So, I cried in the hot sauce aisle. We’d been wandering around Chedraui (the big grocery store here), jaws slack with wonder as we re-encountered everything we loved about Pacific Mexico… produce other than potatoes and onions? Cheap wonderful produce? … Continue reading
It was 575 nautical miles from Providencia to Isla Mujeres. This may not mean much to you, but it meant a whole heck of a lot to us — our longest passage (ever!), our fastest passage (575 miles in 4 … Continue reading
Do you take showers from a 2L Fanta bottle? Do you get the water for that 2L shower from Mr. Bush who lives 4 blocks up the hill from the dinghy dock but kindly lets you fill your jerry cans … Continue reading
The saying is supposed to be “the beatings will continue until morale improves”… but since we beat the whole damn way here, it seemed appropriate to drop the ‘s’. Especially since in the process of beating the whole way here, … Continue reading
We didn’t really know what to expect from a place called “Big Corn Island” — the reactions of folks in Panama to our next planned destination were pretty varied (“where?”, “why??”, “is it safe there?”, and my personal favourite, “good … Continue reading