Lil' Rumi Boat

We've had to make an unanticipated stop on our circuitous route to Guaymas. We are in Santa Rosalia to fill up our propane tank. Typically our tank lasts us for several months, so we didn't even think to refill it in La Paz. But of course, with five guests aboard over a period of six weeks we used a lot more propane than normal. So here we are. And while we're here, we're grabbing this opportunity to do another blog posting to update folks on our travels. In this posting you can read about: OUR VISIT WITH DICK RANDOLPH ISLA CATALINA and OTHER STOPS ALONG THE WAY OUR ROUTE NORTH NOTE: Don't forget to check out our Fotki site for better quality photos and to view additional photos. OUR VISIT WITH DICK As mentioned in our previous blog posting, we had a great time with Dan's dad, Dick Randolph. Dick sailed with us for 11 days, and Dan's cousin Bill on Barnacle buddy-boated with us the entire time. Dick seemed as comfortable on the boat as he does on la...

It's official. . . lil' Rumiko has room enough for four adults to sit, eat, do "their business" and, perhaps most importantly, sleep fairly comfortably. During the past month we've had two sets of guests -Alan&Laura and Anthony&Julia. In both cases, we let them sleep in our "big" bed (55" at the head, 42" at the feet), while we tried a couple of different sleeping arrangements. We finally realized that we could in fact both fit in the port-side salon berth (which measures 30" at the head and 23" at the feet) and be relatively comfortable. It was more comfortable after we added a lee cloth (which is a cloth that stops you from falling out of bed). We acknowledge, however, that sleeping two people in the small berth worked only because the nights were cool. As much as we like snuggling, in the heat of the summer there is no way that we would be able to endure the closeness imposed by such close quarters. At least no...

We've been in the Zihuatanejo area for the past three weeks, and have enjoyed the heck out of this place. It's been a great social time, and we've had tons of fun with our great friends from Isis . We've also made a nice connection with the folks from the vessel Blue Bottle - Adrienne is a lovely, deeply soulful woman, and Joe has connected with Lisa playing music, and with Dan because they are both photography nuts. We hope to meet up with them again at some point in our journeys. Click here to check out our first batch of photos from Zihuat. As we've mentioned in past blogs, Zihuat has great food options, and we've explored as many of them as possible on our small budget. Indoor Market The central market, which is in a large downtown building, houses fruit and vegetable stands, butcher shops, fresh seafood vendors, eateries, juice bars and other shops. It is a true multi-sensory experience. Our eyes have feasted on the colorful fruits and vegetables; ou...