place in search of food, may it be the local markets, tiendas ( local convenient stores), other peoples boats, and the occasional big box store (shhh don't tell ). 4. Water - Well we make our own. That is unless we are in a fixed spot, say tied to dock, in a marina with dead fish and other nastiness floating by. Then I guess we do look for water. 5. Grazing Land - Absolutely! We are always looking for grazing land, b...

We sailed from La Cruz Sunday leaving the backdrops of large hotels, para sailor and jet skis and replaced it with lush jungle and isolated bays. We are anchored just a few miles from Old town of Pv and found a beautiful anchorage in Boca De Tomatlan. We are the only boat in the bay and for many reasons. The first is probably because there are no other boats here, pangas are running in and out all day from this fishing village causing a nice roll, and the bay is very deep. A usual anchorage is in 15 -30 feet, here we are in 70 feet of water. It's not so much that it is deep it's that the bay is very deep until about 50 yard off the shore where the shelf comes up quickly. The steep walls of the jungle crawl right down to the ocean and houses peek out from the canopy of trees. We have instant entertainment watching the pangas get up to speed and shoot the mouth of the shallow river, kicking up their outboard motors seconds before hitting the sand bar. We arrived at sunset ...

Today we spent the day surfing in Punta Mita. A pretty big swell that has made it's way from Hawaii has hit the breaks along the coast causing bumpy anchorages, but fun riding waves. Besides surfing all day the best part of the adventure was maneuvering our dingy into shore through the 4 foot surf . It was thrilling and took some know how not to end up in the water. Thor did a great job getting all four of us and three surfboards to shore ,dry and safe. What a rush of adrenaline. This fun surf spot used to be a unspoiled beach with a small fishing village. It was sad to see such development along the coast line, and even more disheartening to hear the true story behind the newly built resorts. In short families who had been living here for years were forced to move from their homes, garden and subsistence lifestyle. The reef which used to be alive and flourish with sea life now is a dead reef. This story sounded too familiar. We tried to walk to the town today making our...

With Christmas behind us and the New Year fast approaching we are trying to figure out what our itinerary for 2010 will be. Our thoughts and ideas change as quickly as the clock , and the clock is something we need to figure out. Since leaving San Diego I don't think I have known what the correct time has been. From San Diego to Cabo we were on Baja Ha Ha time, not Baja time but HA Ha time. This was for the ease of the cruising rally so that all the boats stayed on the same time. Now I could look at the time on my phone but for some reason it always was an hour behind. I think it somehow was on LA time. Now we just crossed the Sea and our on the Mainland Coast in Puerto Vallarta where it all just gets more confusing. The Banderas Bay falls on two States, Jalisco and Nayarit. We arrived in La Cruz which is in Nayarit with our clocks still set on La Paz time. The Airport is is Nayarit, but because most of the tourist stay in Pv, which is in Jalisco everyone supposedly follows ...