After ten months exploring the shores of Baja California and three months in La Paz, we leave for the mainland of Mexico. Our first landfall is Bahia Matanchen with the cute little town of San Blas.
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Current journeys and future travel plans
I just returned from three weeks in Europe visiting family and friends in both Germany and Croatia. This trip included my usual stops in Munich, Cres, and Buzet with day trips to various other places. Leaving balmy warm Mexico for chilly Europe took some getting used to but I was fortunately didn’t experience the usually persistent Bura wind conditions while in Cres, this kept the temperatures mild. Nice enough even to go for a boat ride.
Continue reading “Current journeys and future travel plans”Our expenses as liveaboards (2022 Update)
This post is an update to an older post from before we cast off, called “Budgeting Expectations“.
It has been almost two years since my original post about our budget aboard Rua Hatu. After cruising for a while now, let’s review our spending over the last two years.
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Last week we sailed north, which we had waited for due to the typical strong winds from the north during winter, called Northers.
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It was late December and we dropped anchor near a small fishing village. The sleepy village lies at the foot of a 750 meter tall old volcano. Rust, orange, and sand colors prevail with grey streaks resembling ash avalanches long ago rolling down the hills of Isla de Cedros.
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