and Out Here in Mexico, Chapter 7: Surf Jail. (Merry Christmas) by LK As the bus entered this region, I noticed a wild growth of beautiful flowering bushes everywhere giving the air a sweet and fresh smell. The legend of Manitos was in the back of my mind. We wound upward through gnarly coastal mountains [...]
The Place of the Masters of the Fish. by LK I had heard about this region that the Aztecs called ¨The Place of the Masters of the Fish¨ in their language. More recently it has been known for marijuana cultivation, narcotrafficking of other sorts, highway robbery by armed groups of banditos and downright remoteness. The [...]
The Trip South by LK I decided to let Cloey rest in Nuevo as her transmission is questionable. I was on a chicken bus with my board and a few other basic necessities by the end of the last work day, Southbound. Out of the resort and back into the Latin America I remember. Heat. [...]
The Problem with OpenJournal and An Open Source-Inspired Proposal: A comment that turned into a new plan for OpenJournal. by Risa Dickens. skip the preamble and take me straight to the problem and the proposed solution, please. Part 1. Editing Openness: Lessons from Open Source. I’m really glad Christian drew the issue of edited openness [...]
Arrival by LK We finally rolled into Puerto Vallarta in the state of Jalisco (the home of mariachi music, and tequilla for better or worse) to haggle with the local marina about our boat storage fees for our other boats. We arranged a Panga (the typical name for the ubiquitous Mexican styled all purpose 20 [...]
The Drive, by LK. I crossed the border on October 29th in a Mexican made VW Jetta named Cloey. The car belongs to my crazy french lesbian housemate / co-worker, but we are sharing her down here. I think she is happy to be home so far and seems to love the dirt roads. My [...]
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