Grands

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Ali’s parents are in town for a few days and the kids are quite excited about it. Today we took them on the circuit. We started out with breakfast in the Olas Altas neighborhood, then walked around Old Town, fed the pigeons, and made our way back out to the … Read More

Tiny

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Tonight I was sitting on the couch, leaning back against the driver’s seat while Ali stood at the sink doing dishes, Ouest laid on the floor in the hallway playing, and Lowe scampered down off of his bed yelling, “Pee!” as he scrambled for the bathroom door. This simple scene … Read More

Mazatlan

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So we’re settled here in Mazatlan for January. Yes, we’re hunkering down for an entire month somewhere. It feels strange to have wheels and a full tank of gas but not be going anywhere. It’s not something we’re very accustomed to doing. And actually I’m not sure we would be … Read More

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

Todos Santos

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Todos Santos, where gringo Baja dreams come to roost. People either seem to love this place so much that they immediately plop down a deposit on a plot of land north of town, or they leave scratching their heads wondering what all the fuss is about. We’re somewhere in the … Read More

Los Frailes

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We hung out at Los Frailes for a couple of days. Lowe wanted to be Princessa Rainbow. If you’ve got a problem with that he has no problem with throwing a handful of sand in your face. This well brought on one of those “teachable” moments that we seem to … Read More

Los Barriles

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From La Ventana we made the short drive to Los Barriles. In the end, we’re not really sure why. This place is just not our scene. It’s a kiteboarding mecca, which means lots and lots of two things: wind, and gringos. I’m probably being supercilious, but for me, any town in which … 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

Five Years

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Ouest turned five today. She has been looking forward to this birthday for months and months. Eventually we had to put up a calendar and let her cross off the days as they ticked by. Part of her excitement no doubt came from us telling her that we didn’t want … Read More