Have I told you that I’m in love? Well, of course, I’m still in love with my husband of 20 years (most of the time), but another love affair has been ongoing, unbeknownst to me, …
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Category: Destinations
2020 Migration: Costalegre Isolation
March 26 – May 15, 2020 Welp, we left Zihua in the rear view mirror and returned to a very quiet Barra de Navidad; the COVID-19 pandemic was casting a wide net over the globe, …
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February 25 – March 26, 2020 As some of you may or may not know, this was the year we’d tentatively planned on leaving Mexico for environs further south. Ideas abounded – perhaps we’d cruise …
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December 27, 2019 – February 24, 2020 This 2019-2020 sailing season has been a bit different for us – in more ways than one – we seem to be arriving earlier and spending longer periods …
Continue readingBack on Da Boat – Mazatlán to La Cruz
After spending an extended summer in the States, putting thousands of miles on the Civic and seeing oodles of loved ones (see previous posts), we returned to our floating home, and decided right then that …
Continue readingTaking the High Road: Closing the Loop
Whew! After that gigantic, slightly better than epic road trip (see previous posts), we found ourselves back in San Diego. And just in time to celebrate Randy’s 50th one more (and last) time, participate in …
Continue readingTaking the High Road, Part VII: Last Push – Tahoe to SD
We reluctantly put Oregon in the rear view mirror, after catching a glimpse of Thad and Kristin in Bend, and the stellar Crater Lake, and made a dash for Lake Tahoe, our home for the …
Continue readingTaking the High Road, Part VI: Oh Oregon
We’d been anticipating our visit to Thad and Kristin’s terrestrial abode in Bend, Oregon, since, well, since they bought it, and since we saw them in Michigan earlier in the summer. They enthusiastically espoused the …
Continue readingTaking the High Road, Part V: PNW Hodgepodge
We may have mentioned this, but when this road trip plan was hatched, it was supposed to be a tour of national parks, with a smattering of side trips to visit friends and family. Well, …
Continue readingTaking the High Road, Part IV: Nelson to Vancouver, BC
Still getting caught up on the blog from our summertime road trip! And time is just flying! So, there may be a flurry of posting activity in the next couple of weeks to get us …
Continue readingTaking the High Road, Part III: Saint Maries and a Spokane Drive-by
After blasting through Yellowstone, the Tetons, and Driggs, we headed to Saint Maries, Idaho, to get reacquainted with one of my best friends from my days at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service office in …
Continue readingTaking the High Road, Part II: Yellowstone, Tetons, and Driggs
Why, yes, we are quite behind on the blog. Last we checked in, we were at Rainy Lake with our boat buddies, David, Eileen, and Jack, enjoying proper Midwestern weather and life off the grid. …
Continue readingTaking the High Road, Part I: Rainy Lake
The High Road? What we mean is that we took a meandering northern route from Michigan back to the west coast. When the time came to leave Michigan after six weeks, it was bittersweet – …
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Where: Suttons Bay, Traverse City, Leland and Fishtown, Northport, Omena, Charlevoix, Harbor Springs, Petoskey, Grand Rapids, Little Point Sable, Mackinac Island, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Marquette Zowee. After sprinting across the country from San Diego …
Continue readingSummer on Terra Firma
Our first summer as real cruisers – that is, we’d left the relative stability of living in a marina and working in the States for the wilds of Mexico and beyond (well, someday we’ll go …
Continue readingMazatlán 2019: The Good, the Bad, the Boat Yard
Oh da boat. I think our new tag line should be “It’s Always Somethin’,” since “Going Everywhere. Very Slowly.” seems to be BS, as we have been moving around Mexico quite quickly. But not this …
Continue readingRetracing Tracks 2019: Barra to Bahía de Banderas
March 15 – April 19, 2019 After a weird month-plus in Barra, what with Rand being gone for most of it, we were off once again to Punta de Mita and La Cruz in Bahía …
Continue readingRetracing Tracks 2019: Barra de Navidad
February 3 – March 14, 2019 For the past few years, we’ve been doing laps between the Baja Peninsula and the Sea of Cortez and mainland Mexico as far south as Santiago Bay/Manzanillo. We cover …
Continue readingRetracing Tracks 2019: Maz to Tenacatita
January 18 – February 2, 2019 After a lovely couple of weeks in Mazatlán with the likes of Catatude, we headed south, with Barra de Navidad as our ultimate destination. There’s so much to see …
Continue readingRetracing Tracks 2019: La Paz to Mazatlán
December 29, 2018 – January 17, 2019 As per usual, the new year found us running from the unrelenting, chilly northers that descend upon Baja from the four corners region of the U.S. in the …
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