16 Days That’s how long we’ve been at sea now, in our quest to cross the Pacific Ocean. 16 days. We initially thought the passage would take 24-26 days. Ha! That was before we encountered the Gulf of Panama, which… Continue Reading →
We have now been at sea for eight days and have settled into a pretty good routine. People often ask sailors if they get bored on long ocean passages. Frankly, being a crew of two, it is hard to imagine… Continue Reading →
And we’re off! Again. Trying to cross the Pacific. And so far, it feels very familiar. We left Friday and the first day was just lovely. There was a beautiful breeze and we were on the move at last! WooHoo!… Continue Reading →
Yep. This will be a short post. Because…we’re still waiting for wind. It’s been 13 days since the 5 hour boomerang departure attempt. In that time, we’ve fixed the things that broke. Then we fixed some more things that broke…. Continue Reading →
Well, I hoped by this week’s blog post we would be a week into our journey across the Pacific regaling you with tales of life on the high seas and dolphin pics. Instead, we are currently sitting back at the… Continue Reading →
And we’re off! Well, tomorrow that is. That is our plan. We leave early tomorrow morning to cross the Pacific Ocean. That doesn’t sound scary at all! We had thought we might leave mid-week last week, but the weather didn’t… Continue Reading →
A question came up from one of our readers: How do you know when the weather is good for you to leave when the trip is a month? Great question!! Context first: We’re in Panama on the Pacific coast, north… Continue Reading →
For those of you who know us well, you know that Bob and I love to cook and we love to eat great food. In our former land life, we loved planning and hosting meals. We might have had every… Continue Reading →
That’s right. We’re preppers. Though not, admittedly, in the traditional sense. No underground bunkers. No heavy weapons. No zombie killing weaponry. Though we are going heavy on solar power and canned goods. We are now back on board Meraviglia in… Continue Reading →
And so 2024, our first year of cruising, comes to a close. It’s true we moved aboard in 2023, but 2023 was filled with boat work, trying to get Meraviglia into a state where we could actually leave the dock…. Continue Reading →