Chica JoApr 278 minA Terrible Place - Part 2 - Out of the BlueAs another sunset approached our anchorage at super-wild Isla San Pedro Mártir, and the birds began to return to their roosts for the...
Chica JoApr 208 minA Terrible Place: Part 1 - Into the Blueterrible (adj.): late 14c., "causing terror, awe, or dread; frightful," from Old French terrible (12c.), from Latin terribilis...
Chica JoMar 248 minThe Monkey on My BackI swear, I was just minding my own business, doing my early-morning, power swim around a rocky point off the Seri people’s now...
Chica JoFeb 210 minThe TrollDo you remember the children’s story, The Three Billy Goats Gruff? Basically, three goats are longing to feast in the greener grass on...
Chica JoDec 22, 20217 minSand Dollars - On Ballast and BuoyancyI failed at something not only important to me but to my sense of identity as a citizen-scientist and environmental educator. I’ve been...
Chica JoNov 10, 20219 minLosing My $#!+One of my operative rules for myself when writing is to be profoundly honest even if, no, especially if it is difficult. Well, this one...
Chica JoOct 7, 202113 minTo Die LaughingYep. That’s how I reckon I’ll go out of this absurd world: in a fit of uncontrollable guffaws that become my final gasps. I’ve had some...
Chica JoAug 9, 20215 minAquanaut MomsI’m writing under a chlorophyll-filled canopy of redwood trees, but my mind is on something I found on the beach near La Paz this spring....
Chica JoJul 17, 20215 minNight Snorkel? What could go wrong?I’m afraid to write this. I’m worried that if I’m not writing about a jaw-dropping, edge-of-your-seat encounter with large and loveable...
Chica JoJun 12, 20214 minTurning Ugliness Into BeautyKeep Reading To Find Out What This Is It’s been an interesting few weeks since my underwater dance with a humpback whale (plus escape...
Chica JoMay 28, 20219 minSave the Whale: An Existential TangleThis blog post is coming from Paul at Triplefin's helm. He has a breathtaking story to tell about something that just happened. You may...
Chica JoMay 11, 20219 minDancing With Whale: Revi Part 2Yep. That's me dancing with a Humpback. Smooches Gracias to Frida for capturing the most sublime and wondrous moments of my life!...
Chica JoMay 11, 20216 minSleeping With Sharks: Revi Part 1Paul's pic of a couple tranquil whitetip reef sharks The sharks are coming, sailor's promise, but first it’s time to reveal my vulnerable...
Chica JoApr 19, 20214 minDevil Fish: What's In A Name?A pack of wolves, a rabble of gnats, a murder of crows, a flock of birds, a tower of giraffes, a stand of trees, a quiver of cobras, a...
Chica JoMar 28, 20213 minFlash of InspirationOur eyes met and we shared a brief watery waltz along the steep-edged boulder bank of Isla Carmen’s Punta Perico. I was wearing my drab...
Chica JoMar 13, 20213 minTesting the WatersTriplefin's dingy at the ready along Isla San Jose's wild East coast It’s been a long year of social isolation for Paul and me aboard...
Chica JoFeb 5, 20213 minThe Most Critical Ecosystem You've Never Heard OfOne warm May night while anchored in Bahia Santo Domingo, the gateway to Baja's Bahia Conception, I dragged Paul away from boat work to...
Chica JoJan 13, 20212 minA Garden of Eely DelightsThis past April we sailed Triplefin around the Sea of Cortez' wild side of Isla Carmen and anchored in colorful Bahia Cobre (Copper Bay)....
Chica JoDec 23, 20202 minGringo Hallucinations & War on DrugsIf you leave your boat to travel inland, into the wildly mountainous regions of Mexico’s heartland, you may find yourself among some...
Chica JoDec 11, 20203 minMy Sick Dream of Holothurian RevengeUnlike most of my posts, the following is NOT suitable for kids or the highly sensitive among us. Adults, please enjoy my frighteningly...