Reality For Today
It’s not as glamorous as it seems.
Not Going North To Keep Things From Going South
Sometimes you need to prioritize safety over your own plans, like we’ve had to do.
I Might Be The Last Person Who Should Give You Financial Advice-

I’m wading back into saving and making money while being out here cruising. We live on a cruising sailboat with our dog and kids in the Sea of Cortez and we worked our asses off to get to this point. Prior to leaving to go cruising, we had a bit of money stockpiled from the sale […]
Heading North- On To Bay Of LA
We’re excited. As you read this, we’ll be sitting in Conception Bay (probably sweating our balls off). Conception is large bay often used as a stopping point on the trek north to Bay of LA or Puerto Penasco, but we’re not going north to haul out or find a slip. We’re headed to Bay of […]
Considerations For Cruising Right Now

Things we should have thought through before taking off to go cruising.
Equipment for Self Sufficiency

*Prologue: Sitting in the cockpit during this still morning in the Sea of Cortez, Tulum is once more at anchor in a quiet bay. This is the Sea of Cortez I remember from living on a boat as a kid….here…in this same bay more than 40 years ago. I think Tulum is happiest sitting at […]
Provisioning During A Crisis Should Be Continuous

Long-Term Provisioning Should Be Continuous When It’s Safe To Do
Huge Thanks to Sea-Tech Systems
A Communications Dummy Says Thanks
COVID Reality Fuels Changes To Our Cruising Plans
COVID-19 reality forces us to carefully start to change cruising plans so we can bug out!
Three (3) Cruising Budget Killers
Three things that may put a dent in any cruisers budget.