On Thursday, October 25th, we finally reached the bomb proof anchorage of Puerto Don Juan. And not a moment too soon. For the previous few days, we’d been hearing forecasts of 30+ knot winds in the northern sea, and those winds on top of an already steep and lumpy sea...
After our long, overnight passage from El Choyudo on the mainland of Mexico we were all very happy to finally set foot on terra firma. Our landing point was an island in the Midriff Chain named Isla San Esteban. This island lies approximately in the middle of the...
“What’s that up ahead?” Katie pointed down the dirt road we were traversing for our evening walk. Only a block from our house, yet with enough empty lots to support some of the Sonoran Desert ecosystem, we were about to encounter one of the deadliest creatures that...
A few days before we crossed the border into Mexico, about a month ago today, we made the last minute decision to have Wylie snake proofed. We figured it was only a matter of time before he stumbled across one of the Sonoran desert’s six foot rattlesnakes, and we...
We had been driving a mere three hours and had yet to leave the state of Montana when our check engine light came on. Would this be the end of our grand adventure before we even crossed a state line? Luckily it was only the exhaust gas recirculation valve, and lo and...
Wylie’s got everything he needs. How about Mark and Katie? Ready or not – we’re taking off in about 3 weeks! All the planning and dreaming is finally coming to fruition. We can see the light at the end of the tunnel, and we’re not sure if...
