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Desiree walks through her routine of arriving in a new port-- washing and stowing sails, rinsing the deck and metal fittings on Atticus, grocery shopping, doing laundry, filling up on water, diesel and gas, and meeting people along the way. Although arrivi...

With the brutal sail against the Yucatan current behind us we set sail for the Belizean Port of Entry of San Pedro. What we experience on the way could not be more different than our sail south. In this episode we enjoy the calm water, vibrant colors, and ...

We are finally cruising again! After staying in Isla Mujeres for over a year, building a lifestyle that would allow us to financially sustain our adventures, we begin season 3 with the first leg our our Caribbean circumnavigation, sailing south from Mexi...

Our last day in Isla Mujeres is jam packed with last minute to-do's, lots of emotion, and plenty of self reflection. We talk about what it feels like to be on the cusp of starting to cruise again, the relief and pride we feel in having figured out how to f...

We finally get to the bottom of our engine overheating alarm by flushing the heat exchange with muriatic acid. Desiree does one last provisioning run and struggles to find a place for everything onboard. We take some final steps towards getting Atticus rea...

After hunkering down in Isla Mujeres, Mexico for over a year, we finally start to stow our tools and bust out our sailing gear to transform Atticus back into a cruising sailboat! We sign up for the first annual Isla Cup Sailing Race to support a local no...

After living in Isla Mujeres for over a year to save up enough money to start cruising again, we FINALLY begin tackling some maintenance issues on Atticus so that we can set sail over the horizon. Jordan replaces a shroud that was damaged when we dragged...

Jordan celebrates installing the hard dodger by getting a tattoo with Kika from Sailing Uma. If you haven't seen our epic battle of the channels, check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbEBBA36YSQ We also install the hard top hand rails and...

After living at the dock (in exchange for work) in Isla Mujeres, Mexico for a little over a year, we are FINALLY ready to untie the lines and head to the anchorage to start prepping Atticus to cruise again. We assemble our FX-23 Storm Anchor from Fortres...

A DIY step-by-step tutorial on how to build a hardtop for a boat. Refitting Atticus took us 3 long years, during which time it was difficult to decide what we absolutely needed on the boat before setting off to cruise! We've always known we wanted to bui...

For Jordan's birthday, I surprise Jordan with a trip to Chichen Itza, because let's face it, nothing makes him happier than ruining my life! Jordan also wraps up the extension project he has been working on in Isla Mujeres just in time for us to take a cou...

While hunkering down in Isla Mujeres to build up our cruising kitty, we take advantage of a long weekend to explore some mayan ruins and cenotes in Coba. Then we get right back to work in Isla Mujeres, where Jordan is working on a swim deck extension on ...