Tiny is Great.
Tiny living come in all forms, can be on land or on water, mobile or permanent. Tiny is making an impact. It’s a game changer. Tiny houses are now trendy in the US. So trendy that there is a program on the American Home&Garden cable …
Month: December 2016
Viva La Bilge Pump!
Since this night I can attest to, that the most important crew on board is the bilge pump. We are motoring, because there is absolutely no wind, unfortunately, because a little while back a seam in our engines muffler box gave out and seawater is …
Sailing Tips 2.1. Upper Sea of Cortez traveling South + East from Puerto Refugio to Bahía Kino + Ísla San Esteban NOV/DEC 2016
We left Puerto Penasco for Puerto Refugio, a passage of 106 nmiles, an overnighter, big sea with about 6-8 foot waves in 10-15 kn of NW winds for the first 8 hours. Puerto Refugio We were here before in south west wind and had anchored …
The Seri Against Western Civilization.
It was a short sail over to Bahía Kino, past a rock formation the Seri call Ak Akeem and another, which looks like a sphinx from one side and like a turtle coming the other way. No wonder that both have a special place in …
Down the Sea 2.1. Puerto Peñasco to Bahía Kino and Santa Rosalía
11/18-12/12/2016 We left Puerto Peñasco around noon for our about 20 hour crossing of the upper Sea of Cortez to Puerto Refugio, an anchorage at the northern shore of Ísla Ángel de la Guardia. We had spent several nice days in July there and had …
Letting Go.
Easier said than done, letting go describes the concept of acceptance and even forgiveness. After one lets go, one is set free. With all the freedom that sailing brings, we still bring with us ourselves and all our baggage everywhere we go. So true for me. …
No Wallet for a Week.
SV Coastal Drifter’s Debbie calls it ‘having a free day’. When we are at remote anchorages and even if we go ashore there are no people, no villages, no restaurants and we leave the wallet on the boat. There aren’t any tiendas, supermarkets or vendors …
Great Company, Great Food!
The Benedict brothers of West Los Angeles had us over for dinner last night. We met Steven, the older of the two, at an arts and crafts show at Bahía de los Ángeles’ natural history museum, where he invited us for dinner. He picked us …