The weather was absolutely incredible during our visit to Cannon Beach. Clear skies, warm-ish temps, and even a full moon. We’re always up early, so each day we got to watch the moon slowly sink into the sea while the sky gradually lightened up behind us. The full moon caused … Read More
San Juan Social Distancing
When we were cruising over to San Juan I noticed this miles-long stretch of empty beach with a road right behind it. Figuring that we could easily find a spot of sand we could have all to ourselves, we loaded into the rental car and drove out there. Sand dollars … Read More
Mar Chiquita Beach
We drove out to Mar Chiquita beach a week or two earlier and found it overrun with people so we turned right around and left. Figuring, rightly, that we could have the place to ourselves if we came in the morning. So, we loaded up early one morning, and while … Read More
Texas Beach Life
Port Aransas beach. South Texas is not nearly as warm as you might think it would be—at least not if you grew up in Minnesota and assumed everything south of Iowa was tropical in the winter. Mexican air-conditioning. Only kids can manage to be hot in this weather. In Port … Read More
Mazatlan Days
The past few days I’ve been working on some things in the morning while Ali takes the kids on excursions, or just hangs out at home. In the afternoons we tend to just hang out at the bus playing mud coffee, or lock Papa up in jail, or coloring, or … Read More
Beach Day
Just an average day at the beach really. Ouest was riding her bike around the house today, racing me on the scooter, when she started cutting through the dining room in order to win. “Hey that’s not fair,” I complained. “I’m taking a haircut Papa. Sometimes you win, and sometimes … Read More