Month: January 2017

Fear.

Fear.

Fear, the plaque of humanity, ruled us for centuries. The powers at hand controlled their subjects with fear, the individual spirit was crushed as collateral damage until democracy promised an end to this, an end to the fear to be obliterated  like this tiny crab. 

Sailing  Tips 2.2. Sea of Cortez traveling South from Santa Rosalia to La Paz  DEC 2016/JAN 2017

Sailing Tips 2.2. Sea of Cortez traveling South from Santa Rosalia to La Paz DEC 2016/JAN 2017

Santa Rosalia Fuel dock. There is space to anchor in the port at the far side. We heard that there is a lot of debris on the harbor bottom and anchor retrieval might be difficult. There is also a protected bay outside the port. We 

Down the Sea 2.2. Santa Rosalía to La Paz

Down the Sea 2.2. Santa Rosalía to La Paz

We left Santa Rosalia early after a short night sleep, because I was editing, formatting and uploading pictures and finally posting the last posts around midnight. Radu was preparing the boat, checking systems. On any passage we have a berth prepared for sleeping including a 

Lupe Therapy.

Lupe Therapy.

Yesterday, we hung out with Lupe. Lupe opened the one and only restaurant in Bahía San Evaristo two years ago. Cruisers, who anchor in this bay every year, encouraged this small fishing village of around a hundred souls to cater to the passing boats and 

One Big Mistake?

One Big Mistake?

You think you can sail off into the sunset. Some can, some can’t. Most are too happy with life on land. They might complain a lot about it, might dream of freedom and sailing, but in the end on land is where they belong. On 

Worth it.

Worth it.

Living in a tiny house on water, the chapped lips from the wind and the weather, the bruises from falling around the boat bouncing on waves, the nausea on the first sails out after landlubbing, are so worth it when you arrive at places like