Hello from the Sea of Cortez!!

Hello, or should I say !Hola! I'm traveling for the next couple weeks in the Sea of Cortez with my close friend Winston. We are moving my fishing boat from La Paz to Guaymas for repairs and eventually a new and exciting location somewhere on the Baja pennisula.

So...I've got this cool gadget called Spot. According to their website (http://www.findmespot.com/), it's the world's first satellite messenger. Spot is similar to a PLB or personal locator beacon in that if you are in serious trouble and out in the middle of nowhere with no chance of getting to safety, you can push a button on your PLB and have your GPS coordinates sent to emergency services. Unlike other PLB's, Spot takes it one step further and allows you to push a button that sends a pre-set email and text message back to family and friends letting them know that all is a-ok. And, since I'm a husband and father and not a wayward traveling college kid with nothing to worry about but where I'm going to find ice for the beer, I figured it was best to have one. And my family will be a little less stressed with my frequent a-ok messages. Plus, included in the email/text message is a link to my exact location which is viewable on Google Earth.

Which leads me back to this blog. Since I'm using Spot to have my locations sent to family and friends, I thought it might be fun to have them posted here as well. Plus, I'll be taking a bunch of pictures and writing about my experience along the way. When I get back, I'll be putting it all together in a travelogue/fishing adventure series which will be available as an e-book. I've spent a ton of time in the Baja and a lot of time in the Sea of Cortez, but this trip will be the first time I've traveled it from La Paz to Guaymas. And, with Winston aboard (a big league captain and commercial Alaskan salmon fisherman) we are sure to have a number of great experiences!

So check back often. I'll have my "assistant" ;) post my Spot locations everyday. Should be a lot of fun. And I'll let you know when I've finished the e-book.

Well, I hear Guy Clark telling me he's got 'Boats to Build' and I've got a boat to launch...onward!

Here's where I am leaving from - a marina in La Paz The A on Google Earth is exactly where we are!!! Plus, don't forget to swith to the satelitte view when you are viewing Google Earth.