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Life onboard

An ode to Autumn on the Salish Sea

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November 9, 2017

In our travels so far, I can say with confidence we have not discovered a place better suited for cruising than the Pacific Northwest. While I can’t complain about…

Life onboard

A Year Goes By

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September 18, 2017

Is it too cliché to start this with a contemplative statement like “I can’t believe we’ve already been cruising for a year” or “This year has really flown by”…

Boat work

How to rebuild a transmission

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August 21, 2017

During the passage to Zihuatanejo back in April, our transmission took its last breaths. Once we had sailed onto anchor, recovered from the passage, and had a beer or…

Land wanderings

The 5 steps to becoming Guatemalan Public Transportation Experts

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August 9, 2017

This is where school buses go to….live again? I’d never really considered it before, but what a mundane life a school bus in the states must have. They are…

Life onboard Underway

Another passage, another drama

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July 11, 2017

I’m trying to remember the last passage we completed without drama or major issue, but coming up short. I want to tell you stories of beautiful passages, trips that…