By Lily Fuchs What I am doing today is I will interview Eric. Eric is the owner of El Milagro Beach Hotel & Marina. El Milagro was a shrimp factory before Eric bought it. He had to redesign the whole property. Eric is also a Realtor who lives and works in Santa Barbara, CA. He […]
The water has been calm and inviting the past few days. On Monday, we took the dinghy over to the northwest point where we have seen several snorkel tour boats anchor. Randall and Lily got in the water and snorkeled around the rusty boat carcass which lies in the shallow water. I sat in the […]
It rained yesterday and we have more in the forecast today. This was actually good timing since we were behind in school and email and we are ready for a little sitting around the salon table with books, paper and computers. Plus, we have the air conditioner running and a fridge full of food so […]
El Milagro Marina also has a few rooms for rent and Lily played all day long with her new friend Christina. Her family had plans to walk down to the plaza for the Dia de los Muertos and we tagged along with them. Linda, Cantrell, Victor and Christina are from Tennessee and have vacationed on […]
On Sunday, we anchored at Cayo Quemado, formally known as Texan Bay. We headed up to the restaurant for one last hot meal with sides. It would be sandwiches or an occasional one pot mish-mash for a few days underway. Yollata and Oceana were there for dinner, too, so it was great to have company. […]
Near Redding, we stopped at a California Visitors’ Center and picked up literature on Yosemite. I dutifully read the 75-page magazine which covered the highlights and even broke thinks up into the perfect 1-, 3- or 5-day Yosemite vacation. Yes, Yosemite is best tackled with a general plan in mind. Despite this last minute attempt […]
We finally headed down the Pacific Highway 101! We got back on the road last Friday and headed to Tillamook, OR. This is a great place to hop on the Pacific Highway 101 because you can start off at the Tillamook Cheese Factory gorging on free cheese. We could not believe the number of tourists […]
We like free parking. Randall thinks we have spent $30 – $40 driving around each night in search of free overnight parking. Ok, maybe not quite that much but enough to make us reach the point of saying “Ok, Ok we’ll pay! Just let us stumble on an open site!” Jake and Kelsey have made […]
We headed up to the Cascades on Friday. Jake and Kelsey had already spent a little time camping in the area but had not hit many hiking trails. The weather for them had been cold and drizzly forcing them to dig out their winter coats. Yikes! I didn’t even have a winter coat on board […]
We headed to Moab on Monday. On the way, Randall says, “Is it Mo-ab (long A) or Mo-ahb (short A).” “I am not sure” was my reply but by my internal voice was saying “Mo-ahb?? No way. Where does he get these ideas?” I don’t know why I am so certain of my hunch. I […]