Another Day, Another Country
When we left Puerto Barillas we only had an 85 mile day hop scheduled to transit from El Salvador to its neighbor Nicaragua. Once clear of the estuary and headed offshore the remainder of the Read More …
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Usulután, El Salvador
Among the highlights of our brief Puerto Barillas stopover in El Salvador was a provisioning trip to the chaotic (at least on market days) little city of Usulután, seated in the shadow of Volcán Usulután. Read More …
Chiapas, Mexico
We are still heading south and east, having entered Nicaraguan waters as I write. Our last port of call in Mexico was Marina Chiapas in Puerto Madero, only 12 miles from the Guatemalan border, where Read More …
Night Sailing
Another night watch in the wee hours of Monday morning. A half moon is up, lighting a path in the water. It rose about 10:30 pm and before then, without its glow to dampen them Read More …
Huatulco
Tucsonans who live only 90 miles from the Mexican border are familiar with coastal destinations like Rocky Point, Guaymas, La Paz, Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, Acapulco and a few others, but I wonder how many have heard of Huatulco? Certainly Read More …
Heading East
I made a quick visit to AVATAR in Ixtapa, Mexico, right after Thanksgiving and enjoyed a tropical escape that included walking the long golden beaches of this upscale resort town and exploring small outlying islets by Read More …
Tucson Lifestyle Home & Garden Magazine Article!
The January issue of Tucson Lifestyle Home and Garden just came out with a really nice two-page article about my photography on page 14. If you don’t have a Read More …
The Best of Nature Photography Show Opens Today!
I checked in with Facebook this morning and found this post – I’m so excited that the 2014 Best of Nature Photography Show is now open at the San Diego Natural History Museum. You can read all about it by Read More …
Guest Blog
With Rod and May away on vacation downtime and their cabin now available for guests, Mike and I invited my sister Patty Hosmer, a photographer in her own right, to join us for a Read More …
Wildlife Photography from a Boat
One of my favorite activities aboard AVATAR is kayaking in calm conditions with my camera, sneaking up on wildlife. It’s a bit of a process. In the South Pacific’s warm waters, I just went on my way wearing Read More …