Exploring the world on a Vancouver 36
General musings about our life aboard a 36 foot sailboat. Logbook entries from both of us as we explore the world
Many years ago, nine to be precise, we acquired our first boat: Uno Mas, an Islander 30 built in 1976. Uno Mas is a “daysailer” with a fin keel. A quick and nifty little boat that allowed us to get comfortable sailing the coastal and inland waters of Washington State for almost five years. We found her in Ballard in Seattle at the commercial fishing port.
Continue reading “Throwback Thursday: Our first boat”
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.
Continue reading “Bye-bye Baja!”
Change is in the air aboard Rua Hatu this month! Lots of change! Not just onboard either, the world seems to be changing at an increasingly erratic pace (hang in there Ukraine 🇺🇦). Though our boat has been relatively stationary in La Paz for far longer than we anticipated, that certainly hasn’t kept the crew and our friends and family from roaming about the universe.
Continue reading “Ends and Beginnings”
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”
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.
Continue reading “Our expenses as liveaboards (2022 Update)”