La Paz I flew from San Francisco to La Paz in the Baja California, Mexico. This is the coastal boulevard of La Paz.
	Cabo is a favorite destination for tourists. Some come in big cruiseships.
On board of our boat 'Spirit of Nyami Nyami'.
	A self-portrait. We had to smoke on the foredeck only, come rain, come shine.
A Sashimi plate of sorts, prepared by me, using the fresh tuna that we caught and some Wasabi and capers on crackers.
Our Equator crossing ceremony. We showed up on the deck in our best dresses. Don recited a poem he wrote about our trip. I and Ben were first time crossers, so after an oration praising Neptune, the Sea god by Brian, we had to drink a suspisious liquid and then we became 'Shellbacks'. Some of us wore the t-shirts Don gave us as a souvenir of this trip. Then we posed for this picture. Here is Don's poem: Nyami- Nyami, Guided by the goddess of the sea By name of Neptune-be she- On board, we have Brian, Kat, Ali, Ben and me We left La Paz, adios amigo-friends and all Brian and Kat finishing a game of, vollyball Ben-with a little help from his mate Got Nyami-Nyami in ship shape He worked on winches-greasing and stripping Climbed the mast-inspected the sails and rigging Descended to be rewarded with my thanks and good cheer To which he responded “fuck that - give me a beer!!” So all is set-anchors up and the lines are cut Goodbyes to "Puddy Cat"-- Frans, Rio, Harry and Gary, Kieth and Olina Nev and Maggie, Pixys, Kupuka and "Hote Mai" Sad as it is, but it’s our gain, or is it our loss? The sky is brightened with fireworks from "Betsy Ross" Now for certain, Nyami-Nyami - is part of us As we sail and head for… Los Meurtos In Cabo San Lucas we repair and re-fuel, Re-provision-- clean the bottom Perchance, is there anything we have forgotten? All aboard now photos on deck-- what the heck, all round smiles For the Southern hemisphere is miles and miles Becalmed, 3 days out on the Pacific blue--no wind -its hot- shall we swim or not? First in is Ali- ... Brian, then Ben- ...nobody hears Ali's shout What's happened? Ali can’t make it out He's wounded, bruised and in pains, But continues to win most of the chess games We are en route to islands afar- Kat, you are the star What else do you bake? Besides delicious cookies and carrot cake? Ben and Brian, both seem to know Which direction the wind's going to blow With this attitude, we painstakingly decrease our latitude Still North 10, 9, 8, 6, 5, 4, Motors on -water made- washings done Nearing 3, 2, 1, Creates excitement for everyone! Zero, we are here - from now on its downhill Poor old Ali -he's still very ill We feel your pain Hoping your arm will get stronger However to beat you may take a little longer Ben--fish onI say no more Shouts galore "here we go baby-get this, do that What a lark-We gonna loose the shark Out comes the skinner- Knife - fillets- freezer What could be easier Nyami-Nyami says thank you for coming aboard to witness the crossing from the Northern hemisphere to the Southern hemisphere--- for your help, co-operation and contribution to this Adventure-- I am very grateful to you all And now we give our thanks to Neptune, the fable goddess of the sea with one hand on the rail and the other on your heart say after me: "Neptune of the sea - we thank you for your guidance and ask that you give us safe passage to our ultimate destination" Donald G. Walker
	A view from Alex's pension house, overlooking the Hiva Oa anchorage, where we anchored.
One of the magnificent sunsets we had.
	I broke my arm while jumping in a calm sea three days into the trip. I endured the pain all through it till we reached Hiva Oa. There I had to cut short my trip and take a plane to Papeete (Tahiti) and from there to San Francisco. The fracture is visible in this MRI image which was taken after a month, when I was back in San Francisco.