What a day. It started off innocently enough. We spent the morning on the beach and then hopped in the bus for a quick 40 mile drive to San Blas. About a mile from San Blas the engine started making a weird ticking noise. I thought maybe it was a … Read More
Saying Goodbye
Brownie #2 got out of surgery and spent the next couple of days hanging out with us. She still had “the scent” on her, so our job became keeping the boys of the neighborhood off of her while she healed up. We spent a night with Xochitl, and her parents … Read More
The Rhythm of Sayulita
We got home from our little mountain road trip, and we were happy to once again be in the sun with bare feet. Whenever we’re away it is amazing just how much we all miss our own home, and our own beds. Or maybe it’s not so amazing at all. … Read More
The Lava Church
A few months back Ali and I tried to take the kids on a bus from Patzcuaro to Angahuan to see the San Juan Parangaricutiro Church. Not even ten miles down the road they were both sweating bullets and about to puke, so we jumped off the bus and caught … Read More
Town Plazas
After the butterflies we spent a night on the outskirts of Morelia, then headed out early to spend the afternoon in nearby Patzcuaro, one of our favorite towns in central Mexico. Ali’s poncho circa 1977. One of the biggest reasons for stopping in Patzcuaro is for the Pasta Ice Cream. … Read More
Butterflies
Mariposas. Monarchs, to be exact. Millions of them flock to the mountains here every year to have sex and die. Eight years ago Ali and I visited one of the Monarch Sanctuaries, and it was one of the coolest things we’ve ever seen. It was also quite an adventurous day. We … Read More
Guadalajara
Today was just a walking around town sort of day. We wandered the plazas, visited a museum, and took a carriage ride. It’s winter in the mountains. Scarfs, gloves, poofy jackets, they are all on display right now. You’d think it was twenty-five degrees, not seventy. Nothing says luxury like … Read More
Another Adventurous Year Ahead
Our time in Sayulita is slowly drawing to a close. New year, new places, new adventures to be had. But not right away. We’ve still got a few familiar old haunts to visit. We’re all starting to feel that pull though. Actually, Lowe has been asking for weeks, “When are … Read More
Surf and Mutts
The waves have been all over the place lately. Too big and sloppy one day, too small the next. We still manage to catch some on the big days, but it’s a ton more work for me pushing Ouest out through the constant rush of white water and the rips. … Read More
Christmas 2015
Ouest received an unexpected invitation the other day to play the Virgin Mary in some sort of production—an invitation she eagerly accepted, despite having no idea who the Virgin Mary is, or what the play might entail. Ali and I are always amazed at her moxy. Ali says when she … Read More
Six Years Old
Six years. Like all parents, I’m constantly surprised by the years ticking by. Ouest is a big girl. She’s tall, she’s smart, she’s sweet. At six I think she is still more innocent than any child her age I’ve ever known. Today she came up to me looking upset. “Tango … Read More