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S/V Remember Me Cruising Mexican Waters: December 2015

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S/V Remember Me Cruising Mexican Waters. Monday, December 21, 2015. Our 3rd Season - From Mazatlan to La Paz, and back again. Calm seas from Mazatlan to Bahia de Los Muertos. Bob taking a nap before his night watch. Douglas and I left home on November 16th and arrived in Los Cabos on November 17th. Kim rented a car and picked us up at the airport in Los Cabos, then drove us to the boat in La Paz. It was about a 2 1/2 hour drive. Jan and Douglas having a rest in downtown La Paz at a local coffee shop.

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S/V Remember Me Cruising Mexican Waters: January 2016

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S/V Remember Me Cruising Mexican Waters. Monday, January 25, 2016. Fun in the Sun in Mazatlan. On December 23rd a large group of us went to karaoke at the Chill and Grill Restaurant to sing Christmas carols. We enjoyed singing carols and had lots of laughs together too. Dinghy ride to the Chill and Grill Restaurant. Douglas on Kim's lap taking it all in. Sail to Stone Island. It is about a 10 km sailboat ride from El Cid Marina. Captain Kim and First Mate Douglas. Alex and Annie soaking up the sunshine.

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s/v Kanilela: Palenque, ruins from the classic period Mayans

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The Construction of Kanilela. The Launch and the Early Trips. Monday, July 27, 2015. Palenque, ruins from the classic period Mayans. Palenque, ruins from the classic period Mayans. San Cristobal to Palenque - green line. Palenque to Yaxchilan/Bonampak and back - yellow lines. Mags in front of the first pyramid. A 45 min river trip to Yaxchilan. As yet only partially uncovered from the jungle overgrowth. Again, howler monkeys are ever present and survey their domain. Interior frescos retain much of. West ...

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s/v Kanilela: Merida, historically the cultural capital of the Yucatan Peninsula

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The Construction of Kanilela. The Launch and the Early Trips. Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Merida, historically the cultural capital of the Yucatan Peninsula. Merida, historically, the cultural capital of the Yucatan Peninsula. Campeche to Merida, Yucatan. Government offices and Cathedral on the Plaza. One of the courtyards at Alvarez Guest House. Yucatecan food is delicious and quite different in its preparation than most of Mexico’s food with the Chaya dishes a must try. Colonnades on the Plaza.

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s/v Kanilela: June 2013

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The Construction of Kanilela. The Launch and the Early Trips. Saturday, June 29, 2013. Years ago, while delivering s/v. From the Marquesas Islands to Vancouver, we heard a loud bang as something crashed to the deck. We were both below at the time, but instantaneously were both up in the cockpit – no backstay! Dirk dropped the head sail and while I bagged it, he dropped the main and we flaked it. From the crash on deck to the sails down, the time could have been measured in seconds. The mast held! A flat ...

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S/V Remember Me Cruising Mexican Waters: January 2015

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S/V Remember Me Cruising Mexican Waters. Friday, January 2, 2015. Our first Christmas in Mazatlan. We thoroughly enjoyed our first Christmas and New Year's Eve aboard our boat in Mazatlan, Mexico. Here's an update on what we've been up to over the last month. We had fun with our friends, Judy and Wayne, during their visit to the El Cid Resort in early December. We went to a Bluewater Cruising Association dinner which was well attended. We also went kayaking and did the Mazatlan Art Walk. We spent Christm...

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S/V Remember Me Cruising Mexican Waters: November 2014

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S/V Remember Me Cruising Mexican Waters. Sunday, November 30, 2014. Having fun in El Quelite, Fonatur, Puerto Vallarta and El Cid Resort in Mazatlan. We've been keeping very busy since our last blog update. The days, weeks and months just seem to fly by. Here's what we've been up to! We drove to El Quelite on October 26th with our friends, Eva and Rene. We had lunch together at a Restaurant called Los Arrieros, then we walked through the local church which was really quaint and quite beautiful. Kim and D...

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S/V Remember Me Cruising Mexican Waters: April 2016

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S/V Remember Me Cruising Mexican Waters. Tuesday, April 5, 2016. Winding down our 3rd Season in Mazatlan. My Parent's First Visit to Mazatlan. As anticipated, my Parent's arrived in Mazatlan on Friday, March 11th. We had an awesome 2 weeks together! We saw lots of Mazatlan as the photo's below portray. All we can say is that 2 weeks just wasn't long enough - we LOVED having them here with us and showing them around Mazatlan! Typical catch when in season. Dad and Dreana on the El Cid Beach. La Mona Restau...

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S/V Remember Me Cruising Mexican Waters: January 2017

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S/V Remember Me Cruising Mexican Waters. Sunday, January 8, 2017. Our 4th Season Begins. Hot, Hot, Hot in Mazatlan! Kim and Douglas cooling off in the very warm Pacific Ocean. At some point I'd love to find the time to take Spanish lessons by the pool, and maybe join in on the water aerobics too. Some members of our 5k morning walking group. Tom, Andy, Joanne, Donna, Sandy, Lane, Vicky, Jackie, Jan and Douglas. Our walking group changes from day-to-day as people come and go. Such a sweet ferrel cat.

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S/V Remember Me Cruising Mexican Waters: October 2014

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S/V Remember Me Cruising Mexican Waters. Sunday, October 19, 2014. Our 2nd Season in Mexico Begins! 160;Douglas has a very comfortable bed in the backseat of the Truck . We have settled back into life here nicely. Kim and I had haircuts at Gabbys Salon then I had a pedicure too.  Total cost was 240 pesos (about $19 Canadian) which included washing my hair and putting a braid in it afterwards.  Douglas was welcome at the Salon and received lots of attention from the staff too. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).