San Carlos Boat Shopping

We arrived in San Carlos on Friday after 19 hours of travel, which included one car ride to Ensenada, a bus ride to Tijuana, another bus ride to Gauymas, Mexico topped off with yet another short local bus ride to San Carlos. Surprisingly, it all went rather smoothly. Our intention was to view three boats however, we had one in particular we were really interested in. After checking into our hotel we made arrangements with Don, the boat broker, to view the boats and he picked us up right away and off to Marina San Carlos we went. We viewed a 32 foot Westsail named 'Otter' and that was all we needed to see. She captured our hearts.

We departed the marina to discuss our next steps over margaritas and food. After all, the best decisions in life are made this way.

 

The next day we viewed the boat again, looked at every detail and asked more questions to allow us to decide if this could be our home on the water. Here's a few pics of the inside.

 

 

 

This is view of the stern with solar panels.

We decided we wanted this incredible boat to be our home and made an offer! This boat caught our attention a month ago and we were trying to determine how to travel the distance to San Carlos. Shortly thereafter, we noticed the boat was pending sale and we were very disappointed as it was fully equipped to set sail. To our delight, the previously interested buyer opted out and we jumped at the chance to view this beauty!

How do we celebrate making the offer? With beer...of course! And in styrofoam cups no less....not our first choice, but adapting to the culture is all part of the adventure.

Tomorrow is our sea trial which means the current owner, ourselves, the boat surveyor and the boat broker will take the boat out for a sail to explore all the workings. This means we've stayed in San Carlos an extra day. So here's a bit of how we spend some of our down time in 90 plus degree temperatures with 90% plus humidity! Enjoying the pool atop our hotel with great views!