Pos: 25.5990,-109.0584 Loc: Topolobampo Acc: Ary and Hermes’ house Dist: 57,0 km Start: 6:35 End: 17:20   This will be our last paddling day of the trip…? I had good eyes on my most times better than Google maps satellite images downloaded on my laptop. I had spotted a chance of a mangrove connection channel […]

Pos: 25.8158,-109.4236 Loc: Boca de Rio Fuerte Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 tent Dist: 42,8 km Start: 6:20 End: 13:55   The seas and wind calmed down overnight, still, the launch was slightly lumpy to get out. But we made it both fine and paddled along with dolphins for hours. The wind was yesterday rather perpendicular […]

Pos: 26.1638,-109.3327 Loc: before Rio Allamos Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 tent Dist: 28,5 km Start: 7:20 End: 12:00   We were spoiled most other days with calm low water and a maximum 30 cm of seas, for today Karel said our mere 10 cm of yesterday will increase up to one meter of wind waves. […]

Pos: 26.3970,-109.2525 Loc: before Estero de Agiabampo Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 tent Dist: 42,9 km Start: 7:05 End: 15:55   We landed yesterday on low tide as always, and with calm water, and we’were really sure we went high enough up the beach to stay dry with the high water at night. But there was […]

Pos: 26.6755,-109.4690 Loc: behind Yavaros Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 tent Dist: 46,0 km Start: 6:55 End: 16:00   Well rested, we were ready to launch into a dead calm sea – but on high tide with a break on some swell which was nasty at times. But the other times, it was also dead calm. […]

Pos: 27.7771,-109.8409 Mon 16/03-2020 Day 506   Pos: 27.7771,-109.8409 Loc: Estero de Santa Lugarda Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 tent   We decided to have a physical and mental rest day. We are here on the beach more or less able to keep updated about the international situation via weak and patchy internet and limited batteries, […]

Pos: 27.7771,-109.8409 Loc: Estero de Santa Lugarda Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 tent Dist: 41,3 km Start: 6:45 End: 14:40   Our night was quiet and peaceful, with no waves rolling on the beach, just gentle lapping splash a meter from the tent. Still, like on the other side of the Sea of Cortéz, the water […]

Pos: 27.0823,-110.0119 Loc: Estero de Huivuilay Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 tent Dist: 46,9 km Start: 7:10 End: 16:25   When I landed last evening, I noticed some broken off wooden posts int the water, but I thought my landing spot was free of them. Marg also came in safely. But this morning, with the water […]

Pos: 27.2413,-110.4008 Loc: behind two breakwater canals Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 tent Dist: 44,1 km Start: 7:05 End: 16:40   The night was calm, so the for the evening forecasted 25 knots were happening already at 1.30 pm. No problem, we made the right decision to go into this inviting entry!   The next morning, […]

Pos: 27.5270,-110.5867 Loc: Estero de la Luna entry Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 tent Dist: 33,3 km Start: 6:45 End: 13:40   An onshore windy morning, but nothing to suffer out there. The “surf” is nothing, just tiny waves running along the shallow beaches. The wind swung around to the north, then northeast, and died over […]