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Mexico on the Bay

By Rob Grant | January 28, 2009 | San Francsico |
Carole eyes the wares at one of the local tiendas on Mission in San Francisco.

© Pat McIntosh

"I’m sorry I wasn’t clear that Carole and I didn’t hear the SOS from Carpe Diem," Pat McIntosh wrote after we posted Wednesday’s update on the rescue off Cabo of the Lancer 44 Carpe Diem. "It was our friends John and Dorothy Kiesling on their Crescent City-based boat Begone. The Mexican cruising family is ever-expanding, and once you’re part of it, you still get ‘the scoop’ no matter where you are.

Espiritu took first place in the Lobster Trap Division of last year’s Sea of Cortez Sailing Week.

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"As for us, we wish we were still down there sailing on our Hunter 430 Espiritu, but we’ve been back in San Francisco taking care of Grandma’s house since we cut last year’s Baja Ha-Ha short. Actually, it’s almost like being back in Mexico — we walk to the nearby tiendas almost every day and are just about the only gringos there. The prices are low, especially compared with the rest of the Bay Area, and the ‘locals’ are great. If it was 40° warmer, it could almost be Z-town!"

Raw food vegans need not apply.

© 2009 Pat McIntosh

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