– Claire Insley Holmes
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
Michael here, Since we’ve first been aboard Splendid Isolation her V-Berth has been in questionable condition. The paint chipping off the walls, with black mold filling the crevasses. But you’ve got to realize, a new paint job on the interior is not nearly as important as all other necessities for travel. We spent all that […]
Back to Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico December 31, 2013 —> January 12, 2014 Hi guys! It’s Claire. I decided I would tell you about our arrival to Guaymas and so on. We arrived at Mariana Seca Guaymas also known as the boatyard, and so perfectly named “camp dirt”, on new years eve. We were welcomed by our […]
12/27 – Left Lafayette, Louisiana around 15:30. Taking the I-10 West. 12/28 – Pulled into Kerr County rest stop mile post 514 2:30AM slept in the front seat til 8:30AM when we were woken up by an RV driver. We were blocking the poop pump. Hopped right back onto I-10 West and rode til 18:00 […]
12/24 – Left Destin, Florida at 13:30 and got to Breaux Bridge, Louisiana around 21:30. We rented a Bayou Cabin for our Christmas! Crazy to think that this time last year we were anchored off Cabo San Lucas. 12/25 – Christmas morning in cabin on Bayou Teche. Family meal with Claire’s Father’s cousins. The Copeland […]
Ok… So if you haven’t noticed there’s been talk of a trailer. We left Splendid Isolation behind in Guaymas Mexico back in May. Purchasing a 1983 Volvo and road-tripping across country to our home town of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Where we worked nonstop for 7 months saving every single dollar, so that we could […]
