Archipiélago de Revillagigedo
Tales of my adventures at sea in February 2017
2017
2017-02-21~22 Clarion to Cabo, And Home
2017-02-21 Tuesday (Adios Clarion) The weather predictions for our departure from Isla Clarion were for rough seas, so I dosed myself with motion meds and braced for the worst. Though…
2017-02-20 Hiking Isla Clarión
I spent the day hiking on Clarión Island’s southern flanks. Most of the rest of the passengers on the voyage visited these locations on the previous afternoon while I stayed…
2017-02-18~19 Isla Clarion By Sea
Before we said goodbye to Isla Socorro, we drove the boat north along the island’s eastern flank and visited a different beach, called Playa Blanca, a little south from where…
2017-02-17 Isla Socorro, A Day At The Beach
Yesterday was a big day exploring the higher elevations on Isla Socorro. To investigate as much diversity as possible, we visited a beach on the opposite side of the island…
2017-02-16 Socorro’s Cloud Forest
We left the boat early this morning, and the Marines graciously offered to give us a ride in trucks partway up the mountain. When the trucks could go no further…
2017-02-15 Our First Afternoon At Isla Socorro
We left Isla San Benedicto early this morning and drove the boat 32 miles south to Isla Socorro and arrived to anchor about 8:00am. Even though we had all the…
2017-02-14 Isla San Benedicto
Our company would meet Isla San Benedicto this morning. The object of our journey, the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo was finally at hand. On August 1, 1952 at 8:30 AM, the…
2017-02-13 Seafaring South
Monday was a travel day on board the Shogun. We had 350 miles to navigate, and at 10-12 miles per hour it would take a while. While the captain and…
2017-02-12 Isla Santa Margarita
We left Isla Asuncion late in the afternoon, and while we slept, the captain and crew drove all night towards our next destination: Isla Santa Margarita, ¾ the way down…
2017-02-11 The Rocky Islands
This was an exciting day for us. It would be our first contact with terra firma in three days. We’d travelled approximately halfway down the Baja peninsula. Our time on…
2017-02-11 Passage to The Rocks
Amy and Jorge are always up at the crack of dawn, forward of the bridge and counting birds. No matter how early I rose each morning, I would find them…
2017-02-10 Seafaring South
On the second day of our voyage the overcast and fog that met us at the start of our journey continued, making conditions for capturing images a challenge. For those…
2017-02-09 San Diego and Ensenada
We left San Diego through a shroud of fog and marine haze. We expected to see whales and dolphins on this first day of our voyage to the islands of…
Best Memories Of The 2017 Revillagigedos Trip
Having completed the “package” of 14 episodes about the recent trip to the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo (2017-February). I’ve assembled 52 of my favorite moments from the trip. Below, I display…
Revillagigedo Archipelago: We Did It!
My journey south this past 3 weeks to visit this seldom visited island set (roughly pronounced ReVEEya-He-HAY-dough) was the most interesting, exciting, educational trip I’ve ever undertaken. My fellow passengers…
Buen Viaje! Andele Revillagigedo
This afternoon I head down to Fisherman’s Landing to load my gear (and I have a lot of it) on the 98 foot vessel, Shogun. Early tomorrow, with 25 intrepid…
2016
Update: Research Expedition – Revillagigedo
I am posting this information for Sula Vanderplank, who is organizing this expedition. She can be reached at sula.vanderplank@gmail.com and can field all questions. There was an announcement previously that I…