S/V Crazy Love

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3 weeks (San Diego to Cabo San Lucas)... what did we eat?

How can the food taste bad with views like this?

Provisioning success! No refrigeration, no major grocery stops and we ate very well for 3 weeks. The following is my food diary.

On Sunday November 17 we left Half Moon Marina in San Diego after a grocery stop and for a pizza of course. We started this habit at the beginning of our cruising in May. The night or afternoon before heading out on a long voyage we order an extra large pizza and we have excellent leftovers for Day 1 and sometimes Day 2!

Sun Nov 17

  • Dinner: leftover pizza and wine

Mon Nov 18 (Leave Zuniga Jetty and head to Mexico)

  • Breakfast: Bagels with cream cheese and apple
  • Lunch: Turkey Sandwiches and Salad (dressing is Dave's mix of olive oil and balsamic)
  • Dinner: remaining pizza

Tues Nov 19 (arrive Ensenada)

  • Breakfast: Bagel with cream cheese and yogurt
  • Lunch: Cheese and Crackers (a quick snack before heading to the Port Captain, Immigration, etc)
  • Dinner: Empanadas at Julia's Empanadas with cold beer (more like a late lunch, early dinner)

Wed Nov 20

  • Breakfast: Pancakes by Dave with real maple syrup
  • Lunch: Street Tacos out then Salad
  • Dinner: Wings and local craft beer at Cerveceria Wendlandt followed by more Street Tacos

Thurs Nov 21

  • Breakfast: Apple and Pastries from a local bakery
  • Lunch: Turkey Sandwiches
  • Dinner: Delicious Ceviche and Fish Dinner out on the town

Fri Nov 22 (left Ensenada)

  • Breakfast: Bagel with turkey and remaining cream cheese, last yogurt
  • Lunch: Apple and peanut butter with cheese and crackers, last pastry from Ensenada
  • Dinner: Chili mac and Salad

Sat Nov 23

  • Breakfast: Pancakes by Dave with real maple syrup (interrupted by the Coast Guard)
  • Lunch: Leftover Chili mac and turkey sandwich
  • Dinner: Creamy tomato sauce with pasta and pesto sprinkle, wine
Dave's famous pancakes.  Always a great breakfast!

Sun Nov 24

  • Breakfast: Eggs with green onion and pepperchinos with pesto sprinkle
  • Lunch: Leftover pasta and apple with cheese
  • Dinner: Stir fry w/ tofu, mushrooms, cabbage, carrots, onion and stir fry suace over rice, wine

Mon Nov 25

  • Breakfast: Parfait (Boatmeal (without the water and powdered milk) with yogurt)
  • Lunch: leftover stir fry
  • Dinner: Almost Mom's Chili, wine

Tues Nov 26

Wed Nov 27 Tuna caught!

  • Breakfast: Sashimi
  • Lunch: Fish burrito and leftover kielbasa supper
  • Dinner: Seared Tuna with cabbage and carrots over rice with stir fry sauce, wine

Thurs Nov 28 (Thanksgiving, arrived Turtle Bay)

  • Breakfast: Tuna scramble
  • Lunch: Tuna sandwiches
  • Dinner: Salami w/ cheese and crackers, tuna croquettes, butternut squash curried soup, wine
This is a panga moored in Turtle Bay.  The locals use these for everything from taxi to fishing boat. This one seems to be overrun with pelicans at the moment.

Fri Nov 29

  • Breakfast: Apple and peanut butter
  • Lunch: at the El Morroco (only open restaurant w/ excellent WIFI in Turtle Bay)
  • Dinner: leftover soup then a dinghy ride to Thalassi for rum with cheese, salami, and crackers as well as Ensenada rolls with Will

Sat Nov 30 (left Turtle Bay)

  • Breakfast: Bananas and Ensenada roll
  • Lunch: leftover soup and rolls
  • Dinner: TVP tacos w/ avocado and remaining tuna croquettes
TVP taco.  TVP is a filler made of soy protein and when mixed with some chili seasoning makes a great base for tacos.

