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Welcome to our mid-life crisis! These are the chronicles of Laura and Patrick, their 14 year old son Jack, and their goofball Labrador Retriever named Evinrude (Rudy), as they travelled the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific coast of mainland Mexico in their catamaran. We went cruising in search of a change of pace, a closer knit family, and peace of mind. We found all three and more. The fun all started in October, 2008 and nearly four years later the Mexican adventure came to an end August 3rd, 2012. With our mid-life crisis cured in Mexico, we are excited to start a new adventure - life back in America.

Our Home

Our Home
Still can't get used to so much space. Pictured is about the square footage we lived in on the boat. Not pictured is the dining room, formal living room, open great room with kitchen/eating nook/den (partly pictured above). library/office, master suite with walk-in closets and five piece master bathroom, 2 other bedrooms, 2 other bathrooms, fenced back yard, deck with hot tub, vaulted ceilings with skylights, and two car garage. It's lovely, but I feel like an imposter. It's way too big, but there wasn't a lot to choose from, so this is what we got. When we finally buy a home, it will be much smaller.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Visitors

The day after I flew into Santiago, our good friends Tom and Dodie flew into the same airport and had their cab take them to the same small, beachside restaurant in Santiago. Ever since then, we've been on the run. We've toured through Manzanillo, traveled up to Melaque, and taken a tour out to Colima.

Below are a few pictures of our adventures so far.

At the Bar Social in Manzanillo - a great bar that serves you free appetizers as long as you are drinking - everything from excellent ceviche to guacamole, chips, potato salad, jicama slices and more.


Tom and Dodie in Manzanillo
Walking down a street headed toward the giant sailfish sculpture near the water in Manzanillo
The Colima Archeological Zone covers about 120 acres in the heart of Colima. Only about 1/10th of the site has been excavated so far. The ancient city was in its heyday about 800 AD but dates even further back.
Patrick beckoning for his human sacrifice to be brought to him on top the tallest pyramid in the Archeological Zone in Colima
Jack taking a break and soaking in the history of the archeological complex in Colima
The beautiful Jardin de Libertad in Colima
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2 comments:

  1. You guys getting a long way south...maybe turn right and head west for the big jump?? Just left Yuma heading for Eastern Washington to round up all the wandering sage brush. They do that when left alone...safe travels and keep up the great blog. guy

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  2. No threat of that! We just can't go on a big jump as long as Rudy is part of the crew. He is too big, too young, and too energetic. He gets depressed on a four day passage.
    Have fun corralling the sage brush.
    Laura

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