Write your plans in the sand, at low tide.

One thing we've learned about cruising on a sailboat is that making plans can be futile. We have found it is better to just make longish term plans and just go with the flow until you get there. This is why we tell anyone, visiting us from the states, we can plan to meet at a specific place OR a time, but most likely not both. 

We didn't plan on being in LaPaz Mexico this long. The local "cruisers" like to say there is a LaPaz bungy cord, and everyone comes back. We have found it to be more of a ball and chain. Don't get me wrong, we like LaPaz. But leaving here has been harder then it should be.   But the world is big and we still have a lot to see, so we must leave. We love the other cruisers and the locals, we have met here. I have never known so many people that will help each other without payment or hesitation. The cruiser community has renewed my faith in humanity. 

In just the past month we have had to change our departure date 4 times. Part of this is not having a regular paycheck and having to get most of the things we need for the boat by trading and/or swap meets. Also when your boat is everything, from house, transportation and everything you own, it's extremely important to keep it running and ship shape. We have had a few boat related set backs we don't plan on. We have both worked hard to get ready and Dominga found a great place to work so now we have everything in order to sail away, we still can't leave until the coast guard mails the new documentation. We have been waiting over two months for the documentation. We can leave La Paz but we can't go into another port without a updated documentation. So, technically we could leave, we just can't go anywhere.

We are so looking forward to sailing in the Gulf of California ( better known to gringos as Sea Of Cortez)  for a month!