Dear F&F, March 29-30, 2009 Unfortunately we won\’t get to Costa Rica in time to meet up with Ron & Ken (Santa Rosa friend Karen\’s husband & brother-in-law, who have been there many times & are trying to establish a small business). We considered passing by Nicaragua, but decided to stick to our original plan, …
Dear F&F, March 23-25, 2009 We checked in to our Taca flight to San Salvador 4 hours early which was a good thing because it was a full flight. Scott did not get an exit row, but we did get to keep our aisle & aisle seats across from each other as I had reserved. …
Return from LA & Second Beaching of \”Beach House\”….. Read More »
Dear F&F, March 8-12, 2009 Carmina & Alejandra bravely took the coastal \”scenic drive\” from Guatemala City to meet us at Bahia del Sol, El Salvador. Seven hours later, they landed onboard Beach House, pretty tired. We took the more direct route back to Guatemala City the next day, only 5 hours. The border crossing …
Dear F&F, Bahia del Sol, El Salvador March 2, 2009 This style of \”haul out\” is known as \”careening\”. It is very similar to the techniques used during all world traveling vessels in the \”Golden Age of Sail\”. It is still widely used around the world today in those far flung corners of the earth …
THE DAY WE BEACHED \”BEACH HOUSE\” (intentionally!)….. Read More »
Dear F&F, March 1, 2009 Bahia del Sol, El Salvador I washed a 2nd load of laundry & both loads got hung & were dry before 11:00 am. Alex picked us up in his dinghy to go look at an alternate site to beach \”Beach House\”. There is a trimaran across the river from us …
Dear F&F, February 28, 2009 Bahia del Sol, El Salvador Scott listened to the Pan Pacific net on the radio this morning. A whole different crowd of cruisers. Most of the boats on this net are here in Central America all the way down to Panama & many that are making the Pacific crossing. He …
Two Days Before Beaching \”Beach House\” (remember, we\’re doing this intentionally!)….. Read More »