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  • Island Time: Bocas Del Toro

    Chillin, Bocas Style After the excitement of the Panama Canal transit, we needed a break. What better place to chill out than Bocas del Toro? That was our thinking in mid-December. Little did we know of what More

  • Panama Canal Transit

    Happy New Year! 2020? Before we get too engrossed in new resolutions, boat projects, and other adventures, we must pause to reflect on (and share) a milestone we passed in 2019, transiting the Panama Canal. Enjoy the video and thanks for following our journey! More photos & More

  • New Season, New Blog

    Hello Friends, After another busy off season/summer visiting with family and friends, we are getting excited to return to Footloose and kick off our next season from Panama.  Many More

  • El Salvador

    Footloose surfing into Bahia del Sol Departing Chiapas for El Salvador, one thing weighed heavily on our minds— the bar crossing into Bahia Del Sol. We had seen the videos More

  • Our Tour of Chiapas

    Birdwatching from our Porch After the Tehuantepec, as tame as it was, I was content to rest a bit at Marina Chiapas. It’s a peaceful setting surrounded by mangroves, with few boats going in and out, no obnoxious jet skis or early fishing pangas rocking our boat with their wake. I woke up naturally with […] More

  • Waiting in Huatulco, Tehuantepec Looming

    Cruise ship barely fits in the Santa Cruz harbor! We departed Barra De Navidad over a month ago with stops along the way to Huatulco, where we now sit and wait for the elusive weather window to cross the ominous Gulf of Tehuantepec. The Gulf of Tehuantepec is infamous for Force 8 gales of N […] More

  • Season Three: Panama!

    Class of 2018-2019 at Barra de Navidad Each season begins with a plan. This season Michael and I shook hands on taking the Central American route to Panama. We thought we would have made it there last season, but plans changed. This year we seem determined, albeit somewhat scared to leave what has become our […] More

  • Summer 18: What to do in the Off-Season?

    Michael, “In Search of Reason”, by artist Sergio Bustamante Before going cruising there are of course many questions ranging from boat parts to the weather to navigation to safety to the inevitable Why are we doing this? Once you answer the majority of the top 100, you set a date and go. Along the way […] More

  • Policía, Pastries, Pelicans, and Pus? 

    Peaceful  Jalisco We are in the state of Jalisco, which according to the news reports, should have me cautious or even in retreat from this place of crime–danger. Yet, all we experience are peaceful friendly people living their lives.  When I hear reports of the homicides (which is rare, since I’m somewhat tuned out to […] More