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We’ve finally made it to warm, sunny weather! Entering the Sea of Cortez, we enjoy beautiful spinnaker sailing, jump in the water to swim with some manta rays, walk along some beautiful beaches, and then make our way to La Paz. ________________ We hope...

Come get a taste of life on the sea, as we sail in all kinds of conditions from the open Pacific, around the southern tip of Baja Mexico to Cabo and then into the Sea of Cortez. This is real life sailing - we get soaked and beaten up by steep seas and 30 ...

In a tiny Mexican town, we work against all odds to successfully build a stitch and glue nesting dinghy, the Fishbote 11 by Bateau Boats. As novices, we learn quite a bit about resin and fiberglass as our dinghy comes together. Being in a remote location...

It’s finally time to say goodbye to the place we’ve been calling home for the past couple of months… Preparing to set sail, we do some provisioning and prepare the boat for a passage. Before leaving, we stop by the small community of Isla Magdalena....

In a tiny Mexican town, we work against all odds to successfully build a stitch and glue nesting dinghy, the Fishbote 11 by Bateau Boats. As novices, we learn quite a bit about resin and fiberglass as our dinghy comes together. Being in a remote location...

We found the most magical place hidden within Baja's Pacific coast! Seemingly endless miles of protected waterways full of life and completely untouched. Here, we anchor with dozens of Grey Whales all around the boat, giving birth and teaching their youn...

In a tiny Mexican town, we work against all odds to successfully build a stitch and glue nesting dinghy, the Fishbote 11 by Bateau Boats. As novices, we learn quite a bit about resin and fiberglass as our dinghy comes together. Being in a remote location...

Gray whales within feet of us, fresh lobster, beach combing dolphin skeletons, paddling through mangroves, bird watching… Here’s just a bit of the fun that we were able to squeeze in around all the hard work of building our new dinghy. Because if you ...

Dinghy-less in a small Mexican town, we come up with the crazy idea of building our own boat! With no prior experience, very limited materials and nothing but the top of a septic tank to work on, we take the project head-on, improvising, jerry rigging and...

Have you heard the saying that cruising is just boat work in exotic places? Well we definitely felt like this was true this week! While in the beautiful Magdalena Bay, we get into the real dirty work of fixing several plumbing problems. But don’t worr...

We go explore one of Mexico’s most remote and untouched beaches and find some amazing things… whale bones, sea turtle shells and all sorts of treasures. Several miles back across the sand dunes, we go explore the lush, green mangroves, finding lots of...

Our dinghy gets stolen in Mexico, leading to a police hunt by boat through the mangroves to try to track her down. Just before she gets taken, Makara takes us on a great adventure in Bahía Santa Maria, exploring a local fish camp where they are fishing ...