So a while back I mentioned one or 2 ways of getting a sportfishing license for Mexico for those of you wanting to sail down this way and sample the local seafood on the hoof, so to speak. Current regulations (effective January 2008) eliminate the requirement to buy permits for your vessel and dinghy and…
So previously I mentioned that the cost of a premium for one year's worth of Mexican liability insurance currently runs about US $350. Let me expand upon that with some better news. A few minutes' search found the same coverage – issued by the same Mexican insurance company, yet – but purchased through a different insurance broker* for a premium…
Marianne has been after me to write a post – its been a long time – so – here goes a little about the maintenance and upgrades we have been doing. This summer was suppose to have been about inland travel, seeing Mexico’s great sights, and enjoying Mazatlan. Instead it has been an unending series…
Sunbrella tears freely at seams and ravels aggressively at cut edges. The thread holding everything together is always the first component to disintegrate in hot sun. So when using Sunbrella for a boat canvas project, either triple-stitch the seams or make flat-felled seams. The better to prevent Someone ripping apart one's finely-crafted designs when Someone…
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…
While GB collects his thoughts for ever-so-many posts, here's The Iron Palate with a swell discovery of a new-to-us tropical fruit: the fabulous chicozapote. I finally took a flyer on these fuzzy-skinned, oblong, brown fruit objects I’ve been seeing in the sooper mart for a while. I had no clue what they were or how…
We entered Mexico one year ago today. Happy anniversary to us, and Viva Mexico! We arrived in Ensenada on October 1, 2007, so now is the time our Mexican fishing licenses and liability insurance are up for renewal, and we calendar ahead for January the renewal of our Mexican FM-3 visas and Mexican National Park permits. The…
So. When last we left the staysail burrito, it had torn itself apart in boarding waves on the trip from Topolobampo southeast to Mazatlan in May 2008. Oh, sad. On the upside, GB rescued the staysail itself when it fell overboard, which is nice. And I re-used much of the non-shredded staysail burrito fabric to…
We’ve been traveling in Mexico for almost a full year now, yet we still hear other cruisers – even those who have been here at least as long as we have – lament: “There’s no wine in Mexico!!” Allow me to retort. I’ve said it before: the Guadalupe Valley northeast of Ensenada is the premier…
Hurricane season will soon end, which means that Cruising-To-Mexico season will soon begin out here on the Pacific side of the continent. There are many sites and blogs that discuss how to properly outfit a boat and otherwise prepare for the long coastal trip from Point A (wherever you are in Canada or the US)…