Dispatches from the Boatyard #5
I just noticed that the last post we did was almost a month ago! We've been busy working on the boat, hiding from Hurricane Kay (mostly a...
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mstirrat
- Aug 26, 2022
- 2 min
Dispatches from the Boatyard #4
And just like that, 11 days go by. What the heck have we been up to? A lot of waiting. And waiting. And waiting. I told a good friend of...
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mstirrat
- Aug 15, 2022
- 2 min
Dispatches from the Boatyard #3
Calla Lily is going to get her bottom sand blasted so we decided to go to Tucson and visit family and friends and pick up a whole bunch...
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mstirrat
- Aug 9, 2022
- 2 min
Dispatches from the Boatyard #2
It's been a good productive few days of short hot humid bouts of work. We took the heat exchanger bits to a muffler shop to be cleaned...
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mstirrat
- Aug 6, 2022
- 4 min
Dispatches from the Boatyard #1
It's hard to believe it has been 2 weeks already since we hauled Calla Lily out of the water again for some post-shake-down TLC. We'll be...
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mstirrat
- Jul 6, 2022
- 1 min
It's a DRY heat... N O T
As we move north along the east coast of Baja, the air is beginning to melt. The air is melting... drops, big wet drops cover all the...
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mstirrat
- Jul 5, 2022
- 8 min
From Ballandra to BahÃa Concepción - Technically
From Ballandra to BahÃa Concepción - Technically This is a long post by Mike, out of chronological order, about technical boat stuff. No...
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mstirrat
- Jun 25, 2022
- 1 min
Worth a thousand words
I want to share some images and short videos of wonderful creatures we have encountered while on the boat, exploring in the dinghy (as...
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mstirrat
- Jun 17, 2022
- 3 min
Boobies to Baja
Boobies have taken a special place in our hearts because they took a special seat on our boat. Our stop just off the mainland was a...
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mstirrat
- Jun 6, 2022
- 4 min
MX Mountain Paradise
The prospect of our boat without guests seemed bleak, but getting back to a marina with a few more boat items to tick off the list held...
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mstirrat
- Jun 4, 2022
- 2 min
FUN with Furey
YAY!! Furey arrived in Barra de Navidad by private car from Puerto Vallarta. (Thank you Glenn for making that trip first!) We were so...
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mstirrat
- Jun 1, 2022
- 2 min
Note to self: Update story log
It was a marvelous swirl of activity before Furey arrived to join us for our journey north. And I certainly want to tell that story too! ...
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mstirrat
- Apr 28, 2022
- 3 min
A Guest Post from Glenn
We love sharing our cruising lifestyle with friends and family. Whether you want to spend a week relaxing at anchor and eating out or you...
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mstirrat
- Apr 21, 2022
- 2 min
Blossoms, Birds, Butterflies and Boulders
Getting from La Cruz to Vallarta Botanical Garden is a commitment to practicing patience AND worth every bit of a full day! Utilizing...
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mstirrat
- Apr 11, 2022
- 2 min
And another W A V E of love
Sharing our boat is fun! Everyone is wide-eyed, full energy, full heart, full throttle (full sail) -- and then they leave and I start to...
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mstirrat
- Mar 20, 2022
- 5 min
Our First Visitor
Starting 6 March, we were blessed with a visit from our eldest son, Tanner, who was here until 18 March. We’ve had a great time with him...
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mstirrat
- Mar 5, 2022
- 2 min
Beautiful Banderas Bay
Coming into Banderas Bay for the first time, 5 nautical miles away, I felt like I was looking at the Las Vegas Strip on steroids. From...
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mstirrat
- Feb 23, 2022
- 3 min
Bugs and a Jungle Cruise
Next stop after Isla Isabel was Ensenada de Matanchén and San Blas. The trip on Valentine’s Day was virtually wind free, so we motored 7...
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mstirrat
- Feb 17, 2022
- 2 min
Anchors Aweigh
Followed wisdom shared by veteran cruisers SV Totem to "Just Go!" Immediately, our joy factor increased by 10, and that was just getting...
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