6 months ago we docked in Ensenada and went ashore. It was our first real Mexican city and it felt as though we’d landed on another planet. The streets were filled with people shopping, talking, eating street food. There were dogs running around, and garbage everywhere. Things you don’t see back in Sioux Falls or [...]
After spending a day in Santa Rosalia, Mexico, we were tanned, rested, and ready for our 3rd sail/motor across the Sea again. We needed to get closer to our final destination for the summer: San Carlos, the place where your dreams go to die.
I wasn’t excited about going there. Talking to other people who travel [...]
Back in the States, there’s a certain age group that is addicted to weather…my mom and dad are in that group. They watch the early news strictly for the weather. And then they pull out all the stops trying to stay awake for the late weather at 10:00. They compare both forecasts and can sleep [...]
We left La Paz on Sunday evening after a difficult goodbye to Brad Ramer and Tenacious Grace. Our plan was to sail/motor straight to Isla San Francisco , a distance of about 40 miles. We prefer to sail at night as typically the winds are steadier or completely dead. About 10 miles [...]
Readers: Beginning a few weeks ago, when I was in the midst of a horrendous writing slump, I began asking around in pursuit of a designated hitter, so to speak…a guest columnist. My pleas were met with little success…until Paul Saxton stepped up and promised a Jim Dandy. Well, as luck would have [...]
I was eventually going to write this anyway, but at the prodding of a friend it now ends up at the top of my blog list. This will not be an easy thing to write about.
Change was an integral part of my life for the first 20 plus years. Counting this boat, [...]
Many of you have asked what it’s like living aboard a boat…what do you do all day…that kind of stuff. Actually, that’s not entirely true. As a matter of fact, no one has asked that. Frankly, it’s like Nancy and I are dead and buried. No one emails and no one [...]
A couple of weeks ago we decided to take a vacation from our vacation and visit Colima, both a city and a state in Mexico. We ended up catching an early afternoon bus from Manzanillo for the 90 minute drive there. Since Oblivion was at anchor in front of the swanky Las Hadas [...]
When we parted last, I had given you a little insight into how my brain works. We tried to rent a room at a hotel we can’t afford, and when that didn’t work out I felt justified in purchasing a surfboard that was more expensive than the hotel would have cost because we hadn’t [...]
I have a few movies that I simply can’t NOT watch when they’re on the tube. I’m not overly proud of this list, but here are the top 5.
1. Tombstone. Unbelievably whoop-ass movie.
2. First Blood. Rambo at his best. Almost used “Jerkwater, USA”as our hailing port.
3. Roman Holiday. No comments, please.
4. [...]
