Sometimes the days just go by too quickly. Here in Punta Mita right now we’ve got a really cool group of friends that we’re not eager to leave behind. Ouest has made friends with a couple of college age girls that she calls her “grande girlfriends” while she scans the … Read More
Punta Mita Gray
A quiet gray day in Punta Mita. I suppose I should mention what’s going on with Raymarine. They got back to me eventually after I raised a fuss on Twitter. The Marketing Manager gave Tech Support a kick in the butt and they gave me a couple of things to … Read More
Cloudy Days
Weird weather lately. No sun? What’s up with that? It’s Mexico, it’s always sunny. This morning we headed in to the beach and we were the only ones on it. There is just no keeping our kids on the boat though. Mornings go like this. Lowe wakes up about 6:15 … Read More
Moving Again—Punta Mita
Finally broke free today and headed back out to sea. There has been a lot of talk about all the whales, and they weren’t exaggerating. We had one surface right in front of us requiring a quick course change to cruise right alongside of him instead of over the top. … Read More
Taste of La Cruz
I took the boat over to the fuel dock yesterday to fill her up before we get going again, and today it suddenly dawned on me that the boat wasn’t heeling. This boat heels dramatically to port on normal days. I know there is more weight on that side of … Read More
It’s Getting Easier
Ali was reading a Berenstain Bears book to Ouest today and on one of the pages there was a drawing of just the two kids and Papa bear at the doctor’s office. Ouest asked, “Where is Mama?” Ali answered, “Mmmm, I don’t know where Mama is.” Ouest thought for a … Read More
Screwdriver Mystery Solved
Here’s something I’ve been meaning to mention; remember months ago when Ouest was “helping” me with some work and my little screwdriver mysteriously disappeared? I searched everywhere and was sure she somehow lost it overboard despite the fact that we were working in the chain locker. I grounded her for … Read More
Living Dangerously
Just received this 1-star review on my book Bumfuzzle. Thought it was pretty hilarious how she totally nailed the “real” cruiser that I talked about throughout the book. “This book is dangerously misleading to new sailors. Glorifies ineptitude. Sheer luck they weren’t seriously injured or killed while on their journey.” Man I … Read More
