It is hard to believe that a year has gone by since we sailed out of San Diego Harbor with the Baja Ha Ha in search of adventure in Mexico and beyond. Where does time go? The girls have grown so much this past year and as a family we have learned so much about so much...sailing, Mexico life, living on a boat, living in another country...the list goes on and on. Despite all of the learning and growing, it feels as if only a few months ago we were just sitting in the anchorage of San Diego trying to imagine what our new life was going to be like. Hint: it isn't really exactly like we imagined but that isn't necessarily a negative.
Yesterday we drove from Puerto Penasco early in the morning heading toward Orange County California. We just missed the 2017 Baja Haha fleet that departed earlier yesterday from San Diego. It was kinda surreal to be back in the city that we had left from just a year earlier. Everything looked the same in spite of how much we have changed. We took the opportunity to pick up a few needed supplies from Downwind and Marine Exchange and then we were on our way to spend some time with friends and family. If things go as planned this will possibly be our last visit to California for a very long while.
The summer has been a whirlwind of land travels as our boat has sat in the Cabrales Boatyard in Puerto Penasco Mexico. We have logged over 5000 miles as we have visited family and friends and traveled back and forth between Penasco and the States. We were fortunate enough to be able to borrow a car from Tom's mom, which really saved a ton since we didn't have to purchase a car or take flights. We also found that having the car allowed us much more flexibility in our travels and definitely helped us bring numerous loads of supplies back to the boat.
After the initial trip to CA in May we headed back to Penasco minus one crew member. Emily spent the summer in Huntington Beach where she stayed with friends and worked at the Newport Beach Seabase to earn some travel money. We spent about 10 days in Penasco getting started on some of the initial projects we had planned and then we headed to Houston to spend time with Katlyn.
In Houston, Zoey went through another surgery for her scar tissue at Shriners Children's Hospital in Galveston. We had been planning this surgery for months and we are so happy to report that she did amazing and recovery for her went very well. So well, that after a month, Tom and I were back on the road to Penasco to get some more work done. Zoey and Hannah stayed behind with Katlyn in Houston.
Sanding at night to avoid the daytime heat |
We loved having friends visit us in Penasco |
Family time in Virginia |
Hard work is paying off |
We are excited to get Empyrean back in the water upon our return and head south once again. This time we are anxious to meet up with friends from last season along the Sea of Cortez and beyond. There will be lots of new kids as well. We hear that the Baja HaHa has a bunch of kid boats with girls on board so that will be right up our alley. It is always fun to watch how the kids just jump right into hanging out and lasting friendships develop over beach volleyball, snorkeling, tacos and sunsets.
Happy Halloween! |
Stay tuned...there is so much more to come!
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