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Our stories and experiences are documented here. From the thoughts written during the First Time Offshore, to FAQs about cruising, to the humor and angst of day-to-day life while cruising, this is where to find our stories.

Winter Plans for Sailing the Sea of Cortez

February 20, 2021 2 Comments

Facade of a stone house with extensive garden

What a year it has been! COVID and then hurricane season kept us holed up in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle (near Puerto Vallarta in beautiful Banderas Bay) for 15 months. We fled the heat of Pacific Mexico for July, August, and September, driving north to do medical appointments and and see family. We were lucky […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: San miguel de allende, Sea of Cortez

How to Dock Without Jumping

July 26, 2020 2 Comments

There are two ways to do this depending on whether you are reversing into position or going forward to a halt. In each case the engine direction is in opposition to the placement of the line – for a reverse approach you use a forward spring loop, for a forward approach you use an aft […]

Filed Under: Blog, Boats & Boatwork Tagged With: docking, spring lines

Vacation from Vacation

July 16, 2020 6 Comments

Although only someone who hasn’t done it would call full-time cruising in foreign ports a “vacation”, still it has many vacation aspects. We recently left our boat and drove 3000 miles to northern Washington state to take care of some necessary business including yearly medical visits. Although the cool air here is a relief from […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: La Cruz

Boat Life in Time of Plague

June 15, 2020 6 Comments

Being sequestered on a sailboat in a small Mexican town during the COVID-19 “plague” has been a time of contrasts. Surrounded by beautiful ocean water, but not allowed to swim. Cute cheap places to eat – all closed. Islands to explore – but all closed to anchoring. While things slowly closed around us the things […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: corona virus, COVID-19, frustration

Planning for Hurricanes in the Midst of Plague

April 29, 2020 4 Comments

Sailors seem to be in two groups these days, those that hunkered down when the “plague” started and stayed put, flirting with boredom; and those that took off hoping to outrun it before they were prevented from leaving, flirting with ostracism and unknown difficulties. Now, late in the plague season it is clear that every […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: banderas bay, COVID-19, hurricane, puerto penasco, storm surge

Brizo’s Tail 2

April 27, 2020 4 Comments

A Portuguese Water Dog who lives on a sailboat has more adventures in Mexico.

Filed Under: Blog, Brizos-Tail Tagged With: botanical garden, litibu, malecon

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  • Hauled out in Puerto Peñasco
  • Well, That Didn’t Go According to Plans
  • Challenges and Changes in Puerto Vallarta
  • Hurry Up and Wait: Renovation Delays
  • What has to be Done Before We Sail?
  • How to Dock Without Jumping
  • Vacation from Vacation
  • June Wedding
  • Looking Back. Looking Forward.
  • Winter Plans for Sailing the Sea of Cortez
  • The Northern Sea (of Cortez)
  • On the Hook at Pillar Point
  • Procrastination Gets Cruising Jobs Done
  • Time to head South
  • Sailing Life is the Good Life
  • Shake Down
  • Setbacks Happen: Coping with Pain
  • Land ho
  • Farewell, See You in Mexico
  • Thoughts Before Leaving

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