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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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Sailboats Belong in the Sea
As it turns out, we had to take care of a few more pressing items before getting in the water. Sailboats are funny like that, as soon as...
Meredith Andersen
Oct 28, 20132 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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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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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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In Transit
We hugged our families goodbye on Saturday with a few tears from our heartfelt mothers and hit the road. I had been rather emotional...
Meredith Andersen
Oct 23, 20113 min read
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We are Back
So after three days of traveling back from the Baja, we are happy to be home, but a bit overwhelmed. We got in on Sunday afternoon and...
Meredith Andersen
Sep 15, 20113 min read
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