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		<title>Fixing vs. Throwing Away</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We’ve spent the last month cleaning and fixing things those little things on the boat that have bothered us over the last year. When you’re cruising, on the move constantly, it makes it very hard to fix those small details that crop up, especially when you’re in remote places at anchor and have limited access [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.summatrix.com/padma/?p=1765</link>
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		<title>A Trip Through Wine Country</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When you think of Mexico, wine country is probably not one of the first things that comes to mind. Unbeknownst to most, Mexico has the oldest wineries in North America. In 1599, the conquistadors, having depleted their own wine supplies brought vines over from Europe and began producing their own wine. Those early vineyards were [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.summatrix.com/padma/?p=1737</link>
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		<title>Creatures of the Deep</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just last night Chris and I were remarking on how all of the marine animals, from the sea gulls to the dolphins seem to be extra-large in the Pacific.  Chris and I are heading to San Diego to pick up a few boat parts and I noticed that the beaches in San Diego or all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.summatrix.com/padma/?p=1712</link>
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		<title>Museum of the Sandinista Victory</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We missed this museum while we were in Managua. It had just opened for the 30th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution. According to this article, the museum show cases Daniel Ortega as the sole revolutionary, nixing out everyone else who may have been involved in the Revolution. At museum, Nicaragua president&#8217;s favorite masterpiece is himself [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.summatrix.com/padma/?p=1705</link>
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		<title>Broken Dreams</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s always sad to see a boat up on the rocks.  We witnessed this boat a ground and taking on water just behind the marina where we are staying.  The boat looks like a total loss, unfortunately.  I have no idea how he ended up on the rocks, and according to the marina manager he [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.summatrix.com/padma/?p=1682</link>
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		<title>Mau Piailug Pius, master navigator, died on July 12th, aged 78</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Polynesians cross vast oceans without instruments, using only star maps that are committed to memory at an early age and which are reinforced through song, oral myth and conversing with the sea spirits.  This article is an obituary of a Polynesian navigator who was commissioned by the Polynesian Voyaging society to see if it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.summatrix.com/padma/?p=1673</link>
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		<title>Ensenada!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Time for beer or wine or both Hundreds of friends (coming from all sides) came to visit us along the way. I will never tire of this. They seem excited to see you, rushing over to get a look at you, as curious and excited to see us as we are of them.  We also [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.summatrix.com/padma/?p=1620</link>
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		<title>San Quintin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two nights ago the weather moderated enough for us to make another hop up the coast.  For this leg our main concern was getting past the island of Cedros.  There’s some controversy amoungst the sailing community on how to traverse this island. Some sailors take the inside route, enjoying the lee of the island from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.summatrix.com/padma/?p=1606</link>
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		<title>Cabin Fever Anyone?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are still in Bahia de Tortuga. It hasn’t gotten too monotonous yet, but I certainly wouldn’t want to be holed up here for much longer. At the moment there are about 12 sailboats waiting as we are. A few brave souls left two days earlier: one lost their anchor and the other reported 12 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.summatrix.com/padma/?p=1590</link>
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		<title>Turtle Bay at Last</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Note to self: should you ever do this trip again, which at this point the chances are pretty much nil, the wind and waves really pick up between 11:00 am to 11:00 pm. Also, double those grib numbers around the capes. And Fin Whales are rather large. When in the path of one, make sure [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.summatrix.com/padma/?p=1582</link>
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