“Holy Mother of God, we made it”, is the only entry in our journal for October 23, 2021. The day began as most of ours do, at anchor, this time in Cuyler Harbor on San Miguel Island. We were still riding high from our dinghy landing the previous day, the sky having cleared enough to […]

Friday, October 22, 2021 We were startled awake by the sounds of our vhf radio crackling to life. Clear, blue skies shone through the hatch windows over our heads, it looked like a glorious day. The radio crackled again, we were being hailed by someone in the anchorage. “Sailing vessel Magick Express, this is Valiente, […]