Four days ago we set off on a 16-day expedition into the heart of the Grand Canyon. Truly isolated in a such a magical place, we conquer the big water of the Colorado River, explore Puebloan ruins over 1000 years old, soak up the amazing waters of the Lit...
Swapping our 36-foot sailboat for an 18-foot raft, we embark on the beginning of a 16-day boat trip through the Grand Canyon’s Colorado River. Meeting up in Flagstaff, Arizona with a group of 16 other people, we set out to rig our rafts and prepare for ...
While we are lucky to lead an incredible life on the water, it's not without work to keep it all going. This week we take some time for regular maintenance, as well repair a self-inflicted problem we caused to ourselves, before setting off on another gran...
Wow, we can hardly believe it… It was exactly one year ago today that we untied the lines and left our home in Portland, OR for a nomadic life aboard a sailboat. Come along and take a look back at how far we’ve come and what we’ve accomplished in ju...
Because more people, is more fun! And cruising is all about sharing amazing experiences with our family from home, and making new friends that become like family. In this episode, Hillary’s parent visit and we head out the Isla Esiritu Santo from La Pa...
This is all about the real-life, behind the scenes challenges that we face while cruising and how we overcome them. We discuss issues we’ve had finding materials and supplies, repairs we’ve made, and regular maintenance. We also discuss things that w...
We set out to explore the amazing desert island known as Jacques Cousteau Island in the Sea of Cortez, also known as Isla Ceralvo. Here, we find crystal clear water full of fish and coral, turtle nests, a wild goat and some incredible desert landscape.
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Long-term cruising is all about being self-sufficient. While in port, we take the opportunity to learn how to can our own meat, make our pickled vegetables and do a few canvas sewing projects around the boat. These are things that will save us lots of mo...
We visit the one-room school in the tiny community of Isla Magdalena. Here, we deliver some school supplies, chat with the teacher and even get the chance to hang out with the kids and ask them some questions!
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This episode is so much fun! Awesome hiking through beautiful desert landscape, snorkeling with all kinds of sea life and some pretty sweet sailing! Oh, and some sweet new tunes :) It’s a long one, but we promise you’ll love it!
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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.
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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 ...
Who doesn’t love a bit of spinnaker sailing?! As we continue down Mexico’s Baja coast, we enjoy some perfect spinnaker weather and also endure a few rain storms. On a Christmas Eve squall, we almost losing our stern anchor, making a quick rescue wit...
What’s so awesome about cruising Mexico’s Baja Coast? Well the amazing sunsets and fishing, of course! About halfway down the Baja coast, we set out harbor hopping between small villages and fishing communities. We get some awesome sailing in, and e...
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