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Well, now what?
Now that we have wrapped up most of the projects around the house, we are a little stir crazy while deciding what to do next. I have been...
Meredith Andersen
Aug 6, 20131 min read


Recent Projects
As our renovations are winding down, we had a few DIY furniture projects to take on. I primarily have Pinterest to thank for these ideas!...
Meredith Andersen
Apr 16, 20131 min read


Major Progress
We have come pretty far now. Tim and I are living in our home finally. We moved in the week his parents arrived for a visit at the end of...
Meredith Andersen
Feb 12, 20134 min read


Dreams Do Come True
We had all the texture on the walls on Friday, primed the entire house on Saturday and got two coats of paint on the bedroom walls and...
Meredith Andersen
Dec 26, 20121 min read


Dreaming of White Textured Walls
Renovation update: we have made and repaired many holes in drywall, removed every little scrap of remaining wallpaper, demolished the...
Meredith Andersen
Dec 20, 20121 min read


DIY Traveler
I’m not sure what is more difficult… becoming a sailor or re-entering American society. The standards of Americans challenge us when we...
Meredith Andersen
Dec 3, 20122 min read


Catching Up
As you may have noticed, I have been lazy when it comes to blogging for the past few months. I apologize. I have found myself pretty...
Meredith Andersen
Oct 1, 20124 min read


California, Here we Come
It was hard to see the Luckiest getting hauled out of the water. It was clear she didn’t belong on land, so my nerves were on edge as...
Meredith Andersen
Jun 9, 20123 min read


Finally Exploring the Sea
This is what we came here for. Island hopping from one beautiful anchorage to the next, hiking, kayaking, snorkeling, combing the beaches...
Meredith Andersen
May 14, 20129 min read
Farewell For Now
We had a very busy past couple weeks, getting out of the Marina and then participating in BayFest – an annual party the cruisers in La...
Meredith Andersen
Apr 17, 20122 min read


Happy Anniversary, I think
One of the questions I get most often about life on a boat is, “How can you stand each other that often in such a small space?” The...
Meredith Andersen
Apr 5, 20123 min read


U.S.A. Recap
Welp, our month-long trip in the states flew by in a whirlwind of family, friends and traveling. It was hard to leave everyone, but there...
Meredith Andersen
Mar 5, 20124 min read


Across the Map
Welp, we made it to Galveston from La Paz by car. We drove all the way up the Baja peninsula and across Arizona, New Mexico and Texas…...
Meredith Andersen
Jan 25, 20123 min read


Tim’s Parents’ Visit
Steve and Debbie were not quite sure what they had signed up for when they decided to visit us in La Paz, but I think they were very...
Meredith Andersen
Jan 19, 20125 min read
A Quick One
We have been so busy working on the boat for the last week or so. Tim replaced our toilet – love the new one, I polished all the...
Meredith Andersen
Jan 12, 20121 min read


Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
We headed out to the islands for holiday celebrations on Dec. 22 just before a strong northerly blew through the La Paz area. We knew we...
Meredith Andersen
Jan 3, 20123 min read


2011 Stats
Thanks So much for your support as Tim and I made this huge life change. We are excited to see what 2012 will bring. We got back into...
Meredith Andersen
Jan 3, 20121 min read


Working, Kiteboarding, Christmas
When we got back to La Paz we had a distinct list of items we wanted to complete: change the engine oil, replace transmission hose, fix...
Meredith Andersen
Dec 20, 20113 min read


The Islands
To get ourselves out of our little funk of thinking “What did we do?” we headed out to the nearby islands to regroup and do what we came...
Meredith Andersen
Dec 12, 20114 min read
Well, the Sunsets are Nice
I’m catching up a bit because I had no internet access for nine days. This is from Nov. 30, 2011. So far, we are really enjoying the...
Meredith Andersen
Dec 9, 20112 min read
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