Purchased the following in Turtle Bay: bananas, apples, kiwi, avocado, onion, tortillas, ensenada rolls (or baja buns not sure what they are called but they are a slightly sweet, dense bread roll)

A view of our friend Will sailing Thalassi heading south from Turtle Bay.

Sun Dec 1

  • Breakfast: Boatmeal
  • Lunch: Chef Boyardee raviolis w/ Salami Sandwich
  • Dinner: Rosie fusion (Indian, Polish) Potatoes and Butternut Squash with Indian seasoning and Smoked sausage
Sometimes you have to get a little creative and this turned out very tasty. Rosie's fusion.

Mon Dec 2

  • Breakfast: leftover Rosie fusion with added scrambled eggs wrapped in a tortilla
  • Lunch: PB & J with a kiwi and apple
  • Dinner: BBQ Beans w/ Chicken and Skillet Corn Bread with slaw
I think this was my favorite meal.  Beans with BBQ sauce and canned chicken served with cornbread and slaw.

Tues Dec 3

  • Breakfast: Boatmeal
  • Lunch: leftover BBQ bean dinner w/ quesadilla
  • Dinner: Tomato sauce w/ TVP and pasta

Wed Dec 4 (arrived Bahia Santa Maria)

  • Breakfast: Dave's pancakes w/ Peanut butter (no more syrup)
  • Lunch: leftover pasta
  • Dinner: Veggie soup w/ tofu served with parmesan cheese and avocado, skillet corn bread (Shared w/ Will on Thalassi... we supplied dinner, he supplied rum)

Thurs Dec 5

Crazy Love at anchor in Bahia Santa Maria. Heading out to a dinner party aboard the S/V Lilo.
  • Breakfast: Tofu scramble (tofu and scrambled eggs wrapped in a tortilla)
  • Lunch: leftover soup, apple w/ peanut butter and cheese
  • Dinner: Aboard S/V Lilo -- Lobster and FRESH BAKED BREAD (they have an oven) and we supplied the Clam Chowder

Fri Dec 6 (left for Cabo)

Day 20 and not a bad lunch if I may say so.
  • Breakfast: Oatmeal (instant maple and brown sugar)
  • Lunch: Pepperoni, cheese and the leftover bread from the night before (courtesy of Lilo) with jam and a Diet Coke!
  • Dinner: Tuna noodle casserole

Sat Dec 7 (very rolly through the waves toward Cabo, easy meals were best!)

  • Breakfast: Boatmeal
  • Lunch: Pepperoni and cheese and crackers
  • Dinner: Chili mac

Sun Dec 8 (arrive Cabo San Lucas)

  • Breakfast: Apple and peanut butter

Let the cold beer and tacos flow!

We arrived Cabo San Lucas on Sunday 12/8. A supermercado is one block from the marina where we can reload on the staples.

  • All of the meals above were not the only food... snacks such as peanut butter and cheese crackers, cookies, mixed nuts, trail mix and other shelf stable goodies supplemented our eats. We finished up our boxed wine on Thanksgiving day. Note to self, provision more wine. I believe Dave ate an entire jar of peanut butter himself... we almost went through 2 small jars.

  • The water tank provided ample drinking water for the two of us. We were very conservative to only use this water for drinking and cooking (and even then we would boil pasta in 1 part sea water/ 1 part fresh). Dishes are washed in sea water. The marina water in Cabo has been through their own treatment system, we have tested it and decided to fill up (but added just a tiny amount of chlorox just in case.) Testing means: I gave Dave a glass of water and he seems fine!

TVP= textured vegetable protein

Boatmeal= Oats, granola, and dried cranberries mixed with powdered milk and water, sprinkled with cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar or brown sugar. Allow to sit for the oats to soften. Served cold or should we say boat temperature. Recipe courtesy atomvoyages

Eggs= powdered, although now if we choose we can find unrefrigerated fresh eggs here in Mexico