Lowe touched American soil for the first time yesterday, decided that was enough for now, and walked back in to Mexico this morning. We needed new visas. We could have easily risked becoming illegal aliens in Mexico, chances are it would have never become an issue. But one can never be … Read More
Cleaning Out
Lowe is outgrowing his clothes at an alarming rate. It’s pretty clear we’re going to have big kids. We’ve cut the feet out of a couple of his six month-old pajamas to try and extend their life a bit, but mainly we’re moving on to the nine month stuff. Ali is already … Read More
November 2011
01-Nov-2011 our life. daily. puerto vallarta, mexico. We took Lowe in to get some vaccination shots today. They are free at the clinic in town where we talked with a doctor for a few minutes and then were given the shots by a couple of very nice nurses. Ali does not … Read More
October 2011
01-Oct-2011 our life. daily. sayulita, mexico. October already. Christ, that means we’ve got one month of paid slip fees left and then prices get jacked for the winter. And that means we’ve got a lot of work to do. But we’re not moving back aboard for another two weeks, so … Read More
September 2011
Sep-2011 our life. daily. puerto vallarta, mexico. Sick day for Ouest. Still no fever, but the nose and cough are enough to keep her down. Once again she was begging to go to bed hours before her bedtime. So to bed she went. Hopefully we can keep Lowe from catching it. I didn’t … Read More
August 2011
02-Aug-2011 our life. daily. puerto vallarta, mexico. The countdown begins. We went to the doctor today for a check-up and confirmed again that everything is going good in there. The baby weighs six pounds nine ounces now and we were even able to watch it breathe amniotic fluid in and out. … Read More
April 2011
01-Apr-2011 our life. daily. Ali and my mom drove back down to Puerto Vallarta this morning to have Ali’s blood tests done. I always get a bit nervous when Ali drives off somewhere without me. Less so when Ouest isn’t with her, but nervous still. I suppose the fact that … Read More
March 2011
01-Mar-2011 bumfuzzle. I finally got around to testing out the windlass today. Good news is that it works. Bad news is that the battery is dead. It’s fully charged, but it’s dead. The anchor is now sitting on the dock waiting for a new battery to come and lift it … Read More
February 2011
02-Feb-2011 bumfuzzle. I unboxed the dinghy today and I have to say that I was very pleasantly surprised. Ordering sight unseen over the internet tends to go one of two ways, in this case it couldn’t have worked out better. The quality of this thing is really top notch, as … Read More