Gato Loco Sailing Adventures
Menu
  • Home
  • Latest Posts
  • Blog Index
  • Crew
  • Subscribe to Blog
  • Links
  • Home
  • Latest Posts
  • Blog Index
  • Crew
  • Subscribe to Blog
  • Links

Gato Loco 2010-Leg 5, “The MexicanTrain”


By Lowell | May 23, 2010 | Category Baja 2010

Spread the love

IMG 2478.Gato Loco, Leg 5 2010…Captain Bill, Lisa Wendt, CJ Terracciano, Shirley & Owen Kelly…every leg needs a name…our leg became known as “The Mexican Train”…you can’t stop us, baby!

.

.

.

.

.

.

IMG 2455.We left bright and early Friday morning for our road trip from Puerto Penasco to San Carlos, where we hopped on Gato Loco…look at these happy faces!

.

.

.

.

.

.

IMG 2456.Our first stop in San Carlos HAD to be at The Soggy Peso Bar…we started off our adventure the only way we could, with margaritas, ceviche and tostadas de jaiba…mmmm, good!

.

.

.

.

.

.

P5210037

.”The Mexican Train Crew”…5 people can fit in a hammock, right? They can after several Soggy Peso margaritas…

.

.

.

.

.

.

IMGP0914

.Very cool bar…you should make a stop here on your next trip San Carlos…

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

IMG 2462

.As we began our Gato Loco adventure, the Space Shuttle took its last mission from the Space Station. In San Carlos we ate at a little Greek restaurant on the beach…they set up telescopes on the beach and we were able to watch the Space Shuttle move across the sky on its last mission before “retirement”…twas a pretty cool way to start our adventure…

.

.

.

.

IMG 2466.The view of the marina in San Carlos at 6 am as we set sail to cross the Sea of Cortez to Santa Rosalia…a lovely morning, indeed!

.

.

.

.

.

.

IMG 2467.The even lovelier Shirley enjoying her cup o joe…unfortuantely, we ran into some pretty nasty weather in our crossing…said coffee was lost at sea along with a certain firefighter’s previous dinner…I won’t name any names, but I’m just sayin’…

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

IMG 2470.After about 8 hours of rough weather, things calmed down enough to relax…the boys don’t have a care in the world…

.

.

.

.

.

.

IMG 2471.The first catch of the trip…the boys fished for quite a while, but all we caught was this bloody bonito…literally, they are a really bloody fish and not good to eat…next time, my friends, next time…

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

IMGP0935.Our first stop at Santa Rosalia…the Kellys on our way up to shower at the marina…Shirley and I showered in the dark only find out later that the lights were outside…it’s always an adventure!

.

.

.

.

.

.

IMG 2473.On our way to dinner, CJ had to stop off for a little snack…mmmm, Mexican street hot dogs…

.

.

.

.

.

.

 

IMGP0938.Just another Mexican Train…choo choo!!!

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

IMGP0945.The view of Santa Rosalia from the top of the hill in town…the town is extremely lovely and different from most Mexican towns…it was founded by the French in the 1800s and was a copper mining town. Most of the buildings are all wood siding and look like they could be in New Orleans…very unique!

.

.

.

.

.

IMGP0946.The gang at the mining museum at the top of the hill…self timers rock!

.

.

.

.

.

.

 

IMG 2479.This is the Hotel Frances, founded in 1886…of course there is a Mexican Train in front…the interior was gorgeous with hardwoods that looked like they were all orginial…awesome!

.

.

.

.

.

.

IMG 2480.The interior courtyard of the hotel…

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

IMG 2483.On our way back to the boat, our firefighter from el norte met up with the bombero from el sur…very nice guy explained that they don’t have any funding for the department so they are all volunteers…talk about dedication!

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you have enjoyed our first blog of Leg 5…I have taken over blogging duties on this leg from Lowell (this would be Lisa)…hopefully I will do it justice…we are currently on our way from Santa Rosalia to Isla San Marcos…hopefully we have internet again tomorrow near Mulege…we were supposed to get hit by a storm today, but we are making a run for our next anchorage since things have seemed to flatten out a bit. The weather is amazing…about 86 degrees and only 60% humidity…got our poles out again in anticipation of some dinner! This is Leg 5, The Mexican Train, signing off…hasta luego, amigos!!!

