Claire, piña, and I have crossed the border back into America. We’re driving 1300 miles to Galveston TX to celebrate Mardi Gras. While we’re there we plan to stay productive. We have about one weeks worth of tasks to take care of before we head back to Guaymas, Mexico and prepare for the major sailboat […]
Archive | February, 2014
Sea of Cortez Snorkel Adventure
The Sea of Cortez is surprisingly an unknown body of water to most people. With the Baja Peninsula blocking out almost all Pacific Ocean swell completely, the water stays clear and warm most of the year. Unfortunately, long period ground swells do not hold here, so no surfing this far North. But, this gives living […]
Empalme Beach Camping
This past weekend all of us boatyard people decided to go on a camping trip. So we packed up our back packs added a few beers, random veggies, pancake mix, and our tent and headed to Empalme. A town about 20 minutes from here. George, Michael and I in George’s Dodge Ram. The Brits with […]
Poor La Sancha
La Sancha is our 1983 Volvo 245 DL. She was given her name by the previous owner, which translates from Spanish to “Mistress” or “Other Woman”. She obviously got her name at the same time he got a new wife (true story). We promised to keep her name, which worked out perfectly because she just […]
Living in a Ship Yard is just another part of Cruising.
1/31 Was of course my Mother’s birthday. 2/1 The Brits (Pat and Kirsty on “Tigress”) held a cook out down at El Mero, to say farewell to their friend John who had flown from London to help them sail to Panama. Unfortunately, as we are constantly reminded in the sailing community that plans are never […]
Visitors in Guaymas
1/12 – 1/28 Okay here is a quick update on everything we have been up to, all at once. Lots of good food is being cooked while memories with new and old friends are being made. We came to realize last night that Splendid has been our home for just over three years. For the […]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOTHER!
Well… we are skipping a post update because it is Michael’s Mother’s Birthday January 31. We have had visitors with us here in Guaymas for the past two weeks. That will be a whole other posting coming soon, full of pictures. Until then, please enjoy this Virtual Birthday from Guaymas, Mexico. HAPPY BIRTHDAY VIDEO