Exploring the world on a Vancouver 36
Spending all our time tied to the dock has allowed us to catch up on our to-do list, so much so that we might leave here with nothing left to fix! Though Murphy’s Law will surely strike again, it feels good to have made so much progress on all the small things we’ve been putting off fixing onboard. Here’s a brief summary of what we’ve been up to here in Chiapas this month.
Continue reading “The List is Shrinking!”
With hurricane season in full swing out in the Pacific, we settle in to a lazy routine in our new temporary home base in Puerto Chiapas. Between boat projects, we relax and enjoy the tropical weather, visit the nearby city of Tapachula and jump through the bureaucratic hurdles necessary to send a package back to the USA.
Continue reading “Summer down South”
While underway to Puerto Chiapas, after our forestay detached we reduced sail coverage, the next item on the list of immediate troubles was our engine’s cooling system. We had just recently replaced the worn impeller of our raw water pump while anchored in Acapulco, so the we figured the culprit was elsewhere.
Continue reading “Emergency engine maintenance or “That’s not supposed to be there””
After our unexpected rigging and engine problems on passage from Acapulco, we anticipated the worst was yet to come as we slowly limped in to Chiapas in the wee hours of the morning. But Neptune seemed to grant us a reprieve, delivering us safely to a wonderful little harbor at the very southern extreme of Mexico’s Pacific Coast; Marina de Chiapas!
Continue reading “Crisis averted in Chiapas”
We find ourselves back in Acapulco just over a year after our first visit. With our recent crew members now safely back on land, Janine and I have been making minor repairs onboard, swimming in the warm, clear waters of the harbor, searching for fresh fruits and veggies in the market and preparing to hit the road on an overland adventure to Mexico City.
Continue reading “The Little Big City”