Trip to New Zealand is off

Circumstances have changed and we will no longer be going to New Zealand on Raven. Kurt has decided he is not ready to do the trip at this time and we are in San Carlos, Sonora, waiting to have Raven hauled out. She will be stored in a boatyard for the summer. Here are some pictures from our passage up to San Carlos in the Sea of Cortez. We swam with the sea lions at the Islotes just north of Partida island as one of our first stops.

Junior sea lion playing

Rani and sea lion - this one kept trying to bite our flippers

Sea lions playing

More frolicking

Close up

And even closer up

One juveniile was quite aggressive 

Chris got bitten through his wet suite

Sea lion love bites

We next visited Isla San Francisco where we did one of our favorite ridge walks.

San Francisco ridge walk and bay

Rani and Kurt on the ridge at Isla San Francisco

Turkey vulture and pelican pal

We also stopped in at El Gato where we had some lovely snorkeling and walks on the stunning red rocks.

Cross overlooking El Gato anchorage

Splendid rocks at El Gato