May ‘96
May 1, Wednesday
Today we had an easterly wind anywhere from 10 to 20k that kicked up some white caps and a good swell roll’en straight in here. John and Buffett went for a hike that ended up being about 2 miles. Buff came back pooped.
We talked to Steve on the ham tonight after about a week.
The full moon is sending down a stunning reflection across the entire mouth of the bay.
*I remember this specific hike partly because of this photo (Dad and I lined the photo up so The Star is framed there between the cactus arms), but also because there were some beautiful Apache Tears along the trail. I still have some from that hike.
May 2, Thursday
We left San Juanico at 5:30 am and had a pleasant passage to San Domingo at the mouth of Bahia Concepcion. Along the way, we spotted a couple fin-back whales and manta rays – one did, not a flip, but a cartwheel. A pod of pilot whales and of course dolphins.
The Mexican Navy came along side us in a big panga just off of Punta Pulpito and boarded us just to check out paperwork. Super nice guys. It took about 15-20 minutes. They also checked Summer Wind who was a mile behind us.
There was an enormous feeding frenzy of pelicans in every direction that we went through.
The wind and seas were glad until around noon when it came out of the east at 12-15k. We were anchored at 1:30 pm, next to Island Trader.
We spent some time on the beach collecting different and interesting shells.
Tom, Jim and Kitty all came over for dinner.
Sloppy [writing] – I’m tired!!
May 3, Friday
Happy B-day Janet.
We left San Domingo at 1:00 am with zero wind and silky seas, Summer Wind with us and Island Trader a couple hours behind. A few hours out, I was seeing bleeps come up on the radar all around and close. I’m looking for pangas – but nothing. Finally, John spots a pod of dolphins all around us. I couldn’t believe that the sea clutter was showing up on radar. The beauty of these dolphins in the moonlight on the glassy sea, it was so spectacular. At 6 am, the sun rose and cast a coppery glow upon the water to our starboard side, while on our port, the reflection of sun and full moon setting was all shades from pink to purple. Looking forward, we could see Baja. The array of colors played out before our eyes is one I’ll never forget!! Along the way, we saw a couple sharks swimming the surface – a small pod of large pilot whales and a couple manta rays.
Summer Wind saw a shark in a feeding frenzy and mother whale with two small calves. Island Trader had huge fin-back whales right next to his boat.
The only wind we had was a little 5-10k breeze and some large westerly swell. Very pleasant passage - except the closer we get to San Carlos and the end of our 95-96 cruising season, the sadder we become at the thought of leaving the ocean creatures and beauty behind for the summer. We were in #25 at Marina Real at 2:30 pm – and dead tired.
The 3 of us (WS – SW – IT) all went out to an enjoyable dinner at Tequila’s. Oh, John got the car at Gibson’s, still runs great – after dinner, we drove up to the lookout point and watched as the sunset colored the sky and a full orange moon rose behind the mountain. And so ends the journey for this season on the Wandrin’ Star. The next month will be filled with work on her so she’s ready for a new adventure in November. Season – San Carlos to San Carlos = 2300 nautical miles.
*Below, you’ll see the moon setting and the sun rising. The photos really don’t do justice to the reality. I’m pretty sure I was fast asleep for the dolphins in the middle of the night, but I’ve always loved the story. Baja can be treacherous with afternoon winds, but also offer up the most glass-calm waters I’ve ever seen. It’s pure magic out there, I swear! I absolutely do remember the moon setting while the sun was rising and being smack dab between the two - and you know how much larger they appear when close to the horizon - there they were, two giant, glowing orbs on either side of us - reflecting on glassy calm waters. I remember as the sun rose the colors turning to the most beautiful, soft pastels. It was like we were sailing through a painting. 😍 As for the abundance of sea life, that was always such a treat and I was perpetually at the ready to identify each species of whales and dolphins.
May 4, Saturday
Yesterday basically ended our 95-96 cruising season, and today I begin a new book [journal].
