After 5 days sailing offshore, we make landfall in Central America! Sailing into the Gulf of Fonseca, which borders three countries, we are greeted by pilot whales and lush, beautiful islands. We head to El Salvador first, making our landfall on Isla Con...
Ever wondered what living on the water is like? Sustaining yourself off catching fish, preserving food, sailing through storms, finding sea creatures, swimming in the deep blue sea, living the simple life… Come join us on an offshore sailing passage to ...
Come join as we check out of Mexico... maybe for the last time? With our new crew member, Emily, aboard we prepare Varuna to get back under sail, do our final paperwork, visit the port captain, immigration, customs and get signed off with a final inspecti...
How did we meet? What made us decide to sell everything and start a new life on the water? How did we go from no sailing experience to sailing a small boat around the world on a big ocean? Our backstory on how we decided to change our lives and become sa...
After many miles on the road, we come full circle, back to where our journey began in Portland, Oregon. It only seems fitting that we set the reset button from here, after recapping the last few months events, we head back to Varuna in Chiapas, Mexico to ...
On a mission to get to the very bottom of Mexico, we set off on a very long drive, from top to bottom and back again with a fully loaded car. We brave bad roads, potholes, rain, checkpoints and enjoy some nice toll roads and beautiful countryside. As alw...
After a big change of plans, we find ourselves back on the Mainland US. With plans to head back to Varuna, we begin a very long drive and tour of the Western part of the country, stopping by Hillary’s family and their amazing garden in Washington state,...
We’re not perfect, and sometimes we don’t make the best decisions…. What did we get ourselves into? How do we keep going? Trying something new doesn’t always go according to plan, but the important things is to learn from it, and figure out how t...
Because when you have a non-working autopilot, a windvane that needs repairs, and basically no marine supplies available, that’s what you got to do! Come along with us for a beautiful sail from Maui, along the incredible cliffs of the North shore of Mol...
In Maui, we get serious about tackling and checking off all the boat projects we need to finish before setting sail to Oahu. Repairing out torn genoa, picking up supplies and spare parts, finding leaks in the boat, and replacing soft shackles with jib sna...
New boat ownership isn’t all sunshine and rainbows (but we do get a lot of awesome rainbows here in Hawaii). This week, we spend time discovering (and creating) problems and fixing them. THe list includes a burnt up windlass switch that needs replaceme...
It’s official, we finally have a new boat! Come check out our new-to-us Celestial 48 Cutter in Maui! We take possession just as Hurricane Olivia begins to bear down on the Hawaiian Islands, and our first days of new boat ownership are filling with stor...
Our boat search has taken us to the land of Aloha! After finding a for sale by owner boat, we made a spur of the moment decision and hopped on a flight to the middle of the Pacific to look at this Celestial 48. Come check it out with us!
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Well, this isn’t quite what we had planned for you this week, but with a few unforeseen events we wanted to take this opportunity to really go into detail about the boat buying process.
We sit down and talk about the unraveling of our steel boat from la...
Our cross-country search for our next sailboat and home continues in the San Francisco Bay Area. We look at another Mason 43, a Tartan 42, a Perry 41 and a custom steel boat. While searching, it becomes clear that there is no perfect boat, but think we m...
After walking away from a big project boat in La Paz, we hit the road, looking for a new, larger cruising boat to take us around the world! We start in San Carlos, Mexico looking at a Tayana 42, Hardin 44 ans Westsail 42. Then, we road trip our way up to...
What happens after the boat inspection? Is it a done deal?
After several weeks apart, and lots of traveling, Hillary and Ty are reunited in La Paz, with plans of purchasing a Polaris 43. We do some more inspecting, climbing the mast, checking the riggin...
In different countries and places, we each have our own adventure… Hillary hikes a volcano at the Guatemalan border and Ty hits the road with a new car in the US. We have some updates on our plan to buy a bigger boat, and Hillary prepares Varuna for st...
We did something crazy… we put an offer on an old sailboat, sight unseen! The boat? A 1978 Polaris 43 - basically a stolen Bob Perry design based on the Valiant 40. Now Ty goes to La Paz, Mexico to check it out.
What are the main areas of concern we a...
We’re back in Mexico, completing the check-in process, fixing up a few items on Varuna, and getting ready to say goodbye to each other for awhile…
Ty is flying out of Chiapas to La Paz to go inspect our possible new, while Hillary stays behind on Varu...
New things are coming… but first, we have to get there! On the Costa Rican border, we haul up anchor and turn around, heading north back towards Mexico. We sail through stormy, squally conditions at night, and get stuck in the doldrums during the day. ...
We have some VERY exciting news to share! What do we have planned? Where are we? What's going on?? Why?! Watch to find out!
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We sail out of Nicaragua, and head for the Costa Rican border. On our sail we have a Dorado fish-catching streak and great wind. In between countries, we sail into Bahía Salinas, a huge beautiful bay surrounded by jungle, mountains and farmland.
We a...
We visit Nicaragua in the midst of a major political crisis. There are fuel shortages, major roadblocks prevent the flow of goods shutting down the cities, pro-free Nicaragua graffiti everywhere and the majority of the population is pushing for big changes...
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