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jeanneb
Sep 6, 20242 min read
Best of ...Summer 2024
Sorry to leave you all hanging. After a three month 'vacation' from the ships blog, we are ready to get things rolling again. We've...
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jeanneb
Jun 7, 20243 min read
Back at the ranch
Well, its not so much a ranch, but we are definitely back in the US. We are doing US things, like going to Costco, going to Home Depot...
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jeanneb
May 24, 20243 min read
She's all wrapped up with no place to go
Over the last few weeks we've been making our final preparations to close up Okisollo for the very hot summer ahead. There is so much...
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danb
May 10, 20245 min read
Best laid plans
We were recently reminded of the old cruisers adage, that “a cruiser’s plans are written in sand at low tide”. Little did we know that...
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jeanneb
Apr 26, 20245 min read
Big news for the 2024-5 cruising season
The hurricane season in the Eastern Pacific is from June to November. So our next 'cruising window' will begin in October when we will...
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jeanneb
Apr 19, 20242 min read
Keeping it cool
Just a quick update this week. We've been out of the water for 2 weeks now, "on the hard" in boater language. Dan has been working...
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jeanneb
Apr 12, 20243 min read
A whole lot of sand
Leaving the pristine and wild (albiet a little 'buggy') Puerto Refugio we began our 107 mile overnight trip to Puerto Penasco. We left...
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jeanneb
Apr 5, 20242 min read
Wild. Wild. Wild. Spring (break) in Mexico.
Our anchorage at the north end of Isla Angel de La Guarda felt like it was a well earned destination. We had a bumpy ride up Canal de...
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leiab
Mar 29, 20243 min read
Seriously people, boating is not for cats
When we left a year ago, I had no idea what 'living on a boat' meant for me a four legged cat. The people didn't really give me much...
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jeanneb
Mar 22, 20243 min read
Back to the wild
After the winter cruising in Baja California Sur, we find ourselves on the verge of celebrating a major milestone. Its our one year...
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jeanneb
Mar 15, 20242 min read
French throwback week
After a delightful motor sail from Playa Santispac, Bahai Concepcion we found ourselves tied up at the small marina in Santa Rosalia...
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jeanneb
Mar 8, 20243 min read
Burning Coyote 2024
The days slip away and all of a sudden it is March. While walking down the beach the other morning we noticed that the RVs were heading...
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jeanneb
Mar 1, 20243 min read
Leap day! Another day to work in paradise
With leap year we were thrilled to have another day in paradise -- to do boat projects. It may be often overlooked, but owning a boat in...
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jeanneb
Feb 23, 20242 min read
Its time to get going...
There have been multiple times this week that either Dan or I have been humming the Tom Petty song "Its time to move on." We can't...
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danb
Feb 16, 20242 min read
We know Loreto
Last week our cousins Tangi and John joined us for a action packed week. John made an interesting comment; “Staying with people who live...
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jeanneb
Feb 2, 20242 min read
Desperate for Perspective!
OK. I get it. Most of you that read this will be highly annoyed by the fact that even when living in a beautiful place with sunshine to...
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jeanneb
Jan 26, 20242 min read
And there there were 6
Our friends the Wilcox family joined us in the last week, adding 4 to our crew. They couldn't have picked a more perfect week as the...
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jeanneb
Jan 12, 20243 min read
New year. New food.
Our meals were becoming highly creative. Would you like canned corn with those rice noodles? Or Chili with canned asparagas? ...
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jeanneb
Dec 29, 20232 min read
Peace and Quiet (for now)...but what's next?
Christmas week has been very quiet. However, each day a "neighbor boat" in the marina will getting a bit more active. They will remove...
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jeanneb
Dec 22, 20231 min read
12 days of a Baja Christmas
Dylan is onboard Okisollo which is as usual lots of fun! So we are doing some family exploring at some of the nearby islands which are...
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