The wash-down with fresh water began early this morning. John raised all the sails and sprayed ‘em off. The boat looks great with all 4 of her sails out, but odd sitting in the marina slip. John washed down and off everything and she sure does shine. Samie helped with a lot, she sure does enjoy helping.
The 3 guys, John, Tom and Jim all went out in the dink and fished in the bay, bringing back several sierra mackerel which we plan to do up for dinner tomorrow. We watched Paint Your Wagon tonight.
There are tons of bloody mosquitoes here this time, and what a pain with all the screens up!
I called Mom today and tried Goon all day but no one was home.
*I watch this movie probably once a year. 🙃 I have no idea if I would like the movie half as much as I do if it weren’t for it being where we obtained the boat name from and knowing Dad loved it. I always liked watching Lee Marvin because his look in that movie was similar to Dad’s with the long hair and beard, so sometimes I think it felt like watching Dad on the screen. As I got older and kept watching, the movie really won me over - it’s got some real truths hidden within it’s drunken, raunchy, musically comedic story line. I remember hearing that the boat name was a toss-up between two songs: Mariah and Wandrin’ Star. Although Mariah still gives me chills every time I hear it, I’m glad he went with the WRS - it’s perfect. ✨ Below are the clips of my two favorites from the movie - WRS and The First Thing You Know.
May 5, Sunday
Happy first b-day Schyler!
Ourselves, Jim and Kitty (Summer Wind), Jim and Darta (Compromise) all went to the breakfast buffet at Howard Johnson Hotel over on the Catch 22 beach. The last 2 days there have been parachutes landing on the beach. This a.m., about 20 of them descended from the sky in an array of bright colors ever so gracefully.
John cleaned and “pickled” the water maker.
We talked to Chelle, they had a party for Schyler. Talked to Goon, she had a good time at prom.
Buff and Kitty went up to the pool.
Tom had gone out fishing with one of the power boats here and came back with lots of dorado. Everyone fixed a different style of fish and whatever else to make a wonderful dinner on the dock. 🐞
May 6, Monday
Kitty and I did laundry this a.m. while the guys checked on insurance and ran other errands. While at the laundry matt (why is it a laundry “matt”?). Eric and Tammy from Helena Christina came in. That was a nice surprise.
John did more painting.
After 2 hours of Spanish-English sign language and a few known words we got the paperwork filled out to switch the cell phone over to Telcel which should get better service here. Then he still had to take the phone with him to the office to program it. He’ll bring it back tomorrow. It took a while, but it was quite comical!!
*Ha, the sign language Mom is referring to here was certainly nothing technical, more like pointing, making shapes in the air or in the sand and gesticulating in ways we hoped translated properly. 😂 I remember Dad drawing in the dirt/sand sometimes, too. Fun fact: Miss Kitty from Summer Wind actually did teach me some real sign language, as she had a hearing disability and I was always eager to learn new things. I know I had gotten the alphabet down and maybe a couple other signs, but we didn’t get terribly far into it.
May 7, Tuesday
John worked in the engine room – changing oil in the main engine and gen-set. I cleaned cupboards. The anchor chain and rhode are all clean and re-marked in 25-foot lengths and stowed away in their clean little locker. Buff and Kitty went to the pool again. We went into town to Rosa’s for a 3-way birthday dinner. Dave from Momentum II, Duane from Magic and Darta from Compromise. Nice evening, but I enjoy dock parties more.
*Typically when anchoring, the rule of thumb I remember was to let out 100ft of chain for every 20ft of depth. Marking the anchor chain helped us know we had the appropriate amount for comfortable hold and swing while at anchor. Rhode refers to the alternative rope that was sparingly used for anchoring - rope/rhode has a lot more give and is less durable in certain situations, such as where there might be sharp coral along the bottom that could chafe and cut the rope.
May 8, Wednesday
John is just the busy little beaver, he painted more cubbie holes today. It took him several hours in town (Guaymas) to find white paint. He cancelled the cell phone service with Movtel from last year. The Telcel people brought us our new free phone yesterday – but still haven’t brought back the old one which had to go to Hermasillo to be programmed.
