Tag Pacific Crossing
After 4200 nautical miles and 33 days, we have arrived at Hiva Oa in French Polynesia. Kim and I are still processing everything (and recovering), but I have a few thoughts right up front: first, it was long. That’s obvious,… Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →