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  • Expat Life & That Time the Van Broke on the Border

    Note: I wrote this back on 2 Aug. I never returned to publish it until today! Today is our last full day in San Miguel de Allende. We’re moving to Puebla tomorrow, which I’m…

  • June 2026 – Land Life

    June 2026 – Land Life

    The following is a post Christiana wrote on her Substack blog, where she mostly writes about searching for information on her late father. Check it out if you’re interested in family mysteries. One Month…

  • well that was a long quiet period

    well that was a long quiet period

    hello! anyone still out there? I didn’t mean to stop blogging. It just happened. Season 2 was some of everything and more. In some ways, it was like when a band has a hit…

  • baja norte for winter

    baja norte for winter

    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? The prior post was…

  • puerto don juan

    puerto don juan

    Hopping in the time machine, let’s head back to 17 Dec 2023. We departed Puerto Peñasco after a simple rigging repair and a few days in a slip. We set off on a 41-hour,…

  • four months later…

    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 blogging. 2024 has been…

  • welcome to our second season

    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 last week. That’s cruiser…

  • where are we? where have we been?

    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 Point aka Puerto Penasco…

  • provisions

    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 not stop by the…

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