Grande Girls

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Sometimes the days just go by too quickly. Here in Punta Mita right now we’ve got a really cool group of friends that we’re not eager to leave behind. Ouest has made friends with a couple of college age girls that she calls her “grande girlfriends” while she scans the … Read More

Punta Mita Gray

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A quiet gray day in Punta Mita. I suppose I should mention what’s going on with Raymarine. They got back to me eventually after I raised a fuss on Twitter. The Marketing Manager gave Tech Support a kick in the butt and they gave me a couple of things to … Read More

Cloudy Days

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Weird weather lately. No sun? What’s up with that? It’s Mexico, it’s always sunny. This morning we headed in to the beach and we were the only ones on it. There is just no keeping our kids on the boat though. Mornings go like this. Lowe wakes up about 6:15 … Read More

Moving Again—Punta Mita

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Finally broke free today and headed back out to sea. There has been a lot of talk about all the whales, and they weren’t exaggerating. We had one surface right in front of us requiring a quick course change to cruise right alongside of him instead of over the top. … Read More

Taste of La Cruz

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I took the boat over to the fuel dock yesterday to fill her up before we get going again, and today it suddenly dawned on me that the boat wasn’t heeling. This boat heels dramatically to port on normal days. I know there is more weight on that side of … Read More

Swimming

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Worst thing about La Cruz Marina has to be the fact that the beaches around here are: A) not very good swimming beaches for kids, and B) disgusting. The beach 100 yards from our boat is so nasty that we have only gone one time. It’s like a giant toilet … Read More

It’s Getting Easier

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Ali was reading a Berenstain Bears book to Ouest today and on one of the pages there was a drawing of just the two kids and Papa bear at the doctor’s office. Ouest asked, “Where is Mama?” Ali answered, “Mmmm, I don’t know where Mama is.” Ouest thought for a … Read More

Picnic

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While Lowe was napping today I took Ouest on a bike ride for a picnic. It’s cute seeing how grown-up she feels when we load up lunch into her mochila (backpack). We had a good time, but when she got home she was acting exhausted. Then at dinner she wouldn’t touch … Read More

Screwdriver Mystery Solved

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Here’s something I’ve been meaning to mention; remember months ago when Ouest was “helping” me with some work and my little screwdriver mysteriously disappeared? I searched everywhere and was sure she somehow lost it overboard despite the fact that we were working in the chain locker. I grounded her for … Read More

Living Dangerously

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Just received this 1-star review on my book Bumfuzzle. Thought it was pretty hilarious how she totally nailed the “real” cruiser that I talked about throughout the book. “This book is dangerously misleading to new sailors. Glorifies ineptitude. Sheer luck they weren’t seriously injured or killed while on their journey.” Man I … Read More

To Market

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Spotted this beauty on the other side of the marina today. Only a few things look slightly different than our boat, yet still not sure that it is a Spindrift. Definitely Ron Amy designed, but can’t tell if it is an actual Spindrift or not. Probably just an early version. … Read More