We arrive at Hiva Oa, Marquesas, French Polynesia, after 25 days at sea.
It’s time to check in and have a look around and try to find some fresh produce.
We do the 3km hike up and over the hill to the little village, but there isn’t much fresh stuff ...
We pass the equator and Wendy becomes are ShelLback, with rum and tributes to Neptune.
Wendy makes the landing flags for our arrival and Magnus punches the grommets and hoists the flags.
A few beer reviews in this episode
We make landfall at Hiva Oa in ...
We are gently getting used to life on the ocean. So far the passage has gone very well. Here we discuss our passage plans and the reasons why we made the decisions that we did.
Magnus bakes a beaut loaf in the galley and reviews a 9 and a half beer. Life ...
We manage to finish our final fresh provisioning and grab a couple of special beers for the important parts of the passage. We actually leave sight of land and start the epic journey across the South Pacific from Cabo San Lucas to Hiva Oa in French Polynes...
We finally leave La Paz for the last time and make our way towards Cabo San Lucas which is where we will check out of Mexico for good. On the way we take the last opportunity to clean Nutshell’s hull before we embark on the South Pacific Crossing.
Cabo ...
With only a few days to go before we leave La Paz, Magnus builds a temporary gas locker extension out of pine. This will now mean that we can house the taller gas bottles which we have managed to find in Mexico.
Wendy keeps on with the sewing tasks, worki...
There’s so much to do before we head off across the South Pacific to the Marquesas. Bobby takes us to a farmer’s wholesale fresh produce market to pick up some old crates to store our cans for the crossing and we buy bulk produce. Then it’s back to N...
With only four days left to get ready to cross the almighty South Pacific Ocean we head into town to do the last minute shopping. Wendy works on the new cockpit cushions which are coming along well.
Magnus checks Issy to make sure she is ready.
It’s ge...
Nutshell has a leak and Magnus tries hard to find it before the boat fills with water!
He makes a start on the new ratlines which we will need for looking out to check for hazards where we are going.
Thanks for watching and following along with our adven...
We check out a few of the anchorages in the Sea of Cortez. We visit a lovely little place called Honeymoon Cove with its three cute beaches and then head over to Puerto Escondido just in time to shelter from a few days of bad weather which are hitting the ...
With the oven now fixed, Magnus experiments with a new bread making recipe and technique for making bread. It’s very successful!
We see the largest pod of dolphins that we have ever seen. There must have been over 100 in the pod!
We observe the local f...
We head on a quest to find foam for the cockpit cushions. We manage to find conduit which we will use for the conversion of our existing sail bags into stack packs.
Magnus makes a start on pulling out the superfluous stuff from the semi-installed water ma...
After over a year of having no oven, Magnus has yet another go at fixing it. We had written it off and were resigned to the fact that we would have to wait until we could get another one, but his efforts paid off!
To test it out, Magnus made one of his lo...
After over a year of cruising we finally manage to find Mason jars and have a go at pickling and preserving.
Thanks for watching and following along with our adventure.
Magnus and Wendy
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Where are we now:
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Magnus has a little accident with a fish hook. After much debate about how to get it out and who is going to actually do it, we decide to head back to La Paz to go the hospital to get it removed professionally. There’s always fear of infection with a rus...
We take a quick trip up to LA to renew our visas and catch up with friends. We pick up Wendy’s sister, Helen and she flies to La Paz to spend some time with us on Nutshell cruising the islands just off the coast.
She shows us how to make rice paper roll...
We leave Playa Balanadra and make our way to the anchorage at La Paz. It’s Christmas time, so we head onto land for a lovely lunch at a nearby restaurant.
La Paz anchorage has very shallow sections and just after dinner we hit the bottom!
We take the n...
We take a look at the beautiful bay of Bahia Bonanza on Espiritu Santo in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
We check out a ‘new’ second-hand dinghy and finally Peanut is upgraded.
We catch our first skipjack tuna and anchor in Balandra Bay with its famous m...
We manage to catch quite a few fish in this episode only to end up losing them or throwing them back because they aren’t suitable to eat! So, no fish for dinner, but not for lack of trying.
We leave the “mainland” of Mexico and sail across the Sea o...
We finally leave La Cruze and Magnus manages to land a very large mahi mahi on a small rig.
Magnus does a jury-rig on the alternator which has stopped working, again. Only a few weeks before we get the new parts for it so he can fix it properly.
Plenty o...
In this episode we check out the weekend market at the La Cruze Marina.
Magnus and Rat install the new lazy jacks and we get an upgrade on the batteries.
Magnus cranks up the bbq and makes a feast of chilli ribs.
More boat jobs, as usual, too.
Thanks f...
We visit quite a few little places in this episode.
The water pump carks it and Magnus finds a new one on Nutshell!
More fixes and a visit from the french baker.
Thanks for watching and following along with our adventure.
Magnus and Wendy
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Ou...
We arrive at Barra de Navidad and check out the lovely little town.
Peanut has a little meltdown and Magnus fixes her once again and we head down a crocodile infested river!
We visit Isla Colorado, a beautiful, little island with crystal clear waters.
T...
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