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Mother Nature Brings Her A-Game
The cruising life involves some hefty contrasts. After a week surrounded by beach umbrellas and construction cranes, Colin and I sailed a mere 90 miles and arrived 9,000 years back...
Mother Nature Brings Her A-Game
The cruising life involves some hefty contrasts. After a week surrounded by beach umbrellas and construction cranes, Colin and I sailed a mere 90 miles and arrived 9,000 years back...

Magical Mazatlán
Is it a Señor Frog’s tourist trap or a cultural paradise? Yes and yes. If you have one week to build sandcastles with the kids, squeeze limes into beer, and...
Magical Mazatlán
Is it a Señor Frog’s tourist trap or a cultural paradise? Yes and yes. If you have one week to build sandcastles with the kids, squeeze limes into beer, and...

Sailing the Wide Open Sea
Well, almost. We weren’t exactly crossing the Pacific, but Colin and I were heading from Baja to Mazatlán, a journey of roughly 200 nautical miles across the Sea of Cortez....
Sailing the Wide Open Sea
Well, almost. We weren’t exactly crossing the Pacific, but Colin and I were heading from Baja to Mazatlán, a journey of roughly 200 nautical miles across the Sea of Cortez....

Lessons From a Year of Living Dangerously. And ...
Last Christmas, the length of our to-do list would have overwhelmed Santa. Colin and I were hip-deep in selling our furniture, renting our house, prepping the boat for its new...
Lessons From a Year of Living Dangerously. And ...
Last Christmas, the length of our to-do list would have overwhelmed Santa. Colin and I were hip-deep in selling our furniture, renting our house, prepping the boat for its new...

Mariachi Christmas from Mother Nature
We hope you are enjoying a very Feliz Navidad and will have quite the Prospero Año Nuevo as well. While we really miss our beloved family and friends, we’re also...
Mariachi Christmas from Mother Nature
We hope you are enjoying a very Feliz Navidad and will have quite the Prospero Año Nuevo as well. While we really miss our beloved family and friends, we’re also...

Recipe for Apple Pie à la Mer
Start with a three-day coastal passage from Ensenada to Turtle Bay, delayed until your departure falls smack on Thanksgiving. Next, consider carefully what festive holiday dish can be made using...
Recipe for Apple Pie à la Mer
Start with a three-day coastal passage from Ensenada to Turtle Bay, delayed until your departure falls smack on Thanksgiving. Next, consider carefully what festive holiday dish can be made using...
An invitation for your curiosity
Monthly peeks into one woman's attempts at DIY Destiny.