*The cubbie holes she’s referring to would be the storage compartments in the cockpit. Dad was always keeping everything shiny and fresh on that boat! 😍
May 9, Thursday
John went out for one last dive this year with Jim and Darta, Compromise, Tom, Island Trader, and Duane, Magic. They brought back our bag phone. We paid the $1,962.00 for this summer’s space rental (7 months). Last year was $1,200.00 for 6 months. Paid $96 for a year of Mexican car insurance and $1,000.00 for boat insurance. Amazing how when we get close to the States, the money starts disappearing in great big chunks! John took Jim and Kitty and Samie up to the pool with the dive gear – they had a good time giving it a try. We ate the last of this year’s lobster and shrimp. No work was done on the boat today – so I guess tomorrow is double duty. We watched the video taken from Agua Verde to San Dominguez. I’m getting better at the narration, not quite so camera-voice shy! Great film of dolphins swimming under the bow.
*The above photo of my dad in the pool is one of my favorites!
Here’s a little video example of what our bag phone looked like - I’m not sure this was the exact model, but it looks the way I remember it.
May 10, Friday
Marty and Taska, Cloud Nine came in today. There are now 5 cruising boats here on the dock.
Goyo came to check over the gen-set today, all is ok, but it’s so dirty from the usage that he disassembled it and took it to his shop to clean real good. He also took the back-up gas generator to work on. His wages are $50 pesos/hour or $8.00 U.S.
John sanded the top of the dodger and the cap-rail today. I painted the “closet” shelf and floor. The wind kicked up out of the west this evening at 15-20k for a couple hours.
When John went in for ice he ran into 4 firemen from Show Low, Az.
*I’m pretty sure the “closet” Mom is referring to is what used to be a second bathroom that was in my room. The previous owners had taken out the toilet and other features and made it more of a storage closet where we stashed who-knows-what.
May 11, Saturday
John painted the cap-rail while Buff and I FINISHED school – last day – final test!! Yeah!
A local kid came and climbed the mizzen mast and polished it all shiny. Today Cecil and Jo from American Fence in Lakeside came walking down the dock! I guess San Carlos is a hot (no pun intended) place to come for vacation.
There was a big dock party tonight, 3 boats from the other marina even came over. Great time!
*We celebrated my 3rd grade graduation that night and Mom even made me a cute diploma for it. I found two copies - apparently one for safe keeping and the other which Mom decorated and I taped to my wall.
I can’t remember the lady’s name who I took this photo with, but I remember we went up to the parking lot to meet her pup! She must’ve been one of the people who came over from another marina. The last dock party photo is Jim, from Compromise, who was always gracing us with some guitar tunes! He had a funny song he sang that made me laugh - he wrote it down on a little piece of paper, which, you guessed it - I still have! I’m not finding it at the moment, but I know I still have it. To the best of my recollection, the song goes: “How ‘bout them Moose-Gooser’s, ain’t they recluse; down in the boondocks goosin’ them moose. Goosin’ them huge muse, goosin’ them tiny, goosin’ them medley moose in they hiney! How to be a Moose-Gooser? It’ll turn ya pruce - get your gooser loose and rouse a drowsy moose!” 😂 It would be years before I even began to have a clue what the song was talking about. 🐞
May 12, Sunday
Goon called first thing this a.m. for Mother’s Day.
John got up at 4:30 am to take Jim and Kitty to San Carlos to meet Hambone to catch a ride to Yuma, where they fly into San Diego to get their van.
I sanded two drain-boards in the cockpit and John re-teaked them. He also painted more. The kid came back and polished the main mast. Buff and I spent a couple hours at the pool. Yet another dock party – tonight everyone BBQed wonderful, juicy Baja steaks.
*This is kind of what the drain boards looked like, they were in the floor of the cockpit. This photo is from two years later, but a good example. I remember my big toes being tiny enough to sort of wedge into those holes - sometimes out of boredom and other times by accident, which made things interesting! I can still feel the odd pressure on your foot and the marks it would leave if you stood in one spot for awhile. lol - I was easily entertained back then, which was a really good thing!
