Tag: Mexico

Cruising Life

Why washing dishes in saltwater is WORTH IT

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“What did we sign up for?!” I thought after our first day at anchor in the Sea of Cortez. We had spent the prior night and wee morning hours fighting through a 30 knot coromuel to get to the anchorage. Both us and the boat were covered with …Read more

First Cruise/First passage

First cruising adventure: Our best and worst moments

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Thoughts on my First Cruising Adventure:  Panama Canal Transit and Pacific Coast of Central America and Mexico in our 72 foot steel sail boat, Ironbarque in June 2008

Sharing a moment on the Chagris River (Panama)

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Ironbarque started life as one of the boats built to race around the world in the Southern Ocean as part …Read more

Cruising with Kids

What does it cost to cruise as a family? One family's first-year expenses

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When our family of 4 began our exciting transition to the cruising life aboard our 35′ Cal Cruising Windfall in November 2008, we had everything planned out.

We would explore Mexico by skimming lightly off our savings if we needed to, but the monthly interest that we received off our conservative investments would be the …Read more