I’ve learned a LOT about resilience lately. More than I care to ever be forced to learn again in this lifetime. But it has been a lesson for me in gratitude, grace and, at times, humility. Jeff had been in Puerto Vallarta preparing our boat, EL Gato, for her seasonal … Continue reading
Well, Hello there! It has been a year and a half since I last posted. After completing treatment for the big, hairy, scary monster, I took a break from writing much of anything, save for the fairly regular facebook and instagram posts. So very much has happened in that time, … Continue reading
I’m beginning to fledge. Is that the correct terminology? You know, it’s when baby precocial birds sprout their fuzzy down before their little feathers begin to poke through their wrinkled skin. My freshly formed fluff appeared a couple of weeks ago, despite the fact that I was actively receiving chemotherapy. … Continue reading
They say third time’s charm, and I have to agree. This Spring, Jeff and I returned to the Sea of Cortez. Originally, we weren’t planning to go, but the Sea beckoned us and we listened. I’m so glad we did. To read about our first year in the Sea, click … Continue reading
I’m not a swimmer. Sure, I can swim, but for me, “freestyle” means merging any combination of strokes and kicks that will keep me from sinking below the water’s surface. I excel at the dog paddle, and can tread water all day long. It’s not pretty, but I stay afloat. … Continue reading
This Spring, El Gato returned to the Sea of Cortez with eyes wide open. You may (or may not) recall that our introduction to the Sea last year was full of surprises. This year we returned, buddy-boating with our friend Nancy on Aldabra, John and Donna (and Lucy) on Carmanah, … Continue reading
Have you ever heard of Zihuatenejo? If you saw the movie Shawshank Redemption, you may remember it as the idyllic beach that Andy Dufresne painstakingly chiselled his way out of prison and crawled through sewage for. Yep. That’s the one. El Gato spent 5 weeks in Zihuatenejo this winter for … Continue reading
When Jeff and I first hatched the idea of selling our house(s) and moving away from Georgia and onto a sailboat, one question we grappled with was how we would leave our friends and find a new community, especially since we planned to be on the move quite a bit. … Continue reading
So it’s the Christmas holiday season here in Mexico, and it is so totally different from the holidays back “home”. In the US, Christmas (seems to) begins on Black Friday with crushing crowds congregating at local malls in order to “buy, buy, buy.” This consumerism continues until after the actual … Continue reading
San Miguel de Allende is a Mexican city often enthusiastically cited by gringos as “the” place to go in Mexico’s interior, whether to visit or live as an ex-pat. The town has attracted a significant amount of foreign retirees, artists, writers and tourists since just after WWII. Since it … Continue reading