The Little Big City

Acapulco

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.

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Ebb and Flow: Dinoflagellates, Dolphins, and Swimming far from Shore

This is a guest post by Lyssa Brodsky. She and her husband, Forrest, stayed aboard Rua Hatu in April 2022.

It was an indescribably magical feeling to swim in the open ocean. More specifically, 10 miles from shore and 80 meters above the ocean floor. Though scary for some, I found it to be incredibly peaceful and I felt a oneness with the ocean that I’d never truly felt before. 

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New Crew – Who ‘dis?

Yelapa, Jalisco, Mexico

This is a guest post by Forrest Brodsky. Forrest and his wife, Lyssa, are staying aboard Rua Hatu in April 2022.

Forrest & Lyssa aboard Rua Hatu

If you were to ask me what I would be doing to celebrate my thirty third rotation around the sun a month or two ago, I would have replied with a vague “Oh, probably riding my bike with friends in the woods and enjoying the usual libations….” What actually transpired was beyond my imagination.

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