Ferry to Mazatlan

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“What are you going to do about school?” The number one most asked question of us by complete strangers. It just nudges out the money question for the top spot. I guess in the same way that people assumed that having kids would be the end of our lifestyle, they … Read More

La Paz

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So apparently this happened during our rock crawling the other day. We then drove a hundred miles on it before discovering it in La Paz. I went to a nearby llantera (tire repair shop), showed the owner, Pancho, some pictures of the vehicle, and he invited me to jump in … Read More

Baja Humbug

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Christmas. We’ve never been ones to do much of anything regarding the day. But kids, they learn about this stuff one way or another, and so this year we invited Santa Claus for a visit. A few days before Ouest had frantically blurted out, “I forgot to send Santa my … Read More

La Ventana

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With a couple of weeks left to bumble about Baja before we hit the ferry for the mainland, we left to try out a place we’ve never visited before—La Ventana. Kiteboard capital of Baja, I believe. I checked it out on Google Earth the night before and found a picture … Read More

La Paz Beaches

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Playa Tecolote is at the end of the road through La Paz. A collection of very small, very rickety restaurants, and a half mile of dunes and raw beach where anybody is free to pull up and stay as long as they like. When we were here in the past … Read More

Loreto to La Paz

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We spent a few days in Loreto where I had big plans to hit up El Rey’s fish taco restaurant. Awesome fish tacos that I always look forward to, and yet somehow I didn’t manage a single one on this trip. First we were too late, then it was Sunday, … Read More

Puerto Balandra—Again

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We’ve come to the conclusion that the thing that we dislike the most about cruising in this boat—aside from the fact that it is missing a hull—is the refrigerator situation. Needing to run the engine for an hour or more twice a day in order to keep the fridge cool … Read More

Cruising North

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We left with the tide this morning, motoring north towards the islands again—finally. We stopped off at Costa Brava Marina for the cheapest diesel in town. Which seems like an odd statement considering that Steve Jobs yacht was in there last month, and that famous British couple that live in … Read More

To Market

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We went to the market this morning where I thought about asking the boy selling fish and turtles how much he would charge me to take back Banana Ice Cream Goldfish, but I didn’t because Ali loves that thing, even if she won’t admit it. She changed her water this … Read More

Not Quite Ranting

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I don’t often do this—bag on companies—so when I do you can be assured that their products are indeed crap. First up, Dr. LEDs.  These are something like thirty bucks apiece and are supposed to plug into your normal existing running lights and replace the old-fashioned power hungry bulbs with … Read More

Fish Head

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We were at the beach today and Ouest was running around picking up dozens of sliced in half oranges, melon skins, and all manner of other fruit that could only have come from some cruiser’s boat, when she spotted a giant white blob floating in the shallows. She ran over … Read More

Small Talk

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“No way!” That is Ouest’s latest saying. She doesn’t say it like a valley girl or anything, she says it clearly and directly. “Ouest, can I have a bite of your ice cream?” “No way!” “Ouest, instead of turning four on your next birthday will you turn two? I want … Read More