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Posted on March 11, 2018
Well, I’m glad that’s over
A list of clothing I wore on our passage from Mazatlan to Baja: Wool socks; Warm slippers; Wool underwear; Fleece pants; Foul-weather bibs; Tank top; Long-sleeved shirt; Fleece snap-T; Windbreaker; Additional fleece jacket with built-in windbreaker; Lifejacket, harness, tether; Foul-Weather jacket; Wool hat. This is not what I’ve come to expect …
Updated on March 1, 2018
Beholden to the weather once again
Our plan was to jump up the coast of Mexico north of La Cruz in a relaxed fashion, stopping at Chacala and spending a few days at Isla Isabel, before arriving at Mazatlan and awaiting a good window …
Updated on March 1, 2018
Cost to Cruise: February, 2018
Boilerplate disclaimer: this is not what it will cost you to go cruising. People’s constant advice, discussing cruising finances, always seems to be: It’ll cost what you have. We did not find this helpful in our planning, however …
Updated on February 15, 2018
Hauling out in La Cruz
We’d planned to pull our boat out of the water in Chiapas. That would have been a year and four months in the water without checking out the bottom, and we knew the paint was wearing away; but …
Updated on February 11, 2018
Learning locally
Last week, I had the privilege of tagging along in the kitchen while our friend Coqui made tamales for her Friday night special. Starting with four kilos of fresh masa, we went through how to prepare the dough; …