Posted: October 1, 2012
The new edition of Latitude 38’s First Timer’s Guide to Mexico, which is used by the Baja Ha-Ha Rally fleet, is out — and we were a part of its production!! Last year Latitude 38 publisher Richard Spindler discovered our Mexico Cruising Guides Part I and Part II and liked them so much he incorporated them into the new edition of the First Timer’s Guide to Mexico! The e-book is here. How cool is that??!!
Posted: September 1, 2012
The September/October 2012 edition of Escapees Magazine is featuring our story “Life Afloat and on the Road.” This is a continuation of the story that appeared in the July/August issue comparing the RVing and cruising lifestyles. On the surface they might seem to be similar lifestyles, but we’ve found that they are very different.
Posted: August 18, 2012
The September, 2012 issue of Cruising World Magazine is featuring our story about voyaging down the Pacific coast of the Baja Peninsula from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas.
Baja Aha!
Groovy sails south
We had great adventures on that cruise in November, 2010. We were new to the cruising life and we were a little scared, but we were also very excited. When darkness fell on our first night offshore, we were surprised to find comforting company over the radio in the pitch black. Our beginner’s luck held for a few days, but of course cruising wouldn’t be cruising without mishaps…
The article is called “Baja Aha” and should be on newsstands until mid-September. I’m really proud to have made it into this prestigious magazine. Check it out and let us know how you liked it!!
If you don’t subscribe to CW, it’s a great magazine. I’ve subscribed off-and-on since the late 1980’s! Here are subscription links for both the print and Kindle editions. Did you know you can get a year of CW for $1.99 on Kindle?!! (It’s the link with no price listed…) Save those trees!
Posted: July 1, 2012
The Summer 2012 issue of Coast-to-Coast Magazine has my photo on their cover. WOW!! Plus, they are featuring my story, “Everything Under the Sun,” about two fabulous (and little visited) camping areas in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest.
The fifith wheel driving off into the distance in this photo belongs to our friends Bob & Donna Lea Jensen.
25-year veteran snow-bird RVers, they introduced themselves to us on a dark winter night in while we were boondocked near them in Quartzsite, Arizona. Knowing we didn’t have enough solar power to be able to run our microwave, they brought a bag of hot popcorn over to our cold, unheated trailer. In the next few weeks they proceeded to teach us all about boondocking.
It felt wonderful to be able to repay them with a magazine cover shot of their trailer. And hopefully this website can be our ‘hot bag of popcorn’ for all RVers that are just getting started…
Posted: July 1, 2012
The July/August 2012 edition of Escapees Magazine is featuring our story “RVing by Land and Sea.” This is the first in a two part series comparing the RVing and cruising lifestyles. The two lifestyles are very similar in a few ways, but differ dramatically in several key areas.
Posted: May 1, 2012
The May/June 2012 issue of Escapees Magazine features our story, “Leasing Your House.” We have leased our house ever since we left home in May, 2007, and it has been a very positive experience. This article covers some of the lessons we learned when we became long-distance landlords.
Posted: April 1, 2012
Sailing Magazine‘s April 2012 issue is featuring our story, “Bewitching Baja,” about our wonderful adventures in the Sea of Cortez. I was enchanted by John Steinbeck’s Log from the Sea of Cortez, and I found amazing similarities between his voyage in 1941 and ours 70 years later.
Posted: April 1, 2012
The April 2012 issue of Blue Water Sailing Magazine features our story “Mexico’s Costa Alegre.” Also known as the “Gold Coast,” this short stretch of Mexico’s coast between Puerto Vallarta and Manzanillo is filled with intriguing little anchorages that are fun to explore.
Posted: April/May 2012
Highways Magazine’s April/May 2012 issue includes a profile of us and our traveling lifestyle in “Fun with the Fagans.”
Posted: March 1, 2012
Sail Magazine’s March 2012 issue included our story “Wild Winds of the West” about sailing the beautiful — and challenging — Sea of Cortez.