Cutip, Your Presence Filled Every Nook of Our Boat and Our Hearts.

Cutip, Your Presence Filled Every Nook of Our Boat and Our Hearts.

She was called Bebo, Cuke, Kuker, Kooky Baba, Kidgy Cuke, and Kitch by our daughters. But our cat was officially named Cutip. The girls were so inspired by Cutip that they personified her in a cartoon character. Clearly, Cutip did not say such things as the comments made by the cartoon character but somehow we understood that if Cutip were to walk and speak that she’d have a snarky, sardonic and smug attitude. Is it because Cutip always seemed a…

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In the Sea of Cortez Again

In the Sea of Cortez Again

We finally finished all the boat work in Puerto Penasco, Mexico. That was painful while the boat was in the boatyard for six months. During this time, Monica went to work in Bellingham, Jeff and the girls drove up to Bellingham, and we all drove down together back to the boat. It was a whirlwind of a summer with long distances, too many purchases, and lots of driving between Penasco and Phoenix. Once we were back on the boat, we…

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From the rural coastal waters of Baja to the hubbub of the Capital

From the rural coastal waters of Baja to the hubbub of the Capital

We arrived in La Paz for the third time since we started our visit to Mexico in 2016. This time around we found that quite a few things have changed. The malecon was getting a facelift along with many new stores . It wasn’t clear if it was all the construction or the latest spike in crime rate but we found that the malecon was not visited by as many health conscious locals taking their evening jogs, rollerblading or bicycling…

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Pearls of Sea Cortez

Pearls of Sea Cortez

  Growing weary of boat projects and daily school work, we were ready for a break.  The Pearl Farm in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico came highly recommended from multiple cruisers so off we went!.  Before going to the pearl farm, we looked up its website, (Perlas Del Mar De Cortez).  After watching an 11 min video we thought we may have spoiled the visit by knowing too much about the farm.   We were pleasantly surprised to find that there was so much more…

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Attending a Mexican School

Attending a Mexican School

  We made the hard decision to hangout in La Paz, Mexico a little longer for the girls to attend a Mexican school.  It seemed like a daunting task to find the right school among the numerous that seemed to be situated about every third block.  Fortunately, we ran into an expat whose daughter goes to school here.  It’s an alternative private school under the philosophy of Freinet Pedagogy.  Read about Freinet here.  With its relaxed view on uniforms, only…

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Feliz Pascua! (Happy Easter)

Feliz Pascua! (Happy Easter)

  Christ has risen! Lent is over and now is for the celebration of Christ’s resurrection!  We decided to hang out another week in La Paz to attend the Holy Week masses and services at the local Cathedral. I have been told that most Mexicans take two weeks off during this time, called Santa Semana (Holy Week), to go out to the coast  and party. La Paz is a popular destination during this time and as a result saw increased…

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Visit with friends from Bellingham, WA

Visit with friends from Bellingham, WA

  It was so good to see old friends.  Our family friends from Bellingham visited us in La Paz, Mexico.  They were really patient with us and finally met up with us after having to change plane tickets once already.  The story behind that was that we were for sure we’d be in La Paz area by late December 2015.  Well, those who have been following us know that we didn’t cross the border until the second week of January. …

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Bahia Tortugas

Bahia Tortugas

Bahia Tortugas’ waters were clear blue.  We were beginning to feel like we were getting closer to what we have seen in those glossy photos of the guide books. Looking at those pictures when we were at home, these destinations seemed so far away. In fact they were but now the paradise was now in our grasp.  We were making it!  From our Sandy Point home to Bahia Tortugas, we are amazed at the distance we have covered and the…

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Finally Departing San Diego for Ensenada, Mexico

Finally Departing San Diego for Ensenada, Mexico

It felt like we spent months in San Diego. Actually it was over 2 months.  Though it seems like we were stalling our departure, we had good reasons for the long stay.  During this time, family visited us in San Diego and we traveled to visit family.  Three major winter holidays were spent here: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the New Year’s day. Our Christmas decoration on Luminesce. Anna’s handmade Christmas gift for Jeff, a cardboard (toilet paper roll cylinder) replica of…

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A Fashion Spread: Shelter Island Winter Collection

A Fashion Spread: Shelter Island Winter Collection

Shelter Island Winter Collection The girls begged us to buy them some fabric to make dresses. So we did and the following are the dresses we came up with.  It was a joint effort by the girls and Monica. One trivia about our boat: Luminesce carries two sewing machines on board- one for sewing sails and other canvas work  and another for just sewing for fun like these dresses. The crew had fun sewing these dresses in a few hours…

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