Captain Bill, Lisa, CJ, Shirley & Owen

Share this:

  • Facebook
   Send article as PDF   

16 thoughts on “Gato Loco 2010-Leg 5, “The MexicanTrain””

  • Gill says:
    May 23, 2010 at 5:47 pm

    Wonderful!! Thanks for all the photos.. sooo wonderful to relive places we’ve been to! All beautiful sights!!
    Happy sailing little train.. “I think I can.. I think I can”.. have another shot!! ;))

    Reply
  • Jane Jadlot says:
    May 23, 2010 at 5:57 pm

    Good job, Lisa!! Looks like a good time is being had by all! Can’t wait to hear details. Keep the margaritas going!! Stay safe!

    Reply
  • Coni Stover says:
    May 23, 2010 at 6:27 pm

    Lisa: It was a wonderful blog. Makes me want to go there and become part of the train. Pictures are great and it’s so nice to see all of you and I can’t wait to have Doug join the crew on Leg 7. Be safe.

    Reply
  • Marilyn says:
    May 23, 2010 at 6:33 pm

    Great to hear from Leg 5! Beautiful pictures and the captions are great too! Keep on enjoying and making memories!

    Reply
  • Laine says:
    May 23, 2010 at 8:11 pm

    As I am sitting here in my office on a Sunday!!! I can’t stand it. I am sooo jealous but happy for all of you. It looks like so much fun (except for that fireman getting sick). Ha ha – just kidding but he is quite handsome. You guys have fun. I’ll just keep working. Boring!!

    Reply
  • Anne says:
    May 23, 2010 at 9:05 pm

    So good to see you are all having fun. Cant wait to hear all mi hermanas stories………

    Reply
  • Lauren says:
    May 23, 2010 at 9:18 pm

    I am glad to see that you are having a good time. Mom wishes she was with you. Keep the stories coming.

    Reply
  • victor rangel says:
    May 23, 2010 at 9:57 pm

    Great job on the blog!! Hope you have smooth seas for the remainder of the trip.

    Reply
  • Lowell McCulley says:
    May 24, 2010 at 9:31 am

    Hey Gato Loco crew.. Nice to hear from you. Sounds like you had some good winds for crossing. Rough is usually good assuming it’s not too bad. How strong were the winds and how big were the waves??? Good test of your sea worthiness and sounds like you passed the test. Welcome to crossing club..

    I would like to be able to contact you with Yahoo Messenger. You need to log out Messenger as Lowell McCulley and sign back in as Bill Hensler.. I can’t talk to myself on Yahoo.. 😀
    Hope to hear from you again soon.

    I emailed the Ins doc to Marina Real and ask them to give you a copy. I guess that didn’t happen. Will send doc to Santa Rosalia and Puerto Escondido..

    Reply
  • leslierangel says:
    May 24, 2010 at 10:01 am

    Excellent job on the blog! I feel bad CJ & Shirley got sick…the worst feeling! I will pray to the weather Gods for you. Have fun. XOXOXO

    Reply
  • Tina & Christina & Ava says:
    May 24, 2010 at 10:16 am

    Hey folks! C.J.’s baby sister & fam. here. Looks like ya’ll are having a great time-we are so jealous! It’s cool to be able to share it with you. Keep up the great blog & pics! Stay safe, have fun, drink lots & say cheese!!!! Take care of Uncle C.J. for us please!!

    Reply
  • Cynthia Tegge says:
    May 24, 2010 at 1:03 pm

    Forewarned is forearmed!!! I left the travel sick pills on Gato for you to use, not look at!! Swallow your pride, your machismo, and swallow a pill before weighing anchor, you will enjoy the ride much more. I was a puker from an early age, will avoid this feeling at any cost. Have a wonderful time, don’t forget to take my offering to Neptune if you go there. May the wind be at your back!

    Reply
  • anita says:
    May 24, 2010 at 3:53 pm

    Great blog lisa…hope you have some smooth smooth sailing coming up and big big fish….hello to everyone! anita

    Reply
  • Mike Clark says:
    May 24, 2010 at 4:38 pm

    Mike and I are here in Phx reliving your tour….I think you’re doing ours backwards. Way too wonderful – so glad you get to enjoy a Gato Loco Leg again. It was definately my trip of a lifetime last year. Love seeing all your smiling faces…keep up the pics.

    Liane & Mike

    Reply
  • Judy Alford says:
    May 24, 2010 at 6:25 pm

    Hey there on the Gato Loco! So good to see your smiling faces and hear of your adventures! It was great to see the Soggy Peso Bar again via your pix. I celebrated my 67th Birthday with daughter and son-in-law, Heather and Brian Heffernan at that very bar! They paid for all the margaritas and fish tacos I could eat and sang Happy Birthday to me. What a great way to celebrate my B-day. But then H and B are so fun to be with no matter what the circumstances.

