Mining Memories: Isla San Francisco to an Abandoned Salt Mine | SV Ramble On
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- We leave the breathtaking shores of Isla San Francisco, Baja California Sur and head to the mesmerizing waters surrounding Isla San Jose. Our first stop was Amortajada where we anticipated exploring the mangroves. However, the sea had something else in mind. The entire area was inundated with jellyfish!
We skipped the mangroves and went further north to make landfall at Salinas, a forgotten outpost where time stands still amidst the remnants of an abandoned salt mining operation. Explore with us as we unravel the mysteries of this forgotten industry, wandering among rusted machinery and weathered buildings that whisper tales of bygone days.
Once our curiosity is sated, we hoist our sails once more, setting a course across the channel towards the tranquil village of San Evaristo. Feel the wind in your hair and the salt spray on your skin as we glide over the azure expanse, surrounded by the rugged beauty of the Baja Peninsula.
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We’re Jeni and Rich. We’re really just a couple of average Joes. In a nutshell we met and married in our early 20s; I graduated from college in my late 20s; adopted two cats and a dog in the late 90s; sold a house and bought a new house in our mid 30s; then sold the new house and moved onto a sailboat in our early 40s. In between all that we had a bunch of fun like camping, scuba diving, watching hockey games (Go Red Wings!), concerts, traveling, spear fishing, restoring a 1963 Chevy II Nova; spending time with family and friends. A few years ago we decided to lay off all the fun-having to fix up this old boat. We figure if we put our noses to the grindstone for a few years, we’ll be able to travel for a few years and do all the fun things we’ve missed.
A great episode. Thanks for taking us along.
Is it possible to include or do an episode on how much it’s costing you to stay etc.
Thanks again, all the best Richard
Hi Richard - We don’t keep very good record of what we spend. Our monthly expenses are Star Link and app subscriptions which is around $250 (Star Link is $200 for us because we got it in the US). If you buy Star Link here in Mexico it’s only $70 or $80 a month. We spend a lot less on food than we did in the US, around $400 a month. But Rich has been keeping us fed with fish. I haven’t bought chicken since we’ve been here and we bought ground beef twice. We’ve spent more on fuel than we’d hoped. It’s just as expensive here and unless you’re willing to either wait at anchor for wind or brave 25+ knots all the time, you may be motoring. We used 45 gallons of diesel in 5 weeks (around $270). We also use a lot of gasoline for the dinghy. We’ve stayed at anchor 90% of the time which is free and we make our own water. The marinas can be expensive here and we’ve only stayed in the marina at Santa Rosalia, which is one of the cheaper ones around. I would guess we’re spending less than $1200 a month. Sailing, the most expensive way to travel for free. 😄
@@svrambleon thanks for this information. It’s really helpful for our future trips and budgets.
All the best Richard
Another cool video.
Pity about the jellies.. but interesting to see.
Thanks 👍
For the record Jellyfish are the largest biomass on the planet. FYI, Jellyfish are attracted to boats scrubbing their anchor chain. Boredom or OCD. I think I know.
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