Time to roll on out of Mexico. We’d probably cruise Mexico forever if there were new places to visit and explore, but the Caribbean coast really has very few spots for cruisers. We enjoyed Isla Mujeres, but three months was enough for us, we were all anxious to move on. … Read More
Trawler vs. Sail
Trawler vs. Sail Trawler versus sail—a comparison that is often dismissed as an old-person versus young-person, apples-to-oranges argument. It’s assumed that a sailor will sail until his hands are too crippled to manage a line any longer, then buy a trawler that will sit dockside, until one day a dockmaster … Read More
Life Cycles
It’s been a difficult, busy couple of weeks around here. Great-grandma passed away at 99 years-old. She was a great lady who we all loved. She amazed me with her simple yet comfortable and happy life, and also with her amazing mind. Right to the end she could rattle off … Read More
Lonely Isla
Ali had to head to Minnesota for a few days. Which left the three of us completely confused. No mama? No Ali? After the first night Ouest asked, “How many nights has Mama been gone now?” We spent a couple days bouncing around the island a bit. The water on … Read More
Isla Delays
We were getting ready to leave for points further south, but a couple of family issues back in the States have it looking like a few more weeks. Oh well, there are certainly worse things in life. Dinner at least a couple times a week. Melts in your mouth, but … Read More
Everyday Isla
Nothing special going on around here right now—just everyday life. Imagination. Ouest took this pic of the barber shop. The dinghy motor has been giving me issues since the Turks and Caicos last year. First it was the carburetor. I replaced that and that solved one problem. Then we weren’t … Read More
Around Merida
Dzibilchaltun is just a short drive from Merida. It’s a fairly small ruins site, but was nice to wander around, and had a really good museum. But the best part was Cenote Xlakah located right amongst the ruins. Show up at any site in Mexico before nine or ten and … Read More
Izamal Yellow
In the past the Yucatan wasn’t very high on our list of places to go in Mexico. This visit has made up for that to some degree. There is a lot to see and do. We still prefer the Pacific coast, but have been happy to discover there is more … Read More
Isla Mujeres Life
A few more days bumming around Isla Mujeres. Clean beaches, clear water, good food, and color everywhere. It’s a great island for getting around. Taxis are fifty pesos to anywhere, or if you are alone it’s just 15 pesos to jump in the taxi with other people. Our typical afternoon … Read More
Around Isla
Isla Mujeres is a small island. There isn’t a ton to do other than swim and eat, so that’s how we spend most of our days. This guy ended up here during the storm a few days earlier. Not sure what the heck he was doing out on the North … Read More