    Keep the white sails full on the Gato Loco!

    Judy

    Reply
  • Jenefer Miller says:
    May 28, 2010 at 9:40 am

    Glad to hear you’re all still alive and well! Lisa, how is it that I’m not shocked that you took over the blog? 😉

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Categories


  • Baja 07
  • Baja 08
  • Baja 09
  • Baja 2010
  • Baja 2011
  • Baja 2012
  • Baja 2013
  • Baja 2014
  • Baja 2015
  • Baja 2017
  • Baja 2018
  • Baja 2019
  • Baja 2020
  • Baja 2022
  • Baja Haha
  • Baja2016
  • BirthdayWeek 07
  • Day Sailing
  • Early Days
  • Greece
  • Multihull Rally
  • reference
  • Seawind Rally
  • Uncategorized
March 2023
S M T W T F S
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031  
« May    

Archives


  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • November 2020
  • September 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • January 2018
  • September 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • January 2017
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • May 2014
  • April 2014
  • March 2014
  • January 2014
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • January 2013
  • June 2012
  • May 2012
  • April 2012
  • March 2012
  • January 2012
  • June 2011
  • May 2011
  • April 2011
  • March 2011
  • February 2011
  • June 2010
  • May 2010
  • April 2010
  • March 2010
  • February 2010
  • January 2010
  • June 2009
  • May 2009
  • April 2009
  • March 2009
  • February 2009
  • January 2009
  • August 2008
  • June 2008
  • May 2008
  • April 2008
  • March 2008
  • February 2008
  • January 2008
  • October 2007
  • September 2007
  • August 2007
  • July 2007
  • June 2007
  • May 2007
  • April 2007
  • August 2006
  • June 2006
  • March 2006
  • April 2004
  • January 2004
  • December 2003
  • October 2003
  • July 2003
  • April 2003
  • February 2003
  • January 2003
  • November 2002
  • May 2002

Recent Posts

  • Big wind in whale channel–A cautionary Tail
  • Foggy days in Baja
  • Conception and Mulege heading north
  • Leg 3 back to Penasco begins
  • Gato Loco Live (Heading north)
  • Leg 2 Crew’s final days
  • Rally Days 2022 part 2
  • Rally Days begin
  • One more anchorage before the Rally
  • Live from Gato Loco

Tag Cloud

#gatolocosailing #sailinggatoloco #seaofcortezsailingadventure Bahia de Los Angles Baja Baja Rally Baja Sailing Rally Baja Sea of Crotez Sailing Cabrales Boatyard Cholla Bay Dolphins Gato Loco Gato Loco Sailing Gato Loco Sailing; Sea of Cortez; Puerto Penasco; Sailing; Mexico; Baja; Baja Rally Gato Loco Sailing Sea of Cortez Gato Loco Sailing Sea of Cortez; Puerto Penasco; Sailing; Mexico; Baja Gato Loco Sea of Cortex Puerto Refugio Gato Loco Sea of Cortez Sailing Mulege Baja Pilot whales Puerto Peasco Puerto Penasco Puerto Penasco; Sea of Cortez; Baja Rally Puerto Refugio Sailing sailing Sea of Cortez sailing Sea of Cortez Puerto Refugio Sea of Cortez Sea of Cortez; Baja; Seawind; Gato Loco Sea of Cortez; Baja; Seawind; Gato Loco; Baja Rally Sea of Cortez Baja Seawind Seawind Seawind 1000

Pages

  • Crew
  • Facebook Feed
  • Gato Loco 2016 Sailing Season
  • Home
    • Blog Index
  • Latest Posts
  • Links
  • Rally Days–Juncalito Birthday
  • Subscribe to Blog

Categories

  • Baja 07
  • Baja 08
  • Baja 09
  • Baja 2010
  • Baja 2011
  • Baja 2012
  • Baja 2013
  • Baja 2014
  • Baja 2015
  • Baja 2017
  • Baja 2018
  • Baja 2019
  • Baja 2020
  • Baja 2022
  • Baja Haha
  • Baja2016
  • BirthdayWeek 07
  • Day Sailing
  • Early Days
  • Greece
  • Multihull Rally
  • reference
  • Seawind Rally
  • Uncategorized

Copyright © 2016 Updates from GatoLocoSailing

Theme created by PWT. Powered by WordPress.org