After spending nearly a month exploring the small islands and remote villages of Mexico’s Baja coast, we set sail towards our first small port. Arriving in the town of Bahía Tortugas, we wander the town, looking for groceries, cash and propane. We are...
Sailing with a Purpose, this is what we are all about! While we sail, we don't want to just pass through, taking in the pretty sights along the way, we really want to jump in and get involved with the local communities, finding ways to connect and give ba...
Come join us as we go exploring on the rugged, remote and absolutely beautiful San Benitios Archipelago off Mexico’s Pacific Baja Coast. We find some incredible wildlife, including a whale carcass, elephant seal and their newly born pups, Guadalupe Fur ...
Ever wonder what it’s like to live life at sea, on a small boat, sailing from one place to the next? It’s a ton of fun! Come join us on a voyage on our floating home, as we set sail, working on all of our daily tasks such as cooking, cleaning up, fis...
We set off sailing Mexico’s Northern Baja Coast and find ourselves sailing to an extinct volcanic island, eating lobster and frolicking with the sea lions!
Oh, and Ty gets an awesome haircut a la Hillary and sends her up the mast at anchor to get reveng...
We are so excited to cast off the lines and head for a new life aboard a sailboat south of the border! Join as as we say goodbye to the USA and holá to Mexico!
We sail through the night, enjoy an awesome sunrise, then arrive Ensenada to officially che...
The best part about cruising is discovering different ways of life, and in this episode we check out life on a Navy ship! Exploring the ins and outs of the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier and learning about it’s fascinating history.
We also prepare ourselve...
Here is a little sneak peak at where we’re at right now and what we’ve been up to! Sailing Northern Baja has been an amazing experience so far, we are loving the villages, islands and the sailing!
We just wanted to share this short video with you to ...
What do you do when you need to install solar panels, but you don’t want to spend thousands of dollars on an arch? Do it yourself, of course!
With stainless tubing, rail fittings and lots of hard work, we build a solar arch and install our new 320-watt...
Bimini, wind generator, radar and old solar panels… goodbye! It’s time to upgrade our solar and make some big changes on Varuna! Oh, and we also get to upgrade ours, though not by choice…
In this episode, we do a bit of exploring in San Diego vis...
What’s it like to sail into the busiest container port in the world? Well after sailing through the night, we get to do just that, sailing through the seawall that shelters the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach from the Pacific.
Once we arrive...
After several amazing months, it's time to make our last stop in the Channel Islands before heading South! Sailing to Santa Rosa we hit a streak with the fishing line and then brave some crazy surf, making it to shore to explore a 200+ year old ranch and ...
What’s like to be the only 2 people on an island? Well, we can tell you that it feels pretty amazing!
Join us as we set up camp as the only humans on San Miguel Island for the night. Here, we await the ranger’s arrival, and take in the beauty of the...
We have a very exciting episode in store for you! This week, we FINALLY make it out to San Miguel Island, the furthest West of all the Channel Islands.
There’s some awesome sailing, followed by some very calm weather. Along the way, we get up close ...
In the summer of 2015, we made the decision to start working towards actualizing our dreams of sailing, exploring and immersing ourselves into new and different cultures. In less than a year, we have made this a reality!
Our aim is to travel the world, i...
We just wanted to take a few moments to say thank you to YOU, our supporters who have made the beginning of our journey a success!
We hope you enjoy our videos and adventures. To help us continue making these videos and sailing with a purpose, you can Jo...
Ever wonder what it feels like to be in gale? Well here’s a little taste!
In anticipation of some impending strong Northwest winds, we take refuge at Smuggler’s Cove on the East end of Santa Cruz Island. Before the wind picks up, we make it to shore...
In this episode, we settle back into cruising life! Returning to the first place we made landfall in California at Forney’s Cove on Santa Cruz Island, we find some new friends to go exploring with, Scott and Laurie from Off the Starboard Hull (Check out...
Finally!!! Our time in the boatyard is nearing it’s end! With work on the bowsprit nearly wrapped up, we just have a few more days left before getting back out on the water sailing again! But first, we need to get Varuna ready to sail again… cleaning...
Still stuck in the boatyard, this week we continue our own boat projects. We finish up adding some shelves into our cockpit lockers, having more fun with fiberglass and epoxy. We also chat with a very knowledgeable cruiser in the boatyard who gives us so...
Well, it’s been three weeks and and the boatyard is still working to replace Varuna’s bowsprit. We decide it’s time for Ty to be done with work, so we can be there to make sure the work is progressing so that we can get out of there!
While we wait,...
With Varuna in the boatyard waiting for her bowsprit replacement, we have been out all over California with Ty working, but it’s finally time to say goodbye to the working world and head back to the coast.
On our way back, we happen across Buttonwillow ...
What happens when your boat is broken and in the boatyard, and two sailors become land-bound? Land cruising of course!
As Varuna gets worked on by the boatyard, replacing her bowsprit, we hit the road driving back and forth across California and Nevada...
Eaten Alive… or a close call at least! In this episode, join us as we drive back and forth across California for Ty to work, taking in the beautiful mountain views along the way. We stop at Donner Pass, a place with quite the interesting history… It ...
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