Settling back in here on the beach in Mazatlan. So much of this coast has become like home to us over the years. We always seem to come back to the same haunts, eventually. Those are frozen blueberries. I’ve really no idea how he manages to make this big a … Read More
Around Maz
No job around the bus gets done without the “help” of small hands. Lowe is helping me stand on a ladder here. It’s beautiful Mazatlan weather, so clothing is pretty much optional as a general rule. She’s got four loose teeth at the moment. The two top fronts appear to … 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
Death Spots
I went to the doctor yesterday. Dermatologists are doctors, right? She pulled on her special x-ray goggles, looked at me, and asked without a hint of sarcasm, “Do you spend a lot of time in the sun?” “Umm, define a lot.” Yeah, I think it’s fair to say I spend a … Read More
Routine Days
It’s been a pretty quiet few days around here. We usually get out and do something in the morning, then hang around the bus in the afternoon before playing on the beach and swimming before dinnertime. The beach around here was slammed by a couple of hurricanes this summer, and … Read More
Neue Freunde
A couple of days ago a German family came rolling in and parked up next to us. Out of their VW rolled a girl and a boy, each just a few months younger than our own. This friendship did not take long to blossom. She was totally focused on picking … Read More
Mazatlan Tour Guides
This is the third or fourth time Ali’s parents have visited us in Mazatlan. On this visit Ali and I realized just how much this place feels like a hometown to us now. We have at least a dozen restaurants that we like. We’ve got the market for all our … Read More
Ferry to Mazatlan
“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