Ocean Blue Adventures

Well, not quite.. but made for a good title. For those who don’t follow our twitter feed, we’re happy to announce that our steering cable is repaired. The repair is not perfect, but it will certainly get us to Mazatlan, hell.. it would likely get us around the World.
Speaking of Mazatlan, we WILL [...]

Weather has always amazed & interested me.  Weather was important to me when I was working on a charter boat.  But weather is now our life, our comfort, safety & survival now depends on the weather & how we prepare for that.
Here is a book that I suggest all mariners carry – Mariner’s Weather Book

Well, we are getting close to a fix on the steering cable.  I have found a cable, but now just hoping that it will be long enough.  If not, we will have to source the cable in La Paz.
We have been putting off the repair for a few days as it requires me to empty [...]

Yep, another blow on it’s way here.  This time it’s forecasted to be 30-35 knots from the North, starting late tonight & peaking Sunday night.  Then we are supposed to have 20+ knots on Monday with the wind calming on Tuesday.
We’re still on our mooring ball, we know with a North wind that we will [...]

The forecast for last night/today was 15-20 knots from the SW.  What we saw instead was gusts up to 60 KNOTS!
We,  like most of the boats in the anchorage weren’t prepared for such strong winds, we had left the motor on the dinghy & the dinghy in water.  I worried about the dinghy motor all [...]

We’re in love with stuff — with shopping, with acquiring, with owning, with collecting.
Let’s lust after life instead.
Please read the rest of this article over at zenhabits.net

Thought is was time for an update on the blog, as many of you know we try to do daily updates on our twitter account, which you can see on the right side of this blog.
Johanna’s Birthday was a big hit, she did exactly what she wanted to during the day & at 5pm, we [...]

Happy Birthday Johanna,We Love You!
We will spend today doing whatever Johanna wants, then we’re heading over to Don & Brenda’s for dinner.
Happy Birthday!

Please forgive me, as I am still working on the post regarding our haulout.
We’re currently at a mooring ball in Puerto Escondido.  The mooring ball we’re at is perfect for us, as it’s only 200′ from the dinghy dock of the Singlar marina.
Let me give you the pros & cons of this mooring ball.
Pro – [...]

(OTTAWA, Jan. 13, 2010) – The Red Cross is responding to a powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010. The earthquake has caused buildings to collapse and wide-spread damage throughout Port au Prince.
Red Cross response was immediate. Local volunteers continue to support evacuation activities and provide much [...]