May 13, Monday
John’s still painting, I helped by masking around all the windows. Then Buff and I took off to the pool. Shine called, he’s now in Evans, Co. He’s training to run overhead cable lines. He likes the area beacause there are cowboy bars and lots of country western big-time singers around performing. He sounds real happy, he’s in an apartment with a couple other guys now.
Harry and Elaine from Tubac got here today.
*Funny, as I’m writing this, my youngest nephew just moved to CO less than a month ago and has already met some celebrities! Apparently CO is a hot spot.
May 14, Tuesday
Happy B-day Dad Spear.
Goyo brought back the gen-set all cleaned and adjusted. Runs like a charm, smooth and quieter, also fixed the backup gas gen. Both were $1,200 pesos - $170 U.S. They were here about 3 hours putting it all back together.
The “Mayor” – a big A-hole is back and ran Hugh out of the pool – so Buff and I didn’t get in the pool today.
We stopped at Bill and Trish Gibson’s house, nice visit – then went out for pizza, good for Mexico. When we got back we joined Compromise, Dulsinia and Hugh on Royal Venture until midnight. Jim and John (Dolsenia) both play guitar and sing – absolutely wonderful. John and I both got teary-eyed just thinking about having to go back to the States and leave this life and great friends, even for only a few months.
*I don’t remember not being able to use the pool - I wonder if he didn’t like the cruisers using the pool and preferred it only be used by the folks paying for the condo units. 🤔
Even writing about us getting ready to head back to the States makes me sad!
May 15, Wednesday
Jim and Darla -Compromise- left for the haul-out this a.m. and are on their way to Tucson and on to Washington, Canada and who knows. Bob and Cynthia Miss Teak II came in today, we haven’t seen them since Zihuatanejo last year. We went out to San Carlos for a great dinner. Royal Venture and Dulsenia were also there, John wrote down the words for Samie to the cute song he sang last night – “Goose a Moose” or “Moose Gooser,” whatever.
*HAHA, there’s the song mention! And look! I found the full lyrics Jim wrote down for me! I forgot about the middle part, but could sense there was something missing!
May 16, Thursday
Early morning – at least for me – up at 6 a.m. and over to the next dock to Prime Time, Bill and Trish Gibson’s 36-foot power boat. We all went out for a “cruise”, tried fishing, but to no avail. Saw lots of sail fish jumping, though. Beautiful boat that can really move and put out a wake! They have a captain that goes alone so they don’t have to do much, he, Kido (key-dough) even cleans her up when they dock. It was an enjoyable day despite the lack of fish. We were back around 2 pm. The Wandrin’ Star is quieter and smoother – and a hell of a lot slower. Angela is in San Juanico and plans to be here the end of May.
*I think Mom and I were fascinated with how big of a wake the power boats make - the whole experience is SO different from being on a sailboat, where eight knots was considered fast! Personally I don’t have as much fun on the power boats - too loud and I don’t like making so much wake.
May 17, Friday
John waxed and polished all day – Buff helped as much as she could. Tim from Scallywag flew in from La Paz today and came by to visit and use the radio. He relayed to the CA Coast Guard the last position for Solar Wind and that an SOS was reported being heard last night. They were caught in 65k of wind 3 days ago and are unable to communicate well enough to give new position. Dessert First and True Blue are also in the area.
Tom went out on a power again fishing today – he came back and had caught a 6-foot Marlin!
We had happy hour at Tequila’s with Jim, Miss Teak II, Aurora, Caladera and Buff was a hit with her song “Moose Goosers.”
May 18, Saturday
John varnished one last go-round for this season. Jim and Kitty got back from San Diego with their van around noon. It’s good to have ‘em back. We hit the pool for a couple hours.
May 19, Sunday
We had called Rick and Marian Garsha to see if they could come down for a few days – but no, Rick has a meeting on running for sheriff – bummer!
