Pre-trip: This is really happening!
Hello all, and welcome to my 2nd attempt at a travel blog. Many of you may be familiar with " Sailing Away " (http://epiccatsail.blogspot.com/). That was my first travel blog. It had an abrupt ending because, well, my trip ended quite abruptly. I would have posted a final post but I wasn't in the right state of mind and didn't want to write anything I might regret (possibly like that sentence right there.) After some deliberation, my Mom and I departed the boat in Newport, OR and my Dad solo'd the boat down to San Diego where Mom rejoined him and they participated in the Baja Haha cruiser rally to get the boat into the Sea of Cortez where it is today. I got married and have been down to the boat in Mexico twice now, once to Loreto, and once to Zihuatanejo. You could call it a happy ending. Anyways, here's to hoping this blog and trip doesn't end as abruptly as the last! I (Sam) will be responsible for the blog during the trip, but I'll try to talk Ta...