Huge trees grow out through the walls of buildings and shade the entire neighborhood. Tacos al Pastor. It’s nice to land in a place with good pastor tacos all over the place. This place serves up a 1/2 kilo (1.1 pounds), with about two dozen tortillas, onions, cilantro, and two … Read More
Move-In Day
We arrived at the Notaria where we were met by our real estate agent, the owner of the house, and a translator who is in charge of reading every word of about a four page document in both Spanish and English. It was very straightforward, and only a couple minor … Read More
North of the Border
We spent a couple of weeks in San Miguel getting to know the town better, finding some edge of town places to stretch our legs, get the kids in Spanish school, find them some friends and activities, and look for a place to live. Most days were pretty full. The … Read More
El Señor de la Conquista
It can sometimes feel like every day is a holiday or a demonstration in Mexico. El Señor de la Conquista. Some 450 years ago a statue of Jesus was made in the region. Two Franciscan friars were killed while carrying it here. The statue was eventually recovered and altered a … Read More
The Bugs of SMA
El vocho—the beetle—is alive and well in San Miguel de Allende. I love them. I know their distinctive sound and can hear them coming a block away, and I can’t resist raising the camera every time I see one.
The Amazing Race
Door and draft stoppers. Wandering through houses is actually pretty fun. Especially in these older downtown areas where homes have been around a long time, have gone through countless renovations and additions/subtractions over the years, and you just never know what you’ll find behind the next door. “Oh, wow, a … Read More
Land-ing
We spent a couple of weeks in Portland, visiting with Grammy, walking her dog, running errands, meeting with caretakers, and trying to squeeze in some other typical Portland fun, too. Grammy is doing great right now and feeling much better knowing we’ll be back within range for a while. Racking … Read More
Goodbye to Bumfuzzle (Number 4)
After a couple weeks of vacation travel we returned to Langkawi and the boat. But not for long. We were there to drop her back in the water, take some pictures, pack up, and head out. You can see all the pics of the boat and the for sale page … Read More
2015 Nautitech Open40 For Sale
2015 Nautitech Open 40 Catamaran $319,0002015 Nautitech Open 40 | 4 cabins, 2 heads, never chartered, with many upgrades. Located in Langkawi, Malaysia, out of the cyclone zone and a great place to relax on your new boat. There is a great cruiser community at Rebak Resort & Marina, hundreds … Read More
Lunar New Year
Another day spent walking around Hanoi. It was Lunar New Year’s Eve and everyone was out getting their family pictures taken while wearing as much red as possible. We didn’t do a whole lot other than go to a water puppet show in the afternoon. We did our best to … Read More