Luv Stories of Maui Marital Bliss with the Maui Marrying Man My parents, Jean and Helmy are celebrating their 50th Anniversary They have had quite a life together. You see, my dad was an international exchange student from Egypt who was studying for his Masters and PhD at the University of Wisconsin in the 1960s.
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Luv Stories of Maui Marital Bliss AN ADVENTURESOME LUV STORY Well first, just so you know my future husband is a male. And incredibly kind, fun, happy and adventurous male at that! He lives in British Columbia. You can find him in the summer on a legendary River, guiding fly fisherman to copious amounts of
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Our business was doing great, but we still couldn’t afford to buy a house or a condo. Renting in Maui for another 30 years was not an option we wanted to take. Then, Bobbie Jo suggested we buy a sailboat that is comfortable to cruise and live in. By the end of January, we started looking for our new home.
After a long search, we found our dream boat in Mazatlan, Mexico. COVID-19 was not yet a concern when our boat hunt began, but masks were starting to appear at airports by the time we flew to Mazatlan. Originally, we had planned to get the boat ready as fast as possible to cover a full calendar for the busy wedding season. However, it was apparent our business was going to tank amid the pandemic, and the struggle went on until the end of the year.
Luckily, we scored an awesome condo for only $19 a day at Mazatlan. On the 10th day of our stay, we received the news that all harbors will be closed the next Monday morning. We thought we’d be stuck in Mexico longer, but another sailor advised us to leave before sunrise.
We felt the adrenalin of escaping the Mexican harbor master just before the sun rose that faithful day. The seas were rough as waves were building up in the tight channel that led us to the open ocean. We ended up anchored off an adorable little isle just a mile offshore. We enjoyed cruising to many spectacular anchorages and cute villages on our way to Puerto Vallarta, where we would depart for Maui on May 7. On May 30, 2020, we completed our 24-day passage from Mexico to Maui.
