We were pleasantly surprised by our visit to Mazatlan. Our anchorage sits just a 20 minute walk from the historic old town with its tree...

From the delightful white sand beaches of Agua Verde, Baja California Sur we made our plans to cross the Sea of Cortez to the busy...

This week we departed from the beachy oasis of San Juanico Bay and headed to the posh resort area of Puerto Escondido Marina just south...

we weren't entirely sure what would fail along the way...

Today our boat is supposed to be put in the water. Yesterday we helped two boats get put in the water, grabbing lines and fending them...

After another week in the boatyard we are feeling accomplished and continuously sweaty. We are now numb to the constant noise of loud...

This week we made another round trip from Puerto Penasco to Tucson. The car was full again; this time with critical items like the bread...

Our nightmares of peeled varnish and mold were fortunately unfounded.

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...

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...

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...

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...

The hurricane season in the Eastern Pacific is from June to November. So our next 'cruising window' will begin in October when we will...

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...

Leaving the pristine and wild (albiet a little 'buggy') Puerto Refugio we began our 107 mile overnight trip to Puerto Penasco. We left...

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...

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...

After the winter cruising in Baja California Sur, we find ourselves on the verge of celebrating a major milestone. Its our one year...

After a delightful motor sail from Playa Santispac, Bahai Concepcion we found ourselves tied up at the small marina in Santa Rosalia...

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...