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Ep. 79 – Preparing to leave Panama
Finally, we pulled the trigger and left Panama not knowing if we'd be able to get west with COVID border closures constantly changing. We picked up 2 new crew, Don from Canada and Nicolas from Mexico. Nicolas changed his mind at the last minute, but none t...
Minute Mac & Cheese Reviews – Canada (Daiya Brand (Vegan))
I saw a vegan Mac and cheese in the supermarket and had to see what it was all about. Product of Canada. If you enjoyed this video and want to see more, consider becoming our Patron. Your funds help keep the ⛵boat ⛵ afloat and help us purchase more eq...
Ep. 78 – Historic Sites Around Panama & More Stuff Breaks
While waiting to move onto the Galapagos, we visit some cool historical sites around Panama including the Camino Las Cruces, French & American Cemetery, and French Monument to their canal attempt. We tackle fixing our water maker, and friends stop by f...
Back to Life on Anchor | Sailing Sunday Ep. 119
After successfully checking into Sicily from Tunisia, we head out to our first night back on Anchor after a long successful winter helping hundreds of animals in Sicily & Tunisia and also spent the last 6 months preparing the boat for the Atlantic cros...
Ep. 77 – Stuck in Panama (Life around Panama & New Wind Generator)
With French Polynesia being closed for boaters due to COVID-19, we start to tackle a few tasks to keep busy. We don't want to sail to the Galapagos until we know FP is open. We bought a Nature Power wind generator back in the states, and have a long proces...
Ep. 76 – Palacio de las Garzas I Panama Presidential Palace
We take a personal tour of the Presidential Palace in Panama, called the Palacio de las Garzas (Herons' Palace) with our friend and fellow West Point Graduate Mario! We finally get our new Spinnaker sail! We checkout the views from Gamboa. As we wait on ...
Ep. 75 – Crossing the Canal Again? And More Things Break!
After we crossed the Panama Canal. We said goodbye to Diana and headed back to Illinois and Florida respectively to visit family, get doctors check ups, and order a few parts for the boat. Alan took a side trip down to Guatemala to visit a friend working ...
Nature Power Marine Grade 400 Watt Wind Generator Installation & Review
We needed to make power during night sails, so we looked for quality and affordable wind generators. We decided on Nature Power after a friend's recommendation, and tackled trying to install with little knowledge on electrical stuff. The controller ended u...
Panama Canal Full Crossing in a Sailboat
Here is the raw footage from our Gopros and iPhones of the January 2021 Southbound (Caribbean to Pacific) transit of the Panama Canal. Includes some time lapses. If you'd like to see a more condensed version, check out: Day 1 : https://youtu.be/C5hheKgHmZ...
Ep. 72 – How to Cross the Panama Canal Without an Agent (Part 1, Prep)
In this episode, we go over the preparation process on how to cross (transit) the ⛴Panama Canal🚢. We walk you through what we did, how much it cost us, and lessons learned. It ended up being super simple and we are glad we didn't pay and extra $500 fo...
Panama Canal Time lapse
Here is a time-lapse of our Southbound Transit of the Panama Canal in our 40' Bavaria sailboat in January 2021. 3 locks up 85 ft to Lake Gatun from the Caribbean, 28 nautical miles across the canal, and 85 ft down into the Pacific. It's not a continuous v...
Ep. 74 – How to Cross the Panama Canal Without an Agent (Part 3, Canal Day 2)
After spending the evening in Lake Gatun, a new advisor arrives the next morning to take us the remainder of the transit south to the Pacific Ocean through the Pedro Miguel and Miraflores Locks! Barrett Young & PJ Kelliher thanks for the GoPros, they ...
Ep. 73 – How to Cross the Panama Canal Without an Agent (Part 2, Crossing Day 1)
For our 2 day southbound transit of the Panama Canal (1 day for northbound) After being told by the Canal Authority to anchor in "The Flats" at noon, we waited over 4 hours until our advisor came aboard and directed us to the canal. We tied onto a tug so w...
Isla Mujeres Miramar Lobster House Fire26 April 2021
After a propane explosion from the neighboring restaurant occurred on 26 April 2021(not the 27th). Mirimar Lobster House and other restaurants burned down as a result. Mirimar's staff and owners were like family for ourselves and many other sailors and c...