welcome to our second season
Christiana It’s that time of year! No, not the one where Santa visits. The one where the named wind storms head south for winter and therefore, so can we. We splashed…
2023
where are we? where have we been?
Ahoy! It’s late September, if you haven’t already listened to Earth, Wind, & Fire’s September (video)…you have 3 days! Way back in June, we hauled MACH 5 out in Rocky…
provisions
As we adapt to cruising life, a few things happen. One is the trash situation from the previous blog post. Another is food. In sailing terms, one provisions. One does…
rubbish. trash. basura.
Whatever you call waste from living, cooking, eating, cleaning, it has to go somewhere. In the USA in land-life, we are luckily that these really wonderful people come by every…
time zones
My first memory of time zones is from 1981. I was 10yo. We lived in Bullhead City, AZ for a bit. My Dad worked for Don Laughlin (the founder of…
Bahìa Magdalena, Baja Sur
We arrived in Mag Bay–as cruisers call it–on Wednesday, March 22 after a 3 day, 2 night uneventful motor sail. We needed to be in by midday on Wednesday because…
Bahìa Tortugas, Baja Sur
We arrived in Bahìa Tortugas (Turtle Bay) on Wednesday morning. We anchored, got ship shape, ate breakfast burritos, and went to bed! The passage was our first multi-day–4 days and…
Carnival de Ensenada, ‘Historia y Alegría’
We extended our stay in Cruiseport Marina, Ensenada, by 4 weeks to attend carnival. This was our first ever carnival. It was tamer than what we’ve seen on YouTube and…
one month in mexico
Today, 12 Feb 2023 is the one month anniversary of our arrival in Mexico and becoming international cruisers! For me, Christiana, this marks the longest continuous stint outside the USA.…
wrapped, 2022
“Thanks to our memories, we have what we have called experience.” Aristotle* I debated following the (trite?) tradition of summarizing the year. It glosses over so many highs and lows…