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Travel Stress vs. Rejuvenation
We have just arrived home from a family trip to Glacier National Park. It is one of the most stunningly beautiful places I have ever...
Meredith Andersen
Aug 1, 20192 min read
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Last Island Trip and Renaming our Boat
Sailing out to the islands on a cloudy day was nice. After squashing what we thought were all of our obstacles to getting out to the...
Meredith Andersen
Nov 18, 20134 min read
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Life in a Boat Yard
One week into round two of our Baja adventure, and we are happy it hasn’t been all work. We left our Denver home and dog with my aunt and...
Meredith Andersen
Oct 23, 20134 min read
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Big News — Back to Mexico
Big news – we are heading back down to La Paz, Mexico! We knew we needed to get back down and take care of our boat, but we were not sure...
Meredith Andersen
Oct 9, 20134 min read
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Grand Tetons
Variety is the spice of life, but sometimes you travel the same place twice. My family loves Grand Teton National Park and Jackson Lake...
Meredith Andersen
Aug 24, 20131 min read
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DIY Traveler
I’m not sure what is more difficult… becoming a sailor or re-entering American society. The standards of Americans challenge us when we...
Meredith Andersen
Dec 3, 20122 min read
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Catching Up
As you may have noticed, I have been lazy when it comes to blogging for the past few months. I apologize. I have found myself pretty...
Meredith Andersen
Oct 1, 20124 min read
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California, Here we Come
It was hard to see the Luckiest getting hauled out of the water. It was clear she didn’t belong on land, so my nerves were on edge as...
Meredith Andersen
Jun 9, 20123 min read
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Finally Exploring the Sea
This is what we came here for. Island hopping from one beautiful anchorage to the next, hiking, kayaking, snorkeling, combing the beaches...
Meredith Andersen
May 14, 20129 min read
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Farewell For Now
We had a very busy past couple weeks, getting out of the Marina and then participating in BayFest – an annual party the cruisers in La...
Meredith Andersen
Apr 17, 20122 min read
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Across the Map
Welp, we made it to Galveston from La Paz by car. We drove all the way up the Baja peninsula and across Arizona, New Mexico and Texas…...
Meredith Andersen
Jan 25, 20123 min read
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Tim’s Parents’ Visit
Steve and Debbie were not quite sure what they had signed up for when they decided to visit us in La Paz, but I think they were very...
Meredith Andersen
Jan 19, 20125 min read
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A Quick One
We have been so busy working on the boat for the last week or so. Tim replaced our toilet – love the new one, I polished all the...
Meredith Andersen
Jan 12, 20121 min read
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
We headed out to the islands for holiday celebrations on Dec. 22 just before a strong northerly blew through the La Paz area. We knew we...
Meredith Andersen
Jan 3, 20123 min read
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Working, Kiteboarding, Christmas
When we got back to La Paz we had a distinct list of items we wanted to complete: change the engine oil, replace transmission hose, fix...
Meredith Andersen
Dec 20, 20113 min read
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The Islands
To get ourselves out of our little funk of thinking “What did we do?” we headed out to the nearby islands to regroup and do what we came...
Meredith Andersen
Dec 12, 20114 min read
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Well, the Sunsets are Nice
I’m catching up a bit because I had no internet access for nine days. This is from Nov. 30, 2011. So far, we are really enjoying the...
Meredith Andersen
Dec 9, 20112 min read
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In La Paz
As we walked around town trying to find the Dia de los Muertos celebration the day after we arrived, Tim kept saying, “We live in...
Meredith Andersen
Nov 6, 20113 min read
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Not Exactly Sailing
Well we are working our way slowly but surely down the Baja. We have had ZERO wind, so we are motoring the whole way. This is much less...
Meredith Andersen
Nov 1, 20113 min read
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Finally Some Photos – Driving to Gary’s
#Copala #DrivinginMexico
Meredith Andersen
Oct 28, 20111 min read
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