Finding Home

Amazing! We cross the border into the US 6:45 am. Instantly, it feels like home. Jimmy lowers our Mexican flag. Now in tatters, this flag has been through a lot!
Steve proudly raises our US flag. Everyone gets kind of choked up. A blend of...

How to Get Dressed At Sea

4:40 am. We are pushing through some high seas and its cold outside. Cold and wet. We are on our course from Cabo to San Diego. The yachties call this the “Baja Bash”. For good reason… boats travel up wind against waves rolling down the coast.

What Sails down, Must Sail Up!

With mixed emotions we depart La Cruz... a charming town about 45 miles west of Puerta Vallarta. Mexico has been my home for 3 months. I admit, it's hard to leave. The people are so wonderful. Every meal amazing. The scenery spectacular. The marine...

A Day At Summer Camp

We leave Zihuantanejo… After a remarkable dinner with live music in Barra Navidad, we say goodbye to Judy and Torben (sniff, sniff). They are on a fast-track home, and we still have much to see and do.
We continue to make our way back up the...

Sister Mischief

The Aura Delmar Hotel... A boutique hotel with a quiet pool and adjoining deck looking out over the ocean. We've stayed here twice... once to celebrate Judy's birthday several years ago and again in 2020 (before Covid!) One favorite memory... Judy and I,...

Dog Gone Crazy

Thinking of visiting Cabo San Lucas? Puerta Vallarta? Think again! Try Zihuantanejo! A charming town… clean, quaint, pure Mexico. Hills clad with boutique hotels surround the bay, making it pretty and cozy. Palapa restaurants line the beach- All types of...