Samie helped Kitty wash down the hull on Summer Wind – pool again.
John and I went out in the dink to the point fishing. What a wonderful feeling to be “on the water” again. There was quite a swell from the 15-20k it blew this a.m. The beauty of the setting sun coloring the water is one that I will hold on to while we are in the States all too far from the ocean. A pale sliver of the moon and Venus rested peacefully just above the pale pink horizon.
*Being out on the water is one of the most amazing feelings! It is magic to me, the ebb and flow, the up and down - the sound of the waves the boat makes as you move through the water… 🥰 I love Mom’s description of the moon and Venus on the horizon.
May 20, Monday
The boat projects are winding down. John changed the transmission fluid today. He has 2 different books giving 2 different kinds that should be used. Not knowing what was in – he guessed – then read in the log that it was the other, so changed it again. An hour and a half was spent in the pool again – heaven. Laundry.
Samie has borrowed, I’m sure, the entire video library from Miss Teak II and we have watched a movie every night.
I called Janice and Gary Adams to see if they could come down for a couple days – but with the business he has kids off for Graduation and then Memorial Weekend. They sounded so excited – so maybe they’ll come down in November. They’d love it, I know!
May 21, Tuesday
Buff spent most of the day with Kitty and Jim. It was a long, hot, humid day. We all went out to Tequila’s for dinner.
We’re getting really sad and bummed out about leaving for the States.
May 22, Wednesday
We left the calm marina at 9 a.m. and headed the 20 miles north to “The Kitchens” or Los Cocinas. The wind blew 10-12k from the SE, right on our stern – that’s a change. We flew the main sheet all the way out, and were doing a steady 7+ knots with a 2-3 foot swell pushing us along. Summer Wind is also with us. We anchored at almost 1 pm in a very rolly 17 feet of so-so water. We tried setting a stern anchor, but didn’t get around far enough to do any good.
Samie spent the afternoon at Summer Wind – her and Kitty went for a swim. This is the third day I haven’t felt too good, so I passed. John and Jim went fishing in the dink, caught and released 8 different fish. Jim and Kitty brought wonderful Sonoran steak over, which John BBQed. It’s so nice to be on the hook again, the swell finally calmed down some. Of course, I wouldn’t have even noticed it much at all – except the last 3 weeks we were in the marina.
Tonight we had the sun set right before our eyes – you miss that in the marina – a beautiful ball of orange fire, yet not overly bright, dipped below the horizon, just behind a thin line of low clouds.
Full disclosure; this photo is from an entirely different day, but I wanted to make sure to find somewhere to use it and it conveys the same beauty and details Mom is describing here!
May 23, Thursday
Oh, where do I begin today’s events?! First, it’s a good thing we brought in the stern anchor last night because we ended up having to skidaddle in a hurry at first light.
The swell had calmed down last night during dinner and we had a peaceful sleep until 3 am. That’s when the bouncing around woke me up. Now we’re facing into the swell one minute and sideways the next. Any novice would have been sick! There was no way I could go back to sleep and John and Buff were awake soon after. As the first light brightened we could see that the swells were breaking on the reef just ahead and starting to break just ahead and just behind the boat. Anchored in only 20 feet of water with a breaking swell wouldn’t take too long before we would be on the rocky beach! Close all the hatches – secure the dink – and up that anchor! John is on his knees cranking in the chain, I’m at the helm trying to hold her steady. Summer Wind is a little farther out and really bouncing – dipping the bow in the water and rocking way up and out. It was scary to watch, hoping no one took to the air in flight.
Once we get out of the bay, we have 15-20k WSW and a good – or bad, as the case may be – 4-5 foot swell with a 6-7 footer every now and then. So we’re moving along, roll’en around and the hard dinghy starts slid’en. John had painted back there and forgot to tie it back down. So he harnessed up and tied it down. I tried to capture on video the ocean, but you need the “whole picture” to understand.
