baja norte for winter
Christiana Mark and I seem to do things slightly off schedule. So, why wouldn’t we stay in Baja Norte with its cold temps, northerly winds, and lack of snorkeling for winter?…
what's happening
four months later…
Well. I did not plan for a 4 month lapse in blog posts. I expected to have a weekly–or at least bi-weekly–writing habit. Mark continues his streak of never ever…
welcome to our second season
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…
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…
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…
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.…
morro bay = projects
Before I dive into the project talk, I’d like to say that I ADORE MORRO BAY! To the point of it being on my list of places to return to…
it’s been two weeks
Two weeks ago, I exited a job I mostly enjoyed for 14 years. This is officially the longest time that I’ve been unemployed since age 16–34 years of grinding away.…