'Bye Mom. The flowers blooming all around your garden look beautiful. Say hi to Dad when you see him. m
There I was, sifting through some old photos from our times cruising around the PacNW & BC from 1998 to 2007. Those pics sure took me back to some good times. Here I am, underway, during a typical February: And, here I am in April. That's Point Hudson in the background, and The Fox is…
Naming a boat is more difficult than you'd think. You want it to be a special name…a name unique to you…something that reflects your personality and background, but also suggests the romance, adventure and exotic locales that travel on the high seas offers. Additionally, it's better if the name you choose for your boat is easily…
La Paz’s malecon stretches for a couple of miles and is interspersed with many examples of fine bronze sculpture. A visitor may admire life-size renditions of manta rays, fishermen and the vaquita porpoise (the world’s smallest, native to the Sea of Cortez – and sadly, a species which may now be extinct). There are mermaid…
By popular demand* and because I happened to have been studying the issue right before we headed out of the marina, here's a discussion about a couple of different ways to handle mail while cruising long term. * Yo! Patrick! First, an explanation of mail forwarding and a description of our particular mail-forwarding strategy as it…
So, rumor has it, if we can cruise 24/7 for more than one full year, we'll be among those people who end up cruising for a really long time. I don't know about that…there's a lot to be said for a land-based existence…but we started short-time cruising in the PacNW and BC in 1998; then…
In these difficult economic times, we wish all of you prosperity and hope to see you soon down here. Live beneath your means. Don't feel you must own real estate to have a decent nest egg. Pay off your boat. Move aboard. Let go of your possessions – or at least as many of them as you…
Our family. All the good friends we left behind in the Seattle area. Our good friends in other states, whom we've known for so long. Colleagues from work. Some very cool cyber-friends we have yet to meet in the flesh. Great people we've lost touch with, all too soon. Fellow cruisers we've met in three…
We had some hitchhikers with us on November's crossing of the southern Sea of Cortez. About 25 miles offshore from Mazatlan, two hummingbird-size moths landed in our cockpit. They found spots with good grips for insects (like the binoculars we have hanging from the helm in that pic over there); used their forelegs to shield…
A few days ago I raised the issue of Mexican fishing licenses, National Park permits, and liability insurance issued by a Mexican insurance carrier. Herewith, the discussion. Sportfishing licenses. If the Mexican authorities board and inspect your boat (it seems that’s a rare occurrence, but I’ve still heard of instances especially on the Pacific side of Baja), and…