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Panamerica Nord
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- Dec 18, 2022 UTC
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Gulf of California 24.928525, -109.72073624°55’43” N 109°43’15” W
Day 251
Fährenfahrt
December 18, 2022 ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Nach zwei Tagen auf der Warteliste schaffen wir es schliesslich auf die Fähre, die uns von La Paz nach Topolobampo bringt. Von dort aus fahren wir dann durch den super gefährlichen Bundesstaat Sinaloa nach Mazatlán.
Eigentlich wären wir mit der Fähre gerne direkt nach Mazatlán gefahren, aber der andere Fährenanbieter, der diese Verbindung aktuell als einziger anbietet verlangt dafür unheilige Preise (zumindest für Fahrzeuge die als Camper klassifiziert werden können - Fahrzeuggrösse egal (sprich einfach für Touristen)).
Wir nehmen also die Lastwagenfähre und fühlen uns dort gut aufgehoben. Zwischen anderen "Campern", die unter den Lastwagen kaum auffallen, verbringen wir die Nacht im eigenen Fahrzeug und wachen am nächsten Morgen, bereits im farbenfrohen Topolobampo eingetroffen, auf.
Den Weg nach Mazatlán überleben wir entgegen vieler Erwartungen.Read more
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The World is Out There Among The Great Whales
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- Feb 7, 2023, 5:48pm
- Altitude: Sea level
- Gulf of California 23.035938, -109.44309623°2’9” N 109°26’35” W
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Day 6
Off the coast of Los Cabos
February 7, 2023
A day on the water. Wind kicked up and the morning of snorkeling had to be cancelled, so we spent the day on the water looking for cetaceans…it was a good day. These pictures were taken using one of the ships loaner Olympus OM-1 cameras with a 50-200mm lens.Read more
The World is Out There We learn the term “spy post”
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The World is Out There Breach!!! 1 o’clock!!!
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The World is Out There Fluke! 11 o’clock!!
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2haralds Desert adventure
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- Mar 29, 2023, 1:00am
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Gulf of California 24.931092, -109.56009524°55’52” N 109°33’36” W
Day 13
Where's Haukur?!
March 29, 2023 ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
I lost sight off Haukur for several hours. Finally, around 1:00 a.m. he showed up at his seat.

It seems that for the last 2 hours, Haukur had been standing at the ready to move the bike into the hold. In doing so, the motorcycle battery went dead, which he realised immediately when they finally told him he could move the bike into the hold. Not able to start the bike, he had to push the motorcycle up the ramp with no help from the motor nor crew members. Three or four trucks closed him into the niche where our motorcycle was. He was trapped in the hold.

Haukur finished battening down the bike and used his booster power bank to charge the motorcycle's battery then began to maneuver his way through the hold, crawling over, under and around the trucks until he found a window where someone finally saw him.

If you have ever watched a ship being loaded, then you know it is chaotic at best. Thank God, everything worked out in the end. 🙏🏻

