Adios Mexico

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Time to roll on out of Mexico. We’d probably cruise Mexico forever if there were new places to visit and explore, but the Caribbean coast really has very few spots for cruisers. We enjoyed Isla Mujeres, but three months was enough for us, we were all anxious to move on. … Read More

Trawler vs. Sail

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Trawler vs. Sail Trawler versus sail—a comparison that is often dismissed as an old-person versus young-person, apples-to-oranges argument. It’s assumed that a sailor will sail until his hands are too crippled to manage a line any longer, then buy a trawler that will sit dockside, until one day a dockmaster … Read More

Life Cycles

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It’s been a difficult, busy couple of weeks around here. Great-grandma passed away at 99 years-old. She was a great lady who we all loved. She amazed me with her simple yet comfortable and happy life, and also with her amazing mind. Right to the end she could rattle off … Read More

Carnaval

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Our kids have grown used to Carnaval in Mazatlan over the years. So this year we had to warn them that things weren’t going to be quite that big. They asked if there would still be confetti. We weren’t sure. Candy? Mmmmmaybe. There would probably be some dancing, maybe a … Read More

Lonely Isla

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Ali had to head to Minnesota for a few days. Which left the three of us completely confused. No mama? No Ali? After the first night Ouest asked, “How many nights has Mama been gone now?” We spent a couple days bouncing around the island a bit. The water on … Read More

Isla Delays

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We were getting ready to leave for points further south, but a couple of family issues back in the States have it looking like a few more weeks. Oh well, there are certainly worse things in life. Dinner at least a couple times a week. Melts in your mouth, but … Read More