Leaving La Cruz was tough but with a working engine and hurricane season on our heels we were at peace with our decision. The post Leaving La Cruz (for REAL This Time) appeared first on Sailing Avocet. Click here for full post: https://www.svavocet.com/2023/08/09/leaving-la-cruz/ Instagram: @svavocet More
Chris’s legs were dangling above the pit that once held our Perkins engine, debating his next move while painted in oil, diesel, sweat and dirt. His phone was in his right hand on speaker-phone while his left hand collected various dirty towels and tools around him. His brother, Jon, was on the phone weighing in […] More
Here We Go Again For us, it was like being back in the trenches; Chris head down into our bilge, covered in oil and diesel while swearing like a sailor… which I suppose was appropriate. It was our first day back in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle after limping our way from Isla Isabel where our […] More
Life in La Cruz The morning light had come all too soon – didn’t we just crawl into bed a few hours ago? It was 9:00 am, and our days of waking up with the sun were seemingly behind us as we settled into our “routine” in La Cruz which consisted of hanging out all […] More
Our Own Slice of Paradise We had been anchored in Banderas Bay for a month and had settled into a routine: wake up, go to shore, do chores, rendezvous with Lusty and Sitka for nightly shenanigans, stay up way too late and repeat. It was like summer camp, but one that seemingly never ended. We […] More
A Cultural and Spiritual Experience La Cruz de Huanacaxtle definitely holds a special place in our hearts. After all, it was where we spent a good chunk of our 2023 cruising season. Not only does the town offer lively music, incredible restaurants, and a laid back vibe but it’s also incredibly friendly which is how […] More
Hola, La Cruz The warm smell of fire and jungle wafted through the cabin as the rising sun painted our interior golden. Our family had left the day prior, leaving just Chris and I in Chacala. With no more schedules, we fully sacrifice our plans to the wind and tides opening the door for new […] More
The HelmsMistress reflects on an entire year spent hiding from Covid on a cruising sailboat and the lessons we’ll never forget. More
wingssail images-fredrick roswold Wings in Boca de Tomatlan Sometime after midnight the wind came down the mountain and breathed softly on the bay where Wings lay anchored. The boat turned to face the breeze and swung into deeper water. That set off the alarm. I woke and rolled off the More
From Tulum V’s HelmsMistress…for your reading pleasure: I knew La Cruz would be a stop for us and had heard of this “famed cruiser hub” with an incredible live music scene, but I had no idea how much I would enjoy all that it has to offer. La Cruz de More
It’s nearly the New Year and we’ve gotten Thanksgiving and Christmas out of the way. We spent several weeks at a slip in La Paz effecting repairs and changing out our batteries…so by the time you read this we hope to be about halfway through our Southern Crossing from Baja More
wingssail images-fredrick roswold We Depart Tomorrow, With the Breeze For over two months we waited for the Mexican residence permits, for Immigration to finish the paperwork. On any day of those two months could have come the call, “Please come to the office now…”, so we were stuck; we couldn’t More