by Rachel | Sep 2, 2022 | Mosaic Family Voyage, Sea of Cortez 2022, Vancouver Family Magazine
This article was previously written by Rachel Messerschmidt for and published by Vancouver Family Magazine in July 2022. Before we would leave La Paz to head north into the Sea of Cortez for the summer, we had planned out a visit from our kids’ Oma. Brenden’s mom took...
by Rachel | Aug 27, 2022 | Mainland Pacific Mexico 2022, Mosaic Family Voyage, Vancouver Family Magazine
This article was previously written by Rachel Messerschmidt for and published by Vancouver Family Magazine in June 2022. With about 4 weeks to spare on our 6-month Mexican tourist visas, we prepared our floating home for a week-long absence, packed just a couple...
by Rachel | Aug 15, 2022 | Mainland Pacific Mexico 2022, Mosaic Voyage Blog, Pacific Baja Mexico 2022, Sea of Cortez 2022
Exactly a year ago yesterday, we left Neah Bay aboard our sailboat, Mosaic, and headed west out the mouth of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and started south down the west coast of the USA. This has been, undoubtedly, the most adventurous year of our lives! By...
by Rachel | Jun 15, 2022 | Mainland Pacific Mexico 2022, Mosaic Family Voyage, Vancouver Family Magazine
This article was previously written by Rachel Messerschmidt for and published by Vancouver Family Magazine in May 2022. We are cautious sailors. No matter how long we live on this boat, we’ll never take for granted that this is our home, and that we’re traveling with...
by Rachel | Jun 6, 2022 | Mosaic Voyage Blog, Sea of Cortez 2022
We left La Paz on Wednesday, May 25th. We had wrapped up an amazing two week visit from Brenden’s mom and we were heading north! Several factors were at play and we ended up moving pretty quickly from La Paz on up to Puerto Escondido. We were hoping to catch up with...
by Rachel | May 9, 2022 | Mainland Pacific Mexico 2022, Mosaic Family Voyage, Vancouver Family Magazine
This article was previously written by Rachel Messerschmidt for and published by Vancouver Family Magazine in April 2022. Having spent two charmed weeks enjoying the water, the beaches, and the company of friends in beautiful Bahia Tenacatita, we picked up anchor and...
by Rachel | May 9, 2022 | Mainland Pacific Mexico 2022, Mosaic Family Voyage, Vancouver Family Magazine
This article was previously written by Rachel Messerschmidt for and published by Vancouver Family Magazine in March 2022. After spending Christmas in Chacala, we continued on southward and into Banderas Bay. First stop: La Cruz de Huanacaxtle. This town has become...
by Rachel | May 7, 2022 | Mainland Pacific Mexico 2022, Mosaic Family Voyage, Vancouver Family Magazine
This article was previously written by Rachel Messerschmidt for and published by Vancouver Family Magazine in February 2022. Our group of buddy boats in Bahia Santa Maria took a few days to relax after the hustle and bustle that was Cruiser’s Thanksgiving: Anchorage...
by Rachel | May 6, 2022 | Mosaic Family Voyage, Pacific Baja Mexico 2022, Vancouver Family Magazine
This article was previously written by Rachel Messerschmidt for and published by Vancouver Family Magazine in January 2022. We arrived in Ensenada, Mexico on Thursday the 4th of November. And we stayed there for nearly two weeks. We discovered just how real culture...
by Rachel | May 5, 2022 | Mosaic Family Voyage, Vancouver Family Magazine, West Coast USA 2021
This article was previously written by Rachel Messerschmidt for and published by Vancouver Family Magazine in December 2021. It was a difficult passage for us, rounding Cape Mendocino to arrive in Half Moon Bay. There were times that I felt extremely guilty for...
