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

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

Everyday Isla

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Nothing special going on around here right now—just everyday life. Imagination. Ouest took this pic of the barber shop. The dinghy motor has been giving me issues since the Turks and Caicos last year. First it was the carburetor. I replaced that and that solved one problem. Then we weren’t … Read More

Isla Mujeres Life

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A few more days bumming around Isla Mujeres. Clean beaches, clear water, good food, and color everywhere. It’s a great island for getting around. Taxis are fifty pesos to anywhere, or if you are alone it’s just 15 pesos to jump in the taxi with other people. Our typical afternoon … Read More

Around Isla

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Isla Mujeres is a small island. There isn’t a ton to do other than swim and eat, so that’s how we spend most of our days. This guy ended up here during the storm a few days earlier. Not sure what the heck he was doing out on the North … Read More

Calm to Crazy

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Next stop on the Yucatan tour was Coba. It was fun to hire a bike taxi to zip us around the ruins. With how warm it was it was nice not to be hoofing it through the woods. It was relatively quiet through most of the Coba ruins, but that’s … Read More

Paddlers

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Calm days the kids like to head out for a paddle. Lowe is content to just kind of explore close to home and make up games in his head, while Ouest is wanting to go further afield. Both kids amaze me with their abilities on the water. They are so … Read More

Taco Life

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Slow down. Much of our family’s existence revolves around tacos. We love them in all shapes and sizes, with steak, fish, and chicken, both fancy and unadorned. This particular taco was fancy, and delicious. A small Argentinian owned place where the chef came out during the meal to ask if … Read More

Local Isla

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Ouest finally got a chance to try out the mermaid tail Santa brought her this year. I was surprised how quickly she got used to it, and how fast she was able to swim with it on. In a race across the pool she was taking me down. Playa Centro … Read More