I got to thinking about all the things I wish I had known before we set out cruising. There is a ton of information on safety gear and equipment, there is massive information regarding provisioning for food, and there is a plethora of facts out there concerning what documents you should have on board. But what about household appliances? What should a cruiser bring aboard from home? What is important and what isn’t? What will sit in a locker unused and what will you be kicking yourself for because you didn't think you would need it...

We've not seen many fish since departing Mazatlan. We didn't catch a thing on our two day crossing to La Paz. Departing La Paz, however, Tim caught a big one! Unfortunately, it was a lousy Jack Crevalle... great fighting fish, but less than desirable on the plate! We kept it long enough to take a photo and then we released it.

Kathy Parsons and her crew of www.womenandcruising.com do an excellent job! It's a resource dedicated to women sailing buffs and neophytes. It is a site filled with relevant information! She recently posted an article I wrote on our first year cruising costs. I wrote it and provided the photos, but she did the layout. It looks great, Kathy!

http://www.womenandcruising.com/blog/2010/07/what-does-it-cost-to-cruise-as-a-family/

We have never been boarded by the Mexican Navy in the two years we’ve lived in Mexico. However, there’s always a first time, right?