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June 15, 2013 Category: Cody, Jatta, Mexico, Sailing Diaries, Sailing Videos, United States No Comments 
She got random nervous attacks, sometimes triggered by gun shots but most of the time we couldn’t figure out what was wrong or why she did it. Maybe she heard something, maybe not. When we went sailing, she would be panting somewhere along the side or try to hide under the sailbags in the ... Read More
May 12, 2013 Category: Jatta, Mexico, Nicaragua, Sailing Diaries, United States 1 Comment
In this episode, life at sea is all about the sea life. Dolphins, blue whales, humpbacks, sea lions, manta rays and more! We are in the sea of Cortez and in this episode we are exploring the islands around La Paz. The sea has earned the nickname, "The World's Aquarium!"
Read MoreMay 12, 2013 Category: Mexico, Sailing Diaries, Sailing Videos No Comments
Every gust of wind makes me wonder if I should reef the sail and every strange cloud conjures the specter that the weather forecast is wrong and I'm in for it. I usually stay up for Jatta's first night watch even though I should be sleeping. As the sun sets, there is a mixed ... Read More
Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, believed that beauty was an important part of evolution. To borrow a recently popularized phrase, " Survival of the beautiful." Our boat is named "Endymion," which is a synonym of sorts for beauty, so it begs the question, what is this thing? This thing of beauty? Today, we are anchored ... Read More
May 3, 2013 Category: Cody, Mexico, Sailing Diaries No Comments
Now we are under way again, trying to get to La Paz before the 11th when the weather is supposedly changing for the worst. I was trying to remember how I felt when we sailed those 14 days and 13 nights and what I did on the boat on those days. I recall the ... Read More
April 22, 2013 Category: Jatta, Mexico, Sailing Diaries 2 Comments
Our friend Nicole, from the cruising boat Sloboda, did more than just hang around drinking margaritas during her time in Mexico. She found an organization called "Families at the Dump" and decided to make her days really count. We were inspired and maybe you will be too! Learn more about Families at the ... Read More
April 12, 2013 Category: Cody, Sailing Diaries No Comments
April 12, 2013 Category: Mexico, Nicaragua, Sailing Diaries, Sailing Videos No Comments
Since we had been so thoroughly beaten by the weather on the ocean trying to head South to Costa Rica by boat I was enjoying the fact of trying to cross the border on foot instead. After a multitude of different transportation methods we arrived at the border in late afternoon and literally walked across. ... Read More
April 3, 2013 Category: Costa Rica, Jatta, Sailing Diaries No Comments
What was a surprise to me was how much I enjoyed taking some "time off" from heading South. Since we couldn't make it to Costa Rica we were in no hurry to get anywhere in particular. When my sister Kitta and her boyfriend Nick FINALLY came to visit us on the boat we took off ... Read More
March 23, 2013 Category: Honduras, Jatta, Sailing Diaries No Comments