Buff went below and took a nap and therefore missed the dolphins and whales that were out playing on this windy day. I’ve never seen ‘em out in such rough conditions before. The dolphins must have been beside us for at least 15-20 minutes!
John hooked a good-sized sail fish that danced on his tail a couple of times before he broke loose and took a $20 lure with him. I should say that I made John wait to put out the lines until it had calmed down quite a bit. We had no sails up today – which was fine by me!!
Just past San Pedro, the wind shifted to the SE and got back up to 15-20k which really confused the seas. So for the next 10 miles, 2.5 hours, we bounced around doing only 2 and 3 knots in the chop and wind.
The skies are black and cloudy overhead and we saw 6 or 7 water spouts or funnels. Only 1 ever developed enough to make contact with the ocean. It’s just like a tornado, but over water. They were more than 16 miels away – good – because we could not see them on radar.
6.5 hours later, 12:30 pm, we made it into Marina Real and calm water. Inside here it was only blowing 7k, so we made it into the slip – no problem. Summer Wind was 45 minutes behind us. And so the process began of cleaning up what the day before had been clean! Another full wash down as we were covered in salt water. Below, everything was stashed and wedged in to keep it from flying around. Everything from the cockpit was below, I only fell twice while getting it down there. The avocados were flying out of the net basket which I watched and laughed! What a mess! But nothing broke! By 5:00 we were all beat!
Buff helped Jim put up their tarp. Oh – the dinghys made made it, being towed behind. Normally we would have had it tied down on the deck, but time had not permitted.
John, well, we all wanted one last anchorage and it was the roughest night and day we had all season! But all in all, it was a very interesting day filled with a variety of excitement!
Now the sun is setting behind the beach homes in soft shades of pink and I wish I was out on the hook to enjoy it fully!
*What a wild day, indeed! The waves in the bay were no joke, and we were real worried about Jim (he had bad knees) bringing in their anchor with the way their boat was bucking around in the water. The bow of the boat especially got the brunt of the movement - Mom wasn’t kidding when she mentioned someone could really catch some air and take flight! The momentum of the boat would propel you upward while it shot over the top of a wave - then the boat would quickly fall down the other side of the wave, meaning the deck beneath you wasn’t where you left it!
In the video when Mom was filming the sunset, you can hear me call over the radio from Summer Wind to ask Mom or Dad to take a picture of the sunset, that’s why Mom says she’d got me trained, lol! Momma was always watching the sunsets. 😍🐞
May 24, Friday
By 10 a.m. the Wandrin’ Star was stripped of her sails. She looks so naked and forlorn. All of her outer wear is gone – BBQ, flag, life-ring, stern anchor and such has been removed.
Buff helped Kitty all day and they went to the pool. Danielle called and Shine called, he might come to Lakeside the end of June.
We went to Jeff and Hilda’s for dinner tonight. They are the ones that look after the boat while we’re gone. Wonderful meal and enjoyable time.
*We would always strip the exterior of the boat down while gone for the summer. This helped keep things safe from weather wear as well as from anyone looking to help us lighten our load while we were gone. We were grateful for friends who would keep an eye on our girl while we were gone and it was always a relief to come back to find her safe and sound, fully intact each fall.
May 25, Saturday
John put in the new-used head he got from Jeff, and after 4 hours work – it doesn’t! Yes, it will flush but it’s not right. Sure does look nice though, all shiny new. So we’ll go ahead and buy a new-new one!
We measured all the sheet-line and canvas for replacements. Cut new dock lines. Harry and his friend left today for La Paz in a 12k wind which soon picked up to 15-18k. We had “Casper” hot dogs at Miss Teak II – best dogs ever and very enjoyable evening.
Goon called, she was so excited when I told her we’d be there this next Friday!
It never even got over 80° today.
*I don’t remember why they were called Casper hot dogs - do you, Mom? 🐞
May 26, Sunday
Today the depression really started to set in while I was packing clothes and whatever else that needs to go. John got the convertible hot rod (dink) all scrubbed down. He took off the cover and the little Shooting Star looks as naked as the Wandrin’ Star.
