Sunday, August 3, 2025

Days 41 through 50 of 100 Days of Blue Water๐Ÿ’ฆ Cruising Virgin Voyages Solo

Searching for Blue Mind from Blue Water
Beyond My Home in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
On a Virgin Voyages Cruise Ship
Days 41 through 50 of 100 Days of Blue Water๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒŠ : The Mediterranean to the Gulf of Mexico
Searching for Blue Mind from Blue Water
Beyond My Home in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Additional topics in my latest blog article include "Where's Jon?" and "Just Another Manic Moment: An eBook Sale".

On My First Cruise as a Solo Traveler

Sunday, June 8, 2025

๐—œ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—•๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€: ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—œ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐— ๐˜† ๐—•๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒŠ Days 1 through 10

Day 1 of Blue: On a Sailboat in the Puerto Vallarta Bay

What is Blue Mind?

I’ve included the term Blue Mind in many of my books. I often refer to it as the Blue Water Effect. Dr. Wallace J Nichols, a marine biologist, popularized the phrase with his book Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do. Blue Mind is the mildly meditative state people fall into when they are near, in, under, or on water. It is peace. It is the feeling of calmness and relaxation from being in or near the water and positively affects our mental health.

The ocean is a common source of Blue Mind for me and Jon. That is one of the main reasons we moved to Sayulita, Nayarit ten years ago and now live in Puerto Vallarta. We look for ways to reach Blue Mind from the Pacific Ocean, where we live, and other seas when we travel.

Here are some ways we have experienced it. I started posting photos on May 26, 2025, and updated them daily, mรกs o menos.

Please continue reading at: Retirement Before the Age of 59: ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—•๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€: ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ...:   What is Blue Mind? 

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Preparing the Motorhome for Rainy Season

And My Window Valance Repair

Jon Caulked Every Place Water Could Enter

The rainy season is due to start in May, maybe early June. This will be the third summer we have owned Minnie Winnie. She hasn't leaked yet, and we want it to stay that way.

Jon is very detailed in his work and has to battle himself not to be too much of a perfectionist. Even in this 85-degree humid weather, he put in seven to eight-hour days working on the motorhome's exterior for six days! So much for boogie boarding this week.

First, Jon Removed Old Caulking

To continue reading, see Retirement Before the Age of 59: Preparing the Motorhome for Rainy Season

Thank you for reading ๐Ÿ“š my books and blog articles. I would love to get a few reviews on Just Another Manic Moment: A Novel during May, Mental Health Awareness month. See the book cover in the right margin๐Ÿ‘‰. Click the cover to download it on Amazon, free with KindleUnlimited.

Saturday, March 22, 2025

๐—” ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ!

Departing the Puerto Vallarta Marina
On This Gorgeous Ada Sailboat!

Motoring Through the Smooth Water Was Deceiving

The Crew Raised Both Sails

In the Strong Wind and Waves with Expertise!
It was So Fun to be Sailing, Heeling to Starboard

We had a wonderful experience with Ada Sailing Luxury Sail Charter in Puerto Vallarta! The humpback whales are still here and putting on amazing shows for the boaters, breaching and landing with immense splashes. 

Thank you for reading my books and blog articles.