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 ...
Life in a Nutshell
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 ...
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 ...
We spend the summer sailing around the English channel, the Scilly Isles and the Channel Islands as a shake down cruise to prepare Fair Isle for long term ...
Sailing Fair Isle
We sail across the North sea from Holland to the UK after buying a sailboat in Monnikendam, Holland. We spend a winter in Holland and talk about our favorite ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
We leave Zihuatanejo and head for the lovely little island of Ixtapa where we find a delightful turtle sanctuary. Plenty of sailing and searching for a safe ...
There’s a flood in the boat and we don’t know where the water is coming from! Wendy starts bailing. The Go Pro gets a bit of time out and about. Magnus does a ...
The title says it all … we find great beer in Zihuatanejo! We check out the town and experienced the celebrations of the Day of the Dead festivities. And, of ...
We found an Irish Pub and headed off to check it out. Magnus fixed the autopilot clutch which was slipping. In the meantime, the engine electrics get a touch ...
We actually leave Marina Chiapas, say our farewells to our new found friends and head off into the blue … After a wild night at sea, crossing the infamous ...
We are finally ready to leave Marina Chiapas only to be thwarted at the final gate. The port it closed due to a cyclone threat just off the coast. So, yet ...
In this week’s episode we leave Marina Chiapas and head down the track to welcome the Mexican Tall Ship in. It’s moored at the port, just up the way from the ...
This week is all about sewing. We are very thankful to our wonderful Patrons who have kindly supported us over the last two years and enabled us to buy a ...
In this week’s episode we take time out from boat jobs and head into the villages and towns of Chiapas on a tour. We enjoy a delicious traditional Mexican ...
This episode is all about working on Nutshell and making her beautiful again. Wendy sands and varnishes the cockpit. Magnus works on the new bimini prototype. ...
It’s been a big week for the installation of lovely new toys for Nutshell. Magnus makes good parts of the old auto pilot and installs the new one and he gets ...