Sailing adventures of Captain Kirk, Heidi, Tosh & Tikka...

If you read our last post, you might recall that this summer we’re caretaking the same comfortable, artsy Mexican home we house-sat last summer, and taking care of Toopy the roof cat. Last summer was lovely with virtually no home repairs. Having lived aboard Due West for the past 23 years, we know all too…

One of the hardest parts about being an Expat is missing friends and family. So we are grateful for Zoom and the opportunity to see so many of you so often. Although we’ve been in Mexico nearly 10 years already—where have the years gone?!—We have yet to create the same kind of close-knit community we…

What has Due West and crew been up to this Spring? Never a dull moment aboard Due West that’s for sure. For starters (no pun intended), we had hoped to get out cruising for a couple of months. But best laid plans…the universe apparently had other plans for us this spring…  Santa delivered the heavy…

In mid-October, Kirk held down the fort at Casa Kines and aboard Due West while Heidi took a trip to visit her parents. She also saw one of her favorite cousins, Nan, before she and Erik moved to Germany for a year. We will miss them while they’re away, grateful for Zoom! Tikka did NOT…