Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Day 10 Homeward bound
Slept till 1:30...woke up at the check point. Had to get off in the cold and stand in the wind while our bags were checked.
Border...got off and same deal. After being checked out by the first guard another guard was eyeing me. He came up to me and said can I see your passport sir. Do you have any other I.D. sir. Yes.......after giving him my license he asked more questions as I put my hand in my pocket. He says....sir do not put your hands in your pockets. Yikes...I must really look scrapy or barnalcully.
When I went through the baggage check at the airport....I got frisked...did anyone else get frisked? Nope...just me....what is the deal...do I look like a terrorist?
Anyway I got through and off to Tucson where I await a flight in 4 hours. Tonight I see my family.
Border...got off and same deal. After being checked out by the first guard another guard was eyeing me. He came up to me and said can I see your passport sir. Do you have any other I.D. sir. Yes.......after giving him my license he asked more questions as I put my hand in my pocket. He says....sir do not put your hands in your pockets. Yikes...I must really look scrapy or barnalcully.
When I went through the baggage check at the airport....I got frisked...did anyone else get frisked? Nope...just me....what is the deal...do I look like a terrorist?
Anyway I got through and off to Tucson where I await a flight in 4 hours. Tonight I see my family.
Day 9
Suns up and I am in bed...stayed up a little late watching the mariachis. Got a call from my friend Dave who lives in Guaymas and he was heading over to San Carlos to get something and wanted to know if I wanted to hang for the day....YES!!!!
We headed over to Miramar to check it out .....very cool town. I asked if we could stop in at Coleio Americano were there is a private school that teaches in english and spanish K - 12. Dave was not too sure and with a little coaxing he and I made it through the front door. Dave propably thinks I am crazy but I am a curious one and I am always checking things out. So I am a teacher, there is a school so....hey.
Next thing I know I am in the principals office...not a shock cause I have been the the "principals office" many times. This visit was on good terms though. I asked about the school and what they offer ect...very cool school! I was just checking it out and she was asking if I wanted to work there. She took us on a tour that lasted about 45 minutes. Dave was really impressed. It would be a blast to work there. Hummmmm.
And more ministry...
Next we were off to the pearl farm...the only one in north america. Dave asked why I wanted to go there...."because it is there", I said. Turns out we had fun checking out how pearls are formed and all that and that the summer is not a good time to come because they cant show you the oysters cuase 10 seconds out of the water and they are dead.
Now Dave is in the curious mood...it is contagious ya know. He and Dave take me to a point behind their house about a 7 minute drive and woe!!!! There is a beautiful spot to overlook the cliffs and the sea...it is awesome. Turns out there is a very nice cove to anchor in....you know I will be checking that out.
Dave and Dee decided that they should take me out to dinner...how can I refuse that.
Caught the 11:30 bus out of Guayamas and 12 hours later I am in Tucson. I took the execuative bus....nice big seat, lots of room.
We headed over to Miramar to check it out .....very cool town. I asked if we could stop in at Coleio Americano were there is a private school that teaches in english and spanish K - 12. Dave was not too sure and with a little coaxing he and I made it through the front door. Dave propably thinks I am crazy but I am a curious one and I am always checking things out. So I am a teacher, there is a school so....hey.
Next thing I know I am in the principals office...not a shock cause I have been the the "principals office" many times. This visit was on good terms though. I asked about the school and what they offer ect...very cool school! I was just checking it out and she was asking if I wanted to work there. She took us on a tour that lasted about 45 minutes. Dave was really impressed. It would be a blast to work there. Hummmmm.
And more ministry...
Next we were off to the pearl farm...the only one in north america. Dave asked why I wanted to go there...."because it is there", I said. Turns out we had fun checking out how pearls are formed and all that and that the summer is not a good time to come because they cant show you the oysters cuase 10 seconds out of the water and they are dead.
Now Dave is in the curious mood...it is contagious ya know. He and Dave take me to a point behind their house about a 7 minute drive and woe!!!! There is a beautiful spot to overlook the cliffs and the sea...it is awesome. Turns out there is a very nice cove to anchor in....you know I will be checking that out.
Dave and Dee decided that they should take me out to dinner...how can I refuse that.
Caught the 11:30 bus out of Guayamas and 12 hours later I am in Tucson. I took the execuative bus....nice big seat, lots of room.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Day 8 on the big blue with video
Funny .. right now I am writing this in a little restaurant with this amazing mariachi band and one of them is a woman with an terrific voice! I wish you could hear them ... best I have ever heard .... and I have heard a few Mariachis. So as you read below just keep that little tune in your head.
Woke up to a beautiful Sunrise in the east and grabbed my stuff and headed for Esperanza. Tried to fix some electrical problems but they will have to wait till next time. Decided to do a shakedown sail to see what all needs to be done. I now have a long list.
The wind was blowing out of the southwest at 8 knots. I slid out of the marina very carefully since I was by myself ... yes mom by myself. I figured if she sinks I can float to shore with my lifevest. So I motored out to open water and opened up the jib and slid the main up to full. The wind picked up to 12 knots and I was skimming the bay at 5.5 knots.
