We are finally cruising again! After staying in Isla Mujeres for over a year, building a lifestyle that would allow us to financially sustain our adventures, ...

Our last day in Isla Mujeres is jam packed with last minute to-do's, lots of emotion, and plenty of self reflection. We talk about what it feels like to be on ...

We finally get to the bottom of our engine overheating alarm by flushing the heat exchange with muriatic acid. Desiree does one last provisioning run and ...

After hunkering down in Isla Mujeres, Mexico for over a year, we finally start to stow our tools and bust out our sailing gear to transform Atticus back into a ...

After living in Isla Mujeres for over a year to save up enough money to start cruising again, we FINALLY begin tackling some maintenance issues on Atticus so ...

Jordan celebrates installing the hard dodger by getting a tattoo with Kika from Sailing Uma. If you haven't seen our epic battle of the channels, check it ...

A DIY step-by-step tutorial on how to build a hardtop for a boat. After many hours of designing, fabricating, and spraying the hard dodger, we FINALLY install ...

After living at the dock (in exchange for work) in Isla Mujeres, Mexico for a little over a year, we are FINALLY ready to untie the lines and head to the ...

A DIY step-by-step tutorial on how to build a hardtop for a boat. Jordan continues to fabricate the hard dodger and gets it completely ready for painting. ...

A DIY step-by-step tutorial on how to build a hardtop for a boat. Refitting Atticus took us 3 long years, during which time it was difficult to decide what we ...

For Jordan's birthday, I surprise Jordan with a trip to Chichen Itza, because let's face it, nothing makes him happier than ruining my life! Jordan also wraps ...

While hunkering down in Isla Mujeres to build up our cruising kitty, we take advantage of a long weekend to explore some mayan ruins and cenotes in Coba. ...

After working hard in Isla Mujeres to build up our cruising kitty, we take a long weekend vacation into the interior of the Yucatan to explore more cenotes and ...

Living on a sailboat in a boatyard can be a unique experience. Every now and then while living aboard, you are bound to spent at least a little bit of time on ...

After getting back from our magical trip to Bahia de Ascension we get right back to work so we can make the money necessary to start cruising the Caribbean ...

Get your war paint on! It's time for an Epic battle of the channels! We gathered your challenge ideas, threw in some of our own, and went to town in Isla ...

After living in Isla Mujeres, Mexico for almost half a year while working hard to beef up our cruising kitty, we sort of forgot what it felt like to cruise! ...

After exploring much of Bahia de Ascension (Mexico) and the nearby remote fishing village of Punta Allen we get lost in an extensive mangrove maze that wound ...

In this episode we stumble upon some gorgeous reef, talk about our weather fax setup, and finally we set out to explore remote and quiet Punta Allen on foot. ...

After our most stressful passage yet we arrive in Bahia de Ascension and are reminded that cruising is actually worth it... sometimes. In Ascension we explore ...

Isla Mujeres continued to be a perfect place to find work. Desiree found a side-job doing social media photography for a wedding planning company, scored big ...

After spending a couple of months heads down in sewing and fiberglass work, we both decided it was time to take a break from the darker side of cruising to ...

After spending a couple of months heads down in sewing and fiberglass work while living in Isla Mujeres, Mexico, we both decided it was time to take a break ...

Our cruising experience in Cuba, after leaving Havana, got progressively more desolate as we headed farther and farther away from a big city. We rarely saw ...