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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Who needs a forestay anyways?! Well, maybe if you want to do some sailing… but before we do any more of that, it’s time to do a partial de-rigging and remove ...
Ay, yai, yai…. What have we been up to lately? Oh, you know… just breaking our bowsprit and anchor pulpit right off the front of our beloved Varuna, you? It ...
What happens when you combine some awesome Channel Island anchorages and a string of misadventures in Santa Barbara, you ask? Well Episode 19 happens! Come ...
We are finally settling into cruising life, balancing boat repairs and exploring amazing new places! After landing in Ventura, we are happy to take advantage ...
Part 2 of our offshore passage from the Columbia River to the Channel Islands and Southern California! The weather calms down, we get a chance to go for a ...