Tag: family boat

Caution, Cruising Community Crossing

For the last several weeks, since we arrived in La Cruz, Mexico, we have been all about getting ready.  Getting ready for what you ask?  In essence, we are preparing for self-reliance.  But, there is also a community element to our preparations and passage making.    Tell me about this community.  So, one doesn’t just …

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Back on Board!

We spent 4 months on Banyan in the spring of last year and put her to bed while we RV’d all over the US and Canada.  We had an awesome time and it was mainly necessary because of work… and I really wanted to spend the holidays with family.  Now, I can not begin to …

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February in 1 Second a Day

Back Aboard!  In February we reunited with our home, SV Banyan.  We made a passage from Guaymas down to La Cruz, MX and are now marina bound until we get our outboard engine fixed.  The girls are very pleased with this scenario as they can hop on and off the boat meeting old friends and …

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October in 1 Second a Day

Happy All Saints Day! I hope you enjoy our 1 Second a Day video for October.  I’ve made a little adjustment so hopefully it is a bit easier to veiw than the video from September. Cheers!  

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Leaving La Barca

This whole RV thing is hilarious.  To be honest, I’ve had a little bit of a difficult time embracing the RV lifestyle.  There is something not very graceful about pulling into an RV park that stands in stark contrast to dropping the hook in a secluded anchorage.  But hey, we are getting used to the …

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Back to School

The girls had a little break from the time they left school in Canada until we got to Guaymas.  We were just having too much fun traveling to do much schooling.   They had their “summer” break in February and March. They did lots of fun (and educational) things during that time.  In Hawaii, we …

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