A Grand Finale for Mexico Part II – La Venta and Palenque, By The HelmsMistress

The Tehuantepec and Chiapas – A Grand Finale for Mexico (Part II of II)Part II – La Venta and Palenque
From The HelmsMistress: The Tehuantepec and Chiapas – A Grand Finale for Mexico (Part I of II)

T-Peck, Chiapas, Chocolate and Coffee and San Cristobal….yeah it’s all in here!
From The HelmsMistress: Topes and Reductors, The Road to Oaxaca City

Three things topped our list for Oaxaca beyond the culinary experience: 1) Rugs 2) Alebrijes and 3) Monte Albán.
Baking In Our Solar Oven…..A 12-Year Old Bakes
Our oldest daughter just turned 12, but she’s already striving for baking perfection and gets upset when her creations don’t come out like she wants. This is a product of both practice, ingredients….and baking all of her creations in a solar oven. See, Tulum doesn’t have a working oven right now so we bake everything […]
Vacation And Happy Return To Our Cruising Lifestyle

I think any purposeful break from a lifestyle has the potential to recharge your personal batteries…and this roadtrip with the family was no exception.
Refilling The Tank
Hi everyone…you guys haven’t heard from us for a bit cause we’re out adventuring, which tends to help refill our mental and spiritual tanks. We’ve looked at a couple of interesting sailboats, met up with cruising friends, camped, hiked, road-tripped and looked at sustainable power alternatives that we don’t have on the boat yet. More […]
Kids Corner: Back For A Visit

Another road trip up Baja by car knocked out…kids back in the land of plenty. Here’s a quick Kids Corner take on it all-
Kids Corner: Talkin’ bout Switch

Boat Kids discuss cool tech for travel…Nintendo Switch
From The HelmsMistress: A Photo Diary- Crossing The Sea Of Cortez

The HelmsMistress writes from a different point of view, as the full time HelmsWomen and the mom, wife and homeschool teacher on her cruising sailboat in addition to everything else she does. Take the time to check out this photo diary of our most recent crossing from La Cruz (Puerto Vallarta) to La Paz BCS.
Driving Mexico- 10 Tips To Make Driving Safe And Fun

If you haven’t been past the Mexican border area in awhile and wanna road trip further, here’s 10 Tips For Safe Road-Tripping in Mexico