The people from Sierra Vista that John gave Eric’s # to bought his boat and are down here – Larry, Sherry, Nick and Jane. John cooked breakfast burros for dinner and we had the last of the scallops in bacon – which I had to do in the oven ‘cause the BBQ is cleaned and stowed. The new “dock mates” and Jim and Kitty all came to dinner.
Samie and I watched Free Willy II for the third time. Our friend Joe from Wind Gypsy’s boat is in the film. I liked it better than the first one because it’s in the ocean, the beautiful ocean.
*Flash forward twenty years to Dad’s actual hot rod - which he built with his own two hands! It’s a 1927 Ford Model T Roadster! 😯🔥He started it as a convertible and added the top a few years later. It took him a few years to trust me in it - but now he let’s me drive it! I like scootin’ around with him - always makes me think of our fun rides in the dinghy all those years ago. ❤
May 27, Monday
Started really stowing things away, what an awful feeling. The day was bad enough, Chelle and Danielle both called to tell us that Rick and Marian Garsha’s daughter, Heather, 22, was killed on Saturday in a motorcycle accident.
Hal, Angie, Megan and little Hal, Angela, came into San Carlos today – haven’t seen them since Impala – no, P.V. So we all went to dinner at Tequila’s and then to look out point. One last look at the peaceful blue ocean until October.
Oh – this morning Buff made a little poster that says “Goodbye Paradise,” she drew an island with surf, palm tree and Wandrin’ Star anchored – she has finally admitted that she doesn’t really want to leave either. Tensions have been running high with the stress of packing up and going back to the States even for the 4 months. Add the fact that it’s been nearly midnight every night for the last 3 weeks before we’ve gone to bed after working all day in the heat. Which I’ll miss when we’re on the mountains and it’s still cold at night.
*I have one recollection of being with Angela’s crew at Tequila’s and it’s because they had a freshly cleaned glass door that I either myself or Megan ran smack into on our way out! 🤪🐞
May 28, Tuesday
Well, we managed to get up early enough to be “ready” to leave by 9 a.m. John figured out why the head won’t pump water – he didn’t have the in-take valve on. But he says we still need a whole new one.
Oh how we hate leaving our home the Wandrin’ Star behind. Said goodbye to Jim and Kitty – met Bob and Cynthia (Miss Teak) at Rosa’s for breakfast and then left San Carlos Mexico at 9:40 a.m. – making it to Tubac at 2 p.m. where we stopped at Harry and Elaine’s store and deli for lunch. At the border we checked in with customs showing them a list of electronics that we’re taking off the boat and into the States for repairs – they said all is OK and we should have no problem returning them to the boat.
Got to John and Maryann’s at 3 p.m. Nice visit.
May 29, Wednesday
Happy Anniversary Chelle and Faron.
We left Maryann’s at 8 a.m. and made it to Chelle’s at 11:00 a.m. where we visited. Schyler is a 30lb chunk – cute as can be. He even took to us pretty well for not knowing us. He walks around saying a big “Hi”, throws kisses and is just a doll!
Chelle and Danielle and Schyler left for Pinetop to go to Heather Garsha’s funeral. We stayed at Mom’s tonight; Andy, Janet and kids came over.
May 30, Thursday
We left Mom’s at 7 a.m. and got to Lakeside about 10:30 after dropping Samie off at Rane’s.
We stopped by to see Rick and Marian Garsha. Chelle, Sky and Danielle went back to Mesa.
We had letters waiting at Mom’s – Janice and Arne had a great trip to Hawaii – Rob wrote a real cute letter, it made me laugh and really miss that guy.
Samie spent the night with Sam and Rane.
May 31, Friday
We stopped by NEC – we have a physical set for Monday.
Goon spent the night – great to see her again.
*Taco Bell was always my biggest craving when coming back to the States - my sweet big sis would treat me when we came back up! I always, ALWAYS had a Mexican Pizza and a double-decker.
