Adventures with S/V Milou

We finally crossed to Baja. We left at 2:00 am in the dark. It was 73 nautical miles. When we left there was dolphins waving us off. I don't really know what happened when we left, because I was sleeping,  just ask my parents. But I had to get up. I was kinda excited. I told my mom that I was going to wear this, this and this on my top. This, this and this on my bottom. And this, this and this on my feet. I was afraid I was going to be freezing, but Dad came below and laughed his head off. I do remember waking up from my sleep and my Mom was dreaming about clamshells, so many glorious clamshells. Weird!! Then I went up above, wearing less then I thought about. I clipped into our safety harnesses, two actually and I sucked up Dad's warmth. Finally, the sun rose, it was beautiful. I loved it! It was so pretty. I could have bathed in that moment forever. We were able to sail for a bit, but motor sailed for most of the time. So far we have seen a bunch of sea turtles, ...

Well... we have had friends here for two weeks, but I'm going to do a recap of the last month. Last time I wrote was right before Thanksgiving, so I have a lot to catch up on. For Thanksgiving we went to a restaurant called El Mar. It was really good with a large buffet for Thanksgiving dinner. What was really cool was about half way through dinner a Marachi band came and played for us. I would say it was Thanksgiving Mexican style. But dad missed out since they were out of pumpkin pie. After Thanksgiving we sailed and worked on boat projects.  Oh my, I forgot to mention I made two good friends. I'm going to use code names, one is Av and the other is Jilly. Av has lived here since she was three and Jilly is on a trawler named Shilo. We all became really good friends; one big threesome. We have had two slumber parties; one on our boat and one on Jilly's. We have also rode horses on the beach and in the desert.  Christmas was very busy here. We celebrated both h...

The first day we were sailing we caught,... well I don't know. This is how the story goes. We were just sailing along with our fishing line out, when all of a sudden we got a bite. Then fast as a bullet Dad jumped and started reeling it in. He yelled at Mom," Put it on auto pilot, I need help". Then he yelled, " Grab my phone". Well, of course I grabbed the phone. "Go get the two fish books", he yelled. I did just that, though I got a little seasick going down below. This had been the most exciting part of my day so far, except seeing hundreds of dolphins. We pulled it into the boat, and he said," Don't step down it has needle sharp teeth". I looked in the first fish book and it had a colored picture of a Sierra, and that's what it was. I looked in the second book and got some facts and I had picked the exact lure they had suggested to use for catching Sierra. That night we went over to our friends boat in the anchorage; an...

Well we are getting ready to cross next week to the Baja side if the weather permits so I thought I would post a couple pictures. Here is a link to track us, it is updated by our satellite phone. Im trying to figure out how to put it on the main page of Blogger if anyone knows how? https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/Milou   My bedroom My bedroom is finally coming together, I got a new mattress and upholstery. Mom and I hung material on the ceiling so it feels like Im in a genies room and all my favorite stuffed animals are around me. Going to the beach

Marina Real I love tacos and Takis  (spicy rolled up chips). People are always smiling and happy; they seem fearless and kind here in Mexico. Peoples attitudes are different.  There are very beautiful sunsets. I like swimming in the ocean and the pool, I really love snorkeling. I can't wait to see dolphins and whale sharks. I loved Mexican Halloween because you get a hand full of candy from each person. I can't wait for Dia de los Muertos, it's today!  Last but not lest, I love the Spanish Language! Sonoran sunset No filter, just pure beauty!

After visiting with friends in Utah, we spent time with my grammy and auntie in Arizona. It was good to see them, and if you read this I give you my hugs and kisses.  Finally, we reached the Mexican border, it was windy and cold. I thought now we have only 5 hours to go.  When we were only an hour away from San Carlos we stopped and ate sopa (soup) which was very peppery, but very good!  When we arrived in San Carlos we were really excited. Especially our driver who was swerving down the road from excitement, I worried we were going to get in a wreck. We went to the boat yard, it was hot and sandy. We had to go pick up a ladder so we could get on the boat. Climbing on the ladder was scary, it was high and I was worried I was going to fall. When I walked into the boat I thought to myself this is where I'm going to stay for six months with my parents. I'm going to die! I'm afraid something bad could happen, or I may lose my best friend, or miss my home. We hav...

Kinesava We finally reached our friends house outside Zion National Park. Big shout out to Stephanie and Brad for letting us stay with them.