Lil' Rumi Boat

The problem with not doing a blog posting for a month is that there is a lot of ground (or in this case sea) to cover. It's been a great month, though, so here we go. . . Passage to the Mainland We survived our longest-to-date ocean passage. It took us seven days to sail from an anchorage near La Paz to Bahia Chamela south of Puerto Vallarta on the mainland of Mexico. We’re now fully in the tropics – it’s humid, lush, vibrant, gorgeous, as you can see from this photo of one of our mainland anchorages, Maruata. We thoroughly enjoyed being on the open sea for a week, out of sight of land for several days. Our daily routine during the passage was to each take a 6-hour shift during the night (7 p.m. - 1 a.m. or 1 a.m. – 7 a.m.). The rest of the day we’d spend some time together, do a couple of chores, observe the sea critters such as dolphins, marlin, whales, turtles and birds such as boobies and frigates, and each try to grab a few more hours sleep if possible. We experienced a f...

Brian and Amber Today, our very good friend Amber Clark is getting married a stone’s throw away from where she grew up - in McElmo Canyon, Colorado. You may now kiss the bride... She’s marrying Brian Kelly, a very fortunate man, and a terrific guy in his own right. To Amber and Brian: we wish we could be there with you to celebrate your big day! Our thoughts and hearts are definitely there with you. We love you both, and wish you all of the happiness in the world. We, along with Burke, Kacey and Quinn, hope to see you down in this part of the world soon. Bring your formal night outfits! While Amber and Brian are busy tying the knot, we will be tying some knots of our own. This afternoon, Doug is going to come and show us how to rig the sails on Rumiko . But first we are going to motor our little boat from our anchor spot near the Bercovich boat yard over to Marina De La Paz. We’ve rented a slip there for a week, to make it easier to move our belongings from our apartment o...