NOTE: You'll need to have 4 straps with you to tie down your bikes.Read more
Traveler 😳🙈
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Traveler Wow thank god for that powerbank
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Traveler OH MY GOODNESS
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hinter-dem-horizont Mexiko
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- Apr 14, 2017
- ⛅ 32 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Gulf of California 24.559259, -110.40943124°33’33” N 110°24’34” W
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Day 51
Seelöwen und Walhaie
April 14, 2017 ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Im kristallklaren Wasser rund um einige Inseln im Parque Nacional Archipiélago de Espíritu Santo tummeln sich zahlreiche Meeresbewohner. Neben Dutzenden verschiedenen bunten Fischen gibt es hier auch Seelöwen und Walhaie, mit denen man schwimmen kann.
An Land doch eher plump, sind Seelöwen im Wasser äußerst geschickte Schwimmer. Sie drehen Pirouetten und machen sich einen Spaß daraus, mit uns zu spielen. Wenn man ihnen allerdings zu nahe kommt, können sie auch ärgerlich werden. Ihr extrem lautes Gebrüll ist eine unmissverständliche Warnung. Und sie haben scharfe Zähne ... (ein Video von der Schnorcheltour gibts auf unserer Facebook Seite https://www.facebook.com/hinterdemhorizontmedia)
Ganz anders der Walhai. Er kann über 13 Meter lang werden und ein Gewicht von bis zu 12 Tonnen erreichen und ist damit der größte Fisch der Erde, er ernährt sich aber von Plankton und anderen Kleinlebewesen, und ist für den Menschen ungefährlich. Unser Exemplar ist vielleicht 5 Meter lang. Es scheint kaum von uns Notiz zu nehmen und zieht unbeeindruckt seine Bahnen ..Read more
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Traveler Wahnsinns Bild! 👍
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Ingo Macco Dann lasst euch mal nicht beißen 😬
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Elke Andreas klasse!! Natur pur :-)
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hinter-dem-horizont Schaut euch mal das Video an: https://youtu.be/yzxIuAzjMBE
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The World is Out There Among The Great Whales
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- Feb 6, 2023, 7:22am
- Altitude: Sea level
- Gulf of California 24.630562, -110.4342824°37’50” N 110°26’3” W
Day 5
Breakfast at sea
February 6, 2023
The food was plentiful and tasty. I had a lot of fish for dinner. Usually eggs and sausage and bacon. They had salsa ranchera in a big bottle! Not like the little can in the U.S. Coffee was very good as well. They had this little jar of chia pudding and coconut milk with berries that was great.Read more
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Traveler Baja Sailing Adventure
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- Nov 15, 2023, 12:56am
- ☁️ 79 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- Gulf of California 23.710894, -109.52703123°42’39” N 109°31’37” W
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Day 17
Nightime motoring
November 15, 2023 ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
The wind typically blows north to south this time of year in the Sea of Cortez. And the wind also typically picks up in the afternoons. And the wind also creates short steep waves going north to south. So night time sailing, or I should say motoring since we’re going into the wind, is preferred by most people cruising.

We anchored up in the middle of the night last night at Los Frailes. Coming into a unfamiliar anchorage at night is to be avoided. We had much trouble getting a good anchor set. In fact, it wasn’t a good anchor set as it broke free when the wind came up in the morning. No harm done and we learned one reason for the rule: don’t come into an unfamiliar anchorage in the night.

The next anchorages Los Muertos but we plan to pass by in about 4 AM wishing to cover more water before the wind comes up tomorrow. It’s finally gotten cool enough to want a jacket on. It’s 1 AM as I write this.Read more
Looks much more peaceful, ja, ja. [Bob]
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Traveler Dive&Bike au Mexique
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- Dec 5, 2021
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Gulf of California 24.19423, -110.4172324°11’39” N 110°25’2” W
Day 49
🤿 - Snorkeling avec les requins baleine
December 5, 2021 ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Ouvrir une antenne mexicaine de mon cabinet de dentiste pour requin baleine 10 mois après la précédente rencontre aux Maldives, done.

Ils étaient moins coopératifs et il y avait, pour certain, du monde marin qui profitait de l'aspiration, alors il a fallu palmer. Nos séances du mardi soir m'ont bien servi @goubinette et @pandiwan 😁 (celui aux Maldives à l'arrêt était bien trop simple!)

Revoir ces monstres des mers est juste incroyable et grandiose, et en plus cette fois entouré de poissons jaunes qui ressemblaient à des paillettes dorées. Magique!

Prochaine inspection en septembre 2022? (En fait ils n'ont pas de dent, ma carrière de dentiste pour requin baleine est vouée à l'échec 😆)Read more
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The World is Out There Among The Great Whales
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- Feb 5, 2023, 9:37am
- 🌙 63 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- Gulf of California 25.736227, -111.12533625°44’10” N 111°7’31” W
Day 4
Thar she blows!
February 5, 2023 ⋅ 🌙 63 °F
We get to observe the Worlds’ largest inhabitant, the Blue Whale and more dolphins.
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The World is Out There Among The Great Whales
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- Feb 6, 2023, 7:27am
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- Gulf of California 24.658262, -110.45749924°39’30” N 110°27’27” W
Day 5
Sunrise!
February 6, 2023 ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
The sunrise and sunset colors are spectacular
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Traveler North America Mexico & Canada
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- Feb 17, 2024, 1:01pm
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Gulf of California 30.31393, -114.21474230°18’50” N 114°12’53” W
Day 4
AA Snack
February 17 ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Sometimes a little sugar and salt are just what you need
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