• Blog,  Ramblings

    ¿Qué Pasa?

    One full year has passed since my last update, dear readers, but as you all know this one year has been 5 years, or 6 months, depending on the day. For months Harry has been in a mild panic over wanting to check on the boat but not feeling able to pull away from his work projects to do so. A few weeks ago, I finally said, “I’ll just go”, and last week, off I went. On July 1 I flew to Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico and rented a car to drive to the yard in Guaymas. Though in your head you know the boat is still there and likely untouched,…

  • Ramblings,  Sailing

    Cruising in the Time of COVID

    After a tumultuous decision to launch the boat without going back to pick-up Tuxie and drop-off the van, into the Sea of Cortez we went. There’s a boat parked near the launch ramp named “Three Hour Tour” – a subtle warning perhaps? The “what-if?” list was long…what if someone got sick at home and we couldn’t get back? What if the locals bar us from coming ashore for food? What if Mexico shuts down completely and things really get nuts? What if one or both of us gets sick? Other boats were launching too with all of the same worries, but we were all telling ourselves we were making the…

  • Setting in the water April 2020
    Ramblings,  Sailing

    Corona Run 2020

    The Clash song "Should I Stay or Should I Go" was playing on repeat in my head as we made a difficult decision back in April. Here's a VERY tardy post about the hand we were dealt as Corona was hitting Mexico (not the beer, the other Corona) :-)