Archive | April, 2014

First week at our new home

Here’s a glimpse of my first week in our new town.   Claire and her sister Monica spent the week having a great time, check back for a more exciting update from Claire on that one.  Claire made fresh salsa and a cheese board while I emptied the quarter berths. “a single bunk tucked under […]

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New Paint Job

April 7th we started painting the hull of Splendid Isolation.   We had been discussing colors for a long while now and decided that we want to go lighter than the original blue she was.  At $30 a day on the hard, we needed to work fast.  With our extremely tight budget and time frame, […]

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We made it to Clear Lake, Texas!

Thank you everyone for all the help and support.   We have completed our transportation of Splendid Isolation.   From the Sea of Cortez, across the desert, to the Gulf of Mexico on the Texas coast. After sailing over 2,500 miles down the Pacific from California, around Baja, up and across the Sea of Cortez. […]

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Leaving Mexico, stranded in Van Horn Texas

March 28th to April 1st  A) Guaymas, Mexico — departure point B) Tucson, Arizona — change trucks C) Van Horn, Texas — break down D) Clear Lake, Texas — destination goal Friday was our last day in Guaymas.  We cleaned up the boat, finalized everything, and took a test run around the yard.  Rafal’s Dodge […]

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