Visiting Hawaii With Family- Starting In Honolulu on O’ahu
History in Honalulu, visiting the Pearl Harbor Memorial and Fort DeRussy…and relaxing and soaking up some sun.
Roadtripping and Camping In The West With Kids- The Road To Dinosaur-3
Our longest travel day of the entire roadtrip, heading from Zion National Park to Dinosaur National Monument in one push. As the crow flies this didn’t look like a long trip, but when you add various terrain and one lane roads to the mix, it became an all day affair. But wow, it was sooo worth it.
My Take On Cuban-Style Black Beans- NOT Pressure Cooked Naked
Getting into Panama City after getting our butts kicked on what would be our last at-sea passage, complete with a blinding rainy season downpour just as we were getting into the tiny La Playita Marina at Amador…we were hungry for some slow cooked Cuban food. Right across the street from La Playita we found the most amazing Cuban Black Beans and I’ve been keen to try to recreate the recipe.
Waiting To Wait
From Boat to Bus we travel slow with kids, dog and cat. But right now we’re waiting on waiting.
The Last Bottle, The First Cart
As soon as the mechanics finally arrived, things started getting real for the family. Once our engine started getting fixed and when running, we need to be moved off the boat. So, no better time to start than now. This is the first story of that new adventure.
The Game: Waiting On Parts
With a patient buyer waiting on Tulum and different adventures dangling ever so tantalizingly in front of us….we’re ready for Tulum’s big diesel heart to roar to life again.
Anchor Chain Maintenance: Cold Galvanizing Tulum’s Anchor Chain
Some boaters just ignore anchor chain or worry about it when that chain is completely ruined. We just can’t do it that way, as we depend on our chain daily with all the anchoring we like to do.
Eventually if you drop an anchor and use chain rode enough times, anchor chain will need some maintenance or you will be forced to buy new chain. Finding Hot Galvanizing for anchor chain in larger industrialized countries isn’t hard, but what to do in smaller countries or if you just happen to be far away from somewhere that can hot galvanize large amounts of chain? When Tulum was hauled in July, we had to do some research and make decisions on our own chain maintenance.
Cooking On Tulum: Easy Stovetop Eggplant Parmesan
Hell yeah we LOVE to cook on our own boat. We have a bitchin galley to cook in and there’s nothing better than making a great meal that my crew LOVES. The HelmsMistress doesn’t mind me cooking either…cause then she gets to relax and think about tomorrows school day. Read this story…I’m gonna drop some stovetop cooking knowledge-
Upgrades Cost Money And Time But It’s Worth It On A Cruising Sailboat
When you live onboard a sailboat as your only home, it’s nice to upgrade and modernize the boat every so often…and we’ve doing just that.
Great Dane And Kitty On A Sailboat: Quincy Takes On The Jungle
Great Dane in the Panama Jungle….with a few cat pics too.