Anchored off the cruising hub of La Cruz, Mexico we adjust to life in peak cruising season. It’s a busy, popular place, to try to find a bit more peace and ...

We were welcomed into Stu and Maggie’s home in Tucson, Arizona and got to sit down with Stu and hear all about Sun Pure Watermakers. It was great getting to ...

Exciting news on Varuna - we finally decided to take the leap and install a watermaker - a Sun Pure DC unit, which are able to run with just our solar and ...

Off Mexico’s Pacific coast is a tiny volcanic island home to Blue Footed Boobies and Magnificent Frigatebirds. Commonly referred to as Mexico’s Galapagos, ...

It’s official - we are leaving the Sea of Cortez! Join us on a three-day sailing passage from Isla San Francisco towards Isla Isabel near mainland Mexico. We ...

We sail to the abandoned salt mining village on Isla Carmen and dive our first wrecked boat. After some awesome sailing and fishing, we pick up Ty’s daughter ...

There’s so much hard work that goes into getting a boat ready to go back in the water! In this episode, we take a quick break from the boatyard to visit ...

Because if you love your home, your home will love you! This week, all attention is focused on Varuna, sanding and grinding away. Ty works on fiberglassing, ...

Hard at work in the boatyard in Guaymas, Mexico we take some time enjoy the local culture in between all of the dirty work. Taking local Mexican busses ...

Coming at you from Marina Seca Guaymas, we get onto the real work, starting at the local lumber shop. We purchase plywood for a waterproof deck box and to ...

Because to keep the journey going, you gotta put in some work! To keep Varuna ship shape, we pull into a tiny dock at Marina Seca Guaymas on mainland Mexico, ...

We hit a Brown Booby fishing streak sailing in the Northern Sea of Cortez, which requires lots of booby rescues, creative deterrent methods and rehabilitation ...

In Mexico, we anchor off the ominously named Isla Salsipuedes, which translates to “Get Out If You Can.” Despite the name, we want to stay as long as we can, ...

Out at the Midriff Islands, we find total peace and tranquility - crystal clear water for diving, 360 degree panoramic views, incredible desert hiking, unique ...

The time has finally come for us to say farewell to Baja, sailing out of Bahía de los Angeles to Puerto Don Juan. Here we do some amazing diving with a very ...

Have you heard of the largest fish in the world? Would you swim with it? In Bahía de los Angeles, we find whale sharks, the world’s largest fish, and jump in ...

In anticipation of the first “El Norte” of the season, we sneak through the perilous entrance into “the tank” at Isla Estanque. Here, a beautiful naturally ...

Sailing in the Northern Sea of Cortez, we stumble across an incredible sight… A sardine bait ball that had attracted hundreds of feeding sharks, tuna, dorado, ...

In the Northern Sea of Cortez, we set off for what we think will be an easy overnight sail, but with much stronger winds than forecasted, our passage quickly ...

Join us as we explore the rarely sailed Northern Sea of Cortez, setting out from San Felipe, we visit Bahía Willard and the nearby Enchanted Islands, dropping ...

In the popular Mexican beach getaway destination of San Felipe, we experience a different side of Mexico, wandering the beach, taking in the sights. We learn ...

And so begins the journey back to the US… for us it’s no easy feat - sailing several hundred miles, hitching a ride, a bus trip, Uber ride, rental car, border ...

As we sail into the Northern Sea of Cortez, we soon realize that we are in for a longer passage than planned… but it’s all good because we hit a fish-catching ...

On a pristine island, we find a beach full of plastic and garbage. Upon discovering that this is a popular spot for local families from the nearby town to ...