There was a little swell and the bow would occasionally pick up some sea and throw it in my face. It was as if Esperanza was playing with me ... like a dolphin. Of course I know sailboats dont do that ... but I saw Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. I sailed out to a point off Miramar though a frenzy of pelicans .................................... feeding on fish, Then I turned back and headed for the marina after 2 hours. The wind picked up to 20 (checked my windometer) and the swell was at 4 ft .... steep and back to back. It was not a pleasure cruise now. It was like riding a bucking bronco (yes I have done that). The occasional splash turned into constant spray with every wave. My shakedown cruise gave me a long list of things to fix.
I finally came into the marina sith big spendy motorboats on either side. I tried to slow "Espy" down by running in reversve after dropping sail. Even at idle speed in reverse I was picking up speed with. I kept running the sequence in my head how I would pull into my slip and how I would slow down... and it paid off. I had everything ready and I slid in gently to J22 scared out of my mind that I would run the bow over the dock. It was awesome! Well...now it is awesome now that I am in.
I had to pull out at 3 and tucked Esperanza into Marina Seca till we meet again.
Here is a short clip with the flip.
Woke up to a beautiful Sunrise in the east and grabbed my stuff and headed for Esperanza. Tried to fix some electrical problems but they will have to wait till next time. Decided to do a shakedown sail to see what all needs to be done. I now have a long list.
The wind was blowing out of the southwest at 8 knots. I slid out of the marina very carefully since I was by myself ... yes mom by myself. I figured if she sinks I can float to shore with my lifevest. So I motored out to open water and opened up the jib and slid the main up to full. The wind picked up to 12 knots and I was skimming the bay at 5.5 knots.
There was a little swell and the bow would occasionally pick up some sea and throw it in my face. It was as if Esperanza was playing with me ... like a dolphin. Of course I know sailboats dont do that ... but I saw Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. I sailed out to a point off Miramar though a frenzy of pelicans .................................... feeding on fish, Then I turned back and headed for the marina after 2 hours. The wind picked up to 20 (checked my windometer) and the swell was at 4 ft .... steep and back to back. It was not a pleasure cruise now. It was like riding a bucking bronco (yes I have done that). The occasional splash turned into constant spray with every wave. My shakedown cruise gave me a long list of things to fix.
I finally came into the marina sith big spendy motorboats on either side. I tried to slow "Espy" down by running in reversve after dropping sail. Even at idle speed in reverse I was picking up speed with. I kept running the sequence in my head how I would pull into my slip and how I would slow down... and it paid off. I had everything ready and I slid in gently to J22 scared out of my mind that I would run the bow over the dock. It was awesome! Well...now it is awesome now that I am in.
I had to pull out at 3 and tucked Esperanza into Marina Seca till we meet again.
Here is a short clip with the flip.
Day 7 Fatima
Outskirts of Fatima colonia
house with mom and 5 kids
Dave, Rafael Maricella and a new friend Sergio
Yesterday I worked on the sailboat....a few of the electrical connections were all corroaded. It was really windy from the NW.
Dave met me at the boat and we headed for Guaymas. Our first stop was my favorite taco stand Julios.
Second stop was Fatima, a poor colonia that the Lord put on my heart last year.
The colonia is characterized by 100's of kids hanging out not going to school, malnutrition, moms being used by men and on and on it goes. While there I saw of smiling children everywhere but I also sensed the underlying pain of the community.
My pastor friend is Rafael and his wife is Marciella. They are truely wonderful people with hearts for the people. In our conversatiion Rafael talked about a woman who had just died and now her, son 8 yrs. old, has the same disease and will die soon too. Rafael an
d Maricella began to cry and Dave and I prayed for them and the boy.
When Rafael asked what I was doing there I told him that last year the Lord had put it on Alison and my heart to return to Fatima and see what else we could do to help he and Maricella with the ministry there. I told him that we would like to come to Fatima for a week and come along side of he and his wife and help them in the ministry here.
Rafael said that we are welcome anytime and that there is so much ministry to be had that we would not be bored. The people are open and hungry. Presently Maricella meets with 200 kids a week. There are small groups meeting in homes in the community and Rafael is seeing a positive change in the community.
An older woman on the edge of the colonia that has a large piece of property has offered a part of it to Rafael to set up something (building, tent, hut...anything) to feed the children of Fatima. We went to the site (shown above) ...it would be awesome. I told Rafael that I didnt have very much money but the Father does and we will pray and see what the Lord does.
In the photos you can see a black little shed....a mother with 5 children lives there.
We delivered some formula for her new baby. Rafael and Maricella scooped up the kids and hugged them. Dave tickled the boys and they latched onto him like glue.
So now we pray and see what the Lord has.
After leaving Fatima and feeling I felt a longing to help the people of Fatima and point them to the hope of Christ. I pictured a group of Americans swinging hammers and digging and laughing as they ministered to the people. I waved to the kids good bye in hopes of a soon return.
Went went to Daves house on the other side of Guaymas and Dee, Daves wife, had made dinner and we sat on their porch overlooking Guaymas.
What a cool day!!! Miss my family but I hope that this spy mission turns out to be really fruitful.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Day 6
Some damage but she floats. Here is Esperanza in a slip ready to sail...or will be ready shortly. Hoping to go out this evening after meeting my friend Dave who lives in Guaymas. The weather is perfect....not too hot and not too cold. Water is cold though...not like the Oregon coast!!!
The wind is running about 12-18 knots. Enough to really scoot across the bay.
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