Pushing for the Coast

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We spent a long few days making our way across the country. It’s a surprisingly long way from Mexico City to the Pacific Coast. After San Miguel we made the short fifty mile hop on over to Guanajuato. From there it was 200 miles to Guadalajara, which has, quite frankly, … Read More

Out of Gas

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We left PV early this morning, eager to put a few miles under the wheels before the sun started beating down on us. We didn’t get far. About a mile down the road the engine sputtered for a few seconds. Hmmm? Out of gas? Can’t be, we’ve only gone 175 … Read More

Reminiscing in Puerto Vallarta

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Just like with boats, RVs don’t fare well when left sitting. We spent two full months in Mazatlan and the day we left I started the engine and discovered that the rear main seal was leaking again. That’s the one that leaves a puddle of oil on the ground after … Read More

Not Scrooges

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Had drinks on the beach with some friends, and as we tend to do whenever somebody who actually knows how to handle a camera is around we rallied the troops for family photos. And just to show that we’re not total Scrooges, there’s a couple shots of our Christmas decorations … Read More

The Whole Family

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Ouest is starting to turn into a sweet little girl. Yes, I say starting to. She’s never been much of the kissy-poo type, but the last few days she’s been handing out kisses and hugs at totally random times. Then tonight when Ali was laying her down for bed they … Read More

Shunned

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Santa Claus day. Okay, so we don’t really do Christmas—like, at all—but taking a picture with Santa is one Christmas tradition we can get behind. It’s the only way our kids will know who this St. Nic guy is in a couple of years when they start hearing people talk … Read More

A Ride

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Plopped the dinghy in the water for a little ride this afternoon. First time we’ve had to throw a life jacket on Lowe. He didn’t seem to mind. Even if it is Dora.

Super-Duper

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Ouest has been asking for a kite forever. I’m not even sure why we haven’t gotten one sooner, but today we noticed these cheapos in some random clothing store in the mall and picked up a couple. To say that Ouest was excited just wouldn’t do the emotion justice. The … Read More

Vamos

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Every time we are here for more than a couple of weeks Ali says what she said today, “We have to get out sailing.”

What’s FB?

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We took the bus to the other side of the marina today. Our marina is a river/estuary, so to get to the other side—to the other marinas and restaurants—requires a bus or water taxi. Anyway, we went over there, grabbed some ice cream at the OXXO (convenience store, which we … Read More

Space

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So when we bought this boat the plan was pretty much that Ouest was the only kid who would be occupying space on it. Of course cruisers and plans don’t fit together very well, so it’s not overly surprising that we ended up with both of our bedrooms dedicated to … Read More

Loo

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On Sunday nights the resort here has a welcome party/show that is routinely invaded by cruisers for the free drinks. Ali and Ouest have turned it into a sort of mother-daughter weekly outing. They both knock back a couple of pina coladas and then, apparently, get crazy. Each week they … Read More