Snow, cold, rain? Who is using those nasty four letter words! Those are the words we are hearing from our family and friends as to what to expect from the weather when we go home next week for Thanksgiving. I think we are going to freeze!

We are starting to think about the trip home. We leave on Monday with a non stop flight from Cabo to Seattle. Our trek will begin about 9am with a bus right from La Paz to the airport in Cabo. They have a great shuttle between the main bus terminal in La Paz non stop to the airport on big comfortable buses that have bathrooms, reclining seats and even movies. The trip is about 3 hours and costs about $30 per person. With leaving from Cabo we have a greater selection of flights and can get non-stops and better prices we tend to do this when we fly home. And heck, it just plain adds to the excitement!

We are so enjoying my sister's visit here with us. Scott says she isn't a visitor but is crew! We've enforced this by making her cook her famous chicken enchiladas for us as well as make pizza dough for our pizzas. We are dragging her around town with us giving her the walking she loves, introducing her to people so she will have her own network of friends for the week we fly home and leave her on the boat.

Our friends Rod and Jane pulled into the marina this week on their boat Isabella. They left Washington July 28th and traveled the path down the coast we did last year to arrive in Mexico to fulfill their cruising dreams. Yesterday we celebrated Jane's birthday with visiting on their boat then dinner at the Tailhunter.

The locals Scott hired to re-do our teak have started their work and will work while we are back home so we should arrive to beautiful teak when we return.

So, besides the activities above, we are getting excited about seeing our family and friends. Thanksgiving next week has us counting our blessings and giving thanks for our lives, experiences and the love of our families and friends.