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Reflecting on 6 months in and 6 months left
Boat life, Prepping for departure, Voyage planning

Reflecting on 6 months in and 6 months left

Ryan and I recently realized that we are now officially 6 months into our yearlong adventure (4 months living on board … Continue reading Reflecting on 6 months in and 6 months left

Mazatlan: Finally Dakota’s crew gets to chill!
Adventures Ashore, Boat life

Mazatlan: Finally Dakota’s crew gets to chill!

We arrived here in Mazatlan on Wednesday, December 7th after having to ditch our plans to visit Cabo Plumo (and … Continue reading Mazatlan: Finally Dakota’s crew gets to chill!

Cabo to Mazatlan: Leaving Baja California for mainland Mexico
Boat life, Passages, Voyage planning

Cabo to Mazatlan: Leaving Baja California for mainland Mexico

We arrived in Cabo Thursday December 1st feeling overjoyed, overwhelmed, relieved, happy and very excited to return to a place … Continue reading Cabo to Mazatlan: Leaving Baja California for mainland Mexico

Bahia Magdalena: 3rd Leg of our Mexican adventures
Adventures Ashore, Boat life, Passages, Prepping for departure

Bahia Magdalena: 3rd Leg of our Mexican adventures

While we enjoyed our time in Turtle Bay, we decided to take advantage of the good-sized weather window to make … Continue reading Bahia Magdalena: 3rd Leg of our Mexican adventures

Bahia Magdalena: Reflections
Boat life, Passages

Bahia Magdalena: Reflections

While we weren’t sure how long we’d be in Mag Bay (specifically at Man of War Cove where we anchored), … Continue reading Bahia Magdalena: Reflections

Bahia Tortuga: Leg 2 of our Mexican adventure
Adventures Ashore, Boat life

Bahia Tortuga: Leg 2 of our Mexican adventure

We departed from Cabo San Quitin on Saturday November 20 and after a 28 hour passage (190 nms) arrived in … Continue reading Bahia Tortuga: Leg 2 of our Mexican adventure

Ensenada: First Mexican port of call
Adventures Ashore, Boat life, Prepping for departure, Uncategorized

Ensenada: First Mexican port of call

We left the U.S. late Friday evening on November 11 with a 12 hour expected passage to Ensenada, arriving on … Continue reading Ensenada: First Mexican port of call

Adventures in Socal  (Part III): San Diego
Adventures Ashore, Boat life, Prepping for departure

Adventures in Socal (Part III): San Diego

It seems like eons ago that we first arrived in San Diego from Avalon (Catalina Island) on Saturday, October 22.  … Continue reading Adventures in Socal (Part III): San Diego

Adventures in SoCal (Part II): Catalina Island
Adventures Ashore, Boat life

Adventures in SoCal (Part II): Catalina Island

Oye vey! Time has flown and every time I hope to post an update, I’m pulled away by a kid emergency … Continue reading Adventures in SoCal (Part II): Catalina Island

Update: Adventures in Books
Boat life, CKD's Book Adventures

Update: Adventures in Books

Although I haven’t been able to officially update the blog with our whereabouts (San Diego) and what we’ve been up to (celebrating Finley’s 4th birthday and endless boat projects to prepare for our Mexico departure), I wanted to post an update to the book section of our blog for those interested!

Continue reading “Update: Adventures in Books”

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