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 …
Since our last post, we have continued our trek northward. From Isla Carmen, we stopped off briefly outside of Loreto for a provisioning run, then headed up to Isla Coronados. The anchorage is huge, aqua blue with several white sand beaches. It is the picture of paradise. When we pulled in there, we knew we …
When in Rome We are pretty conservative with our cruising kitty. Most areas of our budget are fairly fixed, but the food budget is one that we have the largest control over. To that end we figure that by eating as much like a Mexican as possible, we will not only learn a lot about …
Banyan is heading south! It’s just getting a little chilly for us up here in the sea… I know… all of you knee deep in snow are just groaning and rolling your eyes but – really, we are getting cold. When you have to wear a wet suit to get in the water it’s just …
It’s down to the wire! In less than 5 days we will be upping anchor and heading south to Mexico in a big convoy of other boats called the Baja Ha Ha! “FINALLY!” you say, and so do we! I know some of you have been taking bets on whether or not we will ever …
How Does Food Work on a Boat? I’ve been meaning to write about food for a while. This post has been languishing in my “working posts” file under construction and ignored. This is much like my cooking… I work on it, have high hopes, but it is sadly neglected. I have flights of fancy and …