Greetings from Milwaukee! If you were around here in the 80s and 90s, you may know the city as “A Great Place on a Great Lake”. I’ve always loved that…
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Editor’s note: It was tough to choose a headline for this post. Very tempting to use one of the best palindromes ever: A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama! For…
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We’re spending two weeks in Panama City before we take Pineapple through the Panama Canal. It feels good to be here.
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Greetings from Panama City! We’ve sailed about 4,500 miles since leaving San Francisco, and it’s hard to believe our first season of cruising is almost over.
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Editor’s note: The headline is a reference to “Mo Money Mo Problems” by 1990s hip-hop artist The Notorious B.I.G. (in an unforgettable collaboration with Mase and Puff Daddy). You picked up…
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Before we left San Francisco, we were hungry for information, advice, and stories about the cruising life. Newly Salted and companion series Interview with a Cruiser became two of our…
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When we started our new habit of recording every single expense (see January and February here), it came with immediate rewards: We gained clarity about how we were spending our…
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As we assembled the jigsaw puzzle of our first cruising season, we started by building around a couple big pieces.
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Paw-ticular Harbor is back by paw-pular demand! (Okay, I’ll stop the paw puns now.)
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We have been in Northern Nicaragua for a week, and we’re loving every minute. Well, except the stifling heat. We’re pretty sure it’s reaching 100°F during the day, but can’t…
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Our 10 days in El Salvador were all about… contrast.
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It’s time for the second installment of “What it Costs to Cruise in Mexico”!
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Since sailing across the border into Mexico, we’ve covered 2,225 miles and stopped in 23 wonderful places. And now, after four incredible months, here we are at our last port…
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As we transitioned from “cruising curious” to “let’s make a 5-year plan” to “let’s leave on Wednesday”, we read a ton. Naturally, we wanted to know what it would be…
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News flash! It’s a lot cheaper to live in Mexico than in San Francisco!
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Months from now, when I look back at our time in Barra de Navidad, I already know I’m going to have a silly grin on my face.
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After three weeks in Banderas Bay, we’re on the move again. And we’re back in a comfortable cruising rhythm, sailing south, watching the coast glide past our port beam. As…
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After three weeks in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, we are finally ready to continue south. We plan to leave tomorrow.
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It’s hard to believe we left our life in San Francisco just three months ago. Since October 4, we’ve traveled almost 2,000 miles and made 23 stops. And in those…
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We’ve sailed just 173 miles since our last post from Mazatlan. It’s been easy going, apart from having to dodge whales and avoid fishermen’s “long lines.”
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We’re back to city life these past couple weeks—in La Paz, and now in Mazatlan, which is our first stop on mainland Mexico and already a highlight of our cruise.
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We stretched out the 120-mile trip from Cabo to La Paz, spending the last 11 days in five different anchorages just inside the Sea of Cortez.
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We are thrilled to report we’ve made it all the way down the Baja peninsula and are now in Cabo! We are feeling super accomplished and proud we’ve made it…
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We’re now in Mexico! On Sunday we made the 65-mile trip from San Diego to Ensenada.
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On Friday we left Santa Barbara, planning to anchor on Santa Cruz Island for the night on our way to Los Angeles. The island is a short 25-mile trip, and…
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After an unexpected long weekend in Monterey, we were antsy to keep moving south as soon as the swells and wind died down along the coast.
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On October 4, we left Sausalito for our passage to Mexico. We’ll have more stories to share along the way, but in the meantime, here’s a few photos of what…
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Good news: It’s a girl! Which would make this a mid-berth update, I suppose… Sorry, I will make better jokes next time. I promise. This post comes to you from…
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After waiting more than a year, our new Outbound 46 is finally on its way from Xiamen, China! We’ve been inching towards this goal since we ordered the boat in…
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We chose the name Pineapple more than two years ago, and now we are this close to having a boat to bear the name: Our new Outbound 46 is on…
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After picking up Jennifer and Chris in Oxnard, we spent the night anchored in Paradise Cove off Malibu. Then we set off for the final leg of the Ta-Ta –…