August 02, 2006

My Loreto

This post is part of our series, "My Hometown" These posts will feature the hometowns and local connections that our employees have with the ports that our small-ships visit. This week's post is submitted by Josef Boyar, Chief Engineer aboard the Spirit of Endeavour.

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Meet Josef:
My name is Josef Boyar and I am the Chief Engineer on the Spirit of Endeavour. I have been with Cruise West for seven years.  During this time I have had the opportunity to sail on most of our itineraries in Alaska, British Columbia, The Columbia and Snake Rivers, California wine country, and Mexico’s Sea of Cortés.

Born a Mariner:
I was born and raised in Seattle Washington on the tall ship Schooner Zodiac. She is a 124-foot topsail Schooner built in 1924. As a child I sailed through the waters of the San Juan Islands. You could say that I have been in the passenger ship industry my whole life.

Love on the High Seas:
In 2004 I had the opportunity to sail in Mexico on the Spirit of Endeavour. This would forever change my life. I met my now wife and have moved to Loreto.

Home on Dry Land:
Loreto is a small town in Baja California South on the Sea of Cortés and is one of the port calls for Cruise West. There is so much history in Loreto. From the oldest mission in the California’s, to the indigenes people that lived there. There are lots of things to see in Loreto if you chose to visit. The mission of Loreto built in 1697 by the Jesuit Priests. The beautiful mountain mission of San Javier, which was the second mission of the California’s and overlooks Loreto and the Sea of Cortez. Sport fishing is a major attraction in Loreto all year long. The gray whales of Magdalena Bay on the Pacific side are a must during the months of February and March.

I have lived here in Loreto for two years now and I can say that is my favorite place that Cruise West travels to.

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Cruise West visits Loreto from December-March on our Sea Of Cortés, Whales & Wildlife cruises aboard the Yorktown Clipper.  If you'd like to learn more about Loreto, consider visiting the Mexico Tourism Board's Website.

Next week, we'll explore Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia through the eyes of our local ship's agent.

Posted by Josef on August 2, 2006 8:10 AM

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