We love to get some time out from the daily routine. Maybe a day at the beach, park or an exotic holiday. A weekend camping always felt as if we had escaped, enjoying simple food prep, nature walks, and quiet nights away from urban noises. I have been called many things in my life, but if there has been one constant, one barb, one arrow flung my way time after time...
The 5 am alarm that is usually reserved for our night watches was a rude awaking to begin the big day to Bartolome island. On the small bus, we headed an hour north to catch a sloooow tour boat. Two and a half hours later we disembark on what looks like a moon landing. There’s a bit of vegetation few lizards and 450 stairs to climb in blistering sun/heat and a guild...
We ran through our three islands the ones that we are permitted to visit in a quick two weeks. The plan has been to get a taste of each island and repeat the run with Sandy who arrives on 3/2 and only has 10 days to take in as much as possible. It seems to be a good strategy as we hit some of the easier parts of each island and hold off on the high-end tours that we...
The projects seemed endless the days sweltered on in a maze of finding the tools, parts, and time to prepare Amanercer for the thousands of miles ahead. The dry dock finished on time in one week and then it was a scramble to load and leave! Saying goodbye to Panama City wasn’t hard the docks had been filled with dust from a large construction project and the cash...
Driving down again to our home in Zihua easy to forget it is a long way, even though we stopped for three days in Purto Viarta the last day was a marathon. The road is very similar to hwy 1 at Big Sur the distance is not far but the curves at snail pace takes the whole day. As new views of the mountains falling into the Pacific Ocean keep the interest the 20 miles...
Seems like a long time since Cecilia and I brought Amanecer from the Caribbean through the canal. Fresh off the work at the house in Zihuatanejo, we have been trying to go a bit slowly recovering some energy. Not Josh and Simon who are keen to explore and learn everything on board. Just unpacking has been a challenge and